Allison Hake

Painter, Sculptor, Jeweler, Glass Fuser

Allison Hake                       www.AllisonHake.com                         www.etsy.com/shop/RiverRoseArt


education

Fall 2012-present, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Kirkwood, MO, Pursuing AFA


accomplishments and awards

Merit award  glass 2017

           Edwardsville Art Fair

Dean's List Spring 2014

St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Kirkwood, MO

          Phi Theta Kappa Spring 2014

St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Kirkwood, MO


professional experience

Painter, Jeweler and Business Owner April 2001 - present

River Rose Art, Key West, St. Petersburg, FL, St. Louis, Mo

  • glass fusing
  • beading
  • macrame
  • hemp
  • slumping

Sales and Customer Service March 2011 - August 2012

Creve Coeur Camera, St. Louis, MO

  • working in photography
  • sales

Operations manager January 2007 - February 2009

Ann Taylor, St. Petersburg, FL

  • windows display
  • store setup
  • general duties of management

Art consultant August 2006 - January 2007

Oh My Goddard Gallery, Key West FL

  • art sales
  • gallery show set-up
  • hanging shows 
  • shipping

Candle Carver March 2002 - August 2006

Key West Candle Gallery, Key West, FL

  • store management 
  • artist
  • painting
  • designing
  • carving with wax

Body Painter October 2002-October 2006 

Key West, FL

  • painting
  • working with paint brushes
  • air brushing


select juried exhibitions

2018

Juried

upcoming shows

Cosmonauts of Inner Space, Brussels, Belgium

Group Exhibition

Joined Project between Brussels, Athens, Tokyo , Manchester

curator, Maria – Ilia Katsaridou


57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL


Big Four Bridges Art Festival, Louisville, KY


Edwardsville Fine Art Fair, Edwardsville, IL

2017

Juried


Meramac Juried Student Art Exhibit St. Louis, MO


Artfest Midwest, Des Moines, IA


57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL


Bayfield Festival of The Arts, Bayfield, WI


Midwest Salute to the Arts, Fairview Heights, IL


Big Four Bridges Art Festival, Louisville, KY


Mosaics Fine Art Festival, St. Charles, MO


Kentuck Arts Festival, Northport, AL


Highland Art in the Park, Highland, IL


Edwardsville Fine Art Fair, Edwardsville, IL


Poptropolis collaborative Art Exhibit, Koken, St. Louis MO

Curator, Jason Skrbec

2016

Juried

Artsfest On Walnut St., Springfield, MO

57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL

Fountain Square Art Festival, Chicago, IL

Midwest Salute To The Arts, Fairview Heights, IL

Delray ACE Fine Arts And Craft Howard Allen, Delray, FL


Edwardsville Fine Art Show, Edwardsville, IL

Naughti Gras, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis. MO

2015
Juried

Laumeier Art Fair, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO

Buchtertown Art Fair, Louisville, KY

Summit Art Festival, Lee's Summit, MO

The Historic Shaw, The Shaw neighborhood, St. Louis. MO

Mosaics Festival for the Arts, St. Charles, MO

StrangeFolk Art Show, Union Station, St. Louis, MO

Naughti Gras, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO

The Hip Handmade Market, Joplin, MO

Non-Juried

Cinco De Mayo on Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO

Venice Street fair, St. Louis, MO

Show Me Etsy Holiday Extravaganza, St. Louis, MO

Hullabaluau Annual Charity show, St. Louis, MO

2720 Holiday Art Market, St. Louis, MO

2014
Juried

Naughti Gras, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO

33Janurary, Old Orchard Gallery, St. Louis, MO

The Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO

Mosaics Festival for the Arts, St. Charles, MO

Edwardsville Art Fair, Edwardsville, IL

Venus Envy, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Worlds Fair, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

2013
Juried

Hocus Pocus, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO

ThornArt Exhibition,Thornhill Library, St. Louis, MO

Venus Envy, 2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO (Curator: Linda Kurdi)

Juried Student Art Exhibition, Meramec Contemporary Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO

Naughti Gras, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, Mo



service & organizations

2013 food for bowls, Mud/Ceramics club

2014 Pottery sale, Mud/Ceramics club

2014 Gallery set-up at The Reese Gallery

2015 SMOS Bi-Annual Auction artist in residency 4th grade
sculpture “Waterfall”


2015 SMOS artist 1st grade art teacher
2016 SMOS artist  1st grade art teacher

2017 SMOS artist 2nd grade art teacher

2018 SMOS artist Kindergarten art teacher


2017 SMOS Bi-Annual Auction artist in residency Kindergarten

collaboration with Kim Thoma

Painting "Peacock"


technical expertise

Drawing and Painting 

Including but not limited to acrylic on canvas, soft wood, hard wood, plaster, chalk, charcoal and paper. Emphasis on abstract figures and facial features


Glass Fusing 

Cutting, shaping, firing the kiln, slumping, full fusion, tack fusion, sanding and reshaping, and Jewelry setting


Ceramics

Hand building, slab construction, slip casting, wheel throwing, pug mill, making of clay, electric kiln, Iron oxides, glazing formulations and surface enrichment techniques. 


Sculpture

Wood working, band saws, jig saws, sander, nail guns, ankle grinders, staining and finish, metal working, sand carving, plaster, full body plaster

casting, plaster carving and hanging plaster casts.


Photography

Digital and film, macro, lenses, flash and lighting, studio work, portrait, landscape, HDR, video, Photoshop, Lightroom and nic


Textiles

Macrame, knots, beading, sewing, and weaving.


Candle artistry

Vat set-up, wax melt, wax dyes, candle dipping, carving, pulling, glazing, molding, and hand building.


Computer/Digital 

Microsoft Word and Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, web design, Quickbooks, POS systems.


Management

Managing teams of up to 30 people, operations, store layout, window displays gallery layout. Daily duties of opening and closing, POS systems, scouting, hiring, HR and leading work presentations and discussions.