Faculty and Staff
Marina Kuchinski
Associate Professor, Art
Tel.: (630) 942-2423
Fax: (630) 942-3490
Room: AC 166a
e-mail: kuchinsk@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
• Ceramics in mixed media
• Interdisciplinary practices between art and other areas
• Installation Conceptual approaches to ceramics
Recent Courses Taught:
• Art 2241, 2242 - Ceramics I, II (Handbuilding, throwing, slip casting, sculptual, functional, installation)
• Art 1101 - Drawing
• Art 1151 -2-D Design
• Art 1840 Special Topics - Nontraditional Approaches to Clay
• Art 1840 Special Topics - Landscape Drawing
Current Projects:
• Preparation for the exhibitions: One person exhibition at McHenry County College, IL scheduled in summer 2007 Group exhibitions: Ceres Gallery NYC, May 23 - June 17
Selected Exhibitions:
Recent one and two person exhibitions:
• "This and That", Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL, 2005
• "Worlds Apart", Tuttle Gallery, in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference, Baltimore, MD, 2005
• "Contact Details", Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2003
• "Distortions", Pearl Conard Gallery, The Ohio State University, Mansfield, OH, 2002
• "Untitled", Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY, 2001
Recent group exhibitions:
• "Galex 40", Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, 2006
• "Art Under Fire", Brickton Art Center, Park Ridge, IL, 2005
• "New Art '05: Reason and Squalor", Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA, 2005
• "Open Destiny: New Visual Directions 2005", Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA, 2005
• "55th Annual Quad-State Exhibition", Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, 2005
• "47th Annual International Award Exhibition", San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, 2004
• "Vitrified Clay National: Form & Content", Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX, 2004
• "Contemporary Ceramics Invitational", Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 2003
• "Mute", Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD, 2003
• "Pushing Clay", University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, Gorham, ME, 2002
• "Red Heat", The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 2002
• "Origins in Clay National", University of Texas - San Antonio, TX, 2001
• "Stretch National Invitational", Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte, NC, 2001
Education:
M.F.A. Penn Sate University
B.F.A. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Awards and Recognitions:
• Sculpture Award, Galex 40, Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg, IL, 2006
• Second Place Award, 55th Annual Quad-State Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, 2005
• Jurors Award, "Origins in Clay" exhibition, University of Texas, 2001
• Travel and Study Grant, Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN, 1999
• Jerome Grant, Installation Art Commission, Minneapolis, MN, 1999
• McKnight Artist in Residence for Ceramic Artist Grant, Minneapolis, MN, 1998