Laurie Godfrey 

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EDUCATION:


Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, 2009

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA


Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2005

Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

Graphic Design Concentration, Public History/ Museum Studies Minor,

Multimedia Design and Development Option



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:


Adjunct Instructor in Art

Department of Art and Design, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio

03/10–05/10

Sabatical replacement for a full-time art and design faculty. Responsible for an eight credit course load, instructing the following two undergraduate foundation courses: Drawing/Illustration (third and final course in foundations rotation) and Photography and Communication (Digital Photography.) 


Instructor, Printmaking

Department of Art, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

06/09–07/09 

Instructed a concentrated, stacked summer printmaking course containing twelve Printmaking 1 students and 7 Intermediate/Advanced Printmaking students. Responsible for various print processes including relief (woodblock and linocut), intaglio (line etching and aquatint), monotype, screenprint, and photolithography.


Assistant Director

Egress Press and Research, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

11/06–10/09

Editioning prints for visiting artists including Tom Huck, Patricia Villalobos EcheverrIa, Jay Ryan, Diana Sudyka, Mike Budai and Lisa Austin. Responsible for public relations, exhibition curation, archive organization and development.


Graduate Art History Assistant

Art Department, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

09/08–12/08, 9/07–12/07

Responsible for digitally archiving slide library collections and resource materials. 


Graduate Printmaking Assistant

Art Department, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

9/08–12/08, 9/07–12/07

Organized and maintained printmaking studio, supplies and equipment (lithography, intaglio, letterpress, and ram presses; photolithography and serigraph exposing units.)

Assisted students with traditional and digital printmaking processes. 


Printmaking Assistant

Experimental Printmaking Institute, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

06/07

Assisted in the edition and curation of a serigraph print by Faith Ringgold. 


Graphic Designer

Wilson Art Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

06/05–06/06

Initial development of new website for the ONU Art Department. Responsible for research, conceptualization, web architecture, writing, photography and interface design. 


Assistant Gallery Curator

Wilson Art Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

10/01–05/05

Assisted in the curation of three galleries on campus utilized for visiting artists 

and student exhibitions. Responsible for exhibition design, signage, installation, 

PR and organization of artist presentations and receptions. 


Public Relations for Ohio Northern University

President's Office, Alumni Association, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

09/03–05/05

Promoted Ohio Northern University and enhanced alumni relations on campus and 

at events across the United States. Delivered presentations to 300+ member audiences.


Graphic Design Intern

Marketing Department, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

06/03–09/03

Implementation of new visual identity, publication design, membership advertising, 

PR window displays, note card/ package design, and vinyl signage. Participated in client 

conferences, collaborated on creative design teams and assisted the curatorial department.



RELATED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE: 


Photolithography, stone lithography, intaglio, serigraph and relief printmaking processes. 

Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe lllustrator CS3, Adobe Lightroom, Final Cut Pro,

digital SLR photography, digital image manipulation and printing. 



VISITING ARTIST LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS:


Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, 2010

Will deliver an artist lecture and two-day student workshop on preparing for MFA graduate programs.


Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 2009

Delivered demonstration on four-color process photolithography. 


Universidad Nacional Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica, 2008

Delivered artist lecture on thesis work and demonstration on photolithography.


Escuela Casa del Artista, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2008

Delivered artist lecture on thesis work and demonstration on photolithography.


InDesign/Photoshop Design Lecture/Demonstration, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, 2007/08


Photolithography Demonstration, High School Art Day, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, 2006



EXHIBITIONS:


2010

Featured Alumni Artist Solo Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, 06/10


2009

The Visual Legacy of the George W. Bush Presidency

Artist's Image Resource, Pittsburgh PA

IMPACT International Printmaking Conference, Bristol, UK 


Synergy, MFA Thesis Exhibition in Printmaking, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA


2008

Ceci n’est pas un spectacle, Theatre 145, Erie, PA


Hoyt Mid-Atlantic Juried Art Exhibition, Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA

Juror: Douglas Fogle, Curator of Contemporary Art, Carnegie Museum of Art


Processor: A Juried Regional MFA Exhibition, Goodyear Gallery, Dickinson College, Harrisburg, PA. Jurors: Todd Arsenault & Anthony Cervino, Dickinson College


