Faculty and Staff
Jennifer Hereth
Assistant Professor, Art
Tel.: (630) 942-2057
Fax: (630) 942-3490
Room: AC 157a
e-mail: hereth@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
• Classical Painting/Art History
• Fresco Painting
• Encaustic Painting
• Videos Pertaining to the Teaching of Painting
Recent Courses Taught:
• Art 221, 222, 223 - Painting I, II, III
• "Tapetes Central American Mosaics," University of Creation and Spirituality, Oakland, CA 2000, 2001
• Life Drawing, Dominican University, River Forest, IL 2000-2001
• Drawing, Dominican University, River Forest, IL 2000-2001
• Visiting Artist, Painting Techniques, University of Chicago, 2001
Current Projects:
• Lecture on Demystifying 20th Century Art for the Art Institute of Chicago, Community Associates Series, January 2002
• Board of Directors, Homeless Cafe, Training Program and Performance Space, Coalition for the Homeless, Fall 2001
Selected Exhibitions:
• Elmhurst Art Museum, Toys from the Amazon, 2001
• Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage Faculty Show, 2001
• Grace Place, "Coming Home" Art Exhibition/Poetry Slam, 1999
• Dominican University, Recent Travels, Paintings from Egypt, Costa Rica, Italy and Mexico, River Forest, IL 1998
• Elmhurst Art Museum, "Milagros Miracles," 1997
Education:
Certificate in Fresco Painting, Accedemia Caerite Ceri, Italy 1998
Graduate work at St. John's College, Santa Fe
M.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Awards and Recognitions:
• Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award, for Jennifer Hereth and her painting students, Coalition for the Homeless, 2000
• 100 Women Who Make a Difference, Chicago Women Today Magazine, 1999
• Fellowship for International Studies, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1992-1995
• Public Art Prize, City of Naperville Century Walk Project, 1996
• Instructional Design Grant to Study Fresco Painting, College of DuPage, 1998