Artist / Educator
2312 Wing St.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Home. 847-342-8521
Mobil: 847-436-0919
carlmankert@netzero.com
BFA (Photography) Columbia College, Chicago, IL 1990-95
Palatine High School, Palatine IL 1986-1990
Apprenticeship with Richard Akers, Lake forest IL 1995-1996
Professional
Experience
1/95 - present. Art by Carl & Chicago Kiln Service, Sole Proprietor, Rolling Meadows, IL. This is my own company and through it I produce artwork, teach classes and sell ceramic equipment and services.
10/01-1/03. Great Lakes Clay & Supply, Carpentersville IL. I held a part time position as a sales representative with GLC. During this time I provided delivery, installation and equipment repair solutions for their customers. Along with customer care I also prepared glazes for retail sales.
10/98 – 8/01. Innovative Ceramics, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL. Innovative Ceramics was a shared cooperative pottery studio and gallery. I was responsible for general management, children and adult classes as well as production and sales.
7/98-8/99 TAS Imports, Elk Grove IL. I worked as a Regional Sales Representative for this importer and distributor of ceramic floor and wall tiles. My duties included supplying a large territory of outlets with samples and service of customer sales displays.
5/90-7/98 LPI Corp. As a Spare Parts Manager, I handled sales of parts and service for Swedish and German machine builders. My work included regular travels to Europe for training as well as coordination and execution of tradeshows across North America.
The lists below are classes, demonstrations and workshops that I have instructed.
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Raku Workshop |
Lane Tech High School |
Chicago |
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Clay workshop |
Catherine Cook School |
Chicago |
5/10/04 |
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Raku Workshop |
Prospect Heights High School |
Mt. Prospect |
5/6/04 |
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Raku Workshop |
Roycemore School |
Evanston |
4/29/04 |
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Raku Workshop |
Glenbard North High School |
Glen Ellyn |
4/21/04 |
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Ceramics Presentation |
SICA Visual Art Fest, guest speaker |
Chicago Heights |
2/20/04 |
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Ceramics Demo |
AAUW Meeting |
Geneva |
2/7/04 |
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Clay Class |
Churchville Middle School |
Elmhurst |
1/21 & 2/11/04 |
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Ceramics Demo |
Hancock High School |
Chicago |
2/25/04 |
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Kiln Construction |
Dundee Crown H.S. |
Carpentersville |
12/22/03 |
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Clay Class |
Wheaton Academy |
Wheaton |
1/5-1/22/03 |
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Raku Workshops |
Lincoln Square Pottery Studio |
Rolling Meadows |
Monthly since 10/03 |
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Clay Camp |
Indigo School, 7-15yr olds |
St. Charles |
7/14-7/30/03 |
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Raku Workshop |
Glenbard West High School |
Glenn Ellyn, IL |
5/13/03 |
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Ceramics Demo |
Rolling Meadows Hometown Craft fair |
Rolling Meadows, |
5/10/02 & 03 |
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Raku Workshop |
Downersgrove South High School |
Downersgrove |
5/8/03 & 5/26/04 |
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Kiln Care & Use Demo |
Teacher retreat, Dist. 15 Arlington Heights |
Arlington Hts |
4/24/03 & 2004 |
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Kiln Construction |
Bloom Trail & Township |
Chicago Heights |
4/28/03 |
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Ceramics class |
Positive Strokes Art Studio |
Palatine IL |
4/13/03-present |
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Ceramics Demo |
Positive Strokes Art Studio |
Palatine IL |
4/13/03 |
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Ceramics Demo |
Kaleidoscope Days, Plum grove Jr. H.S. |
Rolling Meadows |
3/24/02-3/24/03 |
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Clay badge class |
Community art partners |
Glenn Ellyn |
1/24/03 |
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Ceramics Classes |
Indigo School |
St. Charles, IL |
11/6/02-present |
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Raku workshop |
Chicago Athletic Park Students |
Rolling Meadows |
11/10/02 |
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Raku Workshop |
Kishwaukee Comm College |
Malta, IL |
10/5/02 & 03 |
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Raku Workshop |
Indigo School |
St. Charles |
9/28 & 10/5/02 |
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Raku Demo |
Milk Pail Days |
Dundee IL |
8/10/02 |
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Raku Demo |
Indigo School |
St. Charles, IL |
6/8/02 |
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Raku workshop |
Thurgood Marshall Middle School |
Chicago, IL |
6/7/2002 |
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Ceramic Demo |
Winston Churchill Middle School |
Palatine IL |
4/30/2002 & 5/21/03& 04 |
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Ceramic Demo |
Crystal Lake South High School |
Crystal Lake, IL |
4/22/2002 & 03 & 04 |
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Raku Workshop |
Mother Guering High School |
Chicago IL |
4/4/2002 & 5/3/04 |
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Ceramics Demo |
Plum Grove Middle School |
Palatine IL |
3/22/2002 |
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Ceramics Demo |
Summit School |
Dundee IL |
3/21/2002 |
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Ceramics demo |
Mc Henry Middle School |
Mc Henry, IL |
3/20/2002 |
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Raku Demo |
Stonehouse Gallery |
St. Charles, IL |
7/28/01 |
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Ceramics demo |
Chalet Nursery |
Willmette, IL |
4/5 & 4/6 2001 |
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Ceramics demo |
Borders books |
Schaumburg, IL |
1/28/01 |
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Ceramics demo |
Winston Churchill School |
Schaumburg, IL |
Winter 2000 |
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Ceramics demo |
Scentimental Gardens |
St. Charles, IL |
5/20/00 |
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Ceramics demo |
Schwarz Nursery Addison |
Addison, IL |
5/7/00 and 5/6/01 |
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Raku Demo |
Palatine Arts Club |
Rolling Meadows, |
Il 11/2/1999,2000 |
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Ceramics demo |
Easy Pickins’ Flowers |
Arlington Heights |
IL 7/24/01 |
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Ceramics demo |
ArtFest, Fremd High School |
Palatine, IL |
