Kara Butler
English
I always wanted to write and illustrate books and created my first book in high school. I also always wanted to teach, and become a college professor. I am very lucky to have achieved both, and have been an art professor for over 20 years. My goals now are to refine my illustration and writing skills and further develop this area. I am available to teach workshops as well and will be teaching some workshops this fall in Granbury Texas, and still teach college art classes as well.
It may seem trite, but to me art is life. My mom was a professional artist, and all of her family create some kind of art. When my older brother went to college at age forty, and took his first art course, he too fell in love with art and received an art degree. My children also went this direction as well and if you study with me, be warned, you are at risk to fall in love with art!
- 1983 - 1985 Arizona State University Bachelor of Art
- 1983 Mesa Arts Guild Mini-Maxi Juried Show, Second Place Oil Painting
- 1987 -1988 Art Instructor, Huerfano School District Colorado
- 1991 Art Instructor, Cole Middle School, Denver Public Schools Colorado
- 1991 - 1994 Art Instructor, Genoa Hugo School District
- 1993 - 1994 Art Instructor, Morgan Community College
- 1993 2nd Place Idaho Springs Juried Show, “Festival of the Arts"
- 1993 - 1995 Art Teaching Assistant University of Northern Colorado
- 1995 University of Northern Colorado Masters Degree Visual Arts; Honors Graduate
- 1995 Colorado Education Association Specialist
- 1995 2nd Place, The University of Northern Colorado Student Art Exhibit
- 1995 Western Regional Thesis Research Competition
- 1996 North Central Texas College Technology Instructor
- 1995 - 1999 Christ Our Savior Lutheran School, Art and Technology Instructor
- 1996 – 1998 Graduate Assistant University of North Texas
- 1995 – 2000 University of North Texas All but Dissertation; Art Education
- 1999 – 2000 Weatherford Independent School District, 3-D Animation and Technology Instructor
- 2000 “Raise Every Voice and Sing”- Compradore Publishing - Children's Book
- 2000 – 2001 Community ED Painting Classes
- 2001 - 2004 Tarrant County Community College South & Southeast Campus
- Adjunct Professor
- 2002 Honorable Mention Lake Granbury Art Association Juried Exhibit
- 2004 – 2018 Tarrant County College District South Campus, Associate Professor Visual Art
- 2008 Thames & Hudson Art Appreciation Textbook, Consultant
- 2012 Second Place Lake Granbury Art Association Member Juried Exhibit
- 2012 Honorable Mention Lake Granbury Art Association Fall 2012 Juried Exhibit
- 2014 Lake Granbury Art Association Experimental Media Painting Workshop
- 2014 Second Place Aqua-media, Lake Granbury Art Association Juried Exhibit
- 2015 Mr. Theodore Bear, Teddy Bear, Children’s Kindle Book
- 2015 Award of Excellence in Painting - Lake Granbury Art Association
- Juried Exhibit
- 2016 Lake Granbury Art Association, iPad Workshop
- 2016 Honorable Mention, Lake Granbury Art Association
- 2018 Art Exhibit, "True Fraudulent Iconology" October 4th to November 1st in the Carillon Gallery
- 2019 Special Award, Spring Member Show Lake Granbury Art Association
- 2019 Honorable Mention Open Show Lake Granbury Art Association
- 2020 Highlights Workshops
- 2021 Spring SCBWI Conference
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