Hittin' the Road, Meadville Council on the Arts, Meadville, PA


New-Fangled Flora group print exhibition, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA


Mini-Show juried exhibition, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA


Edinboro University Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA

Juror: Kate Lyden, Director, The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA


Say Something juried exhibition, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA


2007

84th Annual Spring Exhibition, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA

Juror: Janet Koplos, Senior Editor for Art in America


Edinboro University Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA


Chimera 5, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA


Something Wicked This Way Comes print exchange exhibition, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA


2006

Chimera 4, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA


Edinboro Graduate Art Exhibition, Heeschen Gallery, Meadville, PA


32nd Annual October Evenings Exhibition, Meadville Council on the Arts, Meadville, PA


2005

All Ohio All-Media Juried Art Competition, Ashland University, Ashland, OH


BFA Thesis Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH


2004

Artspace/Lima Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Lima, OH


2003

Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH


2002

Black & White Photography Exhibit, Stambaugh Gallery, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH


Designing for a Chlorine Free Future Competition, Chicago, IL


AIGA Almost Famous Graphic Design Exhibition, national juried exhibition, 

Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 



COLLECTIONS:


Universidad Nacional Costa Rica, Print Collection, Heredia, Costa Rica, 2008


Egress Press and Research Archive, Edinboro, PA, 2007



SELECTED AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:


John Lysak Award for Graduate Printmaking, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA, 2008


Best of Show, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH, 2005


DeBow Freed Award for Outstanding Leadership, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, 2005


Third Place: Graphic Design, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH, 2005


John Lysak Works on Paper Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH, 2004/05


Honorable Mention, Designing for a Chlorine Free Future Competition, Chicago, IL, 2003


Third Place: 3D, AIGA Almost Famous Graphic Design Exhibition (national), Richmond, KY, 2002



PRINT EXCHANGES:


A Visual History of the George W. Bush Presidency, Edinboro University of PA, 2009


New-Fangled Flora, Edinboro University of PA and West Texas A&M University, 2008


Sexy Magic, Edinboro University of PA and Indiana University of PA, 2007


Something Wicked This Way Comes, Edinboro University of PA (co-organizer), 2007



CURATED EXHIBITIONS:


Interlocution: The role of printmaking as a catalyst within graphic design and illustrative aesthetics 

Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of PA, Edinboro, PA (Co-curated with John Lysak), 2008

Selected works by Toulouse Lautrec, Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Oscar Kakoshka, Takashi Murakami, Jacob Lawrence, Kiki Smith, Bill Fick, Tom Huck, Jenny Schmidt and Jay Ryan.


Ceci n’est pas un spectacle photography exhibition, Theatre 145, Erie, PA, 2008


Something Wicked This Way Comes print exchange exhibition, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA, 2007

(Co-curated with Jamie Adams and Julie Simancek)



BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PUBLICATIONS:


"Art Evolution", Review by John Edwards, Erie Times News, Showcase, p. 27, 11/20/08.


"Two Art Exhibits Displayed on Campus", Review by Brittany Kemp, The Spectator, 

Edinboro University of PA, p. 12, 11/19/08.


"ONU Alumna Presents in Costa Rica", 10/08, <http://www.onu.edu/>. Path: 

A-Z Site Index; Art and Graphic Design; Art & Design Alumni; Art & Design Alumni News.


"Ohio Northern Alumna Accepted into Juried Show", 8/9/08, <http://www.onu.edu/>. Path: A-Z Site Index; Art and Graphic Design; Art & Design Alumni; Art & Design Alumni News.


“Making Her Prints…”, Ohio Northern Magazine and Alumni Journal: Spring 2008, 

vol. 6, no. 2, inside front cover.


Chimera: A Journal of Literature and Art, vol. 5, Art 2D+3D p. 34-37, ©2008.

A juried journal of literary and visual art.


Chimera: A Journal of Literature and Art, vol. 4, p. 119-125, ©2007. 


“An Interview with Diana Sudyka", Shoptalk, vol. 4, p. 34-43, ©2007. (writer)

A journal of art interviews by MFA candidates from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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