Ann Cunningham Resume


Selected Commissions

  • 2013 “Front Range” twelve foot long stone and bronze bas relief, Colorado Center for the Blind
  • 2013 “Views of Pleasure Point” public art commission, County of Santa Cruz, CA
  • 2012 “Bunny Jump,” Children’s Garden Montessori, Denver, Colorado
  • 2011 “Dr. Jacobus tenBroek” commissioned by the National Federation of the Blind
  • 2010 “Golden Circle” public art commission Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
  • 2010 “Diamond Head” slate tactile sculpture, private collection, Des Moines, Iowa
  • 2009 Iowa Library for the Blind, public art commission, Des Moines, Iowa
  • 2009 “Knowledge is Power” National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland mural
  • 2009 “Prairie Sunset” slate tactile sculpture, private collection, Nebraska City, Nebraska
  • 2008 “In Touch with the Seasons,” Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Tactile Gallery
  • 2008 Monument of Caroline Morton, Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City, Nebraska, life-size bronze
  • 2007 “Bridges” interactive, multi-sensory sculpture, Children’s Garden Montessori, Denver
  • 2005 “Allegro” life size bronze African Grey, University of Denver, Lamont School of Music
  • 2004 National Federation of the Blind Mount Everest 2001, tactile/visual Research and Training Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
  • 2002 Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, State of Colorado Public Arts Commission, Brown Hall
  • 2001 Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Aurora, Colorado
  • 2000 Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, State of Colorado Public Arts Commission, Ritter Hall

 

Selected Awards

  • 2012 Sydney Parkinson Award, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado
  • 2012 Jacob Bolotin Award, awarded by the National Federation of the Blind
  • 2010 Colorado Creative Industries (formerly Colorado Council on the Arts) Grant in partnership with the Colorado Center for the Blind
  • 2008 Colorado Council on the Arts Grant in partnership with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center



Selected Collections

  • 2013 Denver Art Museum, Cover Story, tactile interpretations of exhibit objects
  • 2009 Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska - tactile interpretations of paintings
  • 2006 Denver Art Museum – tactile interpretations of paintings
  • 2002 Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City, Nebraska
  • 2001 Kansas State School for the Blind
  • 1999 Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, Colorado
  • 1999 John Madden, Englewood, Colorado



Workshops/Presentations

  • 2012 VSA arts Colorado, NFB National Convention, Accessing Higher Ground in Broomfield,  CO., Virginia and Illinois
  • 2011 Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children spring conference
  • 2010 “Mental Mapping” National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
  • 2010 Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children fall conference
  • 2010 “How Pictures Work” Iowa Department for the Blind, Des Moines, Iowa
  • 2010 “Multi-sensory Art Making” Art Students League of Denver, Kid’s Camp
  • 2010 “20th ADA Botanical Gardens Celebration” Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 Denver Art Museum, docent training and development of tactile tours
  • 2010 National Federation of the Blind, Parents of Blind Children presentations
  • 2010 Summer Camp, multi-sensory picture making for all kids, Denver Art Students League
  • 2010 Iowa Department for the Blind, picture interpretation and making
  • 2009 Because Pictures Matter, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Detroit, MI
  • 2009 Tactile Pictures, presentation to docents at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
  • 2008 International Academy, (high school) sculpture workshop, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
  • 2008 American Association of Museums, presentation with Denver Art Museum
  • 2008 National Braille Press, Annual Meeting presentation, “Art & Accessibility”
  • 2005&7 Exhibit and speaker at 1st & 2nd International Conference, Art Education for the Blind, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
  • 2007 Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, wall low-relief clay sculpture project
  • 2007-8 Teach the teachers, Camp Eureka, Helena, Montana
  • 2007 SLAM, 300 student wall tile project at National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD
  • 2002-7 Colorado Ballet, backstage sensory tours
  • 2001-9 National Federation of the Blind, National and Colorado State Convention presentations
  • 2005 Presentation, General Assembly NFB Colorado Convention, Denver, CO
  • 2005 Speaker/workshop, “Getting in Touch With Braille Literacy” Denver, CO
  • 2004 Driving Force, VSA arts Colorado, Family Arts Day
  • 2003 State of Colorado Disability Services, presentation
  • 2003 Joslyn Art Museum, Impressionists exhibit accessible workshop, Omaha, Nebraska
  • 2003 Denver Art Museum, consult for accessible exhibits for Pierre Bonnard exhibit
  • 2002 Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums, Casper, Wyoming, presentation.
  • 2002 Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arts Days presentations, Arvada, Colorado



Selected Exhibits (solo exhibits*)

