Donna Hayen-Lässker b. 1969 Champaign/Urbana, Illinois Education 2009 TICA Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Teacher Institute - Alumni 2006 TICA Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Teacher Institute - Mentor 2005 TICA Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Teacher Institute 1995 BFA University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1991 Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas Professional Work Experience 1997 - Present Art Instructor & Department Chair, FWISD, Fort Worth, Texas 1995 - 2001 Photographer and Ceramist Assistant, Linda M. Lee, Fort Worth, Texas Selected Exhibitions 2011 Best of 2011, Marziart Gallery, Hamburg, Germany 2011 On The Road, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2011 Spring Gallery Night, Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 2011 Spring Gallery Night, Cullen & Burke Gallery/Emporium, Fort Worth, Texas 2010 Fall Gallery Night, Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 2010 Miami Art Contest, Miami, Florida 2010 Spring Gallery Night, Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 2009 Fall Arts Goggle , Fort Worth, Texas 2009 London International Creative Competition, London & Los Angeles, online and publication/catalog 2009 TheArtList.com Featured Artist for Month of May, online. 2009 23rd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey 2009 Spring Arts Goggle , Fort Worth, Texas 2008 An Artist's Christmas , Ridglea Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas 2008 Creators of the Future, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas 2008 Fall Gallery Night , Schmedel Custom Furniture, Fort Worth, Texas 2008 Spring Arts Goggle, Fort Worth, Texas 2008 Composting Good & Evil: Redesign for Sanctimonious Sinners , Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia 2008 Artists of Imagination, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas 2008 FWCAC Biennial , Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas 2007 Open Studios Press: New American paintings Competition, Boston, Massachusetts 2007 Bike Art II, Altered Esthetics , Minneapolis, Minnesota 2006 An Artist's Christmas , Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas 2006 Fall Gallery Night, Heliotrope Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 2006 Art -A-Whirl, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2006 Bike Art, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2005 The Current-See of Art, Marfa Studio of Arts, Marfa, Texas 2005 Ongoing-Exhibition, Heliotrope Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 2005 Santa Paula Citrus Festival , Santa Paula, California 2005 Spider Awards, Los Angeles, California & London, England 2005 An Artist's Christmas , Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas 2004 Ongoing Exhibition , Strings Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 2004 Arts Goggle, Fort Worth, Texas 2004 Photography Competition, Botanic Gardens & Conservatory, Fort Worth, Texas 2002 Photographing Fort Worth , National Cowgirl Museum, Fort Worth, Texas 2001 Ongoing Exhibition , Escargot, Fort Worth, Texas 2000 American Breast Cancer Foundation Auction & Benefit, Fort Worth, Texas 1999 Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Area Art Competition, Dallas, Texas 1995 Senior Show, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas Featured Artist and Two Person Exhibitions 2005 Out of the Box Blue, Rust & Green, Strings Gallery Inc., Fort Worth, Texas 2004 Beach #3,5,8,20 & 12, Strings Gallery Inc., Fort Worth, Texas 2001 Spring Gallery Night, Schmedel & Reznikoff, Fort Worth, Texas Personal Awards 2011 Best Of 2011 International Contest, 1 of 6 worldwide selected to show at Marziart 2010 Miami Art International Contest, 3rd place, publication in a nationally distributed catalog, online gallery and a Nikon camera 2010 Sell My Art.com contest, 2nd place, people's vote 2009 London International Creative Competition, selected for publication/catalog, 2009 2009 TheArtlsit.com Artist of The Month 2008 Outstanding Art Teacher Award, FWISD 2006-2007 Angela D. Paulos Chair of Teaching Excellence in Visual Arts, FWISD 2006 People's Choice Award, An Artist's Christmas - Camp Fire USA 2006 TICA Mentor, Art Institute of Chicago 2005 TICA Participant, Art Institute of Chicago 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2004 Most Outstanding Art Teacher Award, FWISD 2000 2nd & 3rd Place, Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Art Competition 1987 Art Scholarship, Tarrant County College Affiliations & Positions 2008 TAEA, Member 2007 Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Member 2007 - Present Art Ambassador for the Cultural Center of the Americas 2006 Art Council Board, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas 2005 Textbook Committee Chairperson, FWISD 2005 Leader for Repeat Visit Program, Kimbell Museum, Fort Worth, Texas 2003 - Present Leader for Repeat Visit Program, Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas 2001 - 2003 Teacher Ambassador - Trier, Germany & Budapest, Hungary, Sister Cities 1999 - Present NAEA, Member Corporate Collections Marfa National Bank , Marfa, Texas Exor AG , Zürich, Switzerland Publications London International Creative Competition (LICC) publication/catalog, 2009 Guest Informant Magazine, 2004 Public Lectures and Panel Discussions 2011 Panel Discussion “Art Teachers Who Maintain Artistic Practice” , Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas Grants Texas Commission on the Arts, 1999 |