EDUCATION
2010-2013 – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR
MFA , Printmaking
2003-2007 - Winthrop University - Rock Hill, SC
BFA , General Studio with emphasis in Printmaking and Jewelry Fabrication/Metalsmithing
TEACHING/EXPERIENCE
2018-present, owner, Kosakowski Studio, Feltwell, England (*previously in Bechhofen-Pfalz, Germany)
2013-present, Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts-Visual, History of Western Art, Drawing I, Design I,
Arkansas State University-Beebe, AR (*currently teaching online courses from Mildenhall, England)
2016-2018, Arts & Crafts Center art instructor, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2014-2015, Arts & Crafts Center art instructor, engraver, framer, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
2013- Experimental Printmaking, teaching assistant to Cynthia Thompson, University of Arkansas
2012-2013- Figure Drawing, Serigraphy and Lithography instructor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2012-2013– Gallery Director, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2012- Figure Drawing, teaching assistant to Stephanie Pierce, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2012- Serigraphy, teaching assistant to John Newman, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2011-2013 - Lithography, teaching assistant to John Newman, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2011-2013–Printmaking Studio Technician, assistant to John Newman, University of Arkansas , Fayetteville
2011-2013– Teaching Assistantship- Figure Drawing and Printmaking, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2011-Catalog assembly assistant, Mark Dion Exhibition “Process and Inquiry”, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2011- Printmaking and Etching, teaching assistant to Golsa Yaghoobi, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2011- Juror, K-12 Regional Art Exhibition, Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2007-2009- Jewelry Repair Technician, Benjamin’s Jewelers, Little River, SC
2006-2007- Jewelry/Metal Studio Technician, Dept. of Fine Arts, Winthrop University, SC
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
*Denotes Solo Exhibitions
2020
Mildenhall Mayfair Bazaar, RAF Mildenhall, England (*rescheduling in progress)
2019
Feltwell Village Art/Craft Fair, Porter's Barn, Feltwell, England
Book as Object: Book Arts Exhibition, Vogelweh Library, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Mildenhall Mayfair Bazaar, RAF Mildenhall, England
RAF Mildenhall Craft Fair, Bob Hope Community Center, RAF Mildenhall, England
Nature in Ink: Art Exhibition with Bethany Santiano, Vogelweh Library, Kaiserslautern, Germany
2018
Air Force Arts and Crafts Exhibition, RAF Mildenhall, England
Vogelweh Silent Art Auction, Kaiserslautern, Germany
May Antique and Craft Bazaar, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
March Antique and Craft Bazaar, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2017
*Flight: A Pop-Up Exhibition, Brücken-Pfalz, Germany
2017 Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Creative Arts Center, Baumholder, Germany
Between Imagination and Reality, Galerie Atelier 35, Landstuhl, Germany
May Antique and Craft Bazaar, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2016
Parallax Art Exhibition, Chelsea Town Hall, London, United Kingdom
Pazifischen Rand/Asiatische Kunst Ausstellung, Galerie Atelier 35, Landstuhl, Germany
27th Annual Juried Exhibition, York County Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC
2016 Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2015
Maps, Walter's Community Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR
Arkansas Society of Printmakers Group Exhibition, Cox Creative Center, Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Printmaking Exhibition, Center for Arts and Education, Van Buren, AR
Air Force Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
2014
UNDER PRESSURE,Historic Arkansas Museum, Trinity Gallery, Little Rock, AR
ASU-Beebe Faculty Biennial Exhibition, England Center Gallery, Arkansas State University-Beebe, Beebe, AR
26 Proof: Arkansas Society of Printmakers Group Exhibition, Gallery 26, Little Rock, AR
FacStaff Exhibition, England Center Gallery, Arkansas State University-Beebe, Beebe, AR
Small Works: Origami Book Arts Exhibition, Central Arkansas Library System- Nixon Library, Jacksonville, AR
Arkansas Society of Printmakers Group Exhibition,Butler Center Gallery, Little Rock, AR
Small Works: Book Arts Exhibition, Central Arkansas Library System- Nixon Library, Jacksonville, AR
*Tethered, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Pushing Boundaries--Expanding Horizons: 10th Janet Turner National Print Exhibition, California State University, Chico, CA
2013
MFA Student Exhibition, UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Art Walk, sUgAR Projects and UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
*Tethered, UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
F-Stop: Collaborative Photography Exhibition, LaLaLand Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2012
