Jessica Meuninck-Ganger Curriculum Vitae [email protected] [email protected] jessicameuninck.com Assistant Professor and Head, Print and Narrative Forms Department of Art and Design Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin -

Formal Education Academic qualifications 2004 MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN Major: Studio Arts 1995 BS, Ball State University, Muncie, IN Major: Visual Arts Education (K-12) Other coursework 2000 University, South Bend, IN Graduate Coursework/ Art History 1998 State University of , Albany, NY Graduate Coursework/

Academic and Professional Positions Held Academic positions 2012-present Assistant Professor and Area Head, Print and Narrative Forms, Department of Art and Design, Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Honors, Awards, and Research Grants 2014 PSOA Dean’s Award, UWM, Milwaukee, WI 2013 Mary L Nohl Suitcase Fund Award, Milwaukee, WI PSOA Dean’s Award, UWM, Milwaukee, WI Creative Activities and Publications Exhibitions and Collections Solo and collaborative exhibitions 2015 Planogram, solo exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (planned – March) 2013 Frame Story, solo exhibition, Carroll University, Waukesha, WI Surfacing, solo exhibition of collaborative work with Nathaniel Stern, Lynden Garden, Milwaukee, WI Dynamic Stasis, solo exhibition of collaborative work with Nathaniel Stern, Gallery AOP, , Invitational exhibitions 2015 New Hanji: Re-imagined,Villa Terrace Museum, Milwaukee, WI (planned – October) 2014 Critical Mass, Art Parlour Gallery, Novi Sad, Serbia 2013 Paper Revisited, Gyodong Art Center, Jeonju, South Korea Imprint, Gallery 224, Port Washington, WI Critical Mass, SGCI Print:MKE Conference, Miwlaukee, WI Sustenance: Progressive Printmaking Now, Redline Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Top Drawer Small Prints, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Critical Mass, En la Fundación CIEC, Centro Internacional de la Estampa Contemporánea, Betanzos Out of the Suitcase, group exhibition, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI Co/exist, group exhibition, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI Another Place: Printmakers’ and Book Artists’ Perspectives on Travel and Place, 4th Floor Exhibitions Gallery, Golda Meir Library, UWM, Milwaukee, WI

1 Juried Exhibitions 2013 New Prints/New Narratives, International Print Center New York, New York Institutional and private collections 2013 Northwestern Mutual, corporate commission and purchase, Milwaukee, WI Publications 2013 Authored, Meuninck-Ganger, Jessica. Print: MKE, Graphic Impressions, Spring Issue Ferber, Andrea. Sustenance: Progressive Printmaking Now, 2013, Print. Stern, Nathaniel. and Embodiment: The Implicit Body as Performance, Gylphi Limited, 2013. Print. Grusin, Richard. Dynamic Stasis, Johannesburg: Gallery AOP, 2013. Print. Jones, David. Printmaking From Here to the Future, California Society of Printmakers: 100 Years, 2013. Print. Press and Reviews 2013 Dunigan, Peggy Sue, Lynden Gardens Celebrate Winter Art, expressmilwaukee.com, January 2013. Web. Bacha, Diane. 'Surfacing' at Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 2013. Web and Print. Smith, Michael. “Nathaniel Stern and Jessica Meuninck Ganger at Gallery AOP,” Artthrob February 2013. Web. Public Lectures and Workshops 2013 ArtistTalk, Frame Story, Carroll University, Waukesha, WI (scheduled) ArtistTalk, Imprint, Gallery 22, Port Washington, WI (scheduled) Gallery Talk with Raoul Deal, Power in Print/Meaning in Making, Inova, Milwaukee, WI Artist Talk with Nathaniel Stern, Surfacing, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI Workshop with Nathaniel Stern, Surfacing, Winter Carnival, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI 2011-2013 Co-director, SGC International Conference 2013. Hosted the 2013 Print:MKE conference at UWM and MIAD, which will drew approximately 2,000 professionals in the field of printmaking to Milwaukee. I worked with the entire local and regional visual and performing arts community in order to coordinate events and make it a citywide and regional celebration. 2013 Collaborated with Rina Yoon, Sara Krajewski, Christa Story, and Mark Lawson, Makers in Print: International Exhibition, Layton and Inova Galleries, Milwaukee, WI Co-organized with Melissa Dorn Richards, Milwaukee Print Crawl, Historic 3rd Ward, East Town, and Downtown, Milwaukee, WI Co-organized with Melissa Dorn Richards, Riverwest Print Crawl, Milwaukee, WI Co-coordinated with Brady Roberts, : The Nose exhibition, , Milwaukee, WI Collaboratively curated with Print Forum Board Members Greatests Hits: Selections of Printmaking Process from the 16th Century to Today Co-coordinated with Janille Junco, William Kentridge: Universal Archive exhibition, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Collaborated with Raoul Deal, Michael Flannagan, and Mary Overman, La Cieba Grafika exhibition, Walkers Pointe Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI Collaborated with Inova and Layton Galleries staff to organize solo shows including: Margo Humphrey, Leslie Dill, Frances Myers, Alison Saar, and Judith Solodkin. Collaborated with Molly Evans and Nicolas Lampert to organize Uprisings: Images of Labor exhibition, Union Gallery, UWM, Milwaukee, WI Organized 21 Years of Collaboration and Exchange at Artist Proof Studio international exhibition from South Africa, KSE 3rd and 4th floor galleries Administered the Print:MKE web site Supervised Print:MKE Graphic Design 2013-present SGC International, Executive Board Member, Secretary, Conference and Web Advisor

