EDUCATION
2022 Kendall College of Art and Design. Double Major in Illustration and Art History (Studio Focus). 3.8 GPA.
AWARDS/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
2018 - 2022 President's List. Kendall College of Art and Design
2018 - 2022 Dean's List. Kendall College of Art and Design
2021 Rob Jackson Extra Credit Scholarship. Kendall College of Art and Design
2021 Barnes and Noble Scholarship. Kendall College of Art and Design
2019 Kendall Assistance Grant. Kendall College of Art and Design
2017 Kendall College of Art and Design Award of Excellence
2017 Kendall College of Art and Design Art Day Competition Award
2017 Kendall College of Art and Design Portfolio Scholarship
2017 Ferris Gold Scholarship. Kendall College of Art and Design
2017 Caledonia High School Art Department Scholarship
2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key Award
CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS/PAPERS
2022 Grand Rapids Undergraduate Art History Symposium, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Paper: "Viewing the Use of Past and Present in the Structure of Art Spiegelman's Maus".
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Undergraduate Showcase, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2021 West Michigan Art Festival. Cat Pond, Grand Rapids, MI
2019 Group Exhibition,, Dog Story Theater, Grand Rapids, MI
2018 Group Exhibition, , Uptown Gallery, Grand Haven, MI
2017 Juried Exhibition, , Bangkok Taste Cuisine (Venue), Grand Rapids, MI
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Erin Albanese. “Drawing a Path to Her Future,” School News Network, May 4, 2017. https://www.schoolnewsnetwork.org/2017/05/04/drawing-path-her-future/
2016 Erin Alabanese. “SITE: LAB Ramps Up Access,” School News Network, October 6, 2016. https://www.schoolnewsnetwork.org/2016/10/06/site-lab-ramps-access/
2015 “Silkscreen Printing Creates First-Year Scholarship,” School News Network, May 21, 2015. https://www.schoolnewsnetwork.org/2015/05/21/silkscreen-printing-creates-first-year-scholarship/
PROJECTS
2017 ArtWorks, Graphic Design and Branding Project for Ambrose Printscreening, UICA, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 ArtWorks, Graphic Design and Branding Project for Contemporary Kids, UICA, Grand Rapids, MI
GROUPS
Past President of the Kendall Illustration Society since 2017, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
EMPLOYMENT
Current Retail Associate at Service Reproduction Art Supplies and Printing, Grand Rapids, MI