KAREN J. "MOOSE" WESLER
Born NYC. Resides San Francisco Bay Area.
Member, Red Sox Nation.
EDUCATION
Master in Teaching, Seattle University. July, 2002. 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.
FINE ARTS CAREER
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
“ The not-so-sketchy details,” Vaughn, Katie. Mountain View Voice,
April 16, 2004
“ 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.
Washington State Residency Teacher. Designated Arts: Visual Arts Primary. K-12.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE (K-12)
2005 – current
Teacher, Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District.
Teaching middle school art classes, grades 6-8, part-time.
2003 – current
Art Instructor, Community School of Music and Arts,
Mountain View, CA
Created curriculum for computer graphics classes which began in Fall,
2003. Instruct a variety of classes in drawing, comic books, and web
design to elementary school
students and adults. Taught graphic arts and printmaking to high school
students from local charter school.
2003 – 2006
Art Instructor and Computer Consultant, SPECTRA Art Program,
Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District. Instructed 2nd-5th graders
in once-weekly standards-based art curriculum.
2003 – current
Instructor, Cantor Art Museum, Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA
Teach adult and children's art classes, utilizing the resources of the museum as inspiration.
2003-2004
Art Instructor, Euphrat Museum, De Anza
College, Cupertino, CA
Instructed two after-school elementary art classes, with emphasis on multicultural
artists. Taught summer school course in graphic design to middle-school students.
10-03 – 12/03
Guest Art Instructor, Palo Alto (CA)
High School.
Taught unit on woodblock printmaking to foundations class.
Summer 2003
Art Lead Instructor, Camp Galileo, Woodside,
CA
Instructed first and second graders in project-based curriculum, with weekly
sessions on Abstract Expressionism, Psychedelic 60s, and Post-Impressionism.
Projects included collage, paintings, drawings, tie-dye and three-dimensional
pieces.
3/02-6/02
Student Teaching Intern, Franklin High School, Seattle, WA
Designed and implemented lesson plans for four art classes. Taught two sections
of Beginning Art, one section of Intermediate Drawing and Painting, one section
of Advanced Drawing and Painting and Advanced Placement Art, in which the
students learned relief block printmaking. Assisted in the Entrepreneur Art
class, in which students sold their silk paintings at local street fairs.
Photographed slides of student artwork, and supported students in preparation
of portfolios and scholarship applications. Franklin is an inner city public
school in Seattle.
1987-1990
Art Instructor, Andover (MA) Summer Session, Phillips Academy.
Instructed printmaking and drawing classes to high school students in summer
setting. Supervised teaching assistant. Maintained printmaking studio.
1998
Instructor, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
Taught two sections of a computer graphics course to students enrolled in Apparel Design program.
1994
Instructor, Seniors Making Art, Seattle, WA
Instructed senior citizens residing at the Restorative Care Center in Seattle
in the medium of linoleum block printing. Coordinated exhibition.
Instructor, Art Studio Program, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle,
WA
Instructed a two-day miniature printmaking workshop, focusing on color linoleum
prints.
1990
Visiting Lecturer, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Instructed one course in basic printmaking to class composed of art majors.
Taught basic intaglio and relief techniques.
Instructor, G.W.V. Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA
Instructed printmaking workshop for adults, focusing on introductory lithography
and advanced intaglio techniques.
1989
Visiting Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.
Instructed one course in basic drawing.
Instructor, Elms College, Chicopee, MA
Instructed one section of two-dimensional design I to art and non-art students.
1988-1989
Visiting Lecturer, Fine Arts Department, Amherst College, Amherst,
MA
Instructed two basic drawing classes to undergraduate students. Advised and
monitored two senior art students engaged in honors projects. Created and implemented
curriculum, held office hours, counseled class members, and evaluated student
work.
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.
OTHER
EMPLOYMENT
1988-1990
Head Resident, Dept. of Residential Life, Mount Holyoke College,
South Hadley, MA.
Administrator of 86-resident dormitory. Hired, trained, and supervised
student employees, counseled students on both academic and personal
matters. Acted
as liaison between dorm residents and numerous college departments.