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
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Ceramics demo |
Artists Day Palatine High School |
Palatine, IL |
1998, 1999,2000,2004 |
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Ceramics demo |
Bubotto Art SalonsEast Dundee |
Dundee IL. |
1996-2002 |
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Ceramics demo |
Ray Mills arts festival, Palatine HS |
Palatine, IL |
3/24/98 |
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Photo. For children |
Brickton Gallery |
Park Ridge |
Summer1998 |
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Ceramics Class |
Summit School East Dundee |
Dundee, IL |
Summer 1995 |
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Ceramics, Around the Fox, Feature Artist Indigo Gallery, May 2004 |
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Ceramics, “DeKalb Area Women’s Center”, September 2003 |
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Ceramic, “Palatine Street Fest”, Palatine IL 8/23&24/03 |
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Ceramics, “Indigo School Art show” Campbell House Art Gallery, Geneva Illinois, July 18th- September 5th |
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Ceramics, “Fine Art of Ceramics”, Northwest Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, 1/22/03 |
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Ceramics, Rolling Meadows Garden Club, Rolling Meadows, IL 5/19/01, 5/11/2002 |
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Ceramics Chicago Swedish American Artists, Swedish Museum, Chicago, IL Jan 11-March18th, 2001 |
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Ceramics, Arlington Heights Artfest, 8/26 &8/27 2000 |
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Photography, Bubotto Center For the Arts, East Dundee, IL
Summer 1999 |
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Multimedia, Elgin Fine Arts festival, Elgin IL, Aug. 21
& 22, 1999 |
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Featured Artist, 36 Square Foot Gallery, Arlington
Heights, IL Summer, 1999 |
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Photography, Group show, Blue Moon Gallery, Skokie IL,
June 5-July 2, 1999 |
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Multimedia, Art in the Park, East Dundee, IL September
18-19-20, 1998 |
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Featured Artist, North Lake Public Library, North Lake,
IL April 1998 |
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Featured Artist, Rolling Meadows Public Library, Rolling
Mwds, IL March 1998 |
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Featured Artist, Bubotto Fine Art Salons, Elgin, November
16, 1997 |
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Featured Artist, Mission Night Club Gallery, Elgin, Nov 7th
& 8th, 1997 |
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Sculpture, Columbia College Alumni Exhibition, Chicago IL
June1997 |
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Multimedia, Bubotto Fine Art Salons, ~4 shows per year,
Elgin IL, 1994-1998 |
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Photography, Arlington Heights Memorial Library,
Arlington Heights, IL, Nov. 1996 |
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Photography, Dundee Township Public Library, Dundee IL,
December 1995 |
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Multimedia, "Art in the Park", Founders day
Festival, Algonquin IL, June 1995 |
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Ceramics, Hokin Center Group Show, Columbia College,
Chicago IL, 1994 |
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Photography, Three district shows, Harper Collage,
Palatine, IL, 1987-90 |
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Photography, Four school shows, Palatine High School,
Palatine IL, 1987-90 |
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Photography, Group Show ,Gallery 14, Barrington IL, May
1991 |
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Photography, Solo Show, Palatine Public Library, Palatine
IL, July 1990 |
IAEA, Illinois Art Education Association
NCECA, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
CAC, Chicago Artist’ Coalition
Honorable Mention, Kodak Scholastic. NY, NY 1989
Outstanding Senior in Art, Palatine H.S. 1990
“4x5” exhibit. Fremd High School, Palatine IL. Multiple high school district competition. 3/2/2002
Published Work. Photography, critiques interviews etc.
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Daily Herald, 1/25/04
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The Courier News, Fox Valley 12/13/03
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The MidWeek, DeKalb IL Page 21,
9/17/03
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The Japanese Shimpo, 4/28/2003
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Pioneer Press Buffalo Grove
Countryside 4/3/04
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Pioneer Press, Art Calendar, 4/10/03
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Pioneer Press, Critique of “Made in Palatine” 11/15/2001 |
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Pioneer Press, Critique of “Mira” Exhibit, 10/11/2001 |
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Pioneer Press, Critique of “Earthworks” exhibit 6/21/01 |
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Pioneer Press, B6 Diversions Section 5/31/01 |
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Daily Herald, Page 2 Section 5. 4/19/01 |
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Daily Herald, page 4 section 1. 4/21/01 |
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NorthShore Magazine, 4//20/01 Page 102 & 103 |
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Daily Herald 8/20/00 |
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Daily Herald 11/21/00 |
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Pioneer Press, Business, 7/10/99 |
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Daily Herald page 1. 8/22/99 |
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Courier news, Dundee, 9/98 |
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Chicago Tribune Page 6 Section 17, 10/15/95 |
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Samac News, Chicago IL, 1990 |
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Swea-bladet, Chicago, IL 1990 |
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Palatine Public Library News, Palatine IL 1990 |
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Palatine H.S. Literary magazine 1989-1990 |
Carl graduated from Palatine High School in 1990, and earned his BFA from Columbia College in 1995. Throughout college and after, he worked as an assistant to many local artists. He has exhibited and sold art as well as classes and workshops for over ten years in the greater Chicago area. Carl currently lives in suburban Rolling Meadows with his wife and young children. He teaches regular classes at Indigo School, St Charles, and Positive Strokes Art School, Palatine.