Vonetta Berry
P.O. Box 66302
Houston, Texas 77226
713-213-8376 c
www.vonettaberry.carbonmade.com
Educational Background:

      B.F.A.     1999         Studio Art         School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    1994-97     Graphic Comm.     University of Houston
      Area(s) of Specialization: Illustration and Animation

 Professional Experience

      2006-Present     Outreach Instructor, Houston Center For Contemporary Craft
      2004-Present     Own, A Berrysweet Creation, inc. Houston, TX (lead bodyartist)
      2006-2007     Childbirth Education Instructor, Austin High School, Houston, TX
      2006-2007     Childbirth Education Instructor, Lee High School, Houston, Tx
      2005-2006    Lactation educator, Women, Infant and Children (WIC Peer counselor)
     
Grants/Fellowships (Awards/Honors, etc.)

      1998     SAIC Student Travel Grant

Exhibition Record (*solo shows marked by asterisk)

2008    Wings of the Bird, Exhibition, Fotofest @ H Gallery, Houston, Tx
2007     Group Exhibition, H Gallery, Houston Texas
2007    Skin Canvas Ball, Group Bodyart Exhibition,Chicago, Il
2006    Retablos, Group Exhibition, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Tx
2006    Group Exhibit, Gallery 19, Houston
2004-2006    Art Crawl, Studio 2020,  Houston, Texas
2005    Group Exhibit, Prairie View A&M University Library, Houston, Texas curated by Lauren Kelly
2004,2005    Artist Project, Project Row Houses Arts Festival, Houston, Tx
2004    Catch Art-Superbowl Footballs, Community Artist Collective.Houston, Texas
2002    Notorious Art Group Show, Midtown Art Center, Houston, Tx
2000    *Inspirations and Souls, Annie Lee and Friends Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999    BFA Group Show,    Gallery 2, Chicago, Illinois
1998    Group Exhibit, Three Arts Club Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
    
Bibliography

   
      Cinque Hicks, "Kat's Meow," CodeZ Online,.September 8, 2006
      "Bodyart at Fitzgerald's" Houston Press, October 22, 2006


Gallery Representation
Currently represented by H Gallery, 327 W 19th Street, Houston, TX



Professional Service
2008 DiverseWorks Strategic Planning Workshop/Creative Capital
2004-Present     Ongoing Face and Bodyart Contract with Downtown Aquarium Houston

Technical Abilities
Photography/digital media, Henna Tattoos

Collections
1998    Three Arts Club Tearoom Gallery Collection


Commissions
GiGi's Dumpling Bar, Live event Commission
Courviosier Duele concert, Live Event Commission
Miller Lite Logo commission, Photographer Richard Flood
Super Bowl Commission, Photographer Richard Flood

Website
www.vonettaberry.carbonmade.com