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| Education | Exhibitions | Awards & Honors | Teaching Experience | Other |
Education
SUNY Oswego; Oswego, NY. Masters level
studies in graphic design and computer graphics.
MA- May
2002.
Syracuse University; Syracuse, New York. M.F.A.- Printmaking; May 1991.
Oklahoma City University; Oklahoma City, OK. B.A. -Summa Cum Laude; May 1985.
Selected Exhibitions: (*Solo or small group shows)
2003
Wave (Women's Art Vibrates Everywhere). Sponsored by thINC. Syracuse, NY. September 2003.
Cooperstown Art Association; Cooperstown, NY. The 68th
Annual National Juried Art Association.
July 2003. (Award of Merit).
2002
Oswego Civic Art Center; Oswego,NY. Recent Developments: Photography and Digital Images .(Invitational). November 8- December 15, 2002.
*Lightworks; Syracuse University. Members Gallery. October-November, 2002.
*Manlius Pebble Hill; Dewitt, NY. Life on Earth. October, 2002.
Cultural Resources Council-WCNY; Liverpool,NY. Visual Arts Showcase #41. Oct 4- Nov 2, 2002.
Spark Gallery; Syracuse, NY. September 14, 2002.
AIR Gallery; New York, NY. Postcards. (Invitational). June 18-July 13, 2002.
*Tyler Art Gallery; SUNY Oswego. Thesis Exhibition. April 2002.
2000
*Chapman Cultural Center; Cazenovia College; Cazenovia, NY. Cara Brewer Thompson and Michael Flanagan. Sept. 11-Oct. 6, 2000.
Everson Museum of Art; Syracuse, NY. Everson Biennial-2000. March 3- May 14 2000.
Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art; Fort Hays State University; Hays. KS. 6th Annual Great Plains National. Feb. 18-March 10, 2000.
1999
The Banana Factory; Bethlehem, PA. Black and White. July 23-September 4 1999
The Artful Lodger; Clinton, NY. A Sense of Place. May-Oct 1999.
*Earlville Opera House Gallery; Earlville,NY. Cara Brewer Thompson: Recent Images. March 1999.
1998
A.I.R. Gallery; New York, NY. 3rd A.I.R. Biennial. December 1-19, 1998.
Muscarelle Museum of Art; the College of William and Mary; Williamsburg, VA. 6th American Drawing Biennial. October 24- January 9,1999.
*Gallery 210; Syracuse, NY. Cara Brewer Thompson, Jennifer Griffin, Patti Fleckenstein, and Genevieve Redmond. August-September 1998.
Everson Museum of Art; Syracuse,NY. 17th Annual WCNY Invitational: the 24 Collection.November,1998. (Excellence in Mixed Media Award)
*Chapman Art Center; Cazenovia, NY. New York State Summer School of the Arts: Visiting Artist Exhibit-Drawings by Cara Brewer Thompson. July 1998.
Herman Fine Arts Center; Marietta
College; Marietta, OH. Honoring the Source.
September 5- October 9,
1998.
1997
Walter F. Meade Gallery;
Roxbury, NY. Rivers: Juried Regional Art Show.
September
8-October 8,1997. (Solo
Show Award)
DOSHI Center for Contemporary Art; Harrisburg, PA. Red
White Blue: 3rd Annual National
Juried Show. July
3-27, 1997.
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center;
Auburn, NY. Made in New York. June 21-August 8,
1995
Tyler Art Gallery; SUNY Oswego. Faculty Exhibition. October 1995.
Schweinfurth
Memorial Art Center; Auburn, NY. In, On, Above
and Beyond: Artist Views
From the
Fingerlakes. June 10- September 3, 1995. (Jurors
Choice Award)
1993
State University of New York; Fredonia, NY. New
York State Summer School of the Arts
Faculty Exhibition. July
1993.
George Waters Gallery; Elmira, NY. Cara Brewer and Anita Welych. March 2-19, 1993.
1992
Memorial Art Gallery; Rochester,
NY. Fingerlakes Exhibition. May- June 1992.
(Gertrude Herdle
Moore/ Isabel Herdle Award.)
Missions
Landing; Syracuse, NY. Missions
Landing Invitational. September 1992.
Chapman Art Center; Cazenovia, NY. The
Chapman Foundation Annual Exhibition.
February- April 1992.
1991
Altered Space Gallery; Syracuse,
NY. Cara Brewer, Laura Lisbon, Anita Welych,
Mary
Lee Hodgens, and Sue Peck. Nov.
30- Dec. 28, 1991.
Comstock Art Facility; Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY. Strange Places. April 1991.
Awards and Honors
Award of Merit; The 68th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition. July 2003.
Special Opportunity Stipend; New York Council of the Arts. March 2000.
Special Opportunity Stipend; New York Council of the Arts. March 1999.
Mixed Media Award; 17th Annual WCNY Invitational. November 1998.
Solo Show Award; Walter
F. Meade Gallery; Roxbury, NY. October 1997.
Jurors Choice Award; Scweinfurth
Memorial Art Center; Auburn, NY. June 1995.
Gertrude Herdle Moore/ Isabel Herdle Award; Memorial Art Gallery; Rochester, NY. May 1992
Teaching Experience
Bryant and Stratton; Liverpool, NY: Subject Area Coordinator, full-time instructor of Graphic Design. Current. Responsible for teaching all graphic design curriculum including basic design and studio courses as well as all digital classes.
Cazenovia College; Cazenovia, NY: Adjunct instructor: Drawing 1. Fall 2000.
New York State Summer School of the Arts. Visiting Artist (drawing). July 1998
Cayuga County Community College; Auburn,
NY: Adjunct
instructor: Drawing, Design,
Art History. Spring
1994-May 1998.
State University of New
York at Oswego; Oswego, NY: Adjunct instructor: Drawing. Design.
Art Appreciation. Fall 1995-Spring 1996.
New York State Summer School of the Arts; Fredonia, NY: Adjunct instructor: Figure Drawing.Mixed Media. July 1993.
Syracuse University: College of Human Development; Syracuse, NY: Adjunct instructor: Design. Spring 1992-Fall 1994.
Syracuse University: College of Visual
and Performing Arts; Syracuse, NY: Teaching Assistant:
Figure Drawing
(solely responsible for teaching the class). Assisted
Professor Larry Bakke in teaching Aesthetics. Assisted Professor Giordano
in teaching Issues in Art. Fall 1988- Spring 1991.
Oklahoma Christian College; Oklahoma City, OK: Adjunct instructor: Drawing. Art History.Art Appreciation. 1987-88.
Oklahoma City University; Oklahoma City, OK. Adult Community Continuing Education Program. Instructor: Painting. Drawing. 1985-87.
Lectures/Public Speaking Engagements
Guest Speaker,Everson Museum of Art.; Syracuse, NY. Open Artist Forum. October 25, 2002.
"Origin" Lecture for Articulation Series hosted by the Cultural resources Council of OnandogaCounty.December 18, 2000.
Lecture, New York State Summer School of the Arts, Cazenovia, NY, 1998.
Lecture, George Waters Gallery; Elmira, NY. 1993.
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