Emily Kennerk

associate professor of art

on faculty since 2006

Phone: 708.239.4786
Fax: 708.385.5665
E-mail: emily.kennerk@trnty.edu

Education

M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 2001
B.F.A. (sculpture), Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1998
B.F.A. (painting), Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1997

Professional and Personal Interests

Emily Kennerk is a painter and sculptor but finds her ultimate expression of art in the classroom.
    
“Even when working as a consultant on artistic endeavors, I always seemed to find time to teach a class or mentor someone in the arts.”
    
Kennerk completed her undergraduate work at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, and received her master’s degree with merit honors at Cranbrook Academy of Fine Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She taught at the Herron School of Art and DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, before joining Trinity Christian College in 2006.
    
As a student in art school, Kennerk enjoyed learning new methods and gathering a variety of skill sets. In the course of her education, she discovered that learning is a life-long process.
    
“Maturing as an artist and as an individual, I came to the realization that I will always be a student—learning, exploring, and engaging. I still find the process exciting, and I hope to help my students become students for life.”

Courses Taught

• Advanced Ceramics
• Advanced Drawing
• Advanced Painting
• Advanced Photography
• Advanced Printmaking
• Advanced Sculpture
• Beginning Ceramics
• Beginning Drawing
• Beginning Painting
• Beginning Sculpture
• Intermediate Ceramics
• Intermediate Painting
• Intermediate Sculpture
• Topics in Studio Art
• Two-Dimensional Design

Exhibitions

• Play. First installation commissioned by the city of Indianapolis for the proposed Cultural Trail.
• Suburban Nation. Solo Exhibition. Indianapolis Museum of Art. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2007. 
• Midwest Biennial. DePauw University. Greencastle, Indiana. 2005.
• Solo Exhibition. Keller Art Gallery. Point Loma University. San Diego, California. 2005.
• Champagne, Cadillacs and Cash. Urban Institute for Contemporary Art. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 2005.
• Welcome Home: SuperSuburbia. Bodner Arts. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2005.
• Research Triangles. Harrison Center for the Arts. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2005.
• Return of the Residents. Stutz Gallery. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2005.

Lectures

• Commercialization of Art. Indiana Stare University. Terre Haute, Indiana. 2005.
• Point Loma University. Visiting Artist Lecture. San Diego, California. 2005.
• Harrison Center for the Arts. Visiting Artist Lecture. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2005.