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BIO (in a nutshell)
Mary Pattavina is the one woman show operating a small start up called Pretty Good Things through which she sells hats, fascinators and other hair do-dads. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003 from UNL, Mary engaged in a brief (but informative) stint in the hospitality and insurance industries. It was during this time she realized her error in ignoring her creative voice and decided to return to UNL in pursuit of her Masters of Arts degree in apparel design and a minor in business. She currently works as a graduate teaching assistant, frenzied student, and part time business owner. Mary anticipates May 2009 with a positive vision for Pretty Good Things and a hope that she might finally catch her breath with degree in hand.

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EDUCATION
M.A. Candidate, Apparel Design
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(anticipated graduation date 2009)

B.F.A., Painting and Studio Art
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-Present Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department: Textiles Clothing and Design
Courses: Product Development II, III

2004-Present Designer and owner of Pretty Good Things
Internet boutique: www.prettygoodthings.com

2002-2003 Illustrator, Daily Nebraskan, Lincoln, NE

2002 ESL teacher, Eun Tae Preschool, Seoul, Korea
Assisted instructing daily English lessons for children ages 4-9

2002 Studio Assistant, Assistant Professor Santiago Cal, Department of Art and Art History, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
2009 24th Annual Heartland Conference for Free Enterprise, Lincoln NE
Panel Session: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Journalism and Textiles

2009 Graduate Student Showcase

HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 CEHS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
2009 Second Place Graduate Student Award, TCD Biennial Juried Student Exhibition
2008 Arts of Fashion Foundation 2008 Selected Candidate
2007 ‘Fan Favorite’ Project Montage Design Competition
2007 Third place, Project Montage Design Competition
2006 Third place, Cedar’s Home for Youth Power of the Purse fundraising competition
2003 Entry Fee Award, 17th UNL Undergraduate Studio Art Competition
2002 American Business Women’s Association, Lincoln Charter Chapter scholarship
2002 Honorable Mention, UNL Art League Rotunda Gallery Fall Exhibition
2002 Second place award for promotional advertisement, UNL Publications Board
2002 Third place award for outstanding achievement in illustration UNL Publications Board
2002 N. & J. Hills Scholarship
2001 American Business Women’s Association, Lincoln Charter Chapter scholarship
2001 Ronald N. Scheerer Scholarship
2000 O. M. Labounty Memorial Fund
2000 R. Parker & M. Eastwood Scholarship
2000 Faulkner Freshman Scholarship
2000 N. & J. Hills Scholarship

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009: "College Night at the Sheldon"
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE

2009: "TCD Biennial Juried Student Exhibition"
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2009: "Threads: New Work in Textiles and Apparel"
Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2008: "Arts of Fashion 2008 Fashion Show"
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA

2008: "Pulse: fashion show"
UNL Centennial Ballroom, Lincoln, NE

2007: “Making the Meaning: Globalization and Labor in Textiles”
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2007: “Tugboat Presents:”
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO

2007: “First Friday Fashion”
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln NE

2007: “Select Cuts”
Jewish Community Center Gallery, Omaha, NE

2007: "2006-07: Biennial Juried Student Exhibition”
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2006: “Tugboat Presents: The Sheldon"
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln NE

2003: "Select Drawings"
J. Finnegains, Lincoln, NE

2003: "Capstone Senior Exhibition"
Eisentrager/Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2003: "17th Annual Undergraduate Studio Art Competition"
Eisentrager/Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2003: "Art League Spring Exhibition
Rotunda Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2002: "16th Annual Undergraduate Studio Art Competition"
Eisentrager/Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2002: "Art League Fall Exhibition"
Rotunda Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2002: "Nebraska Art Teachers Association Annual Undergraduate Exhibition"
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

2001: "15th Annual Undergraduate Studio Art Competition"
Eisentrager/Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2000: "Undergraduate Art Majors Survey Exhibition"
Rotunda Gallery, Lincoln, NE