Artist Resume

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Karl Janssen
8414 Carter St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913) 322-1654
kjanssen@ku.edu

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BFA in Graphic Design, December 1991
Graduated with Honors - 3.8 Cumulative GPA
Instructors included Richard Zauft, Leon Travanti, William Nichols, Laurence Ratzlaff

Additional Education
Lawrence Art Center: Painting, drawing, and printmaking classes
Instructors included Jeff Ridgway, Linda Samson-Talleur, Paul Hotvedt

Prairie Art II: Plein air painting workshop
Instructors included Louis Copt, Joan Parker

411 Studio: Mural workshop
Instructor: David Loewenstein

University of Kansas: Drawing studio (non-credit)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Lawrence Arts Center Faculty and Student Show, Lawrence, Kansas, 2001

Lawrence Arts Center Faculty and Student Show, Lawrence, Kansas, 2002

Lawrence Art Guild Members Show, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas, 2003

Prairie Art II, plein air painting event and auction, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, 2003

"The Beauty of Nature", Unity Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, 2003

Lawrence Art Guild Members Show, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, Kansas, 2003

14th Annual Midwest Winter Exhibition, national juried exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, Wisconsin, 2004

8th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition, national juried exhibition, Merriam Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, Kansas, 2004

Lawrence Art Guild Members Show, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas, 2004

Prairie Art III, plein air painting event and art auction, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, 2004

Mosaics Exhibition, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, KS, 2004

Lawrence Art Guild Members Show, Lawrence Public Library, 2004

National Small Oil Painting Exhibition, national juried exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas, 2004

8th Annual “Lines into Shapes” National Juried Art Show, The Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, Colorado, 2004

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

"Paintings by Karl Janssen", Yoga Gallery, Mission, Kansas, 2003

PUBLIC ART

Habitat for Humanity mural
Lawrence, Kansas Chapter Office of Habitat for Humanity
Completed June 2004
Collaborative mural with Dave Loewenstein, Janet Reeves, and Rebecca Bruce

Hobbs Park mural
Historical mural to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Lawrence, KS, commissioned by the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association
Hobbs Park Baseball Stadium, 11th and Delaware, Lawrence, KS
Scheduled to be completed October 2004
Collaborative mural with Dave Loewenstein and volunteers from the community

EXPERIENCE

Related work experience includes full-time employment as a graphic designer at two art museums in Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Responsiblities included design and production of exhibition catalogs, printed promotional materials, indoor and outdoor signage, and graphic identity for museum exhibitions. Also layout and supervision of exhibition installation.

I have worked professionally as a graphic designer for 12 years. For details see my graphic design resume.

All artwork and photographs in this site ©Karl Janssen, unless otherwise noted.
No reproduction of images without permission.