  • 2013 “Rock, Paper, Scissors” VSAarts Colorado Access Gallery, Denver, Colorado
  • 2012 “Tactile Tales,” Colorado Talking Book Library, Denver, Colorado*
  • 2012 Museum of Outdoor Arts, Invitational, Republic Plaza, Denver, Colorado
  • 2010 National Federation of the Blind, bas relief exhibit, Dallas, Texas*
  • 2008 Colorado Center for the Blind 20th Celebration, “How Does a Picture Work?”
  • 2007 VSA arts Colorado, Colorado Center for the Blind group exhibit
  • 2007 Blind Merchants, “BLAST” exhibit* and art activity, Denver, Colorado
  • 2006 Denver Art Museum, “Access Day
  • 2005 “In Touch Art” Colorado NFB Convention, Denver, Colorado
  • 2005 “Traveler’s Art,” Denver International Airport
  • 2005 “Tactile Showing,” University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
  • 2004 “Winken, Blinken & Nod,” Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
  • 2004 “The Feel of Flight,” Wildlife Experience, Denver, Colorado*
  • 2004 VAS arts International Exhibit, Washington, DC
  • 2003 “Giricoccola,” Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City, Nebraska*
  • 2002 National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland*
  • 2001 Philadelphia Free Library, “Winken,Blinken & Nod,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*
  • 2001 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Tactile Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 2000 Loveland Fine Art Museum, Stories in Stone, Loveland, Colorado
  • 1999 Museum of Outdoor Arts, Stories in Stone, Greenwood Village, Colorado
  • 1992 Naropa Institute Gallery, "By Touch Alone," Boulder, Colorado
  • 1991 Naropa Institute Gallery, Boulder, Colorado*
  • 1999, 2000, 2001 Fairy Tale Trails, accessible Halloween experience, Boulder, Colorado*
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Celebrate Colorado Artists, inaugural show, Denver, Colorado
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
  • 1980, 1989, 2000, Foothills Gallery, "North American Sculpture Exhibit," Golden, Colorado


Employment

  • 2010-11 “STEM Curriculum Pictures” Touch Graphic, tactile/visual illustration for Live Scribe electronic pen interface
  • Since 2007, illustrator for National Braille Press
  • 1996-99 Hanzon Studios, Senior Designer Projects: California, Wisconsin, New York, Virginia, Denver, Hong Kong
  • 1994-95 Z Productions/Design Productions, Charge Painter, Projects: Tree House Children's Museum, Ogden, UT, Colorado, Florida
  • 1992-03 Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation, Technician, Projects: Pierre, SD, Capitol Building; Sioux Falls, SD, Laramie, WY, Taos, NM, Denver, CO, Iowa Supreme Court



Teaching

  • Since 1999, Tactile art class, Colorado Center for the Blind
  • 2011 One on one work with Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • 2011 Mentors and Mentees, art workshop with blind children and adults
  • 2010 Colorado Chapter National Federation of the Blind Convention, drop in art room
  • 2010 Art Student’s League Denver, Kid’s Camp summer art program
  • 2010 Adams County, Colorado 2nd grade art class fall semester
  • 2009 Because Pictures Matter, Jefferson County School District
  • 2004/5, Tactile art class, Showcase Gallery, Greeley, Colorado.
  • 2005/6 Tactile art class, Anchor Center, Denver, Colorado.


Published Works

  • 2011 STEM Binder - core participant in cutting edge system making tactile information accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired. Touch Graphics is the recipient of the Tibbetts
  • Award for small business innovation. www.touchgraphics.com
  • 2009 Weslandia & Madeline illustrations for National Braille Press
  • 2008 Noah’s Ark, published by National Braille Press
  • 2005 Sadie Can Count, by Ann Cunningham, text and illustrations, tactile/visual
  • 2004 Thistledown Rising by Sean Redmond, illustrations
  • 1976 Rocky Mountain Flora by William A. Weber, University of Colorado Press, mBoulder, Colorado, botanical illustrations


Committees

  • Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Tactile Gallery renovation consultation
  • Membership Chair, Colorado Independent Publishers Association
  • Co-chair Tactile Graphics Committee/Art Making, Art Education for the Blind, New York City


Broadcasts

  • “The Carol Duvall Show” interview-demonstration, national cable HGTV
  • “Sense of Touch” by “The Infinite Mind” an NPR programmer
  • The Radio Reading Service of the Rockies- interview


Education

  • 2010-12 Certificate program for Botanical Illustration at the Denver Botanical Gardens.
  • University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • Ongoing educational workshops and classes
  • Complete resume is available on request.