FAMILY ALBUM; Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL. Juried by Karen Irvine

2009 GRAND OPENING EXHIBIT; Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL

SOLO EXHIBIT; Epping Gallery, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

JOSEPH FRASCA MEMORIAL WORKS ON PAPER COMPETITION; Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL

THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF MASTER PIECES:Works by Current or Recent Graduate Students; Manifest, Cincinnati, OH

ARTIST WITHIN: Fermilab Employee Art Show; Fermilab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL

DEPARTURES: NIU . MFA . 2009; Chicago Arts District Exhibitions, Chicago, IL

ANNUAL JURIED BLICK ART MATERIALS ARS NOVA EXHIBITION; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Shannon Stratton

FOTO 2009; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

PIN UP; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

THE SUM OF US AND HERE: MFA Thesis Exhibition; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

ANNUAL JURIED GRADUATE EXHIBITION; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Mary Ann Papanek-Miller

ROOT & SHADOW: Featuring Christian Arrecis, Myongbeom Kim, and Kim Strom; Downstairs Dunham Gallery, Aurora, IL
Curated by Meg Bero

RECURRENCE: Recent work by Kim Strom and Cassie Christenson; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

MOUNTAIN: A FORCE OF FAKETURE; Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL. Curated by Gabe Akagawa and Audrey Peiper

ARTXPOSIUM; Former Grobe's True Value, West Chicago, IL. Curated by Anni Holm and Irene Perez

ARS NOVA; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Timothy Van Laar

UNPACKED/OFFSET; NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
Unpacked/Offset is a "solo" exhibition of work by Gabriel Bizen Akagawa that includes collaboration with students, faculty, and artists of all
kinds from Northern Illinois University and surrounding communities in DeKalb, Illinois.

HIDDEN TALENTS: Employee Art Show; Fermilab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL

GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT!; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

MODERN JAPANESE PRINTS: Student Competition; NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Richard F. Grott, Helen Merritt, Helen Nagata

2007

MARY BETH CREGIER PHOTO EXHIBITION; Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL. Curated by Gary Schirmer, Hantao Shi, Katie Toscano

NIU GRADUATE EXHIBITION; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Adelheid Mers

ARS NOVA; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Cam Choy

60115, GRADUATE POST CARD AUCTION, Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

MESSAGE SENT…; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL. Curated by Michele Bosak

VICINITY 2006; Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL

ROLL-RUN-HIT-RUN-ROLL-TICK-TICK-, Jin Soo Kim and workshop participants, NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL

NIU GRADUATE EXHIBITION; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT; DeKalb Area Women's Center, DeKalb, IL

ARS NOVA; Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Juried by Roger Shimomura

NIU PHOTOGRAPHY FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENT INVITATIONAL; Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL

AUGUSTANA SENIOR ART EXHIBITION; Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL

First Place Graduate Category Annual Juried Blick Art Materials Ars Nova Exhibition, Juried by Shannon Stratton

Women, the Environment & Sustainabilty, Women’s History Month March 2009 poster designer competition, sponsored by NIUWomen’s Studies

2008

Honorable Mention Ars Nova Exhibition, Juried by Timothy Van Laar

Enterprising Women, Women’s History Month March 2008 poster designer competition, sponsored by NIUWomen’s Studies

Honorable Mention, What We’d Lose - Prairie Parkway Photo Competition, sponsored by Citizens Against the Sprawlway

Second Prize, Richard F. Grott Student Competition

Jack Arends Memorial Scholarship in Art

Lester K. Smith Art Scholarship

Midwest Region SPE (Society for Photographic Education) Graduate Scholarship Recipient

Second Prize Ars Nova Exhibition, Juried by Roger Shimomura

Mary Wollstonecraft Essay Award

Vasquez Valarezo Poetry Award

Augustana Art Scholarship

Academic Honors Scholarship

Naeseth Writing Scholarship

JACK OLSON GALLERY 2009 - 2010 EXHIBITION CALENDAR; Jack Olson Gallery, brochure

CRAFTING MAYA IDENTITY; Jack Olson Gallery, 8.31.09 - 9.25.09, brochure

KAREN HANMER: RETRO TECH; NIU Art Museum, 8.25.09 - 10.10.09, postcard

DIMENSIONAL FIGURES & ENVIRONMENTS: ARTISTS ENGAGING TECHNOLOGY; NIU Art Museum, 8.25.09 - 10.10.09,
postcard, brochure

IMPERFECT MODELS: PAINTINGS AND PRINTS BY JESSICA GONDEK; NIU Art Museum, 8.25.09 - 10.10.09, postcard, catalog

DEPARTURES: NIU . MFA . 2009; Chicago Arts District Exhibitions, 5.9.09 - 5.30.09, postcard

KATHE KOLLWITZ, IMAGES OF DEATH AND LIFE; NIU Art Museum, 3.24.09 - 5.9.09, brochure

WOMEN, THE ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY; Women’s History Month March 2009, sponsored by NIU Women’s Studies, poster

A DAY IN DEKALB: NIU Art Musem,School of Art and DeKalb Area Galleries in conjunction with Southern Graphics Council Conference 2009,
brochure

