HELENA CRAULES
craules@gmail.com
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009-Present Associate Professor of Art, Richard J. Daley College one of the City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago, IL Courses: Art Appreciation, Two Dimensional Design, General Drawing, and Oil Painting.
2019-2025 Chairperson of Art, Humanities, and Foreign Language, Richard J. Daley College; Chicago, IL.
2015-2017 Associate Dean of Instruction, Richard J. Daley College; Chicago, IL.
2011-2015 Chairperson of Art, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Foreign Language, Richard J. Daley College; Chicago, IL.
2008-2011 Adjunct Instructor of Design Fundamentals, Color Theory and Observational Drawing, The Illinois Institute of Art Chicago, IL.
2005-2008 Teacher Assistant for Drawing I and Color & Design, Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI.
CCC COMMITTEES
2014-26 Honors Program - Richard J. Daley College
2017-23 ECMC Project Success Emergency Aid Committee - Richard J. Daley College
2022-23 University Partner Steering Committee, Art Institute of Chicago - City Colleges of Chicago
2019-20 Assessment Committee Coordinator for the department of Art, Humanities, & Foreign Language - Richard J. Daley College
EDUCATION
2008 M.F.A., Drawing and Painting - Michigan State University; East Lansing, Michigan.
2005 B.F.A., Studio Art - University of Texas at Brownsville; Brownsville, Texas.
CERTIFICATES
2013 Masters of Online Teaching Certificate, University of Illinois; Springfield, IL.
2011 Faculty Development Training, F.L.I.N.T, Roosevelt University; Chicago, IL.
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Light Connects Us Group Exhibition, Harold Washington College The President’s Gallery - Chicago, IL.
2018 NIU Community College Juried Faculty Invitation Exhibition, NIU School or Art and Design - DeKalb, IL.
2014 Solo Exhibit ‘Perspective’, Rusteberg Hall Art Gallery, University of Texas at Brownsville (UTBRGV) - Brownsville TX.
2012-17 Annual Daley College Faculty and Staff Art Exhibit - Chicago, IL.
2008-11 Group Exhibit at Destination 1111 - Grand Rapids, MI.
2010 Ordinary Giants: A Traveling Group Show - Chicago, IL.
2008 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, E. Lansing, MI.
Group Exhibit at Lansing Artery I - Lansing, MI.
2007 Group Exhibit at Pop Shop Gallery - Cleveland, OH.
Graduate Group Show at Don Brown Gallery - Dewitt, MI.
2006 Fine Art Show at Metrospace Scene Gallery - East Lansing, MI.
2005-07 Michigan State University Fall Graduate Show - E. Lansing, MI.
2005 Wayne State Graduate Student Exchange Show - Detroit, MI.
It Came from Inner Space Group Exhibit at Richardson Art Gallery, University of Texas at Brownsville - Brownsville, TX.
33rd Brownsville Museum of Fine Art International Art Show - Brownsville, TX.
COLLECTIONS
2007. Painting purchased and housed in Michigan State University- Department of Engineering – East Landing, MI.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
2025-Present
College Art Association - member
Night-City Community, Chicago, IL - member
SKILLS
Fluent in Spanish