Steve James Basel
340 N. 12th St. Apt# 610 Philadelphia, PA 19107| 419-619-2578 | sbasel@student.cia.edu
Education
2014 MFA Studio Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2012 BFA Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art
Teaching Experience
2012 Student Teacher for figure drawing at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts high school
program
2011 Student Teacher Hope Academy 6-8th grade
Building Bridges Summer Work Applewood Centers Mural Project with special needs
young adults.
Certified Mentor for special needs children in Cuyahoga County
Library staff at Cleveland Institute of Art
2010 Building Bridges Summer Work Larchmere Rd. Mural with high school youth
School of the Arts teaching assistant 7th to 12th grade
2008 Safety Town Camp Instructor for kindergarteners
2010 Building Bridges Summer Work Larchmere Rd. Mural with High school youth
School of the Arts teaching assistant 7th to 12th grade
2008 Safety Town Camp Instructor for kindergarteners
Other Professional Experience
2013 Studio assistant to Elizabeth Osbourne
Graduate student association member
Organized MFA student run group critiques at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Operations Facility Assistant at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2012 Agricultural Research Assistant for Lebensmittel Consulting Full and Part-time
2011 Library staff at Cleveland Institute of Art
Grants/Fellowships/Awards
2013 Cretella Scholarship for artistic merit
2012 Merit Based Scholarship to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2011 Art Work Stipend, Cleveland Foundation
Painting Scholarship “The Frances Wise Lang and H. Jack Lang”
2nd Place Prism Arts Supply Store Award
Choice Award Cleveland Botanical Gardens
3rd Place Choice Award Board of Trustees, Cleveland Institute of Art
Honorable Mention University Hospital
3rd Place and Honorable Mention Dealer Tire Competition
2010 Painting Scholarship “The Mildred and Martin Becker Family”
2008 CIA Portfolio Merit Scholarship
Exhibitions
2014 “113th Annual Student Exhibition” Samuel M. V Hamilton Building
Philadelphia, PA
“Summer show” PAFA Café Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
“Corpus Speak” Gallery 8, PAFA
Philadelphia, PA
“Beyond Compare” Gallery 8, PAFA
Philadelphia, PA
2013 “Masters of Art” Gallery 128
2012 “Echo” Dual Show at Arts Collingwood Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
Cleveland, OH
66th Student Independent Exhibition.
Cleveland, OH
“Two” Art Spot Gallery,
Cleveland, OH
2011 65th Student Independent Exhibition.
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Stories Project Exhibition.
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Foundation, Summer show.
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art, Spring Show.
Cleveland, OH
(Exhibitions Continued)
2011 “We all Stand” Coventry Galleries.
Cleveland, OH
Collections
The Dickson Firm,
Cleveland, OH
University Hospital,
Cleveland, OH
Dealer Tire Co.,
Cleveland, OH
Balance Product Development,
Cleveland, OH
Bibliography
2012 Joseph Clark’s review of “Echo” in Cleveland Scene magazine
Recommendation for “Echo” on CoolCleveland.com
2011 Steve Litt’s review of the SIE 65 in the Plain Dealer.
References
Elizabeth Osbourne - osborne.elizabeth@gmail.com, 215-448-0688
Lane Cooper- lcooper@cia.edu - 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106-216-421-7927
Kevin Richards - richards@pobox.pafa.edu