Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

Education
2011  -  Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2008  -  Floral Design Certificate, Kishwaukee Community College, Malta, IL
2006  -  Bachelor of Fine Arts, painting emphasis, Summa Cum Laude, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Awards, Honors, Scholarships
2023
  • 1st Place, Carmel International Arts Festival, Carmel, Indiana
2020
  • 2nd Place, for Golden and Red, The Seeing Double Exhibition, juried by Dan Addington of Addington Gallery in Chicago, Old Court House Art Center, Woodstock, IL
2017
  • Honorable Mention (Category: Traditional) for Colony Collapse/Bees 1, The Natural World Art Exhibition, Fusion Art online exhibition, Palm Springs, CA
2016
  • Next Level Award for Precarious / Self Portrait, Reinventing Ourselves From Another POV, Art NXT Level Projects / 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Jurors’ Choice Award for Memories of the River and Bees 4, Memories, Myths & Messages, Quad City Art Gallery, Rock Island, IL
  • People's Choice Award for Sentient, MASKS by the Momentum Art Guild, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2015
  • Honorable Mention for She Said It Would Hurt, All Mixed Up Exhibition, The Next Picture Show, Dixon, IL
2014
  • Second Place for Onyx and Amber, 6th Annual Juried Art Show, Woodlawn Arts Academy, Sterling, IL
2013
  • Kids Choice Award for Fluid Earth, 37th Annual Rock Island Fine Art Exhibition, Rock Island, IL
2012
  • Honorable Mention for Iced Caramel Crème Brule, Seasons on the Land, Rockford, IL
2011
  • Best Artist, 4th Annual Art in the Park, Freeport, IL
2008
  • Best of Fine Art, Rockford Artist’s Fair, Rockford, IL
  • Best Display, 1st Annual Art In The Park, Freeport, IL
  • Council of Rockford Gardeners Scholarship, Rockford, IL
2007
  • Honorable Mention for Fan of Weeds, 4th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, IL
2003
  • Third Place, Highland Community College Sponsored District Show, Freeport, IL
2002
  • Second Place, Technology Design Contest, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
  • Buss Scholarship, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
  • Highland Community College Merit Scholarship, Freeport, IL
2001
  • Highland Community College Merit Scholarship, Freeport, IL

Selected Solo, Two-Person, and Three-Person Exhibitions
2017
  • Carrie Baxter and Nicholas Baxter, Ethereal Allure: Visions of Yellowstone NP, Quad City International Airport Gallery, Moline, IL
2015
  • Solo, Monroe Clinic Gallery, Freeport, IL
2014
  • Solo, Higher Grounds Coffee, Freeport, IL
2013
  • Carrie Baxter and Nicholas Baxter, Here’s Mud In Your Eye, Bennie’s Cleaners Lobby Gallery, Rockford, IL
  • Solo, Higher Grounds Coffee Gallery, Freeport, IL
  • Carrie Baxter and Nicholas Baxter, Here’s Mud In Your Eye, Monroe Art Center, Monroe, WI
2012
  • Solo, FHN Burchard Hills Gallery, Freeport, IL
2009
  • Carrie Baxter, Nicholas Baxter and Sam Tucibat, Natural Inspirations: The Environment As Art, Neptune Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2006
  • Solo, Garden of Delight: BFA Senior Show, The Glass Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
  • Solo, Garden of Delight, Neptune North Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
  • Solo, Garden of Delight, Great Hall Exhibition Space, DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL

