Ingrid Hess
EDUCATION
• Indiana University M.F.A.
• Goshen College B.A. in Psychology Minor in Fine Art.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• The University of Massachusetts, Lowell
2014-Present Lowell, MA
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
• The College of Brockport, SUNY
2011-2014 Brockport, NY
Visiting assistant Professor of Graphic Design
• The University of Notre Dame
2008-2011 South Bend, IN
Visiting assistant Professor of Graphic Design
• McDougal Littell
1999-2008 Chicago, IL
Senior Designer
• Kym Abrams Design
1996-1999 Chicago, IL
Managing art director
PUBLISHED BOOKS
• The Color Detective illustrator 2024 World Scientific
• The Sound Detective illustrator 2024 World Scientific
• The Smell Detective illustrator 2024 World Scientific
• The Touch Detective illustrator 2024 World Scientific
• The Taste Detective illustrator 2024 World Scientific
• How the Brain Learns to Read illustrator 2023 Pedia Learning
• Mr. Magnificent’s Magical Merrimack Adventure author/illus. 2017 Eastern National
• Whistling Whales: Beyond the Sounds of ABC illustrator 2017 Pedia Learning
• Knitting Knights: Beyond the Sounds of ABC illustrator 2017 Pedia Learning
• Haiti + Fair trade = Hope author/design 2016 ABN
• An Amish Alphabet author/illus. 2012 MennoMedia
• Doodling Dragons illustrator 2012 Pedia Learning
• Think Fair Trade First author/illus. 2010 FTRN
• Walk in Peace author/illus. 2009 Mennonite PN
• Sleep in Peace author/illus. 2007 Mennonite PN
• Praying With Our Feet illustrator 2005 Mennonite PN
AWARDS
• Cultivamos Cultura Artist Residency 2024
• Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2023
• Fulbright-Ireland Award 2023
• National Indie Excellence Award 2023
• Midwest Independent Publishers Award 2023
• Donahue Fellow In Ethical Leadership 2023
• BigCi Artist Residency, Australia) 2022
• UMinho Teaching Mobility Grant – Erasmus 2022
• Fulbright (Cork, Ireland) 2021
• Acadia National Park Artist Residency 2019
• UMinho Teaching Mobility Grant – Erasmus 2019
• MassHumanities Grant 2019
• Fulbright (Limerick,Ireland) 2017
• Moonbeam Children’s Book Award 2017
• Excellence in Cultural Heritage Award 2017
• Ragdale Artist Residency 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015
• Puffin Foundation Award 2013
• The Rodda Book Award 2008
EXHIBITIONS
• Full of Wonder or plastic? 2024 Solo Exhibition Queen’s Belfast University
• What we all have in Common 2022 Solo Exhibition Nogueira da Silva Museum Braga
• What we all have in Common 2022 Solo Exhibition Universidade do Minho, Portugal
• Let’s Build: Portugal 2019 Solo Exhibition Universidade do Minho, Portugal
• Consumption 2019 Solo Exhibition University of Limerick, Ireland
• Consumption 2018 Solo Exhibition Linda Hummel-Shea ArtSpace, MA
• Prehistoric Ireland 2018 Solo Exhibition The Hunt Museum, Ireland
• Let’s Build!” 2017 Solo Exhibition The Discovery Museums, MA
• The Wrong Water” 2017 Group Exhibition Peripheral Forms
• Water Rights=Human Rights 2017 Group Exhibition Boston Graduate School, MA
• Water: Drops of Life” 2017 Solo Exhibition La Galeria Nacional, Costa Rica
• Water: Drops of Life” 2017 Solo Exhibition Museo de San Ramon, Costa Rica
• Cut-Paper Creations” 2017 Solo Exhibition University of Limerick, Ireland
• Creating Mister Magnificent” 2016 Solo Exhibition Tsongas Industrial History Ctr, MA
• We ALL need PEACE” 2016 Solo Exhibition Illinois Holocaust Museum, IL
• Why Peace?” 2015 Solo Exhibition Dayton Peace Museum
• Why Peace?” 2015 Group Exhibition Boston Children’s Hospital
• Mothers & Babies on Safari 2012 Group Exhibition Strong Museum of Play, NY
• Mothers & Babies on Safari 2010 Permanent Display Riley Mother/Baby Hospital,Kenya.
