6.20.09
Aleksander S Bohnak
Davis, CA
alekbohnak@gmail.com
Education
M.F.A candidate, University of California Davis – 2008-2010 (current)
Post Baccalaureate in Ceramics, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA – 2007-2008
Special Student in Art, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA – 2006-2007
B.F.A. Ceramics (Magna Cum Laude), Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA – 2002-2006
Experience/Teaching/Assistantships
Visiting Artist Coordinator – 2009 (current)
University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Associate Instructor in Sculpture and Ceramics- 2008 – 2009 (current)
University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Instructor in Ceramics – 2008
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
Studio Assistant – 2007
Rebecca Hutchinson, Rochester, MA
Studio Supervisor, Teaching Assistant – 2006-2007
Ceramics Studio, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
Ceramics Club President (volunteer)- 2005-2006
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
Ceramic Lab Assistant – 2004-2006
Ceramics Studio, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
Muralist’s Assistant – 2000-2003
Yelland Designs, Negaunee, MI
Art Instructor- 2000-2002
La Terraza Pottery Studio, Brookfield, WI
Exhibitions
“If you are interested in selling this”, First-year MFA Show, Davis, CA – 2009
Post-Baccalaureate Attack!, New Bedford, MA – 2008
BFA Honors Show, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA – 2006
Young Fairfield Artists, Nelson Gallery, Fairfield, IA – 2006
Honors and Awards
Kubota Award, UC Davis Art Department – 2009
Dedalus Fellowship Nomination, UC Davis Art Department – 2009
Salutatorian, Maharishi University of Management – 2006
Outstanding Graduate Art Award, Maharishi University of Management – 2006
Outstanding Graduate Community Service Award, Maharishi University of Management – 2006
References
James Shrosbree, Chair of Department of Art and Design,
Maharishi University of Management, 641.472.7000 ext 5033
Rebecca Hutchinson, Assistant Professor of Ceramics,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 508.910-6683