This document is a resume for Katherine H. Downie, an artist based in Saline, Michigan. It outlines her education, including a Master of Fine Arts degree and teaching credentials. Her professional experience includes positions as an art instructor and illustrator. She has exhibited her work in several solo and group shows. Awards include winning the Ann Arbor PowerArt! Competition in 2016.

1. KATHERINE H. DOWNIE
140 Harper Dr  Saline, MI  48176
734.604.4413  katherinedownieartist@gmail.com  katherinedownie.com
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Master of Fine Arts
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2011, Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Art Education
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2007, Cum Laude
State of Michigan K-12 Art Teaching Endorsement
TEFL/TESOL Certified
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Restaurant Review Illustrator, Ann Arbor Observer 2017-present
Art Instructor, Salt Valley Arts, Saline, MI 2016-present
Painting Instructor, StoryPoint, Saline, MI 2016-present
Art Instructor, Saline Area Senior Center 2014-present
Juror, Brighton Art Guild Exhibit
2015
Guest Critic, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Adrian College, Adrian, MI
2015
Art Instructor, Two Twelve Arts Center, Saline, MI
2012-2014
Substitute Teacher, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor 2012-
present
Artist in Residence, Two Twelve Arts Center, Saline, MI March-August
2014
Program Assistant, Kendall College Continuing Studies Program
2013
Guest Critic, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Adrian College, Adrian, MI
2013

2. ESL Tutor
2012-2013
Substitute Teacher, Washtenaw Intermediate School District
2012-2013
Copywriter, DegreeSearch.org
2011-2013
Art Instructor, Kendall College Continuing Studies Program
2010-2012
Graduate Assistant, Kendall College Continuing Studies Program
2010-2011
Art Tutor
2009-2014
Art Teacher, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor, MI
2008-2009
AWARDS AND HONORS
Winner, Ann Arbor PowerArt! Competition
2016
WHAT Group Scholarship
2011
Honorable Mention, The Art of the Bridge
2010
EMU College of Education Celebration of Excellence Award
2008
EMU Undergraduate Exhibition - 3rd Place in 2-D Category
2007
Lucie Ann McCall Art Ed. Scholarship
2006-2007 Academic year
ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Saline District Library Exhibit with Jean Canavan, Saline, MI
2017
Saline Community Education Exhibit
2015

3. Greenfield Village: Up Close, Saline, MI
2014
In A Word, Saline, MI
2013
Wordplay, Dexter, MI
2013
Tangentials, Ann Arbor, MI 2012
Communications Through Incidentals, Grand Rapids, MI
2011
BRAINS, Grand Rapids, MI
2011
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Ann Arbor PowerArt! (Permanent installation), Ann Arbor, MI
2016
212 Arts Center 10th Anniversary Retrospective Show, Saline, MI
2016
Eastern Michigan University Alumni Exhibition, Ypsilanti, MI, 2014
Two Twelve Arts Center Student Exhibition, Saline, MI
2014
Two Twelve Arts Center Instructor’s Exhibition, Saline, MI
2012
Transformation, Juried Exhibition, Hudsonville, MI
2011
Salmagundi, Grand Rapids, MI
2011
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
2011
Autumnal Respire, Grand Rapids, MI
2011
Michigan Water Color Society Juried Exhibition, Birmingham, MI
2011
KCAD Continuing Studies Instructors Exhibit
2011
Art.Downtown. Grand Rapids, MI
2011

4. MEGA Juried Exhibition, KCAD
2011
Mini Masters Postcard Art Show, Grand Rapids, MI
2011
Free Radical Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
2010
The Art of the Bridge Mindshare 2010, Grand Rapids, MI
2010
Art.Downtown. Grand Rapids, MI
2010
Concentration Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2010
Kendall College New Student Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI
2009
Graduate Student Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
2009
Watercolorists at EMU, Ypsilanti, MI
2005-2008
Intermedia Gallery Group Thumbtack Show, Ypsilanti, MI
2007
EMU Undergraduate Exhibition, Ypsilanti, MI 2006-
2007
EMU Honors Exhibition, Ypsilanti, MI
2006
LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Saline Area Players Board Member 2016-present
Committee Member, Saline District Library Art Display Committee 2016-present
Saline Celtic Festival Executive Committee Member 2015-present
Chair, “Wee Folks Island,” Saline Celtic Festival
2008-present
Kendall MFA Club, Treasurer 2010-
2012
President of Youth Organization
2010-2012

5. President of Women’s Organization
2006-2008