CONTACT

Email

Number

734-476-8226

cassidylee.mp@gmail.com

ART Experience

  • Gallery Assistant

2012-2017 EMU's Intermedia Gallery Group

2015-2016 EMU Galleries

I curated and hung art galleries with student and professional work. I worked with artists, other gallery employees, and attendees to advertise and create the best possible gallery experience to display and view fine art.

  • Art Education

2016-2017 YMCA Camp Al-Gon-Quian - Art Instructor

2018-2018 STEAM Elementary School, AAPS - Art Teacher

2018-2019 Taylor Preparatory High School - Art Teacher

2019-2022 Clague Middle School, AAPS - Art Teacher

I created and implemented art lessons for students age 5-18, organized and maintained materials, and included accommodations for students with special needs. I collaborated with other art teachers, and teachers of other subjects, to bring students connected and relevant lessons. I helped lead the digital creation and organization of middle school art lessons across the district for teachers and students.

SKILLS

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Traditional Drawing

Writing and Editing

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Photography

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Time Management

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Digital Marketing

and Graphic Design

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Research and

Development

Academic Background

Eastern Michigan University

2017 Bachelors of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Education

I took 12 or more credits each semester for 5 1/2 years to hone my artistic skills and knowledge of education, with a minor in English Education.

Achievements

  • Multiple art pieces recommended (pg. 40) by EMU Professors, and submissions accepted to 5 student art shows, with 1 award.
  • Invited to participate in 2012 and 2018 professional art shows at WSG Gallery, in Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Multiple photography pieces and a poem accepted into student juried magazine Cellar Roots vol 45 on pages 58, 90-92, and 102.

Cassidy

MORAVY-PENCHANSKY

ARTIST

Personal Profile

I'm an artist trained in education and creative writing. My media concentration is in Fiber Arts, with experience in Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Metalsmithing, and Ceramics. I'm seeking to further my experience and education in the art world while creating my art. My passions lie in plant keeping, costume design, and beach combing.

Traditional media

College is where I was really able to dive into drawing and painting with ​an array of media and to work more on my observational and hand-eye ​coordination skills. I have also dabbled in linoleum Printmaking. I aim to ​gain more experience in all of these mediums as I grow as an artist.

Ha​nd lettering

While working at Trader Joe’s, I have been able to further my calligraphy and hand lettering skills. ​My previous art experience has helped me in being able to match the handwriting of my colleagues, a​nd fonts of products, design and format different sign sizes, and create both realistic and simplifi​ed images of products on the signs using tool​s I am familiar with.

fiber arts

Working with fibers is my main focus in art. I ​have experience in fabric and yarn dying, ​weaving, embroidery, silk painting, silkscreen ​printing, inlay weaving, weft painting, and ​shibori. I enjoy finding different and new ​methods to work with materials.

COSTUME DESIGN

This cloak was inspired by the contemplating the backstory of how Little Red Riding Hood's cloak ​could have became red, stemming from the idea of stolen innocence and imagined protection. It ​was handmade by me with raw silk, raw cotton, and wool. It was created over 70+ hours of ​weaving, felting, and hemming, all by hand. This amulet was also handmade by me via the lost-wax ​process using silver, as a clasp for the cloak which was inspired by the statue "Boadicea and Her ​Daughters" by Thomas Thornycroft. The history behind the statue adds more depth to the concept.

Mixed media

I enjoy pushing the boundaries of what I can do by trying ​new things or combining media in interesting ways. ​Above, I have layered, cut, and embroidered leaves and ​lavender together. To the right, I have done Gyotaku (fish ​print) on paper and fabric, as well as rust dying strips of ​silk with old nails, then assembled and embellished areas ​with sewing thread. Collaging is another deep passion.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography was something I picked up at a young age ​and have continued to pursue and enjoy. Subjects range ​across all things that draw my eye; portraits, ​landscapes, abstract, macro, etc. I have experience in ​film photography, but digital is my forte. I also have ​experience with Adobe applications to edit photos.