2319 Thayer St

Evanston, IL 60201

312-259-4607

http://teresaparod.com

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Teresa Parod

Education	University of ILlinois-Chicago MFA, 1985, graduated with honors 1985 Columbia College BA, Fine Arts, 1979, graduated with honors
ProfEssional Experience	instructor: Oakton Community college, Skokie, IL 1/95 –present, 9/13-present, Adjunct Teaching Responsibilities- Western Art, Non-Western Art, and History of Photography.  Accomplishments-Developed on-line art history classes.  Arrange an annual performance including one of Indonesia’s top dancers at no charge to Oakton Instructor: National-Louis university, chicago, IL 4/88-5/96 and 9/03-6/09 Teaching Responsibilities- Western and African art history, Mixed Media, Drawing, Intro to Art, Art Methods Intructor: William rainey Harper college, Palatine, IL 1/86-12/95 Teaching Responsibilities- Art history, Humanities, Drawing and Design instructor, Columbia College, Chicago, Il 9/95-1/96 Teaching Responsibilities- Art history Instructor, Project ’90 and Project ’89 Follow up, National-louis university and north shore county day school 1990 Teaching Responsibilities- Art classes for gifted adolescents
ExHibition, Public Art, Publication Record, Grants, Awards	2023 Crossroads - paintings and music in Augmented reality, Ircam Forum March, 2023, Ircam, Paris France 2022 Planned, Directed and Was Lead artist for 6’ x 12’ mosaic At Fusterlandia, Havana Cuba Created 18 Public art works featured in “MooN 52 Things to Do In Chicago” 2021 dangerous lullabies, crystal lake, IL Created 17 murals created 6’ x 8’ mosaic, Virgin Hotel lobby, new orleans, la PLANNED, DIRECTED AND was LEAD ARTIST FOR the 1/2 BLOCK LONG "ROGER KRAMER MEMORIAL MURAL” Friends of lafitte greenway SPOT NEW MURAL along the lafitte greenway bringing joy to bike riders Global Traveler Garage-Door Art 2020 Created 15 murals Evanston Round Table Teresa Parod’s Halloween Day of the Dead Decorations   ONLY IN YOUR STATE: Alley Gallery IL CHICAGO TRIBUNE - CHICAGO NOW: Evanston Artist Transforms Neighborhood One Garage Door at a Time WTTW - CHICAGO TONIGHT: Artist Transforms Neighborhood, One Garage Door at a Time ChICAGO SUN-TIMES, January 3, 2020: With murals on Evanston garage doors, Teresa Parod turns alleys into drive-through galleries 2019 The DENVER CHANNNEL.COM, ABC, CHANNEL 7: Artist beautifies alleys with garage door murals boosted by augmented reality ATLAS OBSCURA: Evanston Garage Door Gallery EVANSTON, ROUNDTABLE, October 30, 2019: Teresa Parod and the Art of Changing Ugly to Nice 9 GARAGE DOOR MURALS, Evanston, IL Planned, Directed and Lead artist for “WESLEYKRAMER MEMORIAL MURAL”, EVANSTON, IL ESCAPE. OLD COURTHOUSEARTS CENTER, WOODSTOCK ILLINOIS received international Professional development Grant, oakton community college Front Cover Art for “Tracks, Poems by LyNN Mcgee Planned, Directed and Lead artist for 8’ x 12’ mosaic At Fusterlandia, Havana Cuba Community college art faculty and juried student exhibition, dekalb, il IDentity National Fine Art Exhibition, Woodstock Il  14^TH annul Emerging Artists exhibition, morpho gallery, chicago 2018 NAMING THE UNSPOKEN, AN ART SHOW ABOUT WRITING ABOUT ART, DOLE MANSION, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL IF YOU ONLY KNEW NATIONAL FINE ART EXHIBITION, Freeport Art Museum, FREEPORT, IL Planned, Directed and Lead artist for deay of the dead display, Evanston, Il Planned, Directed and Lead artist for 9’ x 21’ mosaic created with ArcNGO, New Orleans IF YOU ONLY KNEW NATIONAL FINE ART EXHIBITION, OLD COURTHOUSEARTS CENTER, WOODSTOCK ILLINOIS 13^TH annul Emerging Artists exhibition, morpho gallery, chicago 2017 12^th annul Emerging Artists exhibition, morpho gallery, chicago ADAM AND EVE NATIONAL FINE ART EXHIBIT, WOODSTOCK ILLINOIS NORTHERN ILLINIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, DEKALB, ILLINOIS the SIXth annual creek gallery exhibit 2016 “11^th annul