kassem amoudi - resume
Education
2000-2001 Seminar in Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies in the Fine Arts [ II ], The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA
1998-1999 Seminar in Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies in the Fine Arts [ I ], The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA
1997-1999 Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
1996-1997 Post Baccalaureate Program in Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
1986-1987 Post Graduate Studies in Painting, University of North Texas, Denton TX
1984-1985 Graduate Studies in Television - Film Production, University of North Texas, Denton TX
1970-1974 Bachelors of Science in Art and Education, Cairo Egypt
1969-1970 Huwarah Institute of Education, Irbid Jordan
Professional Experience
2008 - Faculty member at Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2007 - Faculty Member at Perkins Center For The Arts, Colingswood and Moorstown NJ
2007 - Faculty Artist In Residance in the MFA in Visual Art Program, Vermont College / Union Institute & University
2005 Juror, Art Show for Chester County Art Association, Chester PA
2003 Juror, Art Show for Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City NJ
2000 - Faculty Member, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2000 - Faculty Member, Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2000 Faculty Member, Lovett School, Atlanta GA
1999 Juror, Art Show For Cape May Art League
1999 Lecturer, "Art At Lunch" The Museum of American Art, PAFA, Philadelphia PA
1997-1998 Exhibition Installation at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1980-1983 Art Teacher in Ministry of Education Public Schools in Qatar
1982-1983 Graphic Designer, AI Khalaf Advertising, Doha, Qatar
1979-1980 Art Teacher, College of Stone Wadi, Zarqa, Jordan
1974-1979 Art Teacher for the Ministry of Education Public Schools in Jordan
Awards
2003 Artist In Residence Award, Cape Pine, NF Canada
2002 Board of Directors' "BEST OF SHOW" Award. 53rd Anniversary Philadelphia / Tri-State Artists Equity Exhibition Juror: Jan Baltzell
2001 Lewis H. Heicklen and Natalie Bogash Award for Oil Painting, 63rd Annual Members' Exhibition,
Main Line Art Center. Juror - Richard Rosenfeld
2000 Valerie Lamb Smith Painting Residency Award
1999 Alumni Fellowship of P.A.F.A. Award - Masters Thesis Exhibition, Museum of American Art, Philadelphia PA
1999 Wheeler H. Page Award - 1999 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1999 The Maya Chabrol Star Award 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Philadelphia Tri-State Artists' Equity
Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
1998 The Merit Award of the Fellowship Alumni of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
1998 The Violette de Mazia Trust Award for the Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies Seminar at The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA
1997 Cygnus Art Center Award - Municipal Building - Egg Harbor Township, NJ
1996 Cygnus Art Center Award - Municipal Building - Egg Harbor Township, NJ 1987 Vortman's Award - University of North Texas, TX
Selected Personal: Juried shows since 1999
2008 PAFA Juried Alumni Exhibition, Philadelphia PA, Jurors Director of the Museum Of American Art Edna S. Tuttleman and by David Brigham Ph.D
2008 Artist Equity 59th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Widener University Art Gallery, Chester PA. Juried by Moe Brooker
2008 4 in paint, by invitation, Perkins Center For The Arts, Collingswood NJ
2008 Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition: 'Choice Abstractions', Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA. Juried by Seuyen Locks, Locks Gallery
2007 Juried Only Abstractions Show, Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA, Juror Bill Scott
2006 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Faculty Show
2006 Main Line Arts Center Faculty Show, MLAC Haverford PA
2005 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia PA
2005 Gallery Siano, Philadelphia PA
2003 'Fifteen Exposures', US Artists show in three cities in the United States
2003 Abstractions at James Baird Gallery in St. John, NF, Canada
2003 Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2002 Philadelphia / Tri State Artists Equity 53rd Anniversary Exhibition at the American College, Bryn Mawr PA
2002 Faculty Exhibition - Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
2002 Faculty Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2002 Master Painters Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2002 One-Man Show, Gallery 3 at Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City NJ
2002 One-Man Show at the Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia PA
2001 Open Studio, 314 Brown St. Philadelphia PA
2001 Faculty Exhibition - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
2001 Faculty Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2001 Art Festival 2001 - Master Painters, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2001 Woodmere Art Museum Annual Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia PA
2001 Multi-Media Production - People On Stage With Art. By invitation - Poley Auditorium, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia PA
2000 November Studio Show, Artist's Studio, Philadelphia PA
2000 Rowan College, Glassboro NJ
2000 US Art Expo, by invitation, Philadelphia PA
2000 63rd Annual Members Exhibition, Award Winner, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2000 Squirrel Gallery - Newtown Square PA
2000 One-Man Show at Roger La Pelle Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1999 Private Exhibit - Artist's Studio, Philadelphia PA
1999 Haverford Group Show, Haverford PA
1999 Museum Of American Art, Master Of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Award Winner, Philadelphia PA
1999 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition, Award Winner, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
1999 Berman Museum Of Art, 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Philadelphia Tri-State Artists' Equity, Award Winner, Collegeville PA
1998 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Gallery
