Cyrena Summers
		..............One of my earliest art memories is making tar balls while walking home from Sunday school as a young child.  I was also influenced by the handiwork and paintings I saw being created by female relatives.  As a young student at Boston University I walked the halls of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Gardner Museum, and made friends with students at the Museum School.               Teaching elementary school art for many years helped to give me an enjoyment of using and combining many media.  Many of the materials I use are recycled-throw-a-ways, parts of other things, even parts of other art works.  My work has been seen locally, in other cities, and is in permanent collections.  Installations continue to intrigue me.               My art education includes a Bachelors of Arts degree from Harpur College and a master of social sciences degree from the School of General Studies ("A Resource Guide to Women Artists for Elementary School Teachers,) both at Binghamton University.  Post-graduate courses in painting, sculpture and foundry were also pursued at Binghamton University.  Courses from Syracuse University helped give me a teaching certificate.  I also attended classes at Roberson Clayworks and seminars at Art New England in painting and sculpture. Professional Experience Education:   Post-graduate study and participation in Foundry at Binghamton University Sculpture, Studio, Binghamton, New York, studying with Edward Wilson and James Stark, 1991 to present.   Study at Clayworks, Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences, 1990 to 1991.   Art New England, Bennington, Vermont, Workshop in Faux Painting with Robert Dodge, Summer 1991.   Art New England, Bennington, Vermont, Workshop in Figure Sculpture with Carlos Dorian, Summer 1990.   Master of Arts in Social Sciences, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton, New York with special project, Intergrating Women Artists into Elementary School Education: A Resource Guide 1987.   Syracuse University, Courses for Permanent Certification in Art Education, 1970 to 1972.   Bachelor of Arts, Harpur College, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton, New York, 1969. Professional Experience and Credits:   First Prize for Best Bridge, "Bridging Communities" Exhibition at the Art Mission, Binghamton, New York, First Night, 1999 Bridge Contest.   President Fine Arts Society of the Southern Tier, 1993 to 1995.   Art Teacher at C.R. Weeks Elementary School, 1969 to January 1990.   New York State Art Teachers Convention Presenter, 1987 Convention; Intergrating Women Artists into Elementary School Curriculum: A Resource Guide. Also Presented at Multi-District Conference of Southern Tier Schools in 1988.   Established Hallway Gallery bringing Artist's Exhibitions to C.R. Weeks School with cooperation of the PTA, 1988.   Painted Forest Scene Mural at C.R. Weeks Elementary School Auditorium, Designed scenery for children's operettas, 1972 One Person Exhibitions:   Paintings and Collographic Print Exhibitions at Family and Children's Society, Main Street, Binghamton, New York, March through April 2000.   Paintings, Sculpture and Mixed-media at Broome County Arts Council Offices, Front Street, Binghamton, New York, March to April 1998.   Painting Exhibition, The Cellar Restaurant, Tioga County Council of the Arts, Owego, New York, September to October 1997.   Collographic Print Exhibition, Owego Town Hall, Tioga County Council of the Arts, Owego, New York, March to April 1996.   Paintings at The Press and Sun Bulletin Headquarters, Binghamton, New York, December 1994.   Paintings at Portfolio's Cafe, Washington Street, Binghamton, New York, 1994.   Featured Artist at the Wyeth Gallery at FASST, Endicott, New York, Sculpture, Drawing and Painting, September 1994.   C.R. Weeks Elementary School Cafeteria, Windsor, New York; Show of collographs and paintings, 1993.   Exhibition of drawings at Elizabeth Church Manor Nursing Home, Binghamton, New York, July, 1986. Group Exhibitions and Galleries:   Art Mission Exhibitions: "Mother and Nature," May 1999 to June 1999; Members Show, January 1999 to February 1999; "Bridging Communities," December 1998 to January 1999, (Best Bridge); "Ladypainters," March 1998 to May 1998.   Fine Arts Society of Southern Tier, Members Show, 1988 to 1999, many prizes for sculpture.   Pioneer Gallery, Cooperstown, New York, Summer Members Shows, 1994 to 2000 (sculpture).   Gallery Arabesque, Geneva, New York, Summer 1997 (sculpture).   "Women as the Artist," YWCA, Binghamton, New York, April to May 1996. "Week Without Violence," YWCA, Binghamton, New York, October 1996.   "Circus of the Soul," Plaza Gallery, City Hall, Binghamton, New York, 1995 (painting). "Rude and Bold Women," July to September 1995 (Installation and Sculpture).   Tenth Annual Regional Art Show, Gannett Gallery, S.U.N.Y. College of Technology at Utica/Rome, Utica, New York; Painting, 1994.   The Richard Kubiak Gallery, Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts, Oneonta, New York; "Three Sculptors" Exhibition, 1993.   Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences, Binghamton, New York, Clayworks Pottery Studio Exhibition, Summer 1993.   "Vulnerability of Vision," Hallway of Fine Arts Building, State University of New York at Binghamton, New York, Installation with four other students, 1993 (video available).   Artists Guild, Binghamton, New York; consignment Artist for Sculpture, 1991 to 1993.   "Small Space Art Place," cooperative gallery at Bennedums, State Street, Binghamton, New York, Summer 1992.   Central New York Women's Caucus for Art Exhibition, Gannett Gallery, S.U.N.Y. College of Technology at Utica/Rome; Sculpture, 1988.   State University of New York at Binghamton, Former Students Show, Sculpture, 1972.