CASEY DROEGE
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Education
2008-10 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI, MFA Candidate in Fiber
2000-04 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago IL, BFA in Ceramics and Fibers
2003 Iceland Academy of the Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh PA
2003 Cream, Base Space, SAIC, Chicago IL
Close, Mýrargata 26, Reykjavik, Iceland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Out of the Woods, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
Some line in the sands of coolness, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI
2009 Just Look at Yourself, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME
Artist Conversation, Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro NC
Art Auction, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI
Crane vs. Wolverine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Text Image Object, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI
2008 Insert Color Here, Lower Gallery, Cranbrook Kingswood, Bloomfield Hills MI
You Make It, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI
Group Show, Clarion University, Clarion PA
2007 Art by Cyclists, Enrico’s Taza D’oro, Pittsburgh PA
Staff Show, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh PA
Staff Show, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh PA
NFO XPO Version 07, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago IL
2006 In Lieu of Condemnation, The Sage Building, Pittsburgh PA
Family Day, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh PA
New Cartography, Lobot Gallery, Oakland CA
NFO XPO Version 06, Iron Studios, Chicago IL
2005 Crushin’, Diamonds on Archer, Chicago IL
Everyone’s Art Car Parade, The Orange Show, Houston TX
Group Show, Gallery 2, Chicago IL
2004 Mapping, Mess Hall, Chicago IL
20x20x20, Buddy, Chicago IL
Awards and Distinctions
2010 Lenore G. Tawney Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2009 Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI
2009 Artist Residency, Elsewhere, Greensboro NC
2008 Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI
2006 Artist Residency, Blue Mountain Center, New York
2005 CAAP Grant, Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Chicago IL
2004 Roads Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
Selected Employment
2006-now Founder and Designer, Spokepunchers.com (Bike hats and other gear)
Instructor, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh PA
2006-2008 Design Studio Coordinator and Instructor, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh PA
Artist Educator, Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburgh PA
2003-2005 Development Coordinator and Instructor, A+CCT, Chicago, IL
Press
Levinson, Cate. "Static". Punk Planet. Issue #67 May/June 2005.
Thomas, Mary. “Reviews”. Pittsburgh Post Gazette Oct.12, 2000.