CV | christycorey

Christy Corey

Education:

2016 University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Storrs, CT

2015 International Studies Institute, Fine Arts Program, Florence, Italy

2017 Member, West Hartford Art League, Courses in Landscape Oil Painting and Enriched Surfaces

Residencies:

2017 Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT

Solo Exhibitions:

2016 Todo Modo, VAIS Gallery, Storrs, CT.

Created, curated, mounted and advertised a solo exhibition sponsored by the UConn IDEA Grant.

Group Exhibitions:

2017 Artist in Residence Showcase, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT (upcoming)

2017 Members and Guest Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT

2016 Members Only Exhibit, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT

2016 CT Shellfish Initiative Art Exhibition, Groton, CT

2016 The Beanery at the Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, CT

2016 Frontiers Poster Exhibition, Office of Undergraduate Research, Storrs, CT

2016 Market Shares Recipe Illustrations, Artspace, Windham, CT

2016 Art Clash Competition, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

Awards/ Grants

2015 UConn Office of Undergraduate Research IDEA Grant

Was awarded $4,000 for an independent project to research the local, sustainable food movement through a series of food and recipe illustrations.

2014 16th Annual Raab Associates Prize for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Received the First Place prize for a children’s book illustration based on the story “How Bat Learned to Fly”.

Collections

Center for Mental Health Services, Storrs CT

Private Collections in the USA

Publications

July 2016 The Slag Review, Volume 1

April 2016 Long River Review