820 Reeder St.
Easton, PA 18042
718.216.3865
audheimbrown@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
M.F.A., Sculpture, May 2002
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
B.F.A., General Fine Art, May 1996
Magna Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006–2007 Freelance Visual and Prop Stylist,
John Walker Inc.
Showrooms for Marc Ecko, Converse, Claiborne
2007 Artist Assistant to Tara Donovan
Fabrication on two sculptures for recent gallery exhibition.
Fall 2005 Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Guest critic for third year General Fine Arts students.
Led group critique for six hour semester review.
Fall 2004 Visiting Artist, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Presented lecture to students and members of the community.
Discussed previous body of work and current piece being shown in the adjoining gallery.
Fall 2002 Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Presented one hour lecture on my work and artistic influences using slide and video to three classes of second and third year students. Conducted individual critiques for remainder of class period (four hours).
2002 Assistant to a prominent Art Consultant in NYC
Daily administrative responsibilities. Answering phones, filing, e-mail, online research, scan/photoshop artist images, assembling press packets.
2000–2002 Assistant to the Registrar,
Cranbrook Art Museum
Compiled information for publications and cataloged museum collection.
2000–2002 Assistant to the Preparator,
Cranbrook Art Museum
Installed numerous exhibitions. Constructed walls, screens, pedestals.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 "Paper Cuts," Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2006 "The Literary Print in the 21st Century," Keller Gallery, San Diego, CA
2006 "Where the Thunderbolts are Forged," ARM Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2005 "PR*NC*SS," Outrageous Look, Brooklyn, NY
2004 "The Literary Print in the 21st Century," Network Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2003 "All Over the Place Video Screening," Palace Cafe, Brooklyn, NY
2002 "Under the Silverdome," University of Hawaii at Manos, Photo Courtyard Theatre, Honolulu, HI
2002 "Issues of Containment," Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
2002 "Summer Degree Show," Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2002 "Zine Scene," Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport beach, CA
2001 "Red Violet and 63 Other Colors," Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2000 "Crosscurrents 2000: Handle with Care, Loose Threads in Fiber,"
The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
HONORS AND AWARDS
2002 Joan Mitchell Foundation nominee
2001 Cranbrook Merit Scholarship
1995 Maryland Institute Achievement Award
1992-1996 Maryland Institute Scholarship
1992-1996 Presidential Scholarship
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Review of "Handle with Care, Loose Threads, " by Bonnie Lee Holland, Surface Design Journal, Fall 2001, Volume 25, No.1.
Review of "Handle with Care, Loose Threads in Fiber," by Twylene Moyer, Sculpture, June 2001, Volume 20, No. 5.
"Barbie Doesn't Live Here," by Jessica Dawson, Washington Post, December 2000.
"Crosscurrents 2000: Handle with Care, Loose Threads in Fiber," Exhibition Catalogue, October 2000.