RESUME
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KARA IKENBERRY
137 Windsor Circle
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
JOBS
- Owner, Ikensmith Forge 2004 to present
- Owner, "Ikenhelp" Cleaning service 2003 to present
- Housekeeping Coordinator, Penland School 2000- 2002
- Weekend Chef, Penland 1999-2000
- Recycling and Entertainment Coordinator, Penland 1998-99
- Art Teacher, Carolina Friends School After School 1997
- Art Teacher, Extended Day Enrichment Program 1995-1997
- Director, CFS Adventures Summer Camp 1995-1997
- Owner,"IkenHelp" Cleaning Service 1993-1997
EDUCATION
- Core Student, Penland School of Craft 1998-2000
- Penland School of Craft March-May 1994; August 1994-1997
- Guilford College 1990
- Carolina Friends School 1986
JURIED SHOWS
- "Fire on the Mountain" Spruce Pine Main Street (Spruce Pine, NC) 2006
- Orange County Artists Guild Studio Tour 2005
- Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art Winter Show 2005
- "Via Penland" Rebus Works (Raleigh, NC) 2004
- "Sight Unseen" Durham Arts Guild (Durham, NC) 2004
- Orange County Artist Guild Studio Tour 2004
- "Schwa" Emerge Gallery (Greenville, NC) 2002
- Mixed Media Show (Slidell. La.) 2002
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 2001(Chapel Hill, NC)
- The Marvels, A Sideshow Extraordinaire 2000 (Raleigh, NC)
- Sculpture at ArtSpace 1999 (Raleigh, NC)
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 1999
- Fayetteville Museum of Art's Twenty-Fifth Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists Exhibition 1997
- Raleigh Fine Arts Society Nineteenth Annual Artists Exhibition 1997
- National Museum of Women in the Arts "From the States " Exhibition 1997 (Wash. DC)
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 1997
- Durham Arts Guild 42nd Annual Art Show 1996
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 1994
- "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands" 1992
- ArtSpace 1992
- Durham Arts Guild 37th Annual Art show 1991
GROUP SHOWS
- "Under the Influence" Two person show in Saxapahaw, NC 2000
- Core Student Exhibition 1999
- Retrospective Core Student Show 1999
- Penland Staff Exhibition 1999
- Core Student Exhibition 1998
- Durham Arts Guild Members Show 1994
- Durham Arts Guild Members Show 1992
AWARDS
- Schwa Award, Schwa show, Emerge Gallery 2002
- Jurors Choice Award, Women's Center 1999
- The National Museum of Women in the Arts Cover Award, 1997
- Durham Arts Guild; Print selected for traveling show, 1996
COMMISIONS
- Created a clothing display system for upscale boutique, Camerons, University Mall, Chapel Hill, NC
ACTIVITIES
- Lead weeklong arts "Exploratorium" for middle school kids, Carolina Friends School, Durham, NC 2003
- Lead Craft workshops for "Local Imagination", Penland School, 2000-2001
- Volunteer in Paper making and Blacksmithing for "Community Day", Penland School 1999-2001
- Artists Panel: Slide presentation/discussion for The Women's Center 1999
- Art Classroom Volunteer, Glenwood Elementary 1991
- Teacher's assistant for Printmaking I (Guilford College) 1990
- Designed T-Shirt logo for Campus Organization 1989
- Art Editor for Guilford Literary Magazine, The Piper 1989-1990
- Staff of The Piper 1986-1989
GALLERIES
- Hickory Art Museum Hickory, NC
- Camerons Chapel Hill, NC
- NC Crafts Gallery, Carrboro, NC
- Nested, Carrboro, NC