Emerging Artists exhibition”, morpho gallery, chicago Solo Exhibit, Evanston Library, Evanston, Il In Honor of women: A Mixed Media, Multi-Genereational Invitational, North Shore Senior Center, Northfield, IL the fifth annual creek gallery exhibit ONE PERSON SHOW: JOURNEYCARE, GLENVIEW IL 2015  SCULPTURE COMMISSIONED BY “EVIDENCE OF The HOLOCAUST” “Group Show”, Chicago Korean-American Art Assoc., Wheeling, Il  “10^th annul Emerging Artists exhibition, morpho gallery, chicago “july Exhibition”, Gallery Willow Creek, Crystal Lake, IL RECIPIENT OF “THE JUDITH DAWN MEMORIAL FUND FOR THE ARTS GRANT” 2014 “Gendering Desire: Liberation, Power, and Pleasure” OaktonCommunity College, Des Plaines, Il “july Exhibition”, Gallery Willow Creek, Crystal Lake, IL “Member’s show”, Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, il “Inside out”, Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, il “Confluence 2014”, Chicago Korean-American Art Assoc., Wheeling, Il “All about colors”, Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, il “Spring Show”, Gallery Willow Creek, Crystal Lake, IL “8^TH Annual Emerging Artist Winter Exhibit”, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL Art in City Hall, Highland Park, IL 2013 “August Group Show”, Gallery Willow Creek, Crystal Lake, IL “July exhibition”, Creek Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL “High Bridge”, Chicago Korean-American Art Assoc., Wheeling, Il “7^th Annual Emerging Artist Winter Exhibit”, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL 2012 One person show, Ethical Humanist Society, Chicago “6^th Annual Emerging Artist Winter Exhibit”, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL One person show, Music for Lombak Gala, Chicago IL 2011 “International Streaming Festival”, The Hague, 6^th Edition Indonesian Festival, Washington D. C. (Batik Design) RAW Pop-Up Gallery, Chicago, IL        “5^th Annual Emerging Artist Winter Exhibit”, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL Ravenswood Pink Walk Exhibition, Chicago, IL 2010 “no place like home: Examining changing landscapes in our lives”, oakton   community college, des plaines, il 2008 Chicago ArtiSt’s Coalition, 2008 Chicago Art open Art world chicago 2007 Group show, northwestern settlement’s cct Gallery, chicago, il 2003 One person show, C.G. Jung institue of chicago, evanston, il one person show, Studio 34, glenview, il 2002 “Soul food exhibition”, noyes cultural arts center, evanston, il one person show, lincon park branch of the chicago public library selected works represented by the contemporary art workshop, chicago, il 2001-2005 Changing display, Cancer wellness Center northbrook, il Changing display, Gilda’s club, chicago, il (cancer wellness center) 1994 “The Art of National-Louis university,” west bend art museum, west bend, wi 1991 one person show, “landscape paintings”, mjf arts, st. louis mo “Statements: small format work”, jan cicero gallery, chicago, il 1990 community arts assistance grant, city of chicago department of cultural affairs and the illinois arts council access program one person show, The hidden gallery, melrose park, il show with Wesley Kramer, “drawings, paiintings, & prints”, harper college, palatine, il “Around the coyote ’90”, chicago, il  “Spiritual visions: a liturgical exhibition”, northern indiana arts association, munster, in “women healing the palnet”, boulevard arts center, chicago, il 1989 show with wesly kramer, “American landscapes, asian landscapes, ancient landscapes” jasper community arts commission, jasper in   “Alice & Arthur Baer Art Competition and exhibition”, Beverly Art Center, Chicago “rockford invitational: community college faculty”, rockford college “the women’s room,” edge gallery, chicago, il 1988 Received honorable mention in “landscapes”, countryside art center,  arlington heights, il outstanding young women of america award 1987 Photograph printed on back cover of art in america’s guide