2000-2001 Seminar in Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies in the Fine Arts [ II ], The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA
1998-1999 Seminar in Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies in the Fine Arts [ I ], The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA
1997-1999 Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
1996-1997 Post Baccalaureate Program in Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
1986-1987 Post Graduate Studies in Painting, University of North Texas, Denton TX
1984-1985 Graduate Studies in Television - Film Production, University of North Texas, Denton TX
1970-1974 Bachelors of Science in Art and Education, Cairo Egypt
1969-1970 Huwarah Institute of Education, Irbid Jordan
Professional Experience
2008 - Faculty member at Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2007 - Faculty Member at Perkins Center For The Arts, Colingswood and Moorstown NJ
2007 - Faculty Artist In Residance in the MFA in Visual Art Program, Vermont College / Union Institute & University
2005 Juror, Art Show for Chester County Art Association, Chester PA
2003 Juror, Art Show for Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City NJ
2000 - Faculty Member, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2000 - Faculty Member, Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2000 Faculty Member, Lovett School, Atlanta GA
1999 Juror, Art Show For Cape May Art League
1999 Lecturer, "Art At Lunch" The Museum of American Art, PAFA, Philadelphia PA
1997-1998 Exhibition Installation at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1980-1983 Art Teacher in Ministry of Education Public Schools in Qatar
1982-1983 Graphic Designer, AI Khalaf Advertising, Doha, Qatar
1979-1980 Art Teacher, College of Stone Wadi, Zarqa, Jordan
1974-1979 Art Teacher for the Ministry of Education Public Schools in Jordan
Awards
2003 Artist In Residence Award, Cape Pine, NF Canada
2002 Board of Directors' "BEST OF SHOW" Award. 53rd Anniversary Philadelphia / Tri-State Artists Equity Exhibition Juror: Jan Baltzell
2001 Lewis H. Heicklen and Natalie Bogash Award for Oil Painting, 63rd Annual Members' Exhibition,
Main Line Art Center. Juror - Richard Rosenfeld
2000 Valerie Lamb Smith Painting Residency Award
1999 Alumni Fellowship of P.A.F.A. Award - Masters Thesis Exhibition, Museum of American Art, Philadelphia PA
1999 Wheeler H. Page Award - 1999 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1999 The Maya Chabrol Star Award 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Philadelphia Tri-State Artists' Equity
Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
1998 The Merit Award of the Fellowship Alumni of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
1998 The Violette de Mazia Trust Award for the Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies Seminar at The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA
1997 Cygnus Art Center Award - Municipal Building - Egg Harbor Township, NJ
1996 Cygnus Art Center Award - Municipal Building - Egg Harbor Township, NJ 1987 Vortman's Award - University of North Texas, TX
Selected Personal: Juried shows since 1999
2008 PAFA Juried Alumni Exhibition, Philadelphia PA, Jurors Director of the Museum Of American Art Edna S. Tuttleman and by David Brigham Ph.D
2008 Artist Equity 59th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Widener University Art Gallery, Chester PA. Juried by Moe Brooker
2008 4 in paint, by invitation, Perkins Center For The Arts, Collingswood NJ
2008 Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition: 'Choice Abstractions', Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA. Juried by Seuyen Locks, Locks Gallery
2007 Juried Only Abstractions Show, Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA, Juror Bill Scott
2006 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Faculty Show
2006 Main Line Arts Center Faculty Show, MLAC Haverford PA
2005 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia PA
2005 Gallery Siano, Philadelphia PA
2003 'Fifteen Exposures', US Artists show in three cities in the United States
2003 Abstractions at James Baird Gallery in St. John, NF, Canada
2003 Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2002 Philadelphia / Tri State Artists Equity 53rd Anniversary Exhibition at the American College, Bryn Mawr PA
2002 Faculty Exhibition - Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
2002 Faculty Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2002 Master Painters Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2002 One-Man Show, Gallery 3 at Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City NJ
2002 One-Man Show at the Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia PA
2001 Open Studio, 314 Brown St. Philadelphia PA
2001 Faculty Exhibition - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
2001 Faculty Exhibition - Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2001 Art Festival 2001 - Master Painters, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2001 Woodmere Art Museum Annual Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia PA
2001 Multi-Media Production - People On Stage With Art. By invitation - Poley Auditorium, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia PA
2000 November Studio Show, Artist's Studio, Philadelphia PA
2000 Rowan College, Glassboro NJ
2000 US Art Expo, by invitation, Philadelphia PA
2000 63rd Annual Members Exhibition, Award Winner, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2000 Squirrel Gallery - Newtown Square PA
2000 One-Man Show at Roger La Pelle Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1999 Private Exhibit - Artist's Studio, Philadelphia PA
1999 Haverford Group Show, Haverford PA
1999 Museum Of American Art, Master Of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Award Winner, Philadelphia PA
1999 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition, Award Winner, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
1999 Berman Museum Of Art, 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Philadelphia Tri-State Artists' Equity, Award Winner, Collegeville PA
1998 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Gallery
