| Betsy Timmer: Biography |
BORN
1981 in Cadillac, Michigan
Lives and works in Lawrence, Kansas
EDUCATION
2005-2008
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Master of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Expanded Media, with honors
1999-2003
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Painting, summa cum laude
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2009
2009 Fiber Artist Grant, International Fiber Collaborative
2008
School of Fine Arts Career Opportunity Award, University of Kansas
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Student in Fibers, Deere Isle, ME
2007
Felt School, Harveyville Project Artist Residencey, Harveyville, Kansas
Daniel MacMorris Scholarship, University of Kansas
Graduate Division Honorable Mention-Snyder Book Collecting Contest, University of Kansas
2006
Beatrice Bonine Scholarship, University of Kansas,
Ada Bechtel Heuser Scholarship, University of Kansas
Hollander Family Foundation Scholarship, University of Kansas
2005
Daniel MacMorris Scholarship, University of Kansas
2003
Art Star Award, Western Michigan University
2002
Eleanor DeVries Award, Western Michigan University
2001
Semester abroad studying at Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria
1999-2003
Dean’s List, Western Michigan University
Member of Lee Honors College, Western Michigan University
1999
Medallion Scholarship, Western Michigan University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
Dressed - Betsy Timmer – Arts Incubator Cocoon Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2008
Embodiment - MFA Thesis Exhibition - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2006
Everyday Ingredients - Works by Betsy Timmer - Olive Gallery, Lawrence, KS
2005
Everyday Ingredients - Recent Works by Betsy Timmer - ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
Pale Preoccupations, a BFA Thesis Exhibition - South Gallery, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
SELECTED JURIED/GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Art Prize 2010 – Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Grand Rapids, MI* (September 2010)
White Show - Hausmann Millworks Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Universtiy of Kansas Faculty Show - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2009
White Show - Signs of Life Gallery, Lawrence, KS
I'll Show You Mine...Betsy Timmer and Tom Witzofsky (in conjuction with Surface Design Association 2009 Conference), Base Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Universtiy of Kansas Faculty Show - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
The Sketchbook Project – Art House Co-op, traveling exhibition across the USA
2008
Betsy Timmer & Yuri Zupanic - B Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Unsung – Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS**
Object of Desire - Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL*
Black Monday - Teller's Restaurant, Third Floor Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Olio - Red Door Gallery, Kansas City, MO
The Lotus-Eaters -
Apex Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Graduate Group Exhibtion - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Swap Meet -Group Exhibition – Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Body/Object – 6 Gallery, Lawrence, KS
42nd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show – Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX*
Tenderloins - Teller's Restaurant, Third Floor Gallery, Lawrence, KS
2007
Kansas Public Radio Listener's Exhibition - KPR Studio, Lawrence, KS*
Salon Styles: Group Exhibition - Teller's Restaurant, Third Floor Gallery, Lawrence, KS
5th Annual Red Balloon To-Do - Lawrence, KS
Fresh Produce: Group Exhibition - Teller's Restaurant, Third Floor Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Rich As Love: Group Exhibition - Teller's Restaurant, Third Floor Gallery, Lawrence, KS
20"x20"x20": A National Compact Competition and Exhibition - LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA *
Scholarship Nomination Exhibition - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS*
Graduate Group Exhibition - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2006
Pins & Needles: Mixed Media by Betsy Timmer & Ann Maree Walker - Living Arts Center, Tulsa, OK
Kansas Collegiate Aesthetics 2006 - Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS*
4th Annual Red Balloon To-Do - Lawrence, KS
Scholarship Nomination Exhibition - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS*
Graduate Group Exhibition - Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2005
Inside the Box: A Shoebox Show - Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL*
2004
All Michigan All Media Juried Exhibition 2004 - Rankin Art Gallery, Big Rapids, MI*
2003
Carnegie Center for the Arts 2003 Juried Regional Fine Arts Competition - Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers, MI*
Print Swap and Group Show - LO-FI Project Site, Grand Rapids, MI
Print Area Group Show - South Gallery, East Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Sindecuse Health Center Group Exhibition - Sindecuse Health Center, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
2002
Three White Girls, three person show - Rotunda Gallery, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI Watercolor Group Show - South Gallery, East Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Student Art Exhibition - Dalton Center, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI*
2001
Salzburg College Open House, Group Show - Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria
2000
Student Art Exhibition - Dalton Center, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI*
* denotes juried exhibitions ** denotes invitational exhibitions
PRESS/PUBLICATIONS
2009
"Home-made/Hand-Made" KTWU Washburn University Sunflower Journeys #2204 Initial air date: October 22nd, 2009.