Art Walk, sUgAR Projects and UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
MFA Student Exhibition, UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Contemporary Bookmaking Exhibition, UA Fine Arts Gallery cases, Fayetteville, AR
2011
untitled – MFA Exhibition, UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2010
Dreaming in Synthesis: An Experimental Collaboration, UA Fine Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2009
20th Annual Juried Exhibition, York County Arts Center, Rock Hill, SC
2007
*A Voiceless Past, Myrtle Beach, SC
19th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2nd Annual Drawing and Printmaking Juried Exhibition, McLaurin Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
*Senior Exhibition, McLaurin Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2006
Annual Winthrop Silent Art Auction, Gallery at Gettys, Rock Hill, SC
18th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2005
Drawing and Printmaking Juried Exhibition, McLaurin Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
17th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Annual Winthrop Silent Art Auction, Rutledge Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
2004
Student Foundation Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
AWARDS
2014
Protection (Purchase Award), Historical Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
Joseph Kaveney Jr. Merit Award, Pushing Boundaries--Expanding Horizons, 10th Janet Turner National Print Exhibition,
California State University, Chico, CA
2013
Teaching Assistantship – Figure Drawing, Printmaking, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Art and Design Purchase Award (“The Closet”), Little Rock, AR
Art and Design Purchase Award (“Unhitched”), Houston, TX
2012
2nd Place, Graduate Research and Abstract Competition, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Teaching Assistantship – Figure Drawing, Lithography, Serigraphy, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Doctoral Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2011
Teaching Assistantship – Figure Drawing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Doctoral Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2010
Doctoral Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2009
Honorable Mention (“Oma”), 20th Annual Juried Exhibition, York County Arts Center, Rock Hill, SC
Art and Design Purchase Award (copper bowl), Little Rock, AR
Art and Design Purchase Award (white gold amber necklace), Atlanta, GA
2007
Best in Show (“Divine Intervention”), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Honorable Mention (“Leo and Gisela Reunited”), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Alice Burmeister Award for Advanced Printmaking, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Paul Martyka Award for Advanced Intaglio Printmaking, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Marge Moody Award for Mixed Media Printmaking, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Ken Hartwell Award for Metalsmithing, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Laroche Award, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Honorable Mention (“Wedding Chalice”), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Art and Design Purchase Award (“Divine Intervention”), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Art and Design Purchase Award (“Divine Intervention”), Atlanta, GA
2006
Seth Rouser Award for Advanced Printmaking, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Ken Hartwell Award for Metalsmithing, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Art and Design Purchase Award (silver spoon), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
President’s List, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Dean’s List, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2005
Best in Show (“Whiplash”), Printmaking and Drawing Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
President’s List, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Art and Design Purchase Award (brass vase), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Life Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
CURATORIAL WORK
2014
Contemporary Book Arts Exhibition, Central Arkansas Library System, Jacksonville, AR
Origami Book Arts Exhibition, Central Arkansas Library System, Jacksonville, AR
2013
Art Walk, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
BYO: Student Exhibition, Bank of America Building, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
Crafted Identities: Honors Thesis Work of Emily Chase, Melissa Love, and Jeanne Vockroth,
sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
F-Stop: Collaborative Photography Exhibition, LaLaLand Gallery, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
Works by Scott McDonald and Paul Mosley, Architecture Exhibition, LaLaLand Gallery,
sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
2012
Art Walk, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
Solo Show: Works by Kelly Brenner Justice, Anne Kittrell Gallery, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
