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Kathleen Amaru
E-mail:  kathleenamaru@yahoo.com


Skills Graphic Design
  • Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Quark XPress on Macintosh computers.
  • Experienced in illustration and publication design.
Fine Art
  • Award-winning, nationally and locally exhibiting professional artist.
  • Accomplished in drawing, pastel and painting.
  • Versatile and able to work in different artistic styles.
  • Excelled in natural science illustration courses.
Professional
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and multicultural skills from the instruction of Art and English as a Second Language.
  • Knowledge of French and Italian languages and cultures.
  • Broad experience in domestic and foreign travel.
  • Honest, hard-working and motivated.
  • Flexible and able to handle a variety of duties simultaneously.


Education Post-graduate work in Graphic Design Technology, Washtenaw Community College, 2000-present, G.P.A. — 4 out of 4.

M.A. degree in Teaching English as a Second Language, Eastern Michigan University, 1997, G.P.A. — 3.8 out of 4.

M.A. degree in Drawing and Painting at Eastern Michigan University, 1994, G.P.A. — 3.9 out of 4.

Teaching Certification in Art K-12: Michigan State Elementary/Secondary Provisional Certification, Eastern Michigan University, 1987 (renewed in 1996).

B.F.A. degree at Maryland Institute College of Art, 1976; University of Grenoble in France, French Language and Literature, 1972-1973.

University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, specialized in art and language, 1970-1972.



Related Employment — Art Instructor Washtenaw Community College Lifelong Education & Emeritus Programs, Fall 1985-present.

Schoolcraft College, Fall 2001.

Oakland Community College, Winter 2000.

Ann Arbor Public Schools Community Education and Senior Citizens Center, 1985-1997.

Dearborn Public Schools Adult & Community Education, 1988-1990.



General Employment English as a Second Language Teacher, Henry Ford Community College, September 2002-present.

English as a Second Language Teacher, Oakland Community College, May 1997 -May 2000.

Substitute Teacher, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Winter 1997; Fall 1987-1990.



Awards, Honors and Private Collections Private collection acquired by Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin (1990).

Featured artist in Midwest Art magazine (May 1986).

Top Ten Award, "Nature Interpreted," national juried exhibition, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (1984).



Professional Activities and Memberships The American Society of Portrait Artists, Portrait Seminar in Chicago, 1999.

Ann Arbor Association of University Women, slide show, "Transitions in My Art," 1993.

Member, Ann Arbor Pastelists.

Member, Ann Arbor Women Painters.





 


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