"Dressed at First Friday" Midwest Voices http://voices.kansascity.com, September 5th, 2009.
"Parody and Irony Live Together in Perfect Harmony: Betsy Timmer at Cocoon Gallery" http://artkc365.wordpress.com/ September 4th , 2009.
"Domesticity & Darkness" http://www.hellocraft.com July 9th , 2009.
2008
"Undeservingly Unsung" by Lauren Kernes, Review Magazine, June 2008.
2006
"On Pins and Needles" by Claudette Lancaster, Urban Tulsa Weekly, June 1-7, 2006.
"Women's Work Focus of Exhibit" by James. D. Watts, Jr. , Tulsa World, June 1, 2006.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
January 2010 - May 2010
Lecturer, Design I - 2D Design, University of Kansas, Art Department
August 2009 - December 2009
Lecturer, Drawing II, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
January 2009 - May 2009
Lecturer, Life Drawing I-IV, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
Lecturer, Drawing II, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
Lecturer, Design II - 3D Design, University of Kansas, Design Department
August 2008 - December 2008
Lecturer, Conceptual Approaches: Body and Drawing, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
Lecturer, Drawing I, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
August 2007 - May 2008
Instructor of Record, Drawing I, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
January 2007 - May 2007
Instructor of Record, Drawing II, University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
August 2006 – December 2006
Teaching Assistant at the University of Kansas, Fine Arts Department
Responsibilities: Assisting Professor Cima Katz with Drawing I including student instruction, lesson planning, and grading.
Spring 2002 - Spring 2003
Teaching Assistant at Western Michigan University, Fine Arts Department Responsibilities: Teaching assistant for Art History Department - assisting with grades, exams, and class lectures with Professor Dick Keaveny and Dr. Ah-Rim Park
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2005 to present
Independent Contractor for Intrepid Control Systems, Inc.
Title: Graphic Designer
Responsibilities: Part time graphic designer in charge of creating exhibitions displays, brochures, documentation, icons, logos, etc.
June 2009 - November 2009
Art AssistantVan Go Mobile Arts, Lawrence, KS
Responsibilities: Assisting with planning projects and art instruction for 20 at-risk teens through the summer and fall programs. These teens were hired by Van Go to be apprentice artists and complete commissioned artworks while gaining job skills and self-esteem.
September 2008
Guest artist at the Harveyville Project's Felt School, Harveyville, KS. Demostration of fine art applications for felting techniques.
January 2008
Guest speaker in Textiles department at the University of Kansas. Talk entitled “Developing Content: Progression of Work”.
November 2007
Guest speaker at Emporia State University Art Forum, Emporia, KS
Guest speaker at Washburn University, Topeka, KS
October 2007
Guest speaker in Professional Activities Seminar at the University of Kansas at the request of Professor Carol Ann Carter. Talk entitled “ Being a Grad Student”
January 2007
Guest speaker in Kim Eichler's Fiber Forms class at the University of Kansas. Talk entitled “Mixed Media Sculpture” with a focus on 3D textile forms.
September 2006
Guest speaker in Professional Activities Seminar at the University of Kansas at the request of Professor Carol Ann Carter. Talk entitled “ Being a Grad Student”
Spring 1999 - August 2005
Intrepid Control Systems, Inc.
Title: Sales Support Associate
Responsibilities: Graphic designer in charge of product design and packaging, advertising, icons, logos, animations, and web design. Software trainer in charge of organizing training events, creating and teaching software training courses with lectures and labs. Also responsible for customer support, writing sales quotes, organizing business trips, meeting with customers, making sales presentations, and preparing product documentation.