Andy Byers

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Andy Byers 404 Seneca Ave 2L Ridgewood, NY 11385 660.888.1963 minusstory@yahoo.com
Education	M.F.A. 2005 Ceramics The Ohio State University B.F.A. 2003 Ceramics Kansas City Art Institute (Cum Laude) Areas of Specialization: Ceramics, Sculpture
Professional Experience
2005 - Present	Studio Assistant Assisting in production of works for Ghada Amer
	Freelance Visual Merchandiser (fabricating and installing window displays, mannequin styling, store displays. Clients include: Bath and Body Works, Victoria’s Secret, Express, and Experiencal Agency)
2003 - 2005	Graduate Teaching Associate Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio Beginning Drawing, Autumn 2003 (Instructor of Record) Beginning Handbuilding, Winter 2003 (Instructor of Record) Beginning Handbuilding, Spring 2004 (Instructor of Record) Beginning Drawing, Summer 2004 (Instructor of Record) Beginning Handbuilding, Autumn 2004 (Instructor of Record) Life Sculpture, Winter 2004 (Instructor of Record) Beginning Handbuilding, Spring 2005 (Instructor of Record)
2001 – 2003	Media Center Assistant Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO In charge of equipment check out, Instructed on light and camera set up in photo studio
2001 – 2002	Art Instructor America Reads, Kansas City, MO Teaching art classes once a week to K-2^nd grade inner city youth
Work Related Skills	Knowledge of – table, mitre, radial arm and jig saw, drill press, planer,Plaster and rubber mold making processes, sculpting in clay, plaster, plasticine, paper mache and foam, machine sewing, stitching, faux finishes, wood staining and finishing, installation, printing with woodcut, zinc plate, mono, screen. Basic knowledge in – mig welding, metal and plastic work, photography developing, printing, and light set up.
Exhibitions
2005	Passions and Visions: Antarctica Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH, Invitational Columbus Biennale Berry Boltworks Factory, Columbus, OH, MFA Thesis Exhibition Ohio University Regional Show Ohio University Arts Gallery, Athens, OH, Invitational Edith Fergus Gilmore Exhibition Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH, Juried
2004	In Search of Brotherhood Leedy-Voulkos Arts Center, Kansas City, MO, Solo Show The Next Generation Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Invitational RISD and OSU Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH, Invitational Graduate Student Exhibition Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH, Invitational
2003	H & R Block Space BFA Show H & R Block Space, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Senior Ceramics Show The Cube, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Ceramics Department Spring Exhibition Ceramics Building, KCAI,Kansas City, MO, Invitational
2002	Frank Heath Show Hobbs Building, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Stay Golden Kelvin Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Students of Paul Sebben and Juan Ormaza KCAI Student Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Prints of Persuasion Printmaking Gallery, KCAI, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Ceramics Department Spring Exhibition Ceramics Building, KCAI, Kansas City, MO, Invitational

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