Resume

RESUME
Sonya Lyster-Baime
1100 West River Park Lane
Glendale, Wisconsin 53209
(414) 961-0229 artbysonya@wi.rr.com
Website: www.artbysonya.com
SELECTED LIST OF INVITATIONAL (I), JURIED (J), AND SINGLE-PERSON (S) EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI, Group Show with Wisconsin Watercolor Society
2008 New Visions Gallery, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI (S)
2007 Art in the Garden, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Group Show, Milwaukee, WI (I)
2006 Schaurer Arts Center, Hartford, WI (S)
2005 Cedarburg Art Center, Cedarburg, WI (S)
2003 Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners, WI (S)
2001 Mighty Midwest Biennial, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI (J)
2001-07 Oakbrook Invitational Art Fair, Oak Brook, IL (I)
1998, 2000, 02, 04 Lakefront Festival of Arts (J)
1999 Signature Gallery, Park East Hotel, Milwaukee, WI (S)
1997 Wisconsin Artist 1997 Biennial, University of WI, Milwaukee, Memorial Union, Madison, WI (J)
1997 Rohr West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI Group Show With Wisconsin Watercolor Society
1996, 99, 00 West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI With League of Milwaukee Artist and Wisconsin Watercolor Society(J) (I)
1996 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Reeve Union Gallery, Oshkosh, WI (S)
1995 Harold Washington Library, Chicago, IL (S)
1995-98 Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI (J) with League of Milwaukee Artists
1995, 00 Watercolor WI, Charles A. Wutsum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI (J)
1992, 96-00, 02, 05 Madison Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI (I) (J)
2000, 01 Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, IL (J)
1998, 99 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN (J)

SELECTED AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
1995 First Place Award of Excellence, League of Milwaukee Artists Exhibition, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
1995 and 96 Honorable Mention, League of Milwaukee Artists Fair, Brookfield, WI
2000 Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI, Featured Artist for Painting and Publicity
2003 First Place – Painting, Spring Green Art Fair, Spring Green, WI
2004 First Award of Excellence for Painting, Monument Square Art Fair, Racine, WI
2005 First Place of Excellence, Painting, Green Lake Art Fair, Green Lake, WI

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
State of Wisconsin, various locations, Percent for Art Programs
City Hall of Fame, City of Stoughton, WI
Wausau Hospital Center, Wausau, WI
Marathon County Central Public Library, Wausau, WI
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
Sixteenth Street Community Health Clinic, Milwaukee, WI
American Family Insurance Corporate Office, Madison, WI
Psychealth, Ltd. Evanston, IL
Greabel Companies, Inc. Denver, CO
Takeda Pharmacceuticals, Deerfield, IL

ONLINE GALLERIES:
Portalwisconsin.org
Art-exchange.com

PUBLICATIONS:
The Artful Home, A source and Guide for Residential Art 3rd Edition (2005)
The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art 4th Edition (2006) And 5th Edition (2007) GUILD Publishing, Madison, WI

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Transparent Watercolor Society of America
League of Milwaukee Artists
Wisconsin Visual Artists
Wisconsin Watercolor Society

EDUCATION:
1977-89 General Art Courses Cardinal Stritch University and Milwaukee Area Technical College
1966-69 Chicago City College (Liberal Arts Studies)
1959-60 Foreign Exchange (AFS), Rome, Italy (Museum Studies and Art History)
RELATED EDUCATION: 2005 Springboard For the Arts Studio Practices Workshop Series for Wisconsin Artists, “Making a Living, Making a Life.” Sponsored by the Minnesota Arts Council and Wisconsin Arts Board, Milwaukee, WI