Marlene A. Boonstra MA, AWS-TWSA
PROFILE
I am a studio artist, educator, and performing artist who loves creating art and helping others find their creative voice. My work is predominantly about the relationships between people, places and the things that matter most to them. My principal interests and concerns in teaching and making art is recognizing that, for me, creating art is an act of both profound importance and visual reflection as it is revealed through nature and our relationships with each other.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Timothy Christian Schools, K-8 Art Specialist, Elmhurst IL 2002-2016
Chicago Christian High School, Painting/Drawing/Ceramics
Trinity Christian College, Adjunct Professor in Drawing/Painting/Figure Drawing
Peninsula Art School, Door County, WI, Watercolor
Holland Arts Council, Holland MI, Watercolor
Hinsdale Art League, Watercolor Workshop
LaGrange Art League, Watercolor Workshop
Elim Services for Special Needs, Palos Heights, IL Art for Special Needs
SOLO EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS
“Reclaiming Eden” - 2nd Christian Reformed Church of Grand Haven, MI
“Beyond the Garden Gate" - Western Michigan Community Bank
"Magnolias" - Lemmen-Holton Cancer Center, Grand Rapids
"Found" - Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids
"Twice Blessed" - Trinity Christian College
"Mosaic Sculpture Garden" - Timothy Christian Schools
"Interactions: Light and Shadow" - Northwestern College
"Introspection: The Gaze and the Space" - Governor's State University
"Flatley Center Murals" - Elim Christian Services
EDUCATION
Painting and Drawing, The Palette and Chisel, Chicago, IL
Continuing Studies in Art, The Art Institute of Chicago
Certification - K-12 Art Specialist, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
MA in Studio Art, Governor's State University, University Park, IL, Graduate Assistant and Gallery Manager
BA, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
PUBLICATIONS
Watercolor Magic - Artist Magazine "Featured Artist" - 1999
Best of Watercolor 2 - Rockport Publishers - 1997
Splash 4 and 5 - Northlight Books - 1996-7
Watercolor: A Step-by-Step Guide - M. Beckwith, Rockport Publishers - 1996
DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
Edgar A. Whitney Award
Grumbacher Gold Medallion
Neville Public Museum, Permanent Collection, Green Bay, WI
American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibit