Educational Experience

2007: Guest Speaker, Culture and Diversity Fall Program., St. John Fisher College
2007: Painting Teacher and Project Facilitator, School Without Walls Middle School 8th Grade Mural Project
2006; Adjunct Professor, Nazareth College, Advanced Painting
2005; Adjunct Professor, University of Rochester, Introductory Painting
1991-Present; Painter, Award winning painter

Thorough grounding in educational and community service, with experience in numerous volunteer projects and instructional positions, including; The Swillburg Neighborhood Mural Project (2006), Artist Row at the Rochester Public Market Organizing Founder and Chair (2005-6), Adjunct Teacher at Nazareth College (2006) and University of Rochester (2005), Friends of the Public Market Board of Directors (2005), Rochester Contemporary (2003-05), Food Bank (2000-05); Susan B. Anthony House (1998-9); Adjunct Teacher and Guest Lecturer (MCC, Nazareth, RIT, Greece Olympia, School Without Walls 1992 – 95,98), American Cancer Society (1991).

Art Experience
Award Winning Painter1997 – Present
Sculpture and Illustration1986 – Present
 
Award Winning Graphic Designer1986 – Present

Recognized by peers, clients and professionals for creating effective, award-winning design -- promotion, illustration, print and electronic media. Demonstrated capacity to excel in every professional situation:
1997 Present; Graphic Designer, (Rochester, NY)
Self-employed specializing in print and multimedia design including web, and magazine publication. Printwork has included magazine layout (entire), posters, ads, corporate identity packages, brochures, manual covers, film, vhs and cd rom covers and booklets. Multimedia work has cd rom and website architecture and design.1987 to 1997; Staff Artist, Gannett Rochester Newspapers
Illustrated feature and news articles in a variety of illustration styles. Designed pages, created computer generated deadline graphics. Art Director for Weekend Magazine during 1996-97. Principal designer for the development of the newspapers on-line web for newspaper and Ryder Cup.
1986 to 1999; Freelance Illustrator
Represented by Three-In-A-Box (Toronto, Canada): Create original art for the following publications and companies:The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, Rolling Stone , Royal Bank of Canada, Ms. Magazine,Taurins Design, The Detroit News, The Boston Globe, The Baltimore City Paper, The Detroit News, The Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, THIS, Guitar World, City Newspaper (Rochester), Scholastic Magazine.

President/FounderStaff ArtistIllustration and Painting
Maria Friske DesignGannett Newspapers
1986 – present1997 – 20041987 – present
Painting Exhibition List

2006 Art Walk, The Armory, Rochester NY
2005 SC Fine Arts Gallery Solo Show
2005 Regional Invitational, Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester
2004, Rochester Public Market Solo Show, Common Place
2004 ROCO Members Show, Rochester Arts and Cultural Council Award
Finger Lakes Show, 1995 (juried)
Solo Exhibition, Monroe Community College, Big City USA
1994 Group Show, Monroe Community College
1993, God’s Greatest Hits
1991Nazareth College Student Show, "Best of Show,"
1991 Solo Exhibition, The Little Galler
Upstate Invitational Art Exhibition, Pyramid Arts Center 1989 (juried)

Other Honors

2006 GVRPS Award – Outstanding Volunteer Organization, Artist Row
2006 Culture Builds Communities Grant
2004 ROCO Members Show ,Rochester Arts and Cultural Council Award, ROCO Members Show
2002 SOS stipend
RBJ Best of the Web First Place 2001, Second Place 1995
Society of Newspaper Design, Award Of Excellence, 1995
Honorable Mention, Promotion Design, Print Magazine, 1993
Society of Newspaper Design, Honorable Mention, 1992
American Illustration, (juried), vol. 10, 1991
Honorable Mention, Promotion Design, How Magazine, 1988