ARTIST RESUME

Tara Monnink

Artist focused in the fields of papermaking, printmaking, and photography with years of experience in dedicated studio work, exhibiting work, and teaching art to the community at large. 

Education

2013                            Alverno College (Honors), Studio Art (major), Art History (minor)
2013                            Internship, Kohl’s Design It! Lab, Design Futurist Intern
2013                            Internship, Milwaukee Film Festival, Children’s Programming Intern
2013                            Short-term Study Abroad, Art and Religions, China                                    

             

Exhibition History

2021 Sunday Fun Day Art Fair, Milwaukee WI
2020 Ossuary, MIAD Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2020 #MKEmovementArt, Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee WI
2019 Connections, Alverno Alumnae Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI
2019                            Ultimate TimeLine, RedLine Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2019                            Brady Street Art Walk, Milwaukee WI
2019                            Bay View Gallery Night, Voyageur Book Shop, Bay View WI 
2019                            SWAN Day MKE, Urban Ecology Center, Milwaukee WI
2018                            AiR Gallery, Imagined Landscapes, RedLine Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
2018                            Fahrenheit 451, RedLine Pop-up Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2018                            Spotlight Alumnae Artist Showcase, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI
2018                            Connections, Alverno Alumnae Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI 
2018                            Imagined Landscapes Solo Show, Open Doors Gallery, Whitefish Bay, WI
2018                            TimeLine AiR Exhibit, RedLine Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2018                            Brady Street Art Walk, Milwaukee WI
2017                            AiR Show, Redline Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2017                            Connections, Alverno Alumnae Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI
2017                            Honoring Women, Day of the Dead, Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2017                            Brady Street Art Walk, Milwaukee WI
2017                            SWAN Day MKE Show, RedLine Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
2016                            MOWA Member Show, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend WI *Winner
2016                            Tiny Art Show, ArtBar, Milwaukee WI
2016                            Connections, Alverno Alumnae Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI
2016                            COPA Members Show, The Blue, Milwaukee, WI
2015                            9th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
2015                            Connections, Alverno Alumnae Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2015                            COPA Members Show, The Blue, Milwaukee, WI
2014                            Art in the Market, Whole Foods, Milwaukee, WI
2013                            Passage, Graduate Art Exhibit, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2013                            Day of the Dead Student Show, Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2013                            Student Exhibit, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Office, Milwaukee, WI
2013                            Observations, Alverno College Arts and Cultures Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2013                            SEA Juried College Art Show, Lisle, IL
2012                            Observations, Alverno College Arts and Cultures Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2011                            Observations, Alverno College Arts and Cultures Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

 

Publications, Commissions, Collections, and Collaborative Art Pieces

2019                            Around The Corner with John McGivern (RedLine Feature), Milwaukee WI 
2014                            Derelict, Long Winter Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 
2013                            Homemade, Documentary TV Series, CMJ Production Inc., Montreal, Canada   
2013                            Thirteen Women Remembered, Print Collection, Alverno College
2012                            Alverno College Conference Center, Collaborative Artwork, WI
2012                            Hero of Hope Award (design), My Good Mourning Place, Milwaukee, WI
2010                            Telegramme Magazine, Issue Two, Remember Me Remember This, UK
2007                            Catharsis Magazine, Self-Reflections, USA
2007                            New York Public Library, blog, New York

 Teaching and Community Service

2019                            Papermaking Workshop, Growing Tree Learning Center, Milwaukee WI
2018                            ArtXpress Intern Leader, Milwaukee Art Museum/RedLine, Milwaukee WI
2018                            Featured Alumnae Artist Workshop, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI
2018 - 2020 Board Member, My Good Mourning Place, Milwaukee WI 
2017                            Visiting Artist, Papermaking Workshops, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2016 - 2019                  Community Workshop Instructor, RedLine, Milwaukee WI
2016                            Papermaking Tech, RedLine, Milwaukee WI
2016                            Visiting Artist, Papermaking Workshops, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2015                            Visiting Artist, Papermaking Workshops, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2014-2015                   Papermaking Workshop Teacher, RedLine, Milwaukee, WI
2014                            Papermaking Workshop Contemporary Teen Night, RedLine, Milwaukee, WI
2013                            Facilitator, Papermaking Workshop, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2012-2020                Facilitator, My Good Mourning Place, Milwaukee, WI
2012-2013                   Co-President, Alverno Food Studies Club, Milwaukee, WI
2012                           Photography Teaching Aid for Girl Scouts Summer Camp, Alverno College
2012                           Planning Committee, Community Art Assessment, Alverno College
2012-2013                  ESL Tutor, BIP Paw (Burmese Immersion Project), Milwaukee, WI
2011-2013                   President, Alverno Artourage Group, Milwaukee, WI
2011                           Planning Committee, Community Art Assessment, Alverno College
2010                          Planning Committee, Community Art Assessment, Alverno College