Maria Esswein
Master CV
Education
2020, pending Master of Fine Arts, Intermedia
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Present Position
2019-present Catapult Gallery Manager, Student Gallery Manager
Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Work Experience
2020 (August) Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art and Art History
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Student Sculpture Assistant, Department of Art and Design
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019 Marketing Intern
Lutheran Church Extension Fund, Sunset Hills, MO
Gallery Attendant, River Campus Art Gallery
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Solo Exhibitions
2020 I Am Human, BFA Exhibition, River Campus Art Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University,
Cape Girardeau, MO
I Am Human, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State University,
Cape Girardeau, MO **due to COVID-19, it has been moved online:
https://mariaesswein.squarespace.com/**
2019 Domesticity Gone Wrong, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape
Girardeau, MO
Selected Group Exhibitions, Competitions, and Invitationals
2020 She iS, curator, Catapult Creative House, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri
State University, Cape Girardeau, MO **due to COVID-19, it has been moved online:
https://sheiscatapult.online/ **
What Does Being A Womxn Mean To You/Your Artwork?, Online Group Exhibition, Les Femmes
Folles, Omaha, NE,
2019 From Crayons To College, Catapult Creative House, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast
Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019 Juried Student Exhibition, Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum, Holland College of Art and
Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Salon de Refuses, River Campus Art Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri
State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Student Research Conference, University Center Ballroom, Southeast Missouri State University,
Cape Girardeau, MO
2018 Salon de Refuses, River Campus Art Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri
State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 2017 Juried Student Exhibition, Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum, Holland College of Art
and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Salon de Refuses, River Campus Art Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri
State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Close Encounter, Jeanine Larson and Ken Dobbins Hallway Gallery, Holland College of Art and
Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Selected Grants and Awards
2020 Mav Grant Grad, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Outstanding Senior Award, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019 Access Missouri Grant, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Jean A. Chapman Art Endowed Scholarship, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau,
MO
2019 Second Place/Cash Award, 27th Annual Student Research Conference, Southeast Missouri State
University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 Bridge to Success Award, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Access Missouri Grant, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Access Missouri Grant, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Bridge to Success Award, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Residence Life Leadership Award, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Selected Commissions
2020 Jackie, Digital Illustration, Freelance, Saint Louis, MO
May Our Love Be Tender, But With Teeth, Broadside design collaboration with Jacqui Germain,
Public Domain Project, Cape Girardeau, MO
George Broekelmann, Painting, Freelance, Saint Louis, MO
Plussy, Sculpture, Jen Knepper Freelance, Saint Louis, MO
2019 Shipyard Festival Coloring Page: Jukebox the Ghost and Retro City, Shipyard Festival, Cape
Girardeau, MO
LCEF T-Shirt Design, Lutheran Church Extension Fund, Sunset Hills, MO
2018 Wedding Map, Illustration, Allison and John McClain Wedding, Saint Louis, MO
Francis Limited, Illustration, Freelance, Saint Louis, MO
Selected Lectures, Interviews, and Workshops
2020 Interview, “Creativity in quarantine: two senior students create remotely,” Southeast Arrow, Cape
Girardeau, MO, https://www.southeastarrow.com/story/2682547.html?fbclid=IwAR08AFm1i6_pMSipPFZwiuzDlZdm_y5n5zJ6OW_Yln-U5g8IrECzJDMn2Cc
2019 Artist talk, “From Crayons To College,” Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Workshop, “Printmaking and Button Workshop,” Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Public talk, “What Being an Artist is To Me,” Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Workshop, “Girl Scouts Artistry Patch”, Instructor, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State
University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Gallery Talk, “Domesticity Gone Wrong,” Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Workshop, “Slime and Rock Painting Workshop,” Instructor, Catapult Creative House, Cape
Girardeau, MO
Gallery and Installation Assistance
2020 Reactions: Visual Words by Tammy Harrington, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019 From Crayons To College, Group Exhibition, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Strung Together by Gabby Yurevich, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
In Flux by Scott Stuhldreher and Liston Vance Group Exhibition, Catapult Creative House, Cape
Girardeau, MO
Public Sculpture: Obelisk by Nick Hurst, River Campus, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape
Girardeau, MO
Stories Untold by Ryan Nevill Solo Exhibition, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Ties That Bind by Danny Rohr and Jam Lovell Group Exhibition, River Campus Gallery, Southeast
Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Digital Textiles: A Storytelling Medium by Amber Marisa Cook Group Exhibition, Catapult Creative
House, Cape Girardeau, MO
Children’s Art Show, Group Exhibition, Arts Council, Cape Girardeau, MO
Longevity by Marqusha Oliver, BFA Exhibition, River Campus Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
Lawless by Emily Cooper, BFA Exhibition, River Campus Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
Student Organizations
2019 Printmaking and Sculpture Club, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Art Guild, Department of Art and Design, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 Pop Up Shop, Southeast Missouri State University, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Aerial Swing Dance, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Vocal Fire, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Skills
Woodshop: Table Saw, Radial Arm, and Band Saw; Drills; Sander
Metal shop: MIG Welder; Grinder; Plasma Cutter; Hydraulic Shear; Chop Saw; Oxy Acetylene Torch
Printmaking: Screen printing; Press Cleanup
Computer Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Acrobat CC, Lightroom Classic,
Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, Premier Pro, InDesign, and Animate CC); HTML; CSS/Java; Wacom
tablets; Google Drive; Microsoft Office; Epson scanners; Tinkercad; Squarespace; Wix; Social
Media marketing (Facebook/Instagram)
Photography: DSLR cameras (Nikon and Canon)