Lisa Kagan
Lisa@LisaKaganDesigns.com • (503) 347-1391

EDUCATION
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Bachelor of Arts; May 2001 Major: English; GPA: 3.7

ART EDUCATION
Intensive study of painting, drawing, creative writing, photography, printmaking, and ceramics.
     Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon, Fall 2003
     Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, Summer 2000
     University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Fall 1999
     Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, Summer 1996
     Maine Photographic Workshops, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Summer 1996

EXHIBITIONS (*solo shows)
Color Photography, Carnegie Art Center Gallery, Oregon City, OR, 2006
Photography & Paintings, da Vinci Art Exhibition, Portland, OR, 2005
Photography & Paintings, Center Ring Art Exhibition, Portland, OR, 2005
Photography & Paintings, Ruby Martini Women's Artist Collective, OR, 2005
*Convergence, Mixed Media, Keystone Gallery, Portland, OR, 2005

PUBLISHED WORK
Amigas del Sol, Painting, We'Moon 2007, Estacada, OR
Cross Pollination, Mixed Media,Northwest Women's Journal, Portland, OR, 2006
Great Photographs of the Civil War Text, Oxmoor House, Kagan & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR, 2003
     Researched, wrote and edited text narrative and assisted with art direction for Great Photographs of the Civil War book.

AWARDS
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Finalist in Photography, 1997
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts $4,000 scholarship for Photography, 1997

WORK EXPERIENCE
Artist & Artistic Director - Lisa Kagan Designs - Portland OR 2005 - Present
     Create, market, distribute, and sell original artwork, cards, prints, and commission work.

Executive Director & Art Teacher - Augustana Academy - Portland OR 2003- 2006
     Directed a nonprofit afterschool arts program for 3rd-8th graders, responsibilities included; teaching visual art classes, program      design and development, administration, fundraising, volunteer coordination, and staff management.

Multimedia and Photographic Arts Teacher - Willowbrook Center for the Development of Human Potentia - Tualatin, OR,
Summer 2001-2003
     Taught collaborative workshops for children ages 8-18; including photographic skills, multimedia murals and installations.

Child Advocate - YWCA Yolanda House, Portland, OR, 2002-2003
     Provided support for children in an emergency domestic violence shelter through the Safe To Grow Family Program
     including; safety planning, therapeutic art activities, child advocacy, and grant writing.

Teacher - Buckman SUN School Classes, Portland, OR, 2002
     Provided multi-media mural making instruction for K-5th graders in two after school enrichment classes.

Book Arts Teacher - Oregon College of Art and Craft - Portland, OR, Summer 2001
     Developed writing and visual problem solving skills for children through the creation of multimedia books.

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