Christina Strybis
51763 Churchill
Shelby Twp., MI 48316
(586) 219-9725
christinastrybis@yahoo.com
Education
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art and Design with an emphasis in Ceramics, Grand Valley State University
Group Exhibitions
2006 BFA Exhibition Busted Communities, Art Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2006 Fall Ceramics Group Exhibition, Padnos Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2006 Winter Ceramics Group Exhibition, Padnos Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2005 Word of Mouth Group Ceramics Exhibition, Padnos Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2004 Intermediare Extraodinare, Group Drawing Exhibition with Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Commissions/Private Collections
2006 Grand Valley State University
2006 Ceramics Department, Grand Valley State University
2005 Kent County Parks, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Daleene Menning, Eastmanville, MI
2004, 05 Trinity Lutheran Church, Utica, MI
2004 Helmut Kuschmann, Shelby Twp., MI
2004 Grand Valley Sate University, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 Pat Jumisko, Rochester Hills, MI
2004 Christine Nigaard, Troy, MI
2003 Irene Lahr, Port Huron, MI
2002 Karen Jumisko, Rochester, MI
Honors, Awards
2006 Honors College Graduate, Grand Valley State University
2002-05 Grand Valley State University Dean’s List
2002 Grand Valley State University Faculty Scholarship
2002 Michigan Academic Award for Excellence
2002 Lutheran Brotherhood Scholarship
Extracurricular Activities
2006 Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), Chicago, IL
2006 Sergei Isupov, Lecture, Chicago, IL
2006 Douglas Rushkov, Lecture, Allendale, MI
2005 Bruce Mau, Massive Change, Lecture, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Mary Jane Jacob, Lecture, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Convention (NCECA), Baltimore, MD
2004 Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), Chicago, IL
Employment History
2005-06 Assistant Gallery Manager at Carlyn Gallery, Grand Haven, MI