Tom White
Chicago
Summary
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Engaging and passionate professional possessing in-depth knowledge of various art theories and principles. Focused on integrating equity, individual interests, art appreciation and criticism into lesson plans and collaborating with students to achieve their goals and creative potential. Committed to designing lessons to accommodate a broad range of learning styles and encouraging students to reach fullest potential.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Chicago Public Schools
01.2021 - Current
- Substitute license in Chicago Public Schools
- Clinton-Dewitt Elementary School
- Brentano Science Academy
Teaching Artist, Intermediate and Advanced Screen Printing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2025 - Current
- Stretching screens, leading demos, helping students use Adobe Suite to format their images for exposing and printing
Teaching Artist
Projects of Love
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Created and executed lessons in Drawing and Linocuts in Englewood with 3rd grade through high school students
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Screen Printing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Assisted in student execution of stretching frames, taking care of a screen, managing the spray booth, teaching registration, monoprints, screen filler and drawing fluid prints, using the exposure unit and Oce printer, halftones, multi-layer prints, and critiques
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Etching
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Taught preparation of plates, maintained press and inks, aquatint room, and etching room
Teaching Assistant, Multi-Level Etching
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Assisted in the demos of aquatint, spitbite, mezzotints, drypoint, and photo etching
Jon Veal Fellowship
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01.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked within Austin to collaborate with local businesses to hold 'Project Stamp' events in an effort to reframe the narrative of the Austin neighborhood by highlighting family and community
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Screen Printing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Learned how to screenprint along with the students, cleaned the facilities and maintained light room, spray out booth, and ink maintenance
Teaching Artist
Chicago Parks District
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked with a team to create programming for high school students in the Austin and Englewood community
Intern
Michael Abrams Interiors
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Managed textile library, managed Excel program, oversaw installations and performed various fabric pick-ups and returns
Teaching Artist with Creative Time
The Union for Contemporary Art
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Taught students how to design artwork that we vinyl-wrapped onto bikes for a local bike share program
Summer Intern, Gallery Attendant
Roots and Culture
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Performed daily gallery operations and gave tours to visitors
Gallery Attendant
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Assisted in their annual auction, helped residents with installation, gave gallery tours
Intern, assisting Jes Fan
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Clay building, Glass blowing, Mold making, Armature building
Support Staff
Chicago Public Schools
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Assistant teacher in Kindergarten classrooms
Website Design
Chicago Public Schools
01.2021 - 12.2021
Guest Speaker
Southeast Asia Center
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Presented my work to students K-12
Intern
Benson First Friday
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Curation, social media management, and community engagement
Education
MFA - Printmedia
School of The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago05-2025
BFA - drawing
University of Nebraska At Omaha
01.2020
Skills
- Arts integration
- Visual storytelling
- Student engagement
- Project-based learning
- Lesson planning
- Art history
- Color theory
- Digital art
- Multimedia instruction
- Course development
- Presentations and demonstrations
- Portfolio assessment
Selected Exhibitions
2025
- Juried Art Alumni Exhibition, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
2024
- Group Exhibition, And Other Objects, Berlin, Germany
- Group Exhibition, Processing Ambiguity: An Exploration of Printmedia, Chicago, IL
- Group Exhibition, Transfinite Induction, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, Walls Turned Sideways, Chicago, IL
- Group Exhibition, Co-Prosperity Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023
- Group Exhibition, Peace Gallery at the People's Forum, New York, NY, 01/01/23
- Group Exhibition, 'Connecting the Dots', Chicago, IL, 01/01/23
- Group Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY, 01/01/22
2022
- Connect Residency, 1st Cohort, Beverly, Chicago
- The Bemis Auction, Omaha, NE
- Group Exhibition, 'The Yellow Wallpaper', Chicago, IL
- Group Exhibition, 'Drawn to Paper', Chicago, IL
- Solo Installation in collaboration with Sophie Potocsnak, 'Living… Room.', Chicago, IL
- Group Exhibition, 'Abstractions', Chicago, IL
2021
- Group Exhibition, 2021 Art Exhibition and Benefit, Omaha, NE
2020
- Emerging Artists Showcase, Omaha, NE, 01/01/20
- Solo Thesis Exhibition, Omaha, NE, 01/01/20
- Group Exhibition, 'Salina Biennial', Salina, KS
Timeline
Teaching Artist, Intermediate and Advanced Screen Printing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2025 - Current
Teaching Artist
Projects of Love
01.2024 - 12.2024
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Screen Printing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - 12.2024
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Etching
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - 12.2024
Teaching Assistant, Multi-Level Etching
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - 12.2024
Jon Veal Fellowship
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01.2023 - 12.2023
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Screen Printing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2023 - 12.2023
Teaching Artist
Chicago Parks District
01.2023 - 12.2023
Intern
Michael Abrams Interiors
01.2022 - 12.2022
Support Staff
Chicago Public Schools
01.2022 - 12.2022
Substitute Teacher
Chicago Public Schools
01.2021 - Current
Website Design
Chicago Public Schools
01.2021 - 12.2021
Guest Speaker
Southeast Asia Center
01.2021 - 12.2021
Teaching Artist with Creative Time
The Union for Contemporary Art
01.2020 - 05.2020
Summer Intern, Gallery Attendant
Roots and Culture
01.2019 - 12.2019
Gallery Attendant
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
01.2019 - 12.2019
Intern, assisting Jes Fan
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
01.2019 - 12.2019
Intern
Benson First Friday
01.2018 - 12.2018
MFA - Printmedia
School of The Art Institute of Chicago
BFA - drawing
University of Nebraska At Omaha
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