2 Teaching Ability and Experience Courses Usually Taught University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (rotating, 2008-present) ART 291 - Intro to Print and Narrative Forms, Art 591 - Advanced Print and Narrative Forms, ART 392 - Lithography, ART 394 - Intaglio, ART 398 - Photo Printmaking Processes, ART 299/499 - Printmaking Workshop, ART 391 - Relief Printmaking, ART 496 - Sequence and Structure, ART 495 - Advanced Printmaking, ART 603 – Advanced Studio Practice, Printmaking Internship, ART 303 - Visual Journals, ART 595 - Colloquium: Print and Narrative Forms, ART 597 - Senior Project: Print and Narrative Forms, ART - Independent Reading and Research, ART 918 - Advanced Research InterMedia, and ART 994 - Advanced Research Printmaking. Course and Program Innovations Development of new courses, UWM ART 297/497 Study Abroad: Korean Paper and Paper Craft Studies (UWM), Visual Journals (UWM) Development of existing classes, UWM ART 595 Colloquium: Print and Narrative Forms, ART 597 Senior Project: Print and Narrative Forms, ART 608 Art and Design (Print and Narrative Forms) Internship, ART 495 Advanced Printmaking, ART 496 Sequence and Structure, and ART 299/499 Summer Printmaking Workshop Direction of graduate research The Print and Narrative Forms Area provides the facilities and technology for a complete studio experience with courses in digital processes, photo processes, intaglio, lithography, monotype/print, relief, letterpress, book arts, screenprinting, mixed media works on paper, and cross-disciplinary applications. Emphasis is placed on combining traditional and innovative techniques; and students are encouraged to explore interdisciplinary work, community projects, and collaborative research. Supervision, graduate thesis committee membership Helene Fischman, MA/MFA candidate, thesis committee, 2014-present Broc Toft, MA/MFA candidate, thesis committee, 2014-present Chadwick Noellert, MA candidate, thesis committee, chair 2013-present Brian McGuire (Film), candidate, thesis committee, member 2011-present Jay Fox, MA/MFA candidate, thesis committee, chair 2012-2014 Corbett Toomsen, MA/MFA candidate, thesis committee, chair 2012-2014 Joseph Grennier, MA/MFA candidate, thesis committee, member 2012-2014 Graduate first year advisors membership Austin Boechler, 2014-15 Ethan Krause, 2014-15 Broc Toft, 2013-14 Helene Fischman, 2013-14 c. Graduate independent studies Jay Fox, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Sp 2014) Joseph Grennier, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Sp 2014) Jerry (Mutope) Johnson, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Sp 2014) Chadwick Noellert, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Sp 2014) Corbett Toomsen, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Fa 2013) Kari Garon, Advanced Research – Printmaking (Fa 2013) Edmund Matthews, Advanced Research – Printmaking (Fa 2013) Broc Toft, Advanced Research – Printmaking (Fa 2013) Jay Fox, Advanced Research – General (Sp 2013) Corbett Toomsen, Advanced Research – General (Sp 2013) Kari Garon, Independent Reading and Research (Sp 2013) Joseph Grennier, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Sp 2013)

3 Chadwick Noellert, Advanced Research – Intermedia (Sp 2013) Kari Garon, Advanced Research – Printmaking (UWiM 2013) Outreach Activities and Service Community Outreach 2013 -Studio Tour, MAM Print Forum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI (scheduled) -Class presentation, Port Washington High School, Port Washington, WI (scheduled) -Emerging Printmakers, exhibition co-organizer with Yoko Hattori, VIP Downer, Studio Tours 2007-present Foundations and First Year Program Area tours 2009-present Provided tours for ranging high school groups

