Resume / CV

Education

1997-1998

Rhode Island School of Design

1999-2002

Received Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (received merit scholarship upon applying)

2000

one of four students selected from the USA to study for a semester at Parsons School of Design of the New School University in NYC

2002-2006

Received Master of Fine Arts Degree in Photography from Columbia College Chicago

(sometime during grad school, I don't remember the year, I collaborated in notable artist Jon Gitelson's "The Friend Project," an artistic inquiry into the meaning of Friendster and similar social networking sites)

Publications

1997

shot cover photograph for Rose Polenzani's 4-Track Demos

2000

photographs published on Crop Walk website

2001

photograph published on front page of Polaroid's Passion and Profession newsletter

short story called "Falling" published in Issue 41 of Another Chicago Magazine

photographs published in Pioneer Press

2002

photographs published in Streetwise

2004

poem published online at http://www.wordsbyamy.com/

2009

this picture of myself and my father with my photographs on display at the St. Francis Xavier Parish Art Guild's Summer Art Fair was published in St. Francis Xavier Church's August 9, 2009 Bulletin

Arthur and Elizabeth Caudy

Photo by Abigail Foerstner

2010

poems published in Clementine Cannibal's compilation riot grrrl zines "I Knew a Motherfucker Like You and She Said..." Issues 3 and 4

photographs published on Partners in Stars site (see links)

2011

photographs published in St. Francis Xavier Church Bulletin

2012

photographs published in St. Francis Xavier Church Bulletin

prose poem and photograph published in Cherry Bomb Zine

2014--ongoing

writing published at Healthyplace.com in Creative Schizophrenia blog (links to each entry in this site's blog)

Exhibitions

1997

work acquired by Streeterville Gallery in Chicago's Gold Coast

2001

part of a group show at Ann Louks Gallery in Glencoe, a Chicago suburb

2002

part of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's BFA Show at Gallery 2

2003

part of a group exhibition at Daedalus Studios in Chicago

St. Francis Xavier Church's art auction at St. Francis Xavier Church in Wilmette, IL, outside Chicago

2006

part of a group show at Chicago's Schopf Gallery on Lake

Columbia College Chicago's MFA Photography show at the school's Glass Curtain Gallery

2009

participated in St. Francis Xavier Parish Art Guild Summer Art Fair (see above photo)

2010

participated in St. Francis Xavier Parish Art Guild's Fall Art Show

2011

participated in St. Francis Xavier Parish Art Guild's Fall Art Show  

2012

participated in St. Francis Xavier Parish Art Guild's Art Show

2013

participated in St. Francis Xavier Parish Art Guild's Fall Art Show

2014

participated in New Trier High School's Ann Brierly Gallery Art Show for NTHS Alumni

Work Experience

1997-1998

worked as a photo lab technician at The Rhode Island School of Design

2001

photographed the Barat College Prom

worked as a teaching assistant for a high school photography class at New Trier High School (my alma mater!)

freelanced for Pioneer Press

2002

freelanced for Streetwise

2003

assisted undergrad students with their color prints and color printing skills at Columbia College Chicago

2014-present

My writing is published every week in my blog Creative Schizophrenia at http://www.healthyplace.com, an esteemed mental health website (see this site's blog)

Sales

2009

11 x 14 inkjet print of "Pony" (found on "Writing" page) sold as part of an auction to benefit the Miriam Benezra Scholarship Fund at Niles North High School

11 x 14 inkjet print of "Leaves 1" (found in "Leaves" album) sold at St. Francis Xavier Art Guild's Fall Art Show 2009

2011

Three 8 x 10 prints of "Angel" and one 8 x 10 print of "Bird" sold at SFX Art Guild's Fall Art Show 2011 (both images can be found in the "Door County" album in the photo gallery)

Awards

2016

Won Digital Health Award for Best Web-Based Publication for my professional blog, "Creative Schizophrenia" at http://www.healthyplace.com (see this site's blog)

2018

Won Digital Health Award for "Creative Schizophrenia"