Selected Juried Exhibitions
2018
  • 59th Mid-State Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, Juried by Philip Jackson
2017
  • 2017 National Juried Art Exhibition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI, Juried by Alyssa Monks
  • SKETCHBOOK: an exhibition of artists’ books, Art NXT Level/33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juried and Curated by Sergio Gomez
  • Dangerous Lullabies III, Historic Dole Mansion, Crystal Lake, IL, Juried and curated by Joe and Kathleen Isacson
  • LIMITLESS, Federation of Canadian Artists online exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 6th Annual Encaustc Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juried by Kathy Blankely Roman and Dan Addington
  • The Natural World, Fusion Art online exhibition, Palm Springs, CA
  • 2017 DUMA Biennial, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  • Beneath the Surface, The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
  • LAYERED, Art NXT Level / 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016
  • Juried Art Show, Beloit Art Incubator, Beloit, WI
  • 5th Annual Creek Gallery Exhibition, Willow Creek Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
  • Reinventing Ourselves From Another POV, Art NXT Level / 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 5th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Memories, Myths and Messages, Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, IL
  • 29th Women’s Works, Old County Court House Art Center, Woodstock, IL
  • District Juried Art Exhibit, Fine Art Gallery, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
2015
  • All Mixed Up Exhibition, The Next Picture Show, Dixon, IL
2014
  • 5th Annual Juried Great Lakes Small Works Exhibition, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
  • 6th Annual Juried Art Show, Woodlawn Arts Academy, Sterling, IL
  • 38th Rock Island Fine Art Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL
2013
  • 37th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL
2012
  • Seasons on the Land, Prairie Street Brewhouse Gallery, Rockford, IL
  • District Juried Art Show, Fine Art Department Gallery, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
2011
  • Regional Juried Exhibition VIII, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • Regional Art Survey 5, The Next Picture Show, Dixon, IL
2007
  • 4th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, IL
2003
  • District Juried Art Exhibit, Fine Art Gallery, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
2002
  • District Juried Art Exhibit, Fine Art Gallery, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
  • Compendium: FUSED Chicago Group Show, Old Court House Art Center, Woodstock, IL
  • Bijou at Brickton: FUSED Chicago Group Show, Brickton Art Center, Park Ridge, IL
  • Art (2) Squared: MAG Group Show, Gallery Café, Freeport Public Library, Freeport, IL
2017
  • 4th Biennial Mini Masterpieces Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • Wish You Were Here, curated by the Momentum Art Guild, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • Between Red and Blue, curated by the Momentum Art Guild, Higher Grounds Coffee, Freeport, IL
  • MASKS, curated by the Momentum Art Guild, 9 East Coffee, Freeport, IL
2016
  • La Foret Nuit, curated by the Bestiary Group, Sauk Vally College Art Gallery, Dixon, IL
  • Beyond Urban, curated by Joe and Kathleen Isacson, ACS Galley in the Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
  • Masks Exhibition by the Momentum Art Guild, Freeport Art Museum, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport, IL
  • Leftovers Print Exhibition VI, Ming Gallery, Boise, ID
  • Leftovers Print Exhibition VI, Wharepuke Gallery, New Zealand
2015
  • MAG Group Show, Gallery Café, Freeport Public Library, Freeport, IL
  • Windows, Higher Grounds Coffee, Freeport, IL
  • Visual MAGnetism 10, Freeport/Stephenson Co. Visitor’s Center, Freeport, IL
  • 3rd Biennial Mini Masterpieces Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • MAG On The Wall, Gallery Café, Freeport Public Library, Freeport, IL
2014
  • Windows, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • Visual MAGnetism 9, Freeport/Stephenson County Visitor’s Center, Freeport, IL
2013
  • Visual MAGnetism 8, Freeport/Stephenson County Visitor’s Center, Freeport, IL
  • 2nd Biennial Mini Masterpieces Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2012
  • It's Only Natural, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2011
  • 1st Biennial Mini Masterpieces Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2008
  • Rockford Art Guild Group Exhibition, Klehm Arboretum, Rockford, IL
2002
  • Visual Arts Scholarship Recipients Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL​

Selected Publications
2017
  • Colony Collapse/Bees 1, p. 20, Prairie Wind Art and Literary Magazine, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
  • Rattlesnake Master Borer Moth 4, p. 8, January 2017, LAYERED Exhibition Catalog, Chicago, IL, Blurb Publishing
2016
  • Beyond Urban Exhibition featured artist, p. 254, May/June 2016 Issue, ACS Gallery Magazine, online magazine, http://emagazine.acs-mag.com/acs-magazine-may-june-2016-issue/page/254-255
2015
  • Sapphire Pool, p. 9, Sketches: Freeport Art Museum Winter/Spring Newsletter, Freeport, IL
2014
  • Fluid Earth, p. 10, Prairie Wind Art and Literary Magazine, Highland Community College of Freeport, IL
2012
  • Chocolate Syrup with Sprinkles, p. 9, Prairie Wind Art and Literary Magazine, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
2012
  • Chocolate Syrup with Sprinkles, p. 8, Sketches: Freeport Art Museum Winter Newsletter, Freeport, IL
2012
  • Iced Caramel Crème Brule, p. 9, Sketches: Freeport Art Museum Summer Newsletter, Freeport, IL
2006
  • Wishing Willow, p. 12, Prairie Wind Art & Literary Magazine, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
  • Fan of Weeds, p. 18, Prairie Wind Art and Literary Magazine, Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
  • Wishing Willow, p. 50, Towers: Literary and Creative Arts Magazine, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
  • Weeds (Bundle of), p. 59, Towers: Literary and Creative Arts Magazine, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
 
Selected Curated Exhibitions
2017
  • Curator, Fabrication, Newell and Ferguson Galleries, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2016
  • Curator, Building Layers: Modern Encaustic, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • Curator, Students of Philip Dedrick: Andrew Langoussis, Ron Kowalke and Richard Wofryd, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2015
  • Curator, Local Ladies, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2013
  • Curator, Within Sight: Photography by Michael Johnson, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
  • Curator, FAM’s Mini Masterpieces: from the Collection, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2012
  • Curator, Form and Figure, Contemporary Gallery, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
2009
  • Co-Curator, Coke Vs. Pepsi: History and Influence Upon American Consumer Culture, Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL
2009
  • Curator, Natural Inspirations: The Environment As Art, Neptune Gallery, DeKalb, IL
  • Installation Assistant, Wrapped in Pride, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
 



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