lihting – Lihting Li Kostrzewa

Lily Lihting Li Kostrzewa
P O Box 295., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804, USA
Tel. (989) 854-0829 E-Mail: lihting@gmail.com
Website: lkgallery.vpweb.com
Resume/Experience Summary:
• Education: MFA, MA, BFA, Art Teaching Certificate
• Exhibition: Artwork has been showed and selected in Taiwan, Austria, USA.
• Teaching: 4 years of art teaching in public schools, 3 years of art teaching in colleges, more than 8 year of studio art teaching in community art centers.
• Leadership: Leading college students’ art tour in Paris as well as organizing advertising design conference in New York City.
• Executive: 3 years as art education director for 13 junior high schools, 5 years as art director for graphic design division of private companies, 1 year as intern of art museum in research and various operation and years of experience in youth/college students ministry.
Education:
MFA, Central Michigan University, 1997, Major: Modern Art/Painting, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
MA, Central Michigan University, 1992, Major: Design/Computer Graphics, GPA: 4.0.
BFA, National Taiwan Normal University, Major: Chinese Art/Painting, Minor: Secondary Education, 1987, Taipei, Teaching Practice 1987-88, Taipei
Secondary Art Teaching Certificate, 1988, Taipei, Taiwan. Other studies: China Evangelical Seminary, 1986, Study: Adolescent Psychology, Taipei, Taiwan. Mid Michigan Community College, 2009, Study: Clinical Psychology, Michigan
Highlight of Exhibitions:
• Solo artist, 2011 international art expo New York City, Pier 94, NY, 3/25 – 3/27/11
• Solo exhibition – It’s Pure Michigan, Michigan Welcome Center, Clare, MI 11/5/10 – 1/7/11
• Solo exhibition – Journey in life, Midland Town Center, Midland, MI 12/21/10 – 1/31/11
• Los Angeles Center for digital art, Snap to Grid exhibit, L A, CA, 11/2010
• Solo exhibition – Voice, Coleman Senior Center, Coleman, MI 10/6 – 11/16/10
• Solo exhibition – Blue Sky Spring Blossoms, Espresso Milano, Midland, MI 5/26 – 7/7/10
• Solo exhibition - Great Lakes Cherry Blossoms - twenty years in America, Stacker’s, Midland, MI, 3/10 – 4/21/10
• Solo exhibition – somewhere in time, Midland Community Center, MI, 1/7 – 2/18/10
• Solo exhibition – a unique cross-cultural art, Midland Resort, MI, 11/9 -12/21/09
• Solo exhibition, Oscars, Midland, MI, 10/2009
• Two Person exhibition, Midland Senior Center, Midland, MI, 7/2009
• State of the Arts 2009, 2010 Annual Michigan Juried Art Exhibit, Saginaw, MI, 5/2009, 4/2010 (curetted by Curators of Detroit Institute of Art and Saginaw Art Museum)
• 25th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Midland Artists Guild, Midland, MI,3/2009
• 10th Anniversary Best of the Best online international art exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 12/2008 (special recognition)
• Hibiscus Children’s Center 1th juried art traveling exhibitions, in Indian River, Martin and Palm Beach counties, FL. 2/2008
• The 4th annual Judeo-Christian international art exhibition, &
• The 8 th annual abstraction international art exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 4/2007, 10/2006 (special recognition)
• Solo exhibitions, invited by Art Reach of Mid-Michigan art council Exhibition Search Committee, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 8/2011 and 8/2001
• MFA thesis exhibition, University Art Gallery, C.M.U., Mt. Pleasant, MI, 4/1997
• “Kremser Literaturforum” Invited two person exhibition. Krems, Austria, 6/15-7/3/1994
• 34th annual Mid Michigan exhibition, Midland Dow center of art, Midland, MI, 11/1992 (outstanding award by Curator of New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City)
• MA graduation solo exhibition, University Art Gallery, C.M.U., Mt. Pleasant, MI, 12/1-12/11/1992
• The way we are - 5 emerging artists exhibition, Hsinchu Culture Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1991
Group Exhibitions/Agent:
• Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (agent), current
• Los Angeles Center for digital art, Snap to Grid exhibit, L A, CA, 11/2010
• Art takes Miami, scope Miami 2010 on-line exhibition, Brooklyn, NY 12/2010
• Gaylord area council for the arts 8th annual Juried Fine Art Exhibit, Gaylord, MI 10/2010
