GRETCHEN SCHREIBER
EDUCATION
2018-present Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
Master of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing, Jewelry Design and Digital Fabrication
Expected graduation May 2021
2017-present Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
Master of Art Education.
Expected graduation May 2021
2008-2012 University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metals
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-present Instructor of Record: Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois
2019-present Designer and Fabricator: Adorn 512, Downers Grove, Illinois
2018-present Instructor and Camp Counselor: NIU Visual Art Camp, Dekalb, Illinois
2019-present Instructor: Lillstreet Art Camp, Chicago, Illinois
2018-present Studio Monitor: Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
2017-present Graduate Assistant in Metal: Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
2017-2019 Teaching Assistant in Art Education: Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
2017-2018 Teaching Assistant in Drawing: Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
2012-2017 Senior Account Executive: XPO Logistics, Chicago, Illinois
2012 Intern: K-Amato Designs, Chicago, Illinois
2011-2012 Intern: Michael Antoline Designs, Inc, Rantoul, Illinois
2010 Intern: Jackson Creative Works, Hawthorne Woods, Illinois
2009 Art Coordinator: Potawatomi Park District, St. Charles, Illinois
HONORS
2020 Conference Student Scholarship, Society for North American Goldsmiths
2019 Conference Student Scholarship, Society for North American Goldsmiths
2018 Barbara J. Benway Scholarship in Art Education, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
2012 James R. and Dorothy E. Shipley Award, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
2012 Outstanding Senior in Metal, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
2012 Metals Senior Representative for School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
2009-2012 Sigma Alpha Lambda Academic Honors and Service Fraternity, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2018-present Graduate Arts Association
2018-present Ethical Metalsmiths
2017-present National Art Education Association
2011-present Society of North American Goldsmiths
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
2020 me IRL, Virtual Exhibition in conjunction with Showerhaus Gallery, Dalton Gallery, Mint Gallery, Georgia State University and TAR Project, all in Atlanta, GA
2020 Feelin’ Loopy, Treat Gallery, NYC, New York
2020 Feelin’ Loopy, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
2020 Feelin’ Loopy, Foley Gallery, NYC, New York
2020 Feelin’ Loopy, Fizz: A Digital Overflow (Online)
2020 Thirst Trap (solo), Backspace Gallery, Dekalb, Illinois
2020 Dick Blick’s Ars Nova Juried Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb, Illinois
2019 Emerging (juried), ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2019 Hot Dog Show (juried), Circa Modern, Chicago, Illinois
2019 10th Anniversary Show (juried), Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois
2019 So Fresh + So Clean (juried), 6th Annual Ethical Metalsmiths International Digital Student Exhibition
2019 Chicago Chandeliers (juried), Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
2019 Halstead Design Challenge Cycle (juried), Online exhibition
2019 SNAG student slideshow (juried), Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois
2019 Eye of the Beholder: Transparency (juried), Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois
2019 Unladylike: An Art Exhibition of Womanhood (juried), Firecat Projects, Chicago, Illinois
2019 Mad For Hoops (juried), Gallery 2052, Chicago, Illinois
2019 “His-ter’-ee-uh” (juried), ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2019 Dick Blick’s Ars Nova Juried Exhibition, Second Place, Graduate Category, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb, Illinois
2018 2019 Q1 edition of 1340ART Magazine
2018 Savaged Label Flicker, Gallery 215, Dekalb, Illinois
2018 Stuck in the Middle with You, Backspace Gallery, Dekalb, Illinois
2018 So Fresh + So Clean (juried), 5th Annual Ethical Metalsmiths International Digital Student Exhibition
2018 SNAG student slideshow (juried), Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, Oregon
2012 SNAG student slideshow (juried), Westin Kierland resort, Phoenix, Arizona
2012 Pomp and Swagger, Exhibition in Motion (juried), Westin Kierland Resort. Phoenix, Arizona
2012 School of Art +Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Illinois
2012 redefine|refine, Link Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
2012 Lay It On, Thick, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
2012 Sculpture Exhibition, Link Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
2011 Material World, Link Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
2011 Eight x 8, Cream and Flutter, Champaign, Illinois
2010 Element and Ornament, Link Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
SELECTED CURATORIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECTS
2019 Co-Curator with Ari Norris: Where There’s Smoke…, Annette and Jerry Johns Gallery, Dekalb, Illinois
2019 Juror: UpState 8 conference art exhibition, SciTech, Aurora, Illinois
2019 Juror: DuKane County Art Show Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois
WORKSHOPS
2017 Frankie Flood, digital fabrication, sand casting, etching and powder coating, DeKalb, Illinois
2012 Cynthia Toops, polymer clay, Urbana, Illinois
2011 Suzanne Matsche, filigree, Urbana, Illinois
2011 Lisa Gralnick, plaster casts, Urbana, Illinois
2010 David Huang, chasing Urbana, Illinois