Kelsey Ann Scharf

Education

2018     Master of Fine Arts.  University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

2013     Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education (with an emphasis in 2D studies).  Bowling Green State University, Bowling                       Green, OH (summa cum laude).  

2010     Terra Community College, Fremont, OH.

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Employment

2021    Adjunct Instructor, MCCC, Monroe, MI.
2020    Adjunct Instructor, UT, Toledo, OH.
2019    Studio Production Assistant, Erwin Redl, Bowling Green, OH.
2018    Adjunct Instructor, BGSU, OCC, and TU, OH.
2017     Painting Area Technician, UGA, Athens, GA.
2016    Model Coordinator and Portfolio Review Liaison, UGA, Athens, GA.
2015    Woodshop Technician and Hazmat Safety, UGA, Athens, GA. 
2014    Substitute Teacher.  Bellevue City Schools, Fremont City Schools, Gibsonburg Schools, and 
            Renhill Group, Clyde/Green Springs Exempted Village Schools, OH.
2014    Mural Painter.  National Alliance on Mental Illness, Bowling Green, OH.

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Solo Exhibitions

2020    Majestic Galleries, Extended Stay, Nelsonville, OH.
2019    Gathered Glassblowing Studio, May 2019 Featured Artist, Toledo, OH. 
2019    Tiffin University, Junkspace, Tiffin, OH.
 

Juried and Group Exhibitions

2020    Marin Society of Artists, CELEBRATION OF ART 2020 - AN ONLINE ALL-MEDIA SHOW, San Rafael, CA. (Juror:

            Dennis Kautsky Calabi)
2020    Gallery 510, October National 2020, Decatur, IL. (Juror: Jamie Kotewa)
2020    The Kavanagh Gallery, Voices of the Midwest, St. Charles IL.
2020    Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Photography National Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX. (Juror: Byrd Williams IV)
2020    Barrett Art Center, Paint: Medium as Power in a Time of Crisis International Juried Exhibition, Poughkeepsie, NY.   

            (Juror:Juana Williams)
2020    Locker 666 Gallery, Online Feature.
2019    Niza Knoll Gallery, PASSAGE, Denver, CO.
2019    Dorothy Uber Bryan Galley, 70th Annual School of Art Faculty/Staff Exhibition, BGSU.
2019    Heritage Hall, Faculty Art Show, OCC.
2019    Majestic Galleries, 2019 Majestic National Juried Competition, Nelsonville, OH.
2019    Robert Kidd GalleryArpace Lima, and Artlink, On Being: Realism and the BGSU School of Art 
             Painting and Drawing, OH and IN.  (Group Show)
2019    Majestic Gallery, Alternative Realisms; Five Artists from BGSU, Nelsonville, OH. 
2019    N.Y. Photo Curator, Diptychs. (Online Exhibition and Juror: Ellen Wallenstein) 
2019    Dayton Society of Artists, INKED UP: An Ohio Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Dayton, OH. 
            (Juror: Craig Martin)
2019    IU Downtown Gallery, A Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Kokomo, IN.

2018    Majestic Galleries, 2017 Majestic National Juried Competition, Nelsonville, OH.

2018    Dorothy Uber Bryan Galley, NOWOH 2018, BGSU. (Juror: Michelle Carlson)

2018    Era Contemporary, Summer Light, Cynywd Club, Philadelphia, PA.

2018    Georgia Museum of Art, MFA Thesis Show, Athens, Ga.

2018    The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, SOUTHWORKS 2018 Juried Art Exhibition, Watkinsville,  

            GA. (Juror: Faythe Levine)

2018    Trio Gallery, Trifecta 2017, Athens, GA. (Jurors: Tatiana Veneruso and Laulea Taylor)

2018    The Center for Fine Art Photography, LANDSCAPES 2018 EXHIBITION, Fort Collins, CO (Juror: Allie Haeusslein).

2018     Era Contemporary, Small Beauties, Cynywd Club, Philadelphia, PA and the Con Artist

             Collective in New York City, NY.

