ROCHELLE BRICKNER
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Rochelle Brickner
E: robotextiles@gmail.com
 
Education
2015                BFA, Fiber, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
                        emphasis in dying, weaving, and fiber sculpture
 
1992                Cosmetology, Jones Store Beauty College, Raytown, Missouri
                        emphasis in techniques and styles appropriate for fashion shows
 
 
Awards
2015                President’s List, Kansas City Art Institute
 
2015                Friends of Dard Hunter Scholarship
 
2015                General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Missouri Scholarship
 
2013                Dean’s Honorable Mention, Kansas City Art Institute
 
2012                Dean’s Honorable Mention, Kansas City Art Institute
 
2011-2015      Merit Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute
 
 
Collections
2016                Mary Rack and Dave Fulk

2015                Mary Crawford

2014                Al Morey
 
2014                Margaret and Chris Williams
 

Exhibitions
2015                The Silent Type, Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Lower Level Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
                         Material Practice, Warehouse Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
                         Busman’s Holiday, Kemper at the Crossroads, Kansas City, Missouri
                         Fall Semester Fiber Exhibit, Warehouse Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
                         It’s All Arbitrary, solo show at Contours Hair Design- Kansas City, Missouri
 
2014                Spring Semester Fiber Exhibit, Warehouse Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
                         Busman’s Holiday, Kemper East Galleries, Kansas City, Missouri
 
2013                Too Many Dinner Partes, three person show with Jessica McGann and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, Little Miss Elegant Gallery- Kansas City, Missouri
 
2012                Foundations Fall Semester Exhibit, Kansas City, Missouri
 
2011                La Paloma y La Rana, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery- Kansas City, Missouri
                         Foundations Spring Semester Exhibit, Kansas City, Missouri
 
2007-13          Inside Out, Kemper East Galleries, Kansas City, Missouri (annual show)
 
2004                Dia de los Muertos, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery- Kansas City, Missouri
 
 
Art Workshops
2011                Dream Catcher Workshop, Boy Scouts- Troop 25, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2009                Eco-Art Workshop, Green Works, Brush Creek Community Center, Kansas City, Missouri , workshop focused on environmentally sensitive paint                                and water quality protection
                         Be Creative, Plaza Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri, youth focused workshops, July 7-August 13
                         Recycle, Repurpose, Recreate!, Central Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri , youth focused assemblage workshop using repurposed materials
                         Recycle, Repurpose, Recreate!, Central Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri, youth focused Japanese stab binding workshop utilizing recycled                                      materials
 
 
Trunk Shows
2011                X-Mas in July, Repurpose Me Studio, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2010                Walken in a Winter Wonderland, Repurpose Me Studio, Kansas City, Missouri 

2009                Quodlibet (kwod-li-bet) Bazaar!, Repurpose Me Studio, Kansas City, Missouri 
                         Hawthorne Plaza Art Fair, Overland Park, Kansas
                        Shop Awesome!, Janay A: Handmade Studio, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2008                Handmade Holidays, Janay A: Handmade Studio, Kansas City, Missouri 
                        Urban Bazaar, Foundation on Union Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 
                        Gorge Us, Karma in Westport, Kansas City, Missouri 
                        Happy Hour w/ WearHaus, Velvet Dog, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2007                Rag Trade, The Cross Gallery/ Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2006                Retail therapy, Foundation on Union Avenue, Kansas, Missouri 
                         the grab, Grinder’s Sculpture Garden, Kansas City, Missouri 
                        Troost Festival, Kansas City, Missouri 
                        Art in Columbus Park, Columbus Park, Kansas City, Missouri  
                        Happy Hour w/ WearHaus, Velvet Dog, Kansas City, Missouri 
                        Earth Day Festival, Shawnee Mission Park, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
 
