Michele C. Leavitt

Fine Arts - Fine Crafts:
Creating, exhibiting, selling fine arts and fine craft: University galleries, public museums, professional galleries, Community art centers, clubs, association shows, juried and solo.

Art Educator: Cornell U, Ithaca College, State University of NY, CCRI RI, RISD Pre-College, Newport Art Museum, community art centers.

Experience:

Artisan: all aspects of artist business from consulting with clients, planning with designers and sub contractors, writing proposals, to creating or subcontracting the art work, and developing funds to help support the projects.

Studio Artist: fine art - paintings, drawings, collage, needlework, designing and producing oriental carpets. Solo and group museum, gallery, and university exhibitions, awards.

Art Educator: all age and ability levels.

Consultant: substantial experience with artists, designers, clients, planning to development of visual environment. Enjoy working as artist member of a team/architectural design firm esp for the health care industry and public art. Business concept originator and one of five founding artist members collaborating in Public Art Works, initial clients include Hasbro Childrens' Hospital, Hospice Rhode Island, and Crosssroads, RI.

Employment:

Current: RISD Pre-college Faculty, CCRI, Adj Professor, drawing I, II, & III. Former faculty member: Cornell University, New York State University, Delhi, Ithaca College.

Longer ago: Cornell; illustrator/Center for Environmental Research/Department of Society, Community, and Technology. Business partner: Oriental Rugs, Folk Arts, & Antiques. Business owner: Visual Concepts. Educator: Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Rochester, New York.

Additional:

Currently: Owner/manager two three family properties.

Longer ago: Programs Coordinator, Oneonta NY Recreation Dept. Redesigned, advertised, developed and managed Womens', Youths', and Seniors' programs - participation grew ten times.

1. Painting
2. Drawing
3. Public Speaking
4. Teaching
5. Quilting
6. Fine Art
7. Collage
8. Galleries
9. Sewing
10. Public Art
11. Printmaking
12. Art Education
13. Art
14. Mixed Media
15. Visual Arts
16. Contemporary Art
17. Textiles
18. Writing
19. Crafts
20. Acrylic
21. Photography
22. Illustration
23. Art History
24. Murals
25. Abstract
26. Creative Writing
27. Figurative
28. Installations
29. Studio Art
30. Curatorial
31. Sketching
32. Grant Writing
33. Higher Education

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Websites:

• Personal Website

Interests:

Creating art works designed for installation in specific locations. Examples: Hasbro Childrens Hospital: 4 ceiling tiles depicting activities such as turtles playing 'Go Fish.' Artistic problem solving, functional art, art for healing, artist collaborations, art history, education, gardening, swimming...

Groups and Associations:

Artist League of Rhode Island, juried member Providence Art Club, juried member Public Art Works, founding member Newport Art Museum, member and teacher RISD, Pre-college, teacher Art Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, member Community College of Rhode Island, Newport campus. Cornell University

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  Art & Design
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  Contemporary Art network group
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  Cornell University Alumni Network
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  Handmadeology
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  RIT Alumni Group - Rochester Institute of Technology
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  RIT Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff
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  The Art Endowment
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  Visual Artists and their Advocates

Honors and Awards:

Rhode Island Foundation New Works Grant, $15000.00. One person exhibitions: Newport Museum of Art, University of Virginia, Community College of Rhode Island, Cornell University Tjaden Gallery, etc. U.S. Dept. of State Art in Embassies Program. Numerous juried group exhibitions. America the Beautiful Fund of NY, Fellowship Cornell University...