Amber Kovac

 

 

amber@sorren.com

 

Education                                                                                                  

Kansas State University                                                                                   2002 - 2004

• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture
• Graduated with 3.8 GPA

 

Johnson County Community College                                                              2001 - 2002

• Associate of Arts Degree in Fine Art
• Dean’s Honor Graduate

 

Manhattan Christian College                                                                          1999 - 2000

• Recipient of President’s Scholarship
• Dean’s Honor Roll

 

Work Experience                                                                                       

Arts and Crafts Teacher, Flint Hills Job Corp, Manhattan, KS                      2003 - 2004 

• Taught a weekly class to at-risk youth ages 16-24
• Responsible for planning weekly projects

 

Barista, Hattie’s Coffee, Prairie Village, KS                                                    2002 - 2003, 2004 - Present

• Opened, closed and ran coffee shop
• Regular Public Interaction

 

Graphic Artist, Phav Online, worksite Kansas City, MO                               2000 - 2002

• Produced graphic layouts for websites
• Modified and authored images in Photoshop and other programs
• Used HTML and ASP programming languages

 

Technical Skills                                                                                          

Applied skills

• Experience in wood shops and metal shops including welding
• Making molds for and casting in metals, plaster, ceramics and wax
• Firing electric and gas kilns, building train style wood kiln

 

Computer skills

• Extensive work in Photoshop and Illustrator
• Proficient with Windows 2000, ME, and XP
• Experience with Mac OSX
• Experience with HTML, ASP, and Quark

 

Exhibitions                                                                                                 

2006-7

·        Hobbs Building Open Studios, Hobbs Building, Kansas City, MO

2004

·        “Cast Iron Sculpture,” KSU Sculpture Exhibition, Hutchinson Art Center, Hutchinson, KS

 

·        “The Human Element,” Two person exhibition, Willard Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

 

• “A Matter of Life and Death”, KSU Sculpture Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

 

2003

·        Kansas Artists and Craftsmen Association Emerging Artists, juried, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS

 

·        “KSU Sculpture”, juried, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design building, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

 

·        “Takin’ Care of Business,” group, Willard Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

 

·        “It’s All Our Space”, group, Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln, KS

 

Travel                                                                                                                  

• One week in New York City    Spring 2005  
• Two weeks in San Diego and Newport Beach California    Spring 2003  
• Eight days in Rome, Italy with a day trip to Orvieto             Spring 2002
• Four weeks in Canada (Alaska Hwy and Dawson)               Summer 1998

and Homer and Seward, Alaska       

 

Hobbies and Interests                                                                               

• Avid reader
• Enjoy the outdoors: camping, hiking, etc.
• Cat owner and general animal person