Eleni Sianis 
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION (9/05 - 8/06)
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
GPA 3.8/4.0 • Illinois Teaching Certification in Visual Art (Types 3 & 9)
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (1/97 - 5/00)
The School of Visual Arts • New York, NY
GPA 3.65/4.0 • Major in Graphic Design
NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS OF STUDY
The Fashion Institute of Technology "FIT" (1/01-8/02) • New York, NY
Continuing Education in Web Design
New York University (9/95 - 12/96) • New York, NY
Art and Politics major
Parsons School of Design (6/94 - 8/94) • Paris, France
Fine Arts Foundation Course
FINE ART
Chicago Art Open Exhibition October 2008 • The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Artist Residency Summer 2007 • The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Mixed media and Installation work “Deconstruction/Reconstruction”
Open Studio Exhibition August 4, 2007 “Deconstruction/Reconstruction”
Fine Artist (1997 – Present) • mixed media artist
TEACHING
FULL TIME
Highland Park High School (8/07-6/08) • Highland Park, IL
Grades 9-12 • Art 1 & Graphic Design (leave of absence position)
SUBSTITUTE
Niles Township High School West (9/06-6/07)• Skokie, Illinois
New Trier Township High School (9/06-6/07)• Winnetka, IL
PART TIME
Hellenic American Academy (9/06-6/07) • Deerfield, Illinois
First Grade Teacher (Private Bilingual School)
STUDENT TEACHING
Lincoln Park High School (11/05 - 3/06) • Chicago, IL
Grades 10-12 • Art 1 • Mentor: Kay Silva
DESIGN
Merritt-Clapp Advertising (1/01-8/02) • New York, NY
Art Director • created national print and TV campaigns for major clients
Freelance Graphic Artist (1/98 - present) • Chicago, Cyprus, New York
Clients Include: The University of Cyprus, Cyprus Broadcasting Channel,
TV Magazine, Red Lipstick Productions, Amco Foods, Angelo Lambrou Fashions
SKILLS
Languages Fluent in English and Greek, Proficient in French and Spanish
Computer Mac OS, Windows OS, Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator,
Premiere, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Word, Dreamweaver, Flash, Final Cut
AFFILIATIONS
Chicago Artists Coalition
Evanston Art Center
Phi Delta Kappa
National Art Education Association