MOLLY CRANCH
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Molly Cranch

​Education

1998 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Education, K-12 Certificate
1994 Washington University, BFA, St. Louis, MO

Gallery (ongoing)
Diane West Gallery, Durango, CO
Hopscotch Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA
Primavera Gallery, Ojai, CA
The Grand Hand, St. Paul, MN
Arts and Artisans, Chicago, IL
Plum Bottom Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI
Tiny Finch Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Saugatuck Art Traders, Saugatuck, MI
Hamilton Williams Gallery, Morganton, NC
Essential Goods, Lawrence, KS
Five Crows Gallery, Natick, MA
New Morning Gallery, Asheville, NC
Sacred Art, Chicago, IL
Gather, Bloomington, IN
The Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Marguerite Gardens, Chicago, IL
Twiggs, Minneapolis, MN
Past Basket, Milwaukee, WI
Lubeznik Art Center Gallery, St. Joseph, MI
Studio b., Three Oaks, MI

Selected Exhibitions
2013-2016  Illinois Artisan Program, Thompson Center and Illinois State Museum 
2016           Collector Art Shop, Berkeley, CA
2014-2016  mash handmade, Kansas City, MO, 
2013-2016  Homespun Modern Handmade, Indianapolis, IN
2014           Gather, Evanston, IL
2010-14      The Evanston Art Center Winter Expo, Evanston, IL
2010-14      The Krasl Winter Holiday Fair, Krasl, MI
2010-14      Cowley Fine Arts, St. Joseph, MI
2013/2015  Bloom Yoga Center, Chicago, IL 
2013            Chicago Public Library Women’s History Month, Rendon Library, Chicago, IL
2011            The Green Center for Arts and Education, St. Louis, MO
2012/2014  Ryerson Woods Nature Preserve, Deerfield, IL
2008           The One of Kind Show, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2008           The Artist Project,, Chicago, IL
2007-11       Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2003            The Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
2002/2009   Uncommon Ground Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997            ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

Illustration/Publications
2020          Illinois Reading Council Journal (Fall Cover)
2019          Little Seed's Journey, Children's Book
2017          Health and Spirituality Magazine, Sept/Oct

2015          Birds Piled Loosely, Online Literary Journal, April
2009          Pioneer Press article, review of Ryerson Show

Collections
The Mayo Clinic, Sparta, Wisconsin
The Illinois Bone and Joint Clinic, Highland Park, Illinois
St. Regis Hotel, Abu Dhabi

Teaching Experience
2019-2020  Teaching Artist and Arts Integration Specialist, Chicago Public Schools
2014-2019  Independent Children’s Art, Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor

2004-2014  Whittier Elementary School, Art Teacher, Chicago, IL
2002-2004  Evanston Art Center, Instructor, Evanston, IL
2002-2004  The Lill Street Art Center, Instructor, Chicago, IL
2000-2003  The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Instructor, Chicago, IL
2000-2001  The American School of Madrid, Art Teacher, Madrid, Spain
1995-1998  Chicago Arts Partnership in Education, Artist-Teacher, Chicago, IL

Speaking
2019          The Chicago Public Schools Art Education Conference/Ingenuity, "Mindfulness in the Art Classroom"
2019          The Illinois Art Education Association, "Integrating Mindfulness and Visual Art,"

Awards/Grants
2017           Hemera Foundation Fellowship for Artists With a Contemplative Practice
2015-2016  Ingenuity Arts Education Grant / Inter-American Magnet School
2004           Awarded first prize in juried show for Kelleher Gallery, in Galway, Ireland
2004           NAP Grant, Chicago

2002-2004 Illinois Arts Council Artist Roster Artist, the Illinois Arts Council
2002           Stonehouse Artists’ Residency for the Contemporary Arts
1998           Graduate Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1994           Tanaska Milovich Award in Painting, Liquitex Excellence in Art Award

Professional Affiliations
SCBWI (Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)
Storyteller Academy

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  • Picture Book Portfolio
  • Fine Art
    • Gallery Affiliations
  • Writing
  • Etsy
  • About
    • CV
  • Painting and Drawing Classes