Karen J "Moose" Wesler
Born NYC. Resides San Francisco Bay Area.
Member, Red Sox Nation.
Education
Master in Teaching, Seattle University. Endorsement in Art, K-12.
Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Master Class with Leonard Baskin, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Certificate in Printmaking. Slade School of Fine Art, London University, London, England.
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, with Honors in Fine Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Syracuse University Arts Semester in Florence, Italy.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2004
Sketches of Spain: a musical odyssey. Community School of Music and Art, Mountain View, CA
1994
All About Eaves: drawings, prints & paintings of buildings. 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, Seattle, WA
(Jewish-American) Prints. Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, WA
1993
Edifice Complex: Architectural works on paper. 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
1989
The Little Prints. Amherst (MA) Community Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
California Society of Printmakers 94th Annual Exhibition, Pacific Grove, CA
Cubberley Artists Open Studios, Palo Alto
2007
Cubberley Artists Open Studios, Palo Alto
Artists Who Teach, Gunn High School, Palo Alto
2006
12 x 12: 12 artists · process + time · 12 months
A twelve month chronicle of the process of being an artist, from twelve points of view, Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery at the Triton Museum of Art
Cubberley Artists, Synopsis Corporation, Mountain View, CA
Cubberley Artists Open Studios, Palo Alto
2005
CSP Works on Paper, Synopsis Corporation, Mountain View, CA
Cubberley Artists Open Studios, Palo Alto
2004
Hello Self! Palo Alto City Hall.
Cubberley Artists at City Hall, Palo Alto City Hall.
Silicon Valley Open Studios, Cubberley Studios, Palo Alto, CA.
Thirst: 12 Emerging Bay Area artists. Hollis Street Project, Emeryville.
California Society of Printmakers 90th Annual Show. WORKS Gallery, San Jose.
Cubberley Artists Open Studios, Palo Alto
2000
Drawing: four artists. College Art Gallery. Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA
1997
Book of Ours: a portfolio of prints by the Seattle Women’s Caucus for Art. Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA; Phinney Neighborhood Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989
Springfield Arts League 70th National Juried Exhibition. Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
Paper in Particular 10th Annual National Exhibition of Works on/of Paper. Columbia, MO
1988
Faculty Show. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
American Drawing Biennial. Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA
1987
International Graphic Arts Foundation Miniature Print Biennial. New Canaan, CT and New York City
1986
MS Gallery 2" x 2" Fourth Anniversary Show. Hartford, CT
Fine Art Books
Fallen Angels: a gallery of wood and linoleum cuts by twenty artists accompanied by a tale as told to Jules Remedios Fay.
Published by The Street of Crocodiles Press, Sedro-Wooley, WA 1999
The Ladies Printing Bee: an anthology of 39 letterpress printers and artists
Published by The Street of Crocodiles Press, Sedro-Wooley, WA October 1995
Selected Bibliography
"Open house," Wallace, Rebecca. Palo Alto Weekly, May 2, 2008
(http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=7911)
“ The not-so-sketchy details,” Vaughn, Katie. Mountain View Voice, April 16, 2004
(http://www.mv-voice.com/morgue/2004/2004_04_16.art.shtml)
“ An Eye for an Eye, Et Al,” Westbrook, Lindsey. East Bay Express, January 21, 2004
Art events, Eastside Week, October-December, 1994
" 10 Printmakers Picked", Gloucester (MA) Times, February 1, 1990
" Faculty Art Exhibit Highlights Professors' Current Work", Amherst Student, Nov. 9, 1988
Teaching Certification
California State Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art. K-12.
Teaching Experience (K-12)
2008-2009
Elementary Art Teacher, San Leandro Unified School District
2005 – 2008
Teacher, Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District.
2003 – 2008
Art Instructor, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View, CA
2003 – 2006
Art Instructor and Computer Consultant, SPECTRA Art Program, Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District.
2003 – current
Instructor, Cantor Art Museum, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2003-2004
Art Instructor, Euphrat Museum, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
1987-1990
Art Instructor, Andover (MA) Summer Session, Phillips Academy.
Other Teaching Experience
1998
Instructor, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
1994
Instructor, Seniors Making Art, Seattle, WA
Instructor, Art Studio Program, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1990
Visiting Lecturer, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Instructor, G.W.V. Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA
1989
Visiting Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Instructor, Elms College, Chicopee, MA
1988-1989
Visiting Lecturer, Fine Arts Department, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Professional Employment
From 1994-2001 employed as a contract graphic artist/illustrator for numerous clients, such as the Microsoft Corporation, Excell Data Corporation, The Jewish Transcript Newspaper. Employed by the agencies Artsource, Inc. and Wasser, Inc.
Languages
Good conversational skills in Italian and French. A bisl Yiddish.
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