Amy Williams McLaren

Education
M.F.A. 2003 Rochester Institute of Technology
B.A. 1995 Ithaca College

Professional Experience
2003-2004 Art Instructor, Wilson High School, Rochester, NY
Fundamental skills in drawing, printmaking, painting, and ceramics.

Studio Sessions Residency, Constance Saltonstall Foundations for the Arts
Awarded grant competition to work with a group of professional artists.

Ideation and Visualization, Winter quarter 2003 (instructor of record).
Technical and conceptual elements of drawing and design.

Intermediate Ceramics Wheel Throwing, Winter 2002
(instructor of record).
Technical and conceptual elements of form, color, design, and the history of wheel throwing.

Foundations: Drawing, Winter Quarter 2003-2004, Adjunct Lecturer Fundamental skills in drawing and observation with an emphasis upon the development of foundation level drawing skills and the creation of a person vocabulary and expressive content.

Private Collections
Susquehanna, PA; Vestal, NY; Binghamton, NY; Chapel Hill, NC; Rochester, NY; Great Bend, NY

Exhibition Record

2004 Recent Work, Oxford Gallery
2003 Holiday Exhibit, Oxford Gallery
Porous: A Five Person Show, Gallery 120, Binghamton, NY
For Hope of Hope: A Two Person Show, Spot Coffee, Rochester, NY
Rude and Bold Show, Binghamton, N.Y.
Identity: A Five Person Show, Cooperative Gallery, Binghamton, NY
Woman's Issues: a Commentary, Invitational Exhibit, Avenue of the Arts Gallery, Endicott, NY
Master of Fine Arts: Thesis Exhibition, Group Exhibit Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Small Works Exhibit, Juried Exhibit, Morning's Canvas Gallery, Rochester, NY
2002 Invitational Show,Juried Exhibit Mission Gallery, Binghamton, NY
Rude and Bold Woman, Juried Exhibit Y.M.C.A., Binghamton, NY
Bennington University Summer Show, invitational exhibit Bennington, VT

Scholarships and Permanent Collections
2001-2003 Rochester Institute of Technology Academic Scholarship and Assistantships
Wallace Library Purchase Prize Collection, Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Publications
2003 The Contemporary Printmaker; Intaglio-Type and Acrylic Resist Etching by Keith Howard
City's Choice: Art, City Newspaper, August 20-26, Rochester, NY