Wendy Jane Bantam
wendy@wendybantam.com
EDUCATION:
2004-MAY 2007 MFA in Painting, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1989-92 BFA in Painting, University of Kansas, Lawrence
1987-89 Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
TEACHING POSITIONS, RESIDENCIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GRANTS:
2010 Adjunct Professor of Art/ University of Nebraska~Omaha
2010 Loveland Elementary School/Artist in Residence. Omaha, NE
2009-2010 Americorps/Fighting Poverty and Revitalizing Communities through Public Arts. Lincoln, Nebraska
2009 The Visual Narrative/ Teaching Students to Tell Their Story. Nebraska Arts Council Grant to teach Norfolk Catholic High School and Norfolk Public High School NORFOLK ARTS CENTER, NORFOLK, NE
2009 Kennedy Center Grant for the Teaching Initiative
2009 URBAN DEVELOPMENT/ COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT for the Asian Community of Lincoln, Nebraska. Teaching people to tell their story large scale. 47’x15’
2008 DOANE COLLEGE. Crete, Nebraska. Artist and Lecturer-in-Residence.
2004-2007 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA~Lincoln. Hixson Lied Grant/ Teaching Beginning Painting , Advanced Painting and Advanced Drawing.
2005 MCCOOK, NEBRASKA. Artist and Teacher ~in~Residence.
2004-2007 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA~Lincoln. Teaching Fellowship
2002 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Artist-in-Residence
Nebraska City, NE
2001 Nebraska Arts Council Fellowship Grant
Silver~Interactive Media, Nebraska ADDY Awards
2000 Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, residency study of myth and logic in Balinese painting.
1999 Lincoln High School, multicultural murals.
Elkhorn Middle School, artist in residence.
1997 Leadership Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb.
The Visual Narrative / Bright Lights Summer Enrichment Program.
Bright Lights Collaborative Mural Project/International Subway Art Museum, Nuremburg, Germany
University of Nebraska/Textiles Dept.~Visiting Artist to Liz Shea
1996-present Nebraska Arts Council/ Artist in the Schools and Communities.
1996 Meadowlane Elementary School, artist in residence.
Zeman Elementary School, artist in residence.
1991-93 Director/Harvest of Arts and Community Mural Project, Lawrence, Kan.
Daniel MacMorris Scholarship for Fine Art, University of Kansas
1989-1991 Editor and Art Director: PINCH MAGAZINE. in collaboration with William Burroughs and Community of Lawrence, KS.
1988 Pearl Rosenkrans Scholarship for Fine Art, Nebraska Wesleyan University.
1987 Young Women Artist Award, Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women.
Max Pumphrey Grant, Lincoln Foundation, Lincoln, NE.
1986 Sertoma Art Award, Lincoln Public Schools.
Nebraska State Journalism Award, Editorial Cartooning.
BOARDS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2009~2010 Americorps/ Public Artworks.
2008~current Lincoln Arts Council Board
2004 Haymarket Theatre/ Scene Painter
2001-2004 Lincoln Community Playhouse/ Set Design
1999 Leadership Lincoln/ Building Trusteeship
1994-2001 Gallery Nine Board/ Artist Cooperative
1991-1993 Director/ Harvest of Arts. Developing a Non-Profit Community Arts Festival with the University of Kansas and The Lied Center in Lawrence, Kansas.
PHILANTHROPY:
Habitat for Humanity
National Arthritis Foundation
National Organization for Women
Haydon Art Gallery/ A Non-Profit Educational Gallery for Upcoming Artists
Lied Center for Performing Arts
Lux Center for Fine Arts
Medici Foundation
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
MAY 2010 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SHAREHOLDERS/Solo Exhibition: Saturday in the Park
2009 INK and OIL / Submissions to The New Yorker Magazine: Solo Exhibition. NORFOLK ARTS CENTER, NORFOLK, NE
2008 Doane College, Crete Nebraska. Twenty Year Retrospective.
2007 University of Nebraska~Lincoln, MFA Thesis Exhibition.
2006 Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, Neb., Magnolia Gray (May)
2005 The Night Before Last~presented by Kiechel Fine Art at O’Keefe Elevator Gallery, Omaha, Neb., solo (February/March)
Night of the Boston Terrier, Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, CO.
2004 Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, Neb., Holiday Art Show (December)
2002 Museum of Nebraska Art, Nebraska Now Series, Kearney, NE, solo (October)
Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Solo Exhibition~ Omaha, NE.
2001 Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, solo (June)
Jayne Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. (April)
Museum of Nebraska Art, RSVP (March)
Sophia Georg Gallery, Spirit of the Heart, Denver, Colo. (February)
2000 Works from Bali, Indonesia Residency, solo, Lincoln (October)
1999 Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Solo Exhibition~ Omaha, NE.
Silver Shine Under Red Sky~New Works in Oil, solo, Lincoln (November)
Blue Sea~New Works in Oil, solo, Lincoln (March)
1998 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, solo, (hosted by Susie Buffett and Jackson Artworks), Omaha, NE
University Place Art Gallery, Beasties of the Seven Seas, solo, Lincoln
1997 Elder Gallery/ Rogers Center for Fine Arts, Fred Wells Feature Award Show, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln
Nebraska Wesleyan University Fred Wells National Juried Exhibition, Lincoln
1996 River Market Regional Exhibition/Juried by the Carnegie Museum of Art, Charno Gallery, Kansas City, MO
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
FowlerHoffman Incorporated, San Francisco, CA.
Beattie Elementary School, Lincoln, Neb.
Doane College, Crete, Neb.
Franklin Mint, Aston, Penn.
Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Neb.
Piper Jaffray & Co., Lincoln, Neb.
Dr. William Resnick, Los Angeles, CA
Sterling Financial Investors, Omaha, Neb.
Teleflora, Los Angeles, CA
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Omaha, Neb.