2018     Lyndon House Arts Center, 43rd Juried Exhibition, Athens, GA.  (Juror: Wassan Al-Khudhairi)

2017     Georgia Southern, Show Swap 2017, Statesboro, GA.

2017     Willson Center for the Arts, UGA, Athens, GA.

2017     The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, SOUTHWORKS 2017 Juried Art Exhibition, Watkinsville,   

             GA. (Juror: Nandini Makrandi)

2017     Georgia Southern University, Trifecta 2017, Atlanta, GA. (Juror: Ridley Howard)

2017     Lyndon House Arts Center, 42nd Juried Exhibition, Athens, GA.  (Juror: Susan Krane)

2016     Swan Coach House Gallery, Little Things Mean a Lot, Atlanta, GA.

2016     Madison Museum of Fine Art, Making Masters 2016, Madison, GA.

2016     Lyndon House Arts Center, 41st Juried Exhibition, Athens, GA.  (Juror: Jock Reynolds)

2015     Colored Pencil Society of America. Explore This! 12.  (Online exhibition)

2015     Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH.  2015 Fine Arts Exhibition.  (Juror: Robert Peppers)

2014     Colored Pencil Magazine.  (Juried Exhibition in Print).  (Juror: Joseph Crone)

2014     Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH.  2014 Fine Arts Exhibition.  (Juror: Tamara Peterson)

2014     Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.  The 7th Annual

             Northwest Ohio Open Summer Art Show.  (Juror: Lea Bult)

2014     ArtSpaceLima, Lima, OH.  Spring Show 2014.  (Jurors: Dennis Wojtkiewicz and Carol Griffith)

2014     Colored Pencil Society of America. Explore This! 10.  (Online exhibition)

2014     LeSo Art Gallery, Toledo, OH.  Overture III.  (Group show)

2013     Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.  The 6th Annual

             Northwest Ohio Open Summer Art Show.  (Juror: Sarah Aubrey)

2013     Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH.  2013 Fine Arts Exhibition.  (Juror: Lou Krueger)

2013     Artomatic 419, Toledo, OH.

2013     Dorothy Uber Bryan Galley, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH. Bachelor of Fine Arts Show.

2013     LeSo Art Gallery, Toledo, OH.  Overture II.  (Group show)

2012     Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH.  94th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition.  (Jurors: Joe

             Fig and Kate Nesin) 

2012     Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH.  2012 Juried Show.  (Juror: Mille Guldbeck)

2012     LeSo Art Gallery, Toledo, OH.  Overture.  (Group show)

2012     Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio.  (Group Show) 

2011     Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.   Undergraduate Show. 

2010     Terra Community College, Fremont, OH.  The Terra Art Show.  (Juror: Michael Reedy)

 

Honors and Awards

018     Second Place, NOWOH 2018, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.

2018     Second Place, NOWOH 2018, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.

2016     Honorable Mention, Lyndon House, Athens, GA.

2015     Graduate Assistantship, UGA, Athens, GA.       

2014     Third Place, Colored Pencil Magazine's 2014 Art Competition.

2014     Second Place Best of Show- Amateur Division, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH.

2013     Amateur Award and Honorable Mention, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH.

2013     BGSU Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Grant. Bowling Green, OH.        

             Research topics included the medium of egg tempera as means of historical and

             contemporary practice.

2013     Inducted into the Athena Art Society with award, Toledo, OH.

2013     Medici Circle Purchase Award nomination, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.

2013     BGSU College of Arts and Sciences Purchase Award, Bowling Green, OH.

2012     Merit Award, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH.

2011     Honorable Mention, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.

2011     Charles Lakofsky Award, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.  For the rising senior with the

             highest GPA in the  School of Art.

2011     James W. Strong Art Education Tuition Scholarship, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH. 

             For academic achievement and leadership qualities.

2010     Best of Show and two second place awards, Terra Community College,

             Fremont, OH.

 

Publications

2014     Colored Pencil November 2012 Issue, Colored Pencil Magazine.

2014     2015 Calendar, Colored Pencil Magazine.

 

Private/Public Collections

2013     BGSU College of Arts and Sciences.