Kathleen Ariatti Banton - Artist Resume

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts Degree plus forty-five credits
1974	Boston University	Master of Fine Arts
1969	Auburn University	Bachelor of Fine Arts

SELECTED AWARDS

2001	Site specific installation with Master Resident Artist International installation artist, Helen Escobedo Sponsored by the Arts Council of New Orleans
	Visual Arts Fellow	Virginia Center for the Creative Arts VA
	Visual Arts Fellow	Hambidge Center GA
	Painting Selected for Book Cover, Transit by Susan Donnelly
1995	Painting Fellow	Summer, Skidmore College NY
1993	National C.A.S.E. Award for Creative Design, Silver Medal
1992	Louisiana Purchase Award Permanent Collection
1990	New Orleans Museum of Art Award Painting selected as Commemorative Stamp Painting becomes part of Museum's Permanent Collection
1989	National C.A.S.E. Award for Creative Design, Silver Medal
1987	Louisiana Watercolor First Place New Orleans LA
	Summer Fellow	Rhode Island School of Design

RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2001	"Tackling the Sun"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
2000	"Following the Wind"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
1998	"A little gesture or two..."	Biggin Gallery Auburn AL
1991	"Art a la Carte"	New City Diner New Orleans LA

RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2002	"Baselines and elevations"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
2001	"ges-tex"	Art Merge Gallery, Dallas Texas
	Julia Street North	Masur Museum of Art LA
	Mardi Gras Invitational	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
2000	"Red Clay Survey Biennial"	Huntsville Museum of Art AL Juror: Benny Andrews New York
	"Art in Bloom"	New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans LA
	"Miniature Show"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
1999	"Three Abstract Artists"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
	"Salon Show"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
1998	"Salon Show"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
	"Traveling Show"	Mississippi Art Colony
1997	"The Abstract Show"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
	"Art at Entergy"	New Orleans LA
	"Recent Works"	Sylvia Schmidt Gallery New Orleans LA
	"Watermedia VIII "	Gallery of Contemporary Art Colorado Springs CO
1995	"Louisiana Watercolor Invitational"	Covington LA
	"25th International"	New Orleans LA
1994	"Art Wave"	Mississippi Museum of Art
1992	"Works on Paper"	Zigler Museum of Art LA
	"Louisiana Purchase"	Public Art LA
1991	"Texas and Neighbors"	Irving TX
	"Works Gallery Artists"	Wyndy Morehead Fine Arts New Orleans LA
	"Bravo"	New Orleans LA
1990	"The Summer Show"	Wyndy Morehead Fine Arts New Orleans LA
	"Twentieth International"	New Orleans LA
	"Four Artists"	Wyndy Morehead Fine Arts New Orleans LA
1987	"Louisiana Watercolor"	New Orleans LA
	"Newcomb College Gallery"	New Orleans LA
1986	"Watercolor"	International Trade Mart New Orleans LA

PUBLICATIONS

2001	"New Orleans Art Review"	New Orleans, LA Marion McLellan
2000	"Gambit Weekly"	New Orleans, LA Eric D. Bookhardt
2000	"New Orleans Art Review"	New Orleans, LA Marion McLellan
1999	"New Orleans Art Review"	New Orleans, LA Christopher Fischer
1991	"Gambit Weekly"	New Orleans, LA Eric D. Bookhardt
1990	"The Times Picayune"	New Orleans, LA Article
1989	"The Times Picayune"	New Orleans, LA Interview

COLLECTIONS

New Orleans Museum of Art City of New Orleans

Whitney National Bank Corporate Collection

Law and Medical Corporations

Private Collections

ADMINISTRATIVE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1998-91	Director and Founder	The Colony at Country Day LA
1998-89	Department Chairman, Art	Metairie Park Country Day School LA
1998-96	National Cum Laude Society for Excellence in Teaching
1998-84	Art Instructor, Director Peer Mentor Program	Country Day School LA
1991-92	Chairman	Fine Arts Division Independent Schools Southwest
1987	Fellow	Exemplary Art Instructors Rhode Island School of Design
1983-74	Curriculum Coordinator, Art	Scituate Public Schools, Scituate MA Enrollment 5000, Suburb of Boston
	Writer Director	Project PANDA Federal Grant Career Awareness Poet in Schools Humanities Grant
	Speaker	National Art Ed Association Conference PA
		Massachusetts Art Education Conference MA
		New England Regional Conference RI
		New York University NY
	Writer	Published Articles on Art Education
	Member of Ten Year Evaluation Committees
1974-72	Art Instructor	Scituate MA
1972-71	Art Instructor	Triton Regional High School Byfield MA
1970	Teacher	Headstart Program MA

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

1993-92	Designer Art Postcards
	Cover Design Annual Report
	Commemorative Poster Design
	Cover Design Vision for Excellence
1991-89	Designer "The Artist The Child" Calendar
1989	Television Interview WDSU New Orleans LA
	Juror "Art in the Park"
	Cover Design WWOZ Magazine
1979-77	Partnership with Architect Jambalaya Studios Boston MA
	Illustrator Medical Anthropology Textbooks
	Designer KidPower Inc. MA
1971	Assistant Art Director TR Productions Film Company MA
1970	Artist Design Center Boston MA
1969	Artist Ted Drell Art and Design New Orleans LA
1967	Staff Office of Vice President Hubert Humphrey Washington DC