EDUCATION
2021
Master of Art Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
2019
Master of Fine Arts in Metal, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing and Jewelry, Department of Visual Art, University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Future Tense, Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery, Huntington, WV
An Exhibition of Things Called Art, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Luminosity, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
2020
Fantastic Fibers 2020, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
At Midnight, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
2019
2019 School of Art + Design Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
Front of the House / Back of the House, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, DE
2018
FIERCE and FRAIL: Of Beings, Beasts, and Seed, Verum Ultimum Art, Portland, OR
Fun House 2018: Art of the Surreal, Fantastic and Bizarre, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
MADE: SNAG Annual Juried Student Exhibition,Portland, OR
2017
48th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition, Hays Art Center, Hays, KS
Adorned Spaces, SNAG, The Sheraton, New Orleans, LA
Needles and Thread, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
STITCH: Contemporary Textile Art, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY
2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Chalmers Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015
46th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS
Art at the Center-Human Experience Abstracts, Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS
Scholarship Exhibition, Chalmers Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Connor Dyer Solo Exhibition, Chalmers Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2014
Scholarship Exhibition, Chalmers Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2013
Scholarship Exhibition, Chalmers Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2012
Scholarship Exhibition, Chalmers Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
PUBLICATIONS
2021
“Critical Pedagogy and Visual Culture Art Education in a Cosplay-Based Curriculum.” Transformative Works and Cultures 35, 2021.
LECTURES and PRESENTATIONS
2018
“Fandoms in Art.” Pecha Kucha, Volume 26, Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
AWARDS
2020
Surface Design Association, Exhibition in Print, Devotion: Sewing the Sacred, Next Generation Award
2017
48th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition, Cash Prize, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS,
2015
Art at the Center-Human Experience Abstracts, Choice Award, Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS
46th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition, Honorary Mention, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS
Amsden Book Award, Spencer Art Museum, Lawrence, KS
2015
Amsden Book Award, Spencer Art Museum, Lawrence, KS
PRESS
2020
Surface Design Association, “Devotion: Sewing the Sacred.” Surface Design, p. 50.
2017
Kestenbaum, Stuart. “Repair and Renewal: Making Things Whole Again.” Metalsmith, “Exhibition in Print,” p. 28
Society of North American Goldsmiths, JAMS, edited by Marissa Saneholtz. Shelton Turnbull, Eugene, OR, p. 42
2016
Sexton, Samantha. “Art in Focus: University alumna Connor Dyer creates reliquaries with deep meaning.” The University Daily Kansans
COMMITTEES and ASSOCIATIONS
2021
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education Member
2021
Creative Artists Agency Member
2021
National Art Education Association Member
2015-21
Society of North American Goldsmiths Member
2017-2018
Treasurer, Metals Guild of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2016-2017
President, Metals Guild of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2015
Secretary, Alpha Ro Gamma of the University of Kansas
2013-16
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Substitute Teacher, K-12, MorganHunter, 2021
Volunteer, Lawrence Art Center, 2021
Instructor, The Curtis C. Nash Summer Art School for Children, 2021
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, School of Art + Design, Art Education, 2019-20
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, School of Art + Design, Metals, 2016-19
Visiting Instructor, Eastern Illinois University, Department of Art + Design, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, 2018
Teaching Assistant, ArtsReach Summer Art Institute, Assisted teachers and GTAs while helping to educate young students about metalsmithing, 2015