HOLLY SPRUCK

Education

1994 Plymouth State College Plymouth, New Hampshire
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Art Education with a minor in Painting. Member of Kappa Delta Pi, Educational Honor Society.

1995 Bates College Lewiston, Maine
Participant in the Summer Dance Festival.

Awards and Publication

1995 The Central New Hampshire Educational Collaborative New Hampshire
Received Teacher of the Year award.

1996 Arts and Activites magazine, March issue New Hampshire
Published an article, titled "Highlights and Shadows", with Marlene Witham about a unit designed while student teaching.

2000 THINK magazine, May issue Prague, Czech Republic
Featured in an article called "Where Angels Fear to Tread" by Rick Pryll.

2005 Creative Loafing magazine, September issue Charlotte, North Carolina
Featured in an article called "Where the Road Ends" by Scott Adams.

Experience

1990 - 1994 Plymouth State College Contemporary Dance Ensemble Plymouth, New Hampshire
Dancer, and vice president of modern dance performing ensemble directed by Joan Wiegers. Performer in works choreographed by Amy Pivar, Renne Le Mieux, Cleo Douglas, Arthur Hall, Bebe Miller, and Kevin Wynn.

1992 Pimento Players Chappaqua, New York
Choreography and set construction for community theater group.

1994 - 1996 Bessie C. Rowell School Franklin, New Hampshire
Elementary Art Educator and Program Coordinator, grades 3 - 4.

1994 - 1996 Paul Smith School Franklin, New Hampshire
Elementary Art Educator and Program Coordinator, grades K - 2.

1995 Shaker Village Dance Project Concord, New Hampshire
Performer of traditional Shaker Dances. Choreographed by Kelly Deuramous Stuart.

1995 Plymouth State College Contemporary Dance Ensemble Plymouth, New Hampshire
Premier of "Obsession". Choreographied, directed and designed set.

1996-2002 International School of Prague Prague, Czech Republic
Elementary Art Educator, grades K - 5. Established an artist-in-residence program for local and regional artists; students and the artists collaborated to design and implement a one-meter (yard) tall by ten-meters (yards) wide ceramic mosaic of a Prague cityscape on the schoolıs campus, created in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the school.

2002-2003 Stanly County Schools Albemarle, North Carolina
Elementary Art Educator, grades K - 5. Taught in both the Kendall Valley school as well as the Millingport school.

2003-2004 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, North Carolina
Elementary Art Educator, grades K - 5.

Exhibitions

1993 Blue Moon Café Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Solo exhibition.

1993 and 1994 Karl Drerup Gallery Plymouth, New Hampshire
Annual student exhibition.

1997 Radost FX Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
Solo exhibition.

1999 Hairline Salon Prague, Czech Republic
Solo exhibition.

1999 Café Dusa Prague, Czech Republic
Collective exhibition, Broken Toys. 10th Anniversary in support of Children Rights Convention.

2000 Mala Sarka Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
Solo exhibition.

2002 Ouky Douky Café Prague, Czech Republic
Solo exhibition.

2003 Talley's Green Grocery Charlotte, North Carolina
Solo exhibition.

2004 Merrill-Jennings Galleries Davidson, North Carolina
Collective exhibition.

2005 Pura Vida Worldly Art Charlotte, North Carolina
Collective exhibition.

2006 ArtHouse Charlotte, North Carolina
Solo exhibition, "Goofy Inner Joy".

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