Resume
Leah Schreiber
leah@leahschreiber.com
www.leahschreiber.com
Education
Master of Fine Art, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2010
Master of Art, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 2002
Professional Experience
Sept 2008-Present
Instructor of Record, Graduate Teaching Assistantship at Peck School of
Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jan 2010
Associate Lecturer, Department of Visual Art, Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WinterIM Session ART 208 Color Concepts
May 2009-Nov 2009
Special Projects Coordinator, Arts @ Large, Inc. , Milwaukee, WI
July 2009
Guest Artist, Artists Working in Education (AWE) at St. Joan Antida High School,
Milwaukee, WI
Sept 2007-May 2008
Project Assistant, Printmaking area, Department of Visual Art at Peck
School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Nov 2003- July 2007
Technical Director of Children’s Program, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Dec 2002-July 2007
Instructor, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
April 2003-June 2007
Instructor, Marwen, Chicago, IL
Jan -May 2006
Instructor, Lill Street Learning Center, Chicago, IL
Oct 2005
Guest Artist, Martin Luther King Jr Lab School, Evanston, IL
February 2005
Guest Artist, Ore High, Mose Zines Elementary, Chicago, IL
May 2001-June 2002
Gallery Attendant, University Galleries, Normal, IL
Mar 2001-Jun2002
Instructor, McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, IL
Jan-May 2001
Assistant to the Director of Education (Volunteer), McLean County Art
Center, Bloomington, IL
Awards and Honors
2010
Joan Mitchell Foundations Grant Nominee
2009
Chancellor’s Award Dedalus Foundation M.F.A. Fellowship Nominee
2008
Chancellor’s Award
2007
Chancellor’s Award
2006
Merit Award, Contemporary Artists Center
2005
Honorable Mention, The Lubeznik Center for the Arts
2002
Marshall Frankel Foundation Fellowship
Department Honors Certificate
2001
MJ Scholarship/Grant
School of Art Tuition Waiver
Ceramic Guild Undergraduate Scholarship Award
Future Alumni Leader
Bone Student Scholar Nominee
2000
University Club Scholarship
Student Trustee Selection Committee
Exhibitions
2010
Indiana Green, group invitational curated by Frank Juarez, Greenseed
Studios, Sheboygan, WI
Rotatory, solo show for Spring MFA Thesis Exhibition II, INOVA Art
Center, Milwaukee, WI
National Wet Paint Exhibition, group show juried by Sergio Gomez, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2009
Leah Schreiber, solo installation, Racine ArtSite at State and Main,
Racine, WI
Crossing Over, group show, The Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Le Roman Du Lievre: Marginalia, group show, MTS Gallery,
Anchorage, AK
Viscera: A Specious Compendium, solo show for MA thesis exhibition,
Milwaukee, WI
Daily Navigation, installation at Golda Meir Library, Milwaukee, WI
2008
In Your Community, group show, Intercontinental Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
Crossing Over, group show, Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Collectives Group Show, The Loft, Chicago, IL
Make Your Own History, group show, The Blatz Complex, Milwaukee, WI
2007
Summer Meat, group show, The Loft, Chicago, IL
Make The Case, solo show, Bailiwick Theater, Chicago, IL
The Touch Project, solo show, Zen Shiatsu, Evanston, IL
2006
Parts and Labor Collective: Founders Exhibition, The Loft, Chicago, IL
From Here to There, group show, Susan and Steven Berkowitz Gallery, Chicago, IL
Tail, two person show, Gallery 203, Chicago, IL
How Did I Get Here?, invitational group show, Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
Those Who Do, Teach, invitational group show, Susan and Steven Berkowitz Gallery, Chicago, IL
Faculty Exhibition, invitational group show, Lillstreet Art Center,
Chicago, IL
2005
Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Lubeznik Center for the Arts,
Michigan City, IN
Leer: Paintings and Other Works, solo show, Filter, Chicago, IL
Artist-Teacher/Staff Show, Susan and Steven Berkowitz Gallery,
Chicago, IL
Faculty Exhibition, invitational group show, Lillstreet Art Center,
Chicago, IL
2004
Leer: Paintings and Other Works, solo show, Streetside Cafe, Chicago, IL
Invitational Small Works Exhibition, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA
Artist-Teacher/Staff Show, Susan and Steven Berkowitz Gallery,
Chicago, IL
2003
Holiday Faculty Exhibition, invitational show, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Identity, juried group show, Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI
2003 Annual Juried Art Competition, South Arkansas Art Center,
El Dorado, AR
Desire: New Work, solo exhibition, Matisse, Chicago, IL
2002
Resident Focus, invitational group show, The Red Mill, Johnson, VT
Student Annual 2002, juried group show, University Galleries, Normal, IL
Eye Object, solo exhibition, University Galleries, Normal, IL
75th Annual Competition-Exhibit, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
The Forgery Show, invitational group show, Mc Lean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
Art in the Garden, juried group show, David Davis Mansion, Bloomington,IL
2001
Student Annual 2001, University Galleries, Normal, IL
74th Annual Competition-Exhibit, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
The BFA Show, annual group show, University Galleries, Normal, IL
The American Myth, juried group show, The Phoenix Gallery, Bloomington, IL
2000
The Sculpture Show 2000, group show, University Galleries, Normal, IL
Student Annual 2000, juried group show, University Galleries, Normal, IL
InPrint 2000, juried group show, The Phoenix Gallery, Bloomington, IL
Presentations/Lectures
June 9, 2010
Le Roman du Lievre: Marginalia, project introduction and visiting artist presentation followed by special film screening at The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
April 13, 2010
Gallery Talk for Rotatory, INOVA at the Peck School of the Arts, UWM, Milwaukee, WI
March 10, 2009
Gallery Talk, Viscera: A Specious Compendium, INOVA, Milwaukee, WI
Feb 7, 2009
“In Your Community: A Visual Exploration into the Peck School of the Arts”, Panel Discussion, Intercontinental Hotel,
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 28, 2009
Daily Navigation, Lecture on the exhibition and the use of mapping in contemporary art practices, American Geographical Society
Library, Milwaukee, WI
March 29, 2002
Presenter at the Women’s Studies Symposium 2002
Residencies
2010
Artist-in-Residence at Milwaukee Public Schools, Summer Recreation Enrichment Program, 65th Street School,
Milwaukee, WI
2008
Artist-In-Residence at The American Geographical Society Library, Milwaukee, WI
2006
Four-week residency at the Contemporary Artists Center,
North Adams, MA
2002
Four-week residency at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Collective
2006-present
Founding member of the Parts and Labor Collective, Chicago, IL
Publications
April 2010
Cultivate, Visual Art and Film Graduate Students 2009-2010, with essay by Neil Gasparka
Jan 2010
National Wet Paint Exhibition Catalog, curator, Sergio Gomez
Oct 21, 2009
Milwaukee Shepard Express Online, “Leah Schreiber @ UWM’s ‘Crossing Over’”, by Peggy Sue Dunigan
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/blog-4456-leah-schreiber-a-uwms-union-gallery-in-tcrossovert.html
May 2008
Make Your Own History, Exhibition Catalog, essay author, Marcelino Stuhmer
May 2002
Seventh Annual Women’s Studies Symposium Presenter
Publication, Illinois State University
March 26, 2002
The Daily Vidette, “Your Voice” pg 3
March 22, 2002
The Daily Vidette, “Students Display Art in Gallery” pg 18