Christine Kenneally, Mosaic Artist, Teacher, Mentor
Conway, Massachusetts

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Christine Kenneally Mosaics, Easthampton and Conway MA (adult workshops 9/2007-present)
  • Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, Williamsburg, MA (weekend and weeklong workshops for adults, guest artist workshops & lectures for high school residency program, 10/2008-present)
  • Falmouth Art Center, Assistant to Cynthia Fisher, Abstract Mosaics, 9/2017
  • Wesleyan Potters, Middlebury, CT (weekend “Summer Sampler” program- lecture and demonstrations) 8/2014)
  • The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ (weekend workshop) 3/2014 o Smith College, Summer ESOL & Iraqi Scholars Program, Northampton, MA (mosaic mural workshop with young women from 15 different countries) 8/2013
  • Art from the Heart: Art Therapy Group for Breast Cancer Survivors in western MA, sponsored by Baystate Medical Center) 3/2014 and 4/2018
  • Centro Pastoral, San Bartolo, Peru (weeklong mural workshop with women & teenage girls) 8/2007
  • Centro Infantil Bellota, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (led community members in the creation of a mosaic sign for a daycare center for Mayan children) 11/2006
  • World Fellowship Center, Concord NH (weeklong mosaic workshops for adults and children) 8/2006 and 7/2008

SPIRITUAL TRAININGS

  • A New Earth Movement, Mentorship and Advanced Mentorship Practicum Program, 2023-2024, led by Nina Palmieri
  • Conducted 20 practicum sessions with individuals (virtual).
  • Reiki (Usui Tibetan Lineage) Levels I and II, with teacher Caroline Ruderman, Northampton MA

MOSAIC INSTALLATIONS

  • River Valley Co-Op, Easthampton, MA. Entryway Mural (4’ x 8’’) Wild About Local II, 3/2022
  • Live 155, Northampton, MA. Entryway mural in affordable housing building. (4’ x 9’) Urban Oasis, 4/2018
  • Clapp Memorial Library, Belchertown, MA. Led BHS students in the design and creation of a mural about Belchertown. (3’ x 5’) 3/2017.
  • River Valley Co-Op, Northampton, MA. Entryway Mural (3’x 5’) Wild About Local,12/2015
  • Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH. Multi-Faith Prayer Space Journeys, 12/2013 (2parts- 10’ x 2’ & 3’x 4’)
  • The Food Bank of Western MA, Hatfield, MA. Capital Campaign Donor AppreciationWall, Room to Grow, 6/2008 (7’x 8’)
  • Installations in many private homes, photos available.
  • Assistant to Cynthia Fisher, Arlington, VA. Installed mosaic on a retaining wall at a private residence, 9/2014.
  • Assistant to Cynthia Fisher & Rhonda Heisler, Nemours DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 9/2014. Completed final stages of installation work on six architectural columns on the 2nd floor of the new wing of the hospital.
  • Apprentice to Isaiah Zagar, Philadelphia, PA. Worked on a crew to create a 40’ mosaic mural in Zagar’s private studio. 3/2015.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • Jump for Joy, Sip Café, Northampton, MA 4/2014.
  • Marks I Haven’t Made Before, Hair by Harlow Salon, Amherst, MA 1/14.
  • Botanical Beauties, Acadia Herbals, Northampton, MA, 7/2013
  • Smashed and Whole Again, Sticks and Bricks Gallery, Northampton, MA 8/15.
  • 5 Elements, 5 Artists in Mosaic, Elusie Gallery, Easthampton, MA, 10/15.
  • Easthampton City Arts + Small Works Show, Easthampton, MA 12/13 & 12/15.
  • Wild About Local, River Valley Co-Op, Northampton, MA, 2/16.

PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT

  • UMass Arts Extension Services Artist-in Business Training, Greenfield, MA 1/16
  • Mosaic Drawing Fundamentals, Sue Gianotti, Chicago Mosaic School, 7/16
  • Ravenna Method, Sue Gianotti, Chicago Mosaic School, 7/16
  • Realism in Mosaic, Carol Shelkin, Falmouth Arts Center, MA, 8/2014
  • Precision Mosaic Jewelry, Margo Anton, Philadelphia, PA 3/15
  • The Consolations of Andamento, Rachel Sager, Philadelphia, PA 3/15.
  • Enhancing Technical Skills and Integrating Artistic Expression, Sonia King, Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkeley, CA, 11/2013.
  • Vitreous Glass Mosaics, Cynthia Fisher, Buckland, MA, 12/2012.
  • Facilitating Community Mosaic Projects, Laurel True, Brooklyn, NY, 3/2012
  • Business of Mosaics, Mesa, AZ, Laurel True, 3/2007.
  • Mosaic Techniques and Materials, Mesa, AZ, Sonia King, 3/2007
  • Business Planning for Artists, Hilltown CDC (Fall Semester, 2006

LECTURES