• Healing Art Gallery artists group show, Midland Hospital, MI 11/2009
• Midland artists group show, Griswold Communication Building, Northwood University, Midland, MI, 10/2009
• “Outdoors in Michigan”, Clare Michigan Welcome Center on Hwy 127,MI, 5/2009
• Two-women exhibition, Midland Senior Center, Midland, MI, 7/2009
• State of the Arts 2009 Annual Michigan Juried Art Exhibit, Saginaw, MI, 5/2009
• 25th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Midland Artists Guild, Midland, MI,3/2009
• 10th Anniversary Best of the Best online international art exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 12/2008
• Hibiscus Children’s Center 1th juried art traveling exhibitions, in Indian River, Martin and Palm Beach counties, FL. 2/2008
• The 4th annual Judeo-Christian international art exhibition, &
• The 8 th annual abstraction international art exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 4/2007, 10/2006
• Art Reach on Broadway annual fund raising show, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 1995-2006
• Marywood University faculty show, Contemporary Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, PA, 9/1997
• Landscape exhibition, Art Reach Gallery of Mid-Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 7/1997
• Art Walk of downtown business, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 6/1997, 2006
• CMU art faculty exhibition, University Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 9/1996, 5/1997
• NTNU College of Art, class76 (1987) celebrating 10 years of graduation show, Taiwan, 10/1996
• Gallery Birmingham, Birmingham, MI (agent), 1996-98
• Northwood Gallery, Midland, MI (agent), 1996
• Creative Art Guild Spring Art Show, Ag-building, Breckenridge, MI, 4/1996
• Macintosh Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant. MI (agent), 1992-94
• 34th annual Mid Michigan exhibition, Midland Dow center of art, Midland, MI, 11/1992
• Annual Regional Show, Hwalien Culture Center, Hwalien, Taiwan, 1990, 1989, 1988
• BFA graduation exhibition, University Gallery, NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan, 6/1987
• Two youngsters’ experimental show, University Gallery, NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan, 1985
• 1988, Cultural Exposure Presentation, “Explore the World” - National Christian Youth Conference, San Antonio, TX. Gave Chinese painting demonstration.
Honors / Awards/ Projects:
• Publication: selected artist as “International Contemporary Artists” vol 1, ICA Publishing, 10/2010
• Logo Designer for College of Communication and Fine Arts of CMU, CCFA logo is using on all letterheads and publications of 4 departments of the college, Mt. Pleasant, MI 1998-present.
• Special Recognition of the 8 th annual abstraction international art exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 10/2006
• Honorable Mention of achievements in international education, National Office of Phi Beta Delta, CA, 2/1997.
• Graphic Campaign Designer of Fund Raising Committee of Isabella County Community Recreation Center, MI 96-97
• Outstanding graduate student of the year, Office of Minority Affairs, CMU, MI 4/1996.
• 4 times of Best table topic speaker of international toastmasters, Mt. Pleasant, MI 1996.
• Committee member of Chamber of Commerce, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 1996.
• “Kremser Literaturforum” Invited Artist Exhibition. Krems, Austria. 1994
• Outstanding award of merit, 34th annual Mid-Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland Art Council, MI, 11/1992.
• Award of logo designer for C.M.U. Psychology Department, 11/1991.
• Award of recognition for essay, “How to Construct a Solid Local Art and Culture Development”, written for the National Culture Development Committee, Taiwan, 1990.
• Excellent awards in Chinese painting, Taiwan students’ exhibition, Taiwan, 1981,82.
• Outstanding medal, Chinese painting, the national competition, Republic of China, 1982.
Professional Affiliation:
Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Midland Artists Guild, National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society, College Art Association, The Smithsonian Associates, The Creative Art Guild, Phi Beta Delta honor society for international scholars