A N N C U N N I N G H A M R E S U M E­­

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

2010       ” Motor Neuron” Touch Graphics new interactive picture technology

2010       “ Golden Circle ” public art commission Red Deer , Alberta , Canada

2010       “Diamond Head” slate tactile sculpture, private collection, Des Moines , Iowa

2009       Iowa Library for the Blind, public art commission, Des Moines , Iowa

2009       “Knowledge is Power” National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore , Maryland mural

2009       “Prairie Sunset” slate tactile sculpture, private collection, Nebraska City , Nebraska

2008       “In Touch with the Seasons,” Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center , Tactile Gallery

2008       Monument of Caroline Morton , Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City , Nebraska , life-size bronze

2007       “Bridges” interactive, multisensory sculpture, Children’s Garden Montessori, Denver

2004       National Federation of the Blind Mount Everest 2001, tactile/visual art work exhibit, Research and Training Institute, Baltimore , Maryland

2002       Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, State of Colorado Public Arts Commission, Brown Hall

2001       Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Aurora , Colorado

2000       Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, State of Colorado Public Arts Commission, Ritter Hall

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

2009       Joslyn Art Museum , Omaha , Nebraska - tactile interpretations of paintings

2006       Denver Art Museum – tactile interpretations of paintings

2002       Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City , Nebraska

2001       Kansas State School for the Blind

1999       Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood , Colorado

1999       John Madden, Englewood , Colorado

WORKSHOPS/ PRESENTATIONS

2010       Denver Art Museum , docent training and development of tactile tours

2010       Summer Camp, multi-sensory picture making for all kids, Denver Art Students League

2010       Iowa Department for the Blind, picture interpretation and making

2009       Because Pictures Matter, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Detroit , MI

2009       Tactile Pictures, presentation to docents at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

2008       International Academy , (high school) sculpture workshop, Bloomfield Hills , Michigan

2008       American Association of Museums, presentation with Denver Art Museum

2008       National Braille Press, Annual Meeting presentation, “Art & Accessibility”

2005&7  Exhibit and speaker at 1^st & 2^nd International Conference, Art Education for the Blind, Metropolitan Museum of Art , NY

2007       Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, wall low-relief clay sculpture project

2007-8   Teach the teachers, Camp Eureka , Helena , Montana

2007       Youth SLAM, 300 student wall tile project at National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore , MD

2002-7   Colorado Ballet, backstage sensory tours

2001-9   National Federation of the Blind, National and Colorado State Convention presentations

2005       Presentation, General Assembly NFB Colorado Convention, Denver, CO

2005       Speaker/workshop, “Getting in Touch With Braille Literacy” Denver , CO

2004       Driving Force, VSA arts Colorado , Family Arts Day

2003       State of Colorado Disability Services , presentation

2003       Joslyn Art  Museum , Impressionists exhibit accessible workshop,  Omaha , Nebraska

2003       Denver Art Museum, consult for accessible exhibits for Pierre Bonnard exhibit

2002       Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums, Casper, Wyoming, presentation.

2002       Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arts Days presentations, Arvada , Colorado

SELECTED EXHIBITS (solo exhibits*)

2008       Colorado Center for the Blind 20^th Celebration, “How Does a Picture Work?”

2007       VSA arts Colorado , Colorado Center for the Blind group exhibit

2007       Blind Merchants, “BLAST” exhibit* and art activity, Denver , Colorado

2006       Denver Art Museum , “Access Day

2005       “In Touch Art” Colorado NFB Convention, Denver , Colorado

2005       “Traveler’s Art,” Denver International Airport

2005       “Tactile Showing,” University of Northern Colorado , Greeley , Colorado

2004       “Winken, Blinken & Nod,” Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado

2004       “The Feel of Flight,” Wildlife Experience, Denver, Colorado*

2004       VAS arts International Exhibit, Washington, DC

2003       “Giricoccola,” Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City, Nebraska*

2002       National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland*

2001       Philadelphia Free Library, “Winken,Blinken & Nod,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*

2001       Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Tactile Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado

2000       Loveland Fine Art Museum, Stories in Stone, Loveland, Colorado

1999       Museum of Outdoor Arts, Stories in Stone, Greenwood Village, Colorado

1992       Naropa Institute Gallery, "By Touch Alone," Boulder, Colorado

1991       Naropa Institute Gallery, Boulder, Colorado*

1999, 2000, 2001 Fairy Tale Trails, accessible Halloween experience, Boulder, Colorado*

1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Celebrate Colorado Artists, inaugural show, Denver, Colorado

1998, 1999, 2000, Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado

1980, 1989, 2000, Foothills Gallery, "North American Sculpture Exhibit," Golden, Colorado

EMPLOYMENT

Since 2007, illustrator for National Braille Press

1996-99 Hanzon Studios, Senior Designer

Projects: California , Wisconsin , New York , Virginia , Denver , Hong Kong

1992-03 Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation, Technician,

Projects: Pierre , SD , Capitol Building ; Sioux Falls, SD, Laramie, WY, Taos, NM, Denver, CO, Iowa Supreme Court

Z Productions/Design Productions, Charge Painter,

Projects: Tree House Children's Museum, Ogden , UT , Colorado , Florida

TEACHING

Since 1999, Tactile art class, Colorado Center for the Blind

2009 Because Pictures Matter, Jefferson County School District

2004/5, Tactile art class, Showcase Gallery, Greeley , Colorado .

2005/6  Tactile art class, Anchor Center , Denver , Colorado .

PUBLISHED WORKS

2009        Noodles by Ludwig Bemelmans illustrations for National Braille Press

2009       Weslandia by Paul Fleischman illustrations for National Braille Press

2009        Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans illustrations for National Braille Press

2008       Noah's Ark, , twelve published by National Braille Press

2005       Sadie Can Count, by Ann Cunningham, text and illustrations, tactile/visual

2004       Thistledown Rising by Sean Redmond, illustrations

1976       Rocky Mountain Flora by William A. Weber, University of Colorado Press, Boulder , Colorado , botanical illustrations

COMMITTEES

Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Tactile Gallery renovation consultation

Membership Chair, Colorado Independent Publishers Association

Co-chair Tactile Graphics Committee/Art Making, Art Education for the Blind, New York City

BROADCASTS

“The Carol Duvall Show” interview-demonstration, national cable HGTV

“Sense of Touch” by “The Infinite Mind” an NPR programmer

The Radio Reading Service of the Rockies- interview

EDUCATION

2010       Certificate program for Botanical Illustration at the Denver Botanical Gardens.

University of Hawaii , Honolulu , Hawaii

University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado

Ongoing educational workshops and classes

Complete resume is available on request.