Ruth Hecht

I am an artist, potter and teacher of art. I have been teaching art for 25 years and making art for 35 years. I had to learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel 20 years ago when I took my current position at Roycemore School. Pottery has been my favorite art form ever since. My pottery ranges from the everyday functional such as mugs, cups, bowls, plates, serving platters and pouring vessels to sculptural, decorative pots. I am always looking for ways to push the limits of the art form and learn new techniques as well as refine tried and true forms. I am happy to accept commissions.

Email: rhecht@roycemoreschool.org

Instagram: hechtgallery

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Roycemore School, Middle School and Upper School Art Teacher
Teach Art to grades 5-12. Evanston, IL 2002- Present
-Teach Upper School Art (grades 9-12)
Drawing and Painting I & II, Sculpture I & II, Pottery I & II, Photography, AP Drawing, AP 2-D Design, AP 3-D Design.
-Upper School Advisor, Art Club Sponsor, Honor Code Committee,
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
-Teach Middle School Art (grades 5-8)
Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Pottery
• Township High School District 214, Rolling Meadows High School
Rolling Meadows, IL. Art and ESL Faculty, 2000- 2002.
Taught Art Survey, Introduction to Art, Art 1, Drawing 1, 2 & 3, Photography 1, and English as a Second Language Writing Level 3 to Grades 9-12. Mural Director for Pre-School.
• Waukegan Public School District #60, Waukegan High School
Waukegan, IL. Art Faculty, 1998- 2000.
Taught Art Foundations, Art Appreciation and Intermediate Drawing to Grades 9-12. Co-Sponsor Art Club.
• Cicero Public School District #99, Warren Park and Woodbine Elementary
Cicero, IL. Art Faculty, 1998.
Taught general art to twenty-seven regular, transitional, and bi-lingual classrooms, K-6.

CERTIFICATION
Illinois Art: Type 10, K-12
Illinois High School: Type 09, 6-12
English as a Second Language Endorsement

EDUCATION
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998. Masters of Art Education
Major in Art Education, Minor in English as an International Language. GPA 3.75 /4.0

• Washington University in St. Louis, MO, 1993. Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major in Printmaking, Minor in Art History. GPA 3.7/4.0

CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Evanston Art Center, Wheel throwing. 2009- 2019
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Summers 1999-2015.
“Experimental Photography”, “Life Casting”, “Black and White Photography”,
“3-D Improvisational Composition”, “Non-Traditional Basketry”, “Wheel throwing”
• Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI. Spring 1999-2000.
“Gangs: What’s Happening? What Can We Do?” “Creating Classroom Internet Projects”
• Second City Training Center, Chicago, IL. “Improvisational Acting” 1998-1999

ART EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS
• Illinois Art Education Association Annual Conference:
“Positive Aspects of Negative Space Drawing”- Chicago, IL 1999
“Classroom Applications of Pinhole Photography”- Springfield, IL 1998
• Waukegan High School:
“Visual Literacy Across the Curriculum”, Teacher In-Service. 1999

AWARDS AND HONORS
Elinor Rice Fuchs Distinguished Teacher, Roycemore School, 2018-2019
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Scholarship, Summer 2000
Earthwatch Educational Travel Grant , “Preserving Ontario’s Ancient Forests”, July 1998
Eliot Scholar, Cum Laude, College of Fine Arts, Washington University, 1993
Deans List, Washington University, 1990-1993
Carolyn Risque Award, First Prize in Figure Sculpture Contest, 1991
Secor Award for Academic Excellence, Washington University, 1990, 1991

EXHIBITIONS
Evanston Art Center, Art Expo, Evanston, IL
Electronic Gallery Slide Show, Art Education Conference, Chicago, IL
Harper College Gallery, Palatine, IL
Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Contemporary Art Center: “Open Walls”, Arlington Heights, IL
Urban Art Retreat, Chicago, IL
D-Zine Salon and Gallery, Solo Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
Columbia Art League: “Works of Whimsy”, Columbia, MO
Famous Bar, Window Front, Clayton, MO
Bixby Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Glenbrook North High School, “Alumni Highlight”, Solo Exhibition, Northbrook, IL
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art and Literary Magazine: “Mother Wit”, St. Louis, MO

VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children
Participant, JUF Uptown Cafe, “Anti-Hunger Program,” 2000-Present
Interviewer and College Liaison, “Alumni and Parent Admission Program,”
Washington University, 1994-Present
Docent, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
Education Intern, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Recycle Arts Program Assistant, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago, IL