The GBK: Juried Halloween Exhibition, LaLaLand Gallery, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
Emily Chase and Jeanne Vockroth One Night Exhibition, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
64 oz. Garden, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
Sarah Leflar: Black Hearts Solo Exhibition, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
Home: Arkansas Artists Exhibition, Anne Kittrell Gallery, sUgAR Projects, University of Arkansas
2007
2nd Annual Drawing and Printmaking Juried Exhibition, McLaurin Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Senior Exhibition, McLaurin Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
WORKSHOPS
2019
Introduction to Bookbinding, Airman and Family Readiness Center, RAF Mildenhall, England (*April)
Linocut Printmaking, Middleton Hall, RAF Mildenhall, England
2018
Origami Ornaments/Bookmaking, 352 SOW POTFF, RAF Mildenhall, England
Cardinals Acrylic Painting for Beginners, Mildenhall Spouses Association, Galaxy Club, RAF Mildenhall, England
Introductory Book Arts, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Acrylic Painting for Beginners, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Fundamentals of Charcoal Drawing, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Watercolor Painting for Beginners, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2017
Introductory Book Arts, Galerie Atelier 35, Landstuhl, Germany
Acrylic Painting for Beginners, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Japanese Stab Bookbinding, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Origami Bookmaking, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Fundamentals of Charcoal Drawing, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Printmaking for Beginners, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Watercolor Painting for Beginners, Arts and Crafts Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
2016
Monotype Printmaking, Galerie Atelier 35, Landstuhl, Germany
2015
Gelatin Plate Printmaking/Monotyping, Arts and Crafts Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Introduction to Papermaking, Skills Development Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Miniature Leather Bookbinding, Skills Development Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Charcoal Drawing, Arts and Crafts Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Non-Toxic Photo Transferring, Arts and Crafts Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
2014
Experimental Printmaking, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Coptic Stitch Bookbinding, Arts and Crafts Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Introduction to Engraving, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Introduction to Bookbinding, Arts and Crafts Center, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Monotype Printmaking, Rocktoberfest Event, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Origami Bookmaking, Central Arkansas Library System- Nixon Library, Jacksonville, AR
Fundamentals of Drawing, Central Arkansas Library System- Nixon Library, Jacksonville, AR
Non-Toxic Lithography, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
2013
Monotype Printmaking,Little Rock School District Secondary Art Teachers Professional Development,
Parkview High School, Little Rock, AR
Pamphlet Bookbinding, Central Arkansas Library System- Nixon Library, Jacksonville, AR
Intaglio and Etching, Little Rock School District Secondary Art Teachers Professional Development,
Parkview High School, Little Rock, AR
Non-Toxic Lithography, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR
Introduction to Serigraphy, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Introduction to Letterpress Printmaking, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
AFFILIATIONS
2013-present
College Art Association, Member
Southern Graphics Council International, Member
Arkansas Society of Printmakers, Member
Arkansas Artist Association, Member
2010-2013
University of Arkansas Photography Club, Member
Fine Art Graduate Student Council, Member
University of Arkansas Printmaking Club, Vice-President
2006-present
Guild of Emerging Metalsmiths and Designers, Member
Academic Metalsmithing Community (ACMET-L), Member
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), Member
Convergence of Jewelers (CLASP), Member
Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum, Member
2004-present
The American Print Alliance, Member
PUBLICATIONS
2017 - Between Imagination and Reality, Westpfalz Journal, Landstuhl, Germany
2016 - Galerie Atelier 35 Exhibition, Westpfalz Journal, Landstuhl, Germany
2014 - 2nd Annual Arkansas Printmakers Exhibition, Butler Center Atrium Gallery, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas
2014 – Pushing Boundaries/Expanding Horizons, CSU, Chico Turner Print Museum, Chico, California
2013 – “Tethered”, Arkansas Traveler, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2013 – “Tethered”, MFA Thesis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2010 – “Dreaming in Synthesis”, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas