Anna Kruse
265 south 18th street apartment F | 614-477-2662 | Annak1122@gmail.com
Education
Bachelors of Arts, Studio Art and Psychology (Departmental Honors)
The College of Wooster, Wooster OH May 2016
Experience
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Spring 2016
College of Wooster, Department of Art
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Designed and led in-class demonstrations.
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Assisted Professor Zurko in instructing and assisting students during class hours.
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Held evening office hours for those in need of assistance.
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Provided guidance to students through idea collaboration and problem solving.
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Organized and oversaw class firings.
Editor-in-Chief August – May 2016
The Goliard, Literary Arts Magazine
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Hand selected students through personal interviews for magazine staff.
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Led five departments in submission selections and magazine finalization.
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Organized and facilitated events concerning submissions and promotion to help improve Wooster’s fine arts community.
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Managed budgetary and administrative aspects of the magazine.
Ceramic Shop Technician Spring 2015 – Spring 2016
College of Wooster, Department of Art
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Maintained all shop kilns, kiln furniture, and overall state of the firing room.
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Made and maintained glazes for all ceramic classes as well as the overall upkeep of the glaze room and tools.
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Day to day upkeep of ceramic classroom and tools.
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Organized and recorded all dry goods to aide in ordering of materials for classroom projects.
Research Experience
Junior Thesis
Department of Art, College of Wooster
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Completed a semester long thesis entitled ‘Narrative of Melancholy’.
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Participated in class critiques and discussions about my own work as well as the work of my peers.
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Thesis included a paper that defended and reasoned the pieces made for the junior class art showcase.
Senior Thesis
Department of Art, College of Wooster
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A one-year exploration about the effects of stress on the human form, which culminated into an end of the year art exhibit.
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Met weekly with faculty advisor to discuss ideas, problems, progress and analyzed future artistic endeavors.
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Participated in critiques with the senior class, from all mediums, to further ideas and problem solve.
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Designed and installed all art and lighting for senior exhibit.
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Wrote a thesis paper to defend and explain sculptures presented in the art exhibit as well overall ideas, processes, and set-up.
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Articulated and defended all decisions in front of a 3-person committee that was chosen at the beginning of the school year.
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Participated in the end of year senior showcase with the entire senior class.
*Simultaneously completed a second thesis for Psychology, which included a study, thesis paper, and defense of reasoning and findings.
Honors and Awards
Chromedge Featured Artists September 2017
Departmental honors, Psychology and Studio Art 2016
Donald R. Mackenzie prize in Art 2016
Departmental Funds (Studio Art) 2016
Exhibitions
Chromedge Gallery August 2017
Columbus, Ohio
Senior Exhibit, “Stress Induced Deterioration of the Human Form” April 2016
Mackenzie Gallery, College of Wooster
Junior Exhibit “A Narrative of Melancholy” April 2015
Mackenzie Gallery, College of Wooster
Commissions
Dough Mama Café and Bakery Winter 2017
50 mugs, 50 bowls, 140 plates
Publications
Goliard Literary Arts Magazine 2013-2014
Dismantlement