• Creating a Children’s Book 2010 Solo Exhibition Abner Hershberger Gallery, IN
• SCBWI 2008 Group Exhibition New York City
PUBLIC SPEAKING
• ‘REACH 24 CONFERENCE 2024 Queen’s Belfast University
• NAEA NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE 2023 Raleigh, North Carolina
• NAEA LOUISIANA CONFERENCE 2022 Louisiana
• NAEA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2022 Park City, Utah
• UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO 2022 Guimareas, Portugal
• NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 2022 New York City
• STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: Brockport 2021 Brockport, NY
• MERRIMACK COLLEGE 2020 North Andover, NY
• MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2019 Boston, MA
• UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO 2019 Guimareas, Portugal
• UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK: MARY I COLLEGE 2019 Limerick, Ireland
• THE HUNT MUSEUM 2019 Limerick, Ireland
• DJHS-ABL WRITING FOR PEACE CONFERENCE 2018 Mumbai, India
• ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2017 Rochester, NY
• UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK: MARY I COLLEGE 2017 Limerick, Ireland
• LESLIE UNIVERSITY 2016 Boston, MA
• LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, SAN RAMON 2016 San Ramon, Costa Rica
• MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN 2016 Boston, MA
• ENARTS (ECOLE NATIONALE DES ARTS) 2015 Port-au-Prince, Haiti
• DAYTON INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM 2015 Dayton, OH
• CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY 2012 Cedarville, OH
• FRESNO STATE UNIVERSITY 2010 Fresno, CA
• SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 2010 Seattle, WA
• NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY 2009 North Park, IL
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY, SOUTH BEND 2009 South Bend, IN
• GOSHEN COLLEGE 2008 Goshen, IN
SPECIAL PROJECTS
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, NORTHERN IRELAND 2024
I was awarded a three week Artist-in-Residence at Queen’s Belfast. While there I will have a solo exhibition and deliver a two public lectures.
CULTIVAMOS CULTURA ARTIST RESIDENCY, PORTUGAL 2024
I was awarded a month-long residency at Cultivamos Culturas, a juried residency in southern Portugal. While there I will be creating a body of work about sustainability and the ocean. This work is part of an exhibition that travels around Europe.
THE SENSES DETECTIVE BOOK SERIES 2024
I illustrated a series of five children’s books about the five senses. This series was written by world-renown physicist Noureddine Melikechi. It teaches children about how the science behind each sense works.
MY WORK WITH LOGIC OF ENGLISH 2012-2024
Since 2012 I have worked with the publisher, Logic of English, to create kids’ books that help elementary school children learn to read. In this time I have illustrated four books and numerous teaching tools. All of the books have won national awards.
THE MASSACHUSETTS COOL SCHOOL PROGRAM 2023-2024
I’m working with the RIST Institute of Sustainability & Energy in developing materials for the Massachusetts Cool School Project. The project requires the participating schools to complete steps that decrease their carbon footprint and engage and educate their community about sustainability. As part of the project, each school will be provided with resources that help them achieve these steps and further teaching about sustainability. These tools include a card game, a poster, a book, a video and a flag. I am creating these tools.
MY WORK WITH NAEA 2022-2023
The NAEA (the National Arts Education Association) “.... is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators.” I spoke at their national convention in New York City. As a result of the success of this speech I was asked to be the keynote speaker at the NAEA National Leadership conference in Utah and at both the North Carolina and Louisiana State conventions.
WOLLEMI NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA 2022
I was warded a month-long residency at Wollemi National Park in Australia. While there, I developed resources for the National Park to engage their younger audiences with nature.
FULBRIGHT @ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND 2021
I received a Fulbright Specialist award to travel to Cork, Ireland. I worked with the University College Cork on sharing their green initiatives with school children.
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK 2019
I was awarded a 2-week residency at Acadia National Park to develop resources that the Park uses to engage their younger audiences with nature. The final work I created is part of the Park’s collection and is on permanent display at the visitors centers.
UMINHO TEACHING MOBILITY GRANT–ERASMUS 2022
I was awarded an ERASMUS grant to have an artist residency at Uminho University in Portugal. I created a series of eight pieces on sustainability that were exhibited at The Nogueira da Silva Museum in Braga, Portugal.
FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST AWARD, IRELAND 2018
I was awarded a three-week artist residency in Limerick Ireland to work on immigration issues. I created banners that teachers of young children can use to help create dialogue around this important issue. The work I created was later exhibited in the Hunt Museum in Ireland.
ARTIST RESIDENCY COSTA RICA 2016
I was awarded a month-long residency at Inter-Cultural Odysseys, a residency in Costa Rica. While there I created an exhibition on keeping all parts of the water system clean. This exhibition was shown both at the National Gallery in Costa Rica and in the Museo de San Ramon.
The HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER, ILLINOIS 2016
I created the solo exhibition “We ALL need PEACE” that was hung at the Holocaust Museum in Illinois. This exhibition helps children understand how they can be peacemakers.