Performance Activities
2013                That’s What Friends are For, Vice Magazine, Jaimie Warren, Kansas City, Missouri 
                         Exalted 4 Eva ‘rises Zora’, Charlotte Street Foundation, Megan Mantiia and Leone Reeves, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2012                Superbowl Ked’s Commercial, Peggy Noland, Kansas City, Missouri 
                         My Love Grows in the Dark, Ssion, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2010                Coyote’s Song, Brie Blakemen, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2009                BOY (movie), Ssion, Kansas City, Missouri 
                         Bullshit (music video), Ssion, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
 
Professional Experience
2003-               Chief Executive Officer and Creative Head, Repurpose me and Ro Textiles, make and sell one of a kind handmade products through consignment   Present            venues, art markets, and online sales; provide and  facilitate art workshops to youth in Kansas City Metro area
 
2016                Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, Studio Classroom Assistant/ Art Teacher
 
2015                Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, Teen Programs in Public Programming, assisted with Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and teen focused                            event planning and coordinating (internship)
 
2015                Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, Family Programs in Public Programming, assisted with family focused event planning and                                            coordinating (internship)
 
2012-2015      Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, Student Ambassador of Campus Tours, represented the college by providing an authentic first                                  impression to students and a unique campus tour experience
 
2012                Gala Fundraising Event for Whoop Dee Doo, Lathrop and Gage, Kansas City, Missouri, coordinated catering and worked on planning committee
 
2011                Gala Fundraising Event for Whoop Dee Doo, Lathrop and Gage, Kansas City, Missouri, coordinated catering and worked on planning committee
 
2009                Slow Food eat-in community potluck, Coordinator and planner, Border Star Montessori School, Kansas City, Missouri, lobbied to get REAL food in                                    schools as well as raise awareness about Child Nutrition Act
 
2006-08           Administrative Executive, Heartland Lions Eye Bank, Kansas City, Missouri, facilitated correspondence relevant to eye tissue donation, managed                                   donor charts, and assisted Technical Director
               
2004-06           Part-time Sales Associate, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, managed inventory, sales transactions, and                                                         merchandising of museum shop gifts and handmade art works; conducted business with artists 
 

Volunteer Services
2013                That’s What Friends are For, Vice Magazine, Jaimie Warren, Kansas City, Missouri, assisted with makeup
 
2009                Mythmakers, Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, assisted with makeup
 
2009                Whoop Dee Doo, performance day, Kemper at the Crossroads, Kansas City, Missouri, assisted with merchandise table
                         Whoop Dee Doo, set making workshop, Kemper at the Crossroads, Kansas City, Missouri 
                         Whoop Dee Doo, St. Paddy’s Day Parade, Kansas City, Missouri, contributed to making float for parade and walked with other WWD members in                              parade
 
2008                Spay and Neuter Clinic, Kansas City, Missouri, assisted with felines in post operation spay and neuter surgery
 
2004                Planned Parenthood, Overland Park, Kansas, administrative assistance
 
 
Associations/ Certifications
2009                Eco-Kids club leader at Border Star Montessori School, Kansas City, Missouri
 
2008-10          Committee Chair, Green Committee at Border Star Montessori School Kansas City, Missouri 
 
2008-09          Member of Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, Kansas City, Missouri
 
2005-               Advocate and Member of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid
Present           Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 
 
1992-              Licensed Cosmetologist, Class CA-Hairdressing & Manicuring,
Present          State of Missouri                         
          
 
Press
2010               Repurpose Me, A Studio Visit (2010, November 11) Central Standard, KCUR 89.3 Radio FM, Kansas City, Missouri, Interview with Jabulani Leffall,                                 (http://archive.kcur.org/kcurViewDirect.asp?PlaylistID=7818)
 
2009               New From Old, Bag Lady Chic, Getting Started (November 8, 2009), Getting Started, Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, p. 2
                        (website:
http://rochellebrickner.com/in-the-news/)
                        Paper Chase, Wrappers Redux , Getting Started (2009, August 9) Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, p. 22, (website:                                                             http://rochellebrickner.com/in-the-news/)
                        How to Protect Your Protection (2009, February 4), Ink KC, Kansas City, Missouri, p. 27 (website: http://rochellebrickner.com/in-the-news/)