to art expo 1986 “Elgincollegeannual drawing show”, chicago, il   “museum of contemporary art T-shirt show”, chicago, il 1985 “university of Il fine arts competition winners”, A montgomery ward gallery, chicago, il one person show, a. montgomery ward gallery, chicago, il “the artist’s chooses”, THe contemporary art workshop, chicago, il  Awarded Teaching assistantship, University of IL 1984  “6/6, 10^th annual juried exhibition of illinois artists”, artemesia gallery, chicago, il “Eighth Annual Student Fine arts Competition and Exhibit” A. Montgomory ward gallery, chicago, Il “the right stuff” the 400 gallery, chicago, il  Awarded Teaching assistantship, University of IL Won “Eighth annual student fine arts competition and exhibit”, A montgomery ward gallery, chicago  “Illinois State Fair Fine arts show”, springfield, IL one person show at mt. greenwood library, chicago, il Quilt piece on international tour with “judy chicago’s dinner party’
Awards	awarded one of fifiteen $5000 fellowships for uic graduate study Received honorable mention in ”Sixth annual student fine arts competition and exhibit”, a. montgomery ward gallery, chicago, il 1982 Teaching assistantship Scholarship, Columbia College 1979 Responsibilities-Assisting teachers in studio classes
Leadership	board member, Indonesian Dance Illinois 2008-present Responsibilities: Booking and organizing events Board Member, Indonesain Performing Arts Chicago 2004-2008
Guest Lectures	OAkton community College, Skokie, Il 2014: Art of the Holocaust STevenson HighSchool, Lincolnshire, il 2014: Collage Workshop 2014: Indonesian Dance Workshop 2013: Lecture: Burmese Art Elm Place Middle School, Highland Park Il 2013: Indonesian Dance and Music Workshop skokie art guild, skokie, il 2012: Lecture: The Mound Builders 2010: Lecture: Burmese Art emeritus program, oakton community college, skokie, il 1997: Lecture: Indian Art Humanities dept. harper college, palatine, il 1997: Lecture: Japanese Art belleville area college, granite city, il 1991 and 1992: Visiting Artist st.louis community college at meramec, kiekwood, MO 1991: Visiting Artist philosophy dept., harper college, palatine, IL 1989: Lecture: Balinese Art
Volunteering	Perform and teach Classic indonesian dance 1994-present Indonesian Dance Illinois, Indonesian Performing Arts Chicago, Indonesian Consulate of Chicago Classroom volunteer in art, art history and Dance, St. Athanasius K-8 1996-2007 alternatives, Tutor for elementary children 1985-1990
Bibliography	The Jasper herald, jasper, in 1989 chicago magazine 1985 the reader, chicago 1984 chicago sun times 1983
Other Experience	STORYTELLING Travel Nightmares: Beijing Edition: Weekend Edition, National Public Radio, 2016 http://www.npr.org/2016/08/06/488969866/travel-nightmares-beijing-edition MOTH STORY SLAMS, 2013-present Travel 1981-present Cuba, Italy, Panama, Mexico, Antarctica, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, France, Belgium, Holland, Greece, England, Switzerland, Egypt, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Fiji, French Polynesia, Marshal islands, Micronesia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Hong Kong, Macao, China, Canada, Cambodia, Sweden, Guam, and throughout the United States bike tours 1985-present Bammi 85 (Chicago to Edwardsville IL 425 miles), Triri 99 & 00, (Central  &Southern IN.  280 & 300 miles) XOBA 02 & 03(Across Ohio, 400 & 380 miles) Michigan Shoreline 04, 15 & 16 (275miles) Cycling the Eerie Canal 07 (450 miles), Bike Virginia 08 (280 mountain miles), Sagbraw  09 & 10 (Wisconsin 300 & 325 miles) ,  Cycling the Hudson Valley, (Albany to Brooklyn, 280 miles) Hilly Hundred 00-07, (Bloomington IN), Tour de Donut 07, Tour de Stooges 08, North shore Century, annually (Evanston to Kenosha, 100 miles) CANDISC,13 (North Dakota, 375 miles) on board service attendant on amtrak trains 1986 lived on the navajo reservaton, arizona 1984 studied at the alliance francaise, paris 1981