FOTO 2009; Gallery 214, 2.2.09 - 2.20.09, postcard

CROSSING THREADS, CROSSING BOUNDARIES; NIU Art Museum, 1.20.09 - 3.6.09, postcard, catalog

PIN UP; Gallery 214, 1.20.09 - 1.30.09, postcard

NEW AND RENEW: NEW FACULTY AND SABBATICAL BIENNIAL; Jack Olson Gallery, 1.15.09 - 2.16.09, brochure

JACK OLSON GALLERY SPRING 2009 EXHIBITION CALENDAR; Jack Olson Gallery, rack card

RECURRENCE: Recent Work by Kim Strom and Cassie Christenson; Gallery 214, 10.27.08 - 10.31.08, postcard

MARY ANN PAPANEK-MILLER: LOOKING FOR ALICE, YOU WON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST; Jack Olson Gallery,
10.10.08 - 10.30.08, brochure

CROSSINGS: CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART; Jack Olson Gallery, 8.28.08 - 10.3.08, brochure

JACK OLSON GALLERY FALL 2008 EXHIBITION CALENDAR; Jack Olson Gallery, poster

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAM; NIU Interdisciplinary Certificate of Graduate Study, brochure, banners

PILE UP: NIU. MFA. 2008; Chicago Arts District Special Exhibitions Gallery, 5.3.08 - 5.30.08, catalog, exhibition postcard, and DVD jacket

ENTERPRISING WOMEN; Women’s History Month March 2008, sponsored by NIU Women’s Studies, poster

PEGGY MACNAMARA: NATURE STUDIES; NIU Art Museum, 3.25.08 – 4.10.08, exhibition postcard

GABRIEL BIZEN AKAGAWA: UNPACKED/OFFSET; NIU Art Museum, 3.25.08 – 4.10.08, exhibition postcard and catalog

SPECIMENS AND STUDIES; NIU Art Museum, 3.25.08 – 4.10.08, exhibition catalog

NIU TRIENNIAL PRINTMAKING INVITATIONAL; Jack Olson Gallery, 2.18.08 – 3.20.08, curated by Michael Barnes and Ashley Nason,
brochure and Chicago Gallery Guide full page ad

AYOMI YOSHIDA :: YEDOENSIS; NIU Art Museum, 1.15.08 – 3.7.08, postcard, catalog, February publication, Chicago Artists’ Coalition ad

UKIYO-E, MODERN JAPANESE PRINTS, AND JAPANESE POTTERY FROM THE RICHARD F. GROTT FAMILY COLLECTION;
NIU Art Museum, 1.15.08 – 3.7.08, exhibition postcard

NIU SCHOOL OF ART FACULTY BIENNIAL; NIU Art Museum, 10.30.07 – 12.8.07, Huskie Bus ad, faculty lecture series poster, postcard

MATERIALIZATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHY INVITATIONAL; Jack Olson Gallery, 10.9.07 – 11.1.07, curated by Andrew John Liccardo, brochure

MISCELLANEOUS WANDERINGS: THE PRINTS AND DRAWINGS OF MICHAEL D. BARNES 1992 – 2007; Larson Gallery, Collumbia, MO,
10.3.07 – 10.31.07, brochure

BODY POLITIC; NIU Art Museum, 8.28.07 – 10.13.07, curated by Peter Olson, brochure

JOSEF ALBERS FORMULATION : ARTICULATION; NIU Art Museum, 4.10.07 – 5.12.07, curated by Museum Studies 556: Museum Exhibitions,
brochure, exhibition postcard, poster, and educational panels

MASTER PIECES, 2009, p. 38 - 39

COLLECTION, 2008, 80 page booklet

ARTXPOSIUM, 2008, p. 64

UNPACKED/OFFSET, exhibition catalog, 2008, p. 7 - 8, 19

NIU GRADUATE EXHIBITION CATALOG, 2007, p. 52 - 55

TOWERS, NIU Art and Literary Magazine, 2005

SAGA, Augustana Art and Literary Magazine 2003

SAGA, Augustana Art and Literary Magazine 2002

2005-present NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM; DeKalb, IL, Graduate Assistant

2007-present JACK OLSON GALLERY; School of Art, DeKalb, IL, Graduate Assistant

2007-2009 EVASC (Exhibitions, Visiting Artists and Scholars Committee); School of Art, DeKalb, IL, Graduate Student Representative

Summer 2007 ELMHURST ART MUSEUM; Elmhurst Illinois, Curatorial Intern

Society for Photographic Education

Phi Beta Kappa Society

Sigma Tau Delta National English Society

2008 Illinois Association of Museums Annual Conference, September, Elmhurst, IL, EXHIBITOR

2008 Fire Museum Network Seminar; September, Aurora, IL, PRESENTER

2007 Society for Photographic Education, Midwest Regional Conference; November, Flint, Michigan

2006 Society for Photographic Education, National Conference; March, Chicago, IL

COMPOSED; Curatorial project featuring four NIU graduate students working in photography, Gallery 214, 11.20.06 – 11.22.06

PRINTERS’ ROW BOOK FAIR, I Due Art 4 You Museum sales tent, June 2006 - 2009

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