| Tessa Windt | |
| Education | |
| 2002 | The Ohio State University, Master of Fine Art |
| 1998-1999 | Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design |
| 1995 | Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Art |
| 1991-1992 | York University |
| Awards and Residencies | |
| 2007 | Artist Residency and Community Project: Woman Traveler Returns, Pomerene Center for the Arts, Coshocton, OH |
| 2006 | Heinz Endowment Fellowship, Virginia Center for Creative Arts |
| 2004 | Jentel Artist Residency Program |
| 2002 | Edith Fergus-Gilmore Materials Scholarship Edith Fergus-Gilmore Memorial Award |
| 2000-2001 | University Fellowship, The Ohio State University |
| 1998 | JumpStart Scholarship, North-West Ceramics Foundation |
| Exhibition Record | |
| 2007 | A Slipping Glimpse, La Vie, Pittsburgh, PA Woman Traveler Returns, Pomerene Center for the Arts, Coshocton, OH |
| 2006 |
Mis-demeanor, Spaces, Cleveland, OH Gestures, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA Fibreworks 06, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON Pinch Hitters, SPACE, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2005 | Drafting (collaboration with Joan Wagman), Eddy Theatre, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA meanwhile: Jenny Walters and Tessa Windt, ThreeWalls, Chicago, IL let fall, Zone Gallery and Sculpture Park, Kansas City, MI (solo) Real and Imagined, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2004 | Fabrications, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 | Visiting Artists and Lecturers Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| 2002 | occasional respite, Sherman Studio Art Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Master of Fine Art Thesis exhibition) (solo) |
| 2001 | Fabrique, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH |
| 1999 | coming undone, Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC (solo) Before One's Eyes, Open Space, Victoria, BC |
| 1997 | muffle up and move gently on the surface of a liquid, Vertical Gallery at Open Space, Victoria, BC (solo) |
| Professional Experience | |
| 2006-2007 | Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2005-2007 | Adjunct Lecturer, Division of Art and Design, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2002-2003 | Lecturer, Department of Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| 2001-2002 | Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| Further Activities | |
| 2006 - 2007 | Coordinator, The Distillery Program at the Brew House (Exhibition and career development program) |
| 2005 - 2007 | Member Board of Directors, Brew House Association, Pittsburgh, PA (Non-profit organization dedicated to development of live-work artist spaces, on-site performance, exhibition and educational programming) |
| Public Lectures | |
| 2006 | Artists Speaking about Death in Their Art, Constructions of Death, Mourning, and Memory Conference, New Jersey SoftWorks, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2004 | Jentel Presents, Banner, WY |
| Travel and Research | |
| 2003-2004 | Travel to India |
| 2003 | Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, IL Aurora Casket Company, Aurora, IN |
| 2001 | The Ohio State University Historical Costume Collection, Columbus, OH |
| 1999-2000 | Travel to Europe, Nepal and India |
Bibliography Gill, Michael, “Discomfort Levels: SPACES breaks the rules a little with Misdemeanor,” Cleveland Free Times, December 20-26 2006. |
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