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EDUCATION:
2024 University of New Hampshire: Durham, NH
Master of Education: Art Education
2023 University of New Hampshire: Durham, NH
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting
2019 Winnacunnet High School: Hampton, NH
EXHIBITIONS:
2026 Art PM, Buoy Gallery, Kittery ME
Legacy, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth NH
Fledgling, New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth NH
2025 John Singer Sargent Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: Portraits of Our Time, Rye
Arts Place, Rye NH
Fledgling, Levy Gallery, New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth NH
The 85 Collection, Levy Gallery, New Hampshire Art Association,
Portsmouth NH
Community Canvas, WGBH Building, Boston MA
Unfolding the Self, UNH Art Store Gallery, Durham NH
2024 Fledgling, Levy Gallery, New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth NH
Spring Tide, PCAC Gallery of Art, Durham NH
2023 Senior BFA Exhibition, Museum of Art, Durham NH
Figure Painting, UNH Alcove Gallery, Durham NH
2022 Art PM, BUOY, Kittery ME
Salon Show, UNH Art Store Gallery, Durham NH
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
2023 Edwin and Mary Scheier Scholarship
2022 Edwin and Mary Scheier Scholarship
Elizabeth Jones Class of 1922 Scholarship Fund
2021 Edwin and Mary Scheier Scholarship
PUBLIC WORK
2025 Community Canvas, WGBH Building, Boston MA
2024 Greenhouse Mural, McFarland Greenhouse, Durham NH
2022 Patio Mural, Cisco Brewers, Portsmouth NH
LICENSES
2024 Visual Arts Education (K-12) Educator License, New Hampshire Department of Education
Resume
mad.g.pender@gmail.com
603-957-7081
EDUCATION
University of New Hampshire (2019-2024)
- MEd, Art Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Edwin and Mary Scheier Art Award 2021-2024
- Elizabeth Jones Art Scholarship 2022-2023
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teacher
Spaulding High School, Rochester NH (January 2025- June 2026)
- Lead Teacher for Art One, Sculpture, Art History: Impressionism, and Collaborative Art (Unified Special Education model). Class sizes up to 24 students.
- Built curriculum, planned lessons, and assisted in implementing new competency based grading rubrics.
- Curated student exhibitions, and increased student participation in regional art competitions, securing multiple awards and scholarships.
Intern
Spaulding High School, Rochester NH (2024)
- Assumed all duties of a teacher, designed and implemented lessons, assessed student work
- Assisting and teaching Ceramics, Art One, Sculpture, Collaborative Art, and Art History: Impressionism
Woodman Park Elementary School, Dover NH (2023)
- Taught grades K-4.
- Substituted in multiple classrooms as needed
- Instituted art in the community program displaying student work at local establishments in order to increase student engagement
Assistant
Visual Resource Center, University of New Hampshire, Department of Art and Art History
- Created content and managed social media accounts
- Assisted in creating professional websites for students
- Coordinated meeting and online zoom calls
- Created digital images of student and faculty artwork
REFERENCES
- Lauren Despins, Department Head: Spaulding High School Art Department, despins.l@sau54.org
- Anne Zwart, Intern Supervisor UNH, Anne.Zwart@UNH.edu
- Ben Cariens, Head of Art and Art History Department, UNH, b.cariens@unh.edu
