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/)