E. Other Important Activities 1. University Level Service, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011-2013 Co-Director, Southern Graphics Council International Conference 2013, significant Year of the Arts event 2011-2012 Year of the Arts Committee, member and SGCI conference liaison 2011 Program Representative, Study Abroad Fair Assisted visiting artist, Denis McNett, in printing and constructing an enormous pirate ship in the Union Gallery. Print Advisor, assisted Adam Beadel in publishing a letterpress promotional broadside, Union Gallery. Served on the Category B Staff Strategic Plan Committee’s Subcommittee on Promoting Multidisciplinary Research Served on PSOA Department of Art and Design Grievance Committee Served on PSOA Department of Art and Design Curriculum Committee Participated in a technology incentive through the Learning Technology Center by implementing digital video via VoiceThread and ePortfolio in the Visual Journals course. As part of the technology incentive through the Learning Technology Center, I documented and prepared an evaluative summary of the project, which was included in the presentation “Using Emerging Technologies to Create Effective Online Learning Environments” by Amy Mangrich at the University of Wisconsin System President's Summit in Madison, WI. 2010 Instructor, Digital Storytelling Workshop, Learning Technology Center, UWM, WI Regularly met with areas outside of the VA and larger PSOA UWM departments and discussed various cross-disciplinary partnerships (Theater “zine” projects; Architecture, brainstormed the potential of blended courses & projects with the aid of D2L and Second Life as well as exhibition opportunities; Department of English, discussed blended online courses, and more.) 2008-present Workshop Instructor (ongoing), Typography and Letterpress, College of Letters and Sciences, UWM, WI 2. School Level Service, Peck School of the Arts 2014-present NASAD Committee 2014 2013 Due to staffing emergencies, helped Christine Barclay administer PSOA Box Office operations for SGC International for 3 months 2011-2013 Year of the Arts Committee, SGC International liaison 3. Departmental Service, Art and Design service 2014 Workshop instructor, 2013-present Recruitment, Retention, and Branding Committee NASAD Committee Print/Photo/Film graduate lab in KSE 494 Artist Talk, ART 106, Department of Art and Design, UWM, Milwaukee, WI Print and Narrative Forms PA & TA Supervisor

4 2012 SGC International (for Year of the Arts) Committee 2011 Served on PSOA Department of Art and Design Grievance Committee Served on PSOA Department of Art and Design Curriculum Committee 4. Area Service, Print and Narrative Forms Ongoing Area room scheduling Maintain 101 & 128 budgets, ordering supplies Work with local art supply stores on inventory and ordering print and Narrative Forms supplies Schedule courses, instructors & promote courses Orientation, training and supervision of Area instructors Orientation, training and supervision of Student Assistants Student advising Send syllabi, guidelines, policies, etc to all Area instructors Plan Area calendars Coordinate TA, PA, part time faculty, and Work Study Assistants duties and meeting schedules Plan Area Artathon, Meet Milwaukee, Go Milwaukee, and First Year Program events and tours Ordering and installing new equipment Enforcing safety procedures Coordinate and curate PNF Area Displays Coordinate PNF student exhibitions and live screenprinting workshops at KSE Open Studios Fixing and maintaining existing equipment Working with Zack Steuerwald, Laboratory Safety Coordinator, Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management Organized and promoted opportunities for advanced students to enter and exhibit work at the Wisconsin Museum of Art, IPCNY, Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Jackpot, Design Within Reach, St John’s on the Lake, various basement shows, Zine Fests (MKE, Madison, & Minneapolis), Art vs. Craft (2010), and more. 5. Membership in Professional Organizations 2014 - present Milwaukee Art Museum, Print Forum, Member of the Board, President 2014 - present SGC International Board member, Secretary 2013 SGC International Board member, Member at Large 2011-2013 SGC International Board member, Print:MKE Conference Liaison 2013 Milwaukee Art Museum, Print Forum, Member of the Board, Vice-President 2010 Milwaukee Art Museum, Print Forum, Member of the Board 2010-2012 Redline Milwaukee 2007 Milwaukee Art Museum, Print Forum, member 2007-2010 Milwaukee Artists Resource Network, member 2007 Milwaukee Book Arts Salon 2006-present Inkteraction, member 2002-2006 Highpoint Center for Printmaking, member 1993-present Mid America Print Council, member 1993-present SGC International member 6. Professional Development 2015 Southern Graphics Council International, conference attendee, Knoxville, TN 2014 Southern Graphics Council International, conference attendee, , CA 2013 Hazardous Waste Training, UWM FERPA Training, UWM Fire Safety and Emergency Response Training, UWM 2012 Southern Graphics Council International, conference attendee, New Orleans, LA 2011 Southern Graphics Council International, conference attendee, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2010 Mid-America Printmaking Conference, conference attendee, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

5 Attended technical workshops offered by UWM as well as community arts organizations on topics including: online learning, hazardous waste training, and international educational collaborations, Milwaukee, WI 2009 Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Grant Writing Workshop, Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI 2008 Digital Story Telling Conference, UW-Madison, Madison, WI 2006 Southern Graphics Council Printmaking Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 2002 Mid-America Printmaking Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 2001 “Click” Digital Printmaking Conference, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI 2000 Educating Women in the New Millennium, Educators’ Conference, South Bend, IN 1998 Solarplate Etching Workshop, Participant, Saratoga Springs, NY

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