Desiree Swanson
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Education
Master of Fine Art, Painting, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
Museum Studies Certification, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL
Bachelor of Art magna cum laude; Women's Studies Minor, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL

Work and Related Experience
Curatorial Intern, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington IL
Museum Assistant, NIU Art Museum, Dekalb IL
Graduate Assistant
Instructor of Record: 2-D Design, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL
Resident Assistant, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
Still Life Workshop, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
Label Design: "lil' Red Truck" (now "lil ole Truk"), Illinois River Winery, Utica IL
Writing Tutor, Mellinger Writing Center, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
Art Department Assistant, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL

Solo Exhibitions:
IAA Credit Union About Our Art..., IAA Credit Union Lobby, Bloomington, IL
Preservation,
Len G. Everett Gallery 204, Monmouth, IL
Reframing Memory, Gallery 215, Dekalb, IL

2-Person Exhibitions
Reality, McLean County Arts Center Armstrong Gallery, Bloomington, IL
Trompe L'oeil, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL

Group Exhibitions (juried shows marked with *)
Art in Your Eye, Batavia*, IL
West End Arts Festival*, La Grange, IL
Spring Bloom Arts Festival*, Bloomington, IL
Art In Bloom*, Cantigny Part, Wheaton, IL
Sugar Creek Arts Festival, Normal, IL
An Art Affair Around the Square*, Palatine, IL
Sugar Creek Arts Festival*, Bloomington, IL
Love Under Funnel Cake and Venga Boys, Space Club Headquarters, Chicago, IL
Holiday Treasures, McLean County Arts Center Brandt Gallery, Bloomington, IL
Sugar Creek Arts Festival*, Normal, IL
In Your Neighborhood, McLean County Arts Center Armstrong Gallery, Bloomington, IL
NIUMFA//2012, ebersmoore gallery, Chicago, IL
Head Space: Lost and Found in Translation, Jack Olson Gallery 214, Dekalb, IL
the Incredibles, Gallery 215, Dekalb IL
Showcase 2011, Bad Dog Gallery, Dekalb IL
My Imaginary Friends and I, Bad Dog Gallery, Dekalb IL
Juried Grad Show*, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb IL
In Transit*, Edinboro University, Edinboro PA
Homecoming, Bad Dog Gallery, Dekalb IL
Double Decker, Annex Gallery, Dekalb IL
Juried Grad Show*, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb IL
Prelude, Pleasant Street Gallery, Dekalb IL
Monmouth College Senior Exhibition, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth IL
32nd Annual Downtown Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival*, Downers Grove IL
Monmouth College Student Exhibition and Competition*, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth IL
Monmouth College Student Exhibition and Competition*, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth IL
Monmouth College Student Exhibition and Competition*, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth IL Monmouth College Student Exhibition and Competition*, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth, IL

Performances
Make a Salad, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb IL

Curated Exhibitions
Music to My Eyes: Musical Instruments as Visual Art, NIU Art Museum, Dekalb IL
Tattoo: An American Evolution, Jack Olson Gallery 214, Dekalb IL

Awards and Grants
IAM Award of Excellence, Music to My Eyes: Musical Instruments as Visual Art
IAM Award of Excellence, Tattoo: An American Evolution
Cora Miner Art Scholarship, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL
Departmental honors, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
Wieland Scholarship, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
MC Grant, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
First Place Painting Division, Monmouth College Student Exhibition and Competition, Monmouth IL
MC Fine Arts Scholarship, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL
MC Alumni Scholarship, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL



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