Summary of professional art activities/achievements of Monica Balc

Education
1999 Master of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1996 Bachelor of fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1990-91 Academy of Art-Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Awards
2003 Best Figurative Work, Alice & Arthur Baer Competition, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
2002 Best Three Dimensional Work, Alice & Arthur Baer Competition, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
2001 Merit Price, 51st Annual Quad State Exhibition, Quincy, IL
2000 Best Three Dimensional Work, Alice & Arthur Baer Competition, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
1999 Artemisia Mentorship Program, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL

Juried Shows
2004 Biennial - Midwest Fine Art Competition and Exhibition, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
Juror: Franklin McMahon
2003 12"x12", Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL, juror: Susan Sensemann.
2003 27th Annual Alice & Arthur Baer Competition, Chicago, IL
Jurors: Gregory G. Knight and Whitney Bradshow
2002 26th Annual Alice & Arthur Baer Competition, Chicago, IL
2001 51st Annual Quad State Juried Exhibition, Quincy, IL
Jurors: Dr. Louis Zona
2000 24th Alice and Arthur Baer Competition, Chicago, IL
Jurors: Natasha Egan, Jayne Hileman, Ramon Price
1999 Gallery 2, Exhibitions and Events Show, Chicago, IL

Group Shows
2000 Arena Gallery, group show, Chicago,IL
2000 Artemisia Gallery, Mentorship Program's Mentees' Exhibition, Chicago, IL,
2000 ARC Gallery, Ceramics in Chicago, Chicago ,IL
1999 SOFA, represented by Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
1999 Contemporary Art Workshop, "Sense & Sensibility"-two people show, Chicago, IL
1999 School of the Art Institute, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Chicago, IL

Solo Shows
2004 Lee Dulgar Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL

©2005 MONICA BALC