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Cassandra Liuzzo is an artist, art educator, and the owner of Shelf Life Art & Supply Co., a new-and-used art supply store which operated in Greensboro, North Carolina from 2014-2020.
Driven by the inherent conflict of creating new objects in a world that already has an abundance of things, Cassandra has grown up to internalize her old Girl Scout maxim “Use Your Resources Wisely.” Many of Cassandra’s processes are based on inventing uses for old and found materials, often incorporating leftover bits of former projects, studies, and personal mementos. This idea of re-purposing has never been more apparent than in the mission of her store, which she considers her "biggest art project" to date. Her works create an abstracted personal narrative, fondly referred to as “Indiscriminate Storytelling,” evoking absurdity, contradiction, and memories lost-and-found. Cassandra is currently a Teaching Artist with Creative Aging Network-NC. She also teaches private art lessons, and is available for artwork commissions and artist studio organizing/downsizing projects. Though the oldest she's taught is 104-years-old, Cassandra has over 20 years of experience working with youth and teens, and has completed art & organizing projects for individuals, schools, and local businesses. Please see the Commissions page for examples of work, and contact information. |
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EDUCATION
2010 BS, Art Education, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2009 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2007 Watauga College, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 CAN Staff Group Show, Creative Aging Network-NC, Greensboro NC
2022 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2021 Holiday Invitational, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2021 Students & Teachers Exhibition, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2020 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2020 We Art Greensboro, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2019 We Art Greensboro, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2019 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2019 Zoo Menagerie, The Artery Gallery, Greensboro NC
2018 Holiday Invitational, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2018 We Art Greensboro, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2018 Art Stock Tours, Foundry Studios & Gallery, Greensboro NC
2018 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2017 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2016 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2015 Grounding Grounds, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2015 No Blank Walls Pop-Up Gallery, 611 South Elm Street, Greensboro NC
2015 Hidden, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2015 Consumption, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2015 Mother Blues, CFBG, Greensboro NC
2015 Street Art, High Art, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2014 Blind Contour, GreenHill Gallery Gift Shop, Greensboro NC
2014 Community, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2014 Mother Blues, Open Art Society: POP! Downtown Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2014 Tiny Canvases, Big Community, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2014 Female Artist Takeover, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2014 sHeroes, Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema, Greensboro NC
2013 Extrasensory Perception, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn NY
2012 FemFest, Maya Art Gallery, Greensboro NC
2012 She Said, She Said, Labels Exchange, Alexandria VA
2009 Selected Works from Art Expo 2009, UNC General Assembly, Raleigh NC
2009 ArtExpo, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2008 Fibers, Looking Glass Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2007 Learning to Love You More, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2005 Post-IB Art Show, Ritz Designs, Greensboro NC
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2022 Giraffe Sculpture, Recycled materials: wood, chicken wire, plastic bags, paper, Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Greensboro NC
2013 Patchwork Curtains, Upholstery samples from High Point Furniture Market, New York Pizza Tate Street, Greensboro NC
2012 G.E.E.K.S.B.O.R.O., Mixed-media 3-D hanging letter signage, Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema, Greensboro NC
2011 Walker Fest & Tate Street Fesival Stage Backdrop, Fabric, Live.Original.Local, Greensboro NC
COLLABORATIONS
2014-Present Collaborative Sketchbook Contributor, Tetrad: Draw & Play Here, Sam Peck & David Modler
2021 Contributor, Neighborhood Arts: Residency Program - Glenwood, Creative Greensboro, Harry Turfle
2015 Tassel-making, Friendge, Andrea Vail
2014 Mother Blues, Beka Butts
2014 Set Design, The WUAG Sessions, The Brand New Life
2012-2013 Member, She Said, She Said, Feminist Art Collective
2013 Set Design, Actor, Coconut Husband, music video, The Brand New Life, Melissa Willenborg
2011-2012 Art Direction, Actress, Makeup, Sound Recording, various projects, Wil Davis
2012 Actress, Sound Recording, The Barbituaries, short film, Ryan Walker
2009 Hand Embroidery, The Mantra Project, Jeana Eve Klein
RELATED EXPERIENCES
2014-Present Owner, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2020-Present Vendor, Design Archives Vintage & Handmade Emporium, Greensboro, NC
2021 Artist-in-Residence, Greensboro Residency for Original Works (GROW), Creative Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2019 Judge, Weaver Academy Students Select Art Exhibition, University Galleries, NC A&T University, Greensboro NC
2018 Panel Member, We Art Greensboro: Community Organizations, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2011-2017 Member, Blandwood Committee, Preservation Greensboro Inc, Greensboro NC
2017 Judge, PTA Reflections Contest, Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Greensboro NC
2015 Contestant, Ultimate Painting 49, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2014 Judge, PTA Reflections Contest, Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Greensboro NC
2013 Member, Greenhorns Historic Preservation & Sustainability Advocates, Greensboro NC
AWARDS
2021 Michael Parrish Endowment for Arts Education, for Jesse Wharton Giraffe Project, Greensboro NC
2014 Second Place, Open Art Society: POP! Downtown Greensboro for Mother Blues, collaboration with Beka Butts
2009 Abby Watkins Bernon Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
2009 First Place, Fibers, Juror's Selection, ArtExpo, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Juror: Terri Dowell-Dennis
2009 First Place, Fibers, Student's Selection, ArtExpo, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2008 First Place, Juror's Selection, Fibers, Looking Glass Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Juror: Babs Auscherman
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022-Present Elder Arts Teaching Artist, Creative Aging Network-NC, Greensboro, NC
2021-Present Instructor, Private Art Lessons, Greensboro NC
2022 Instructional Assistant, Quilting with Ann Tilley, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
2021-2022 Instructor, K-5th Grade Art After-school & Day Programs, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2021 Instructor, DIY: Nailed It! Summer Camp, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2008-2012 Instructor, Arts Mix, Fiber Arts, Mathmagical Arts, Medieval Arts, The Daring Class for Girls, Quest for Medusa, All Arts, Sciences & Technology Camp, Division of Continual Learning, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2010-2012 Curriculum Writer, Fiber Arts, Medieval Arts, Quest for Medusa, All Arts, Sciences & Technology Camp, Division of Continual Learning, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2010 Student Teaching, Art with Julie Rachlin, Gibsonville Elementary School, Gibsonville NC; Sedalia Elementary School, Sedalia NC
2009 Student Internship, Art with Jill Crain, Ashe County Middle School, Warrensville NC
2008 Instructional Assistant, From Trash to Treasure with Jeana Klein, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
2008 Instructional Assistant, Textile Design with Jeana Klein, Department of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2007-2008 Instructional Assistant, Fibers II (Weaving) with Jeana Klein, Department of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2007 Instructional Assistant, Deliberate Living: America’s Search for Simplicity and Self-Sufficiency with David Huntley, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2010 BS, Art Education, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2009 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2007 Watauga College, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 CAN Staff Group Show, Creative Aging Network-NC, Greensboro NC
2022 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2021 Holiday Invitational, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2021 Students & Teachers Exhibition, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2020 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2020 We Art Greensboro, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2019 We Art Greensboro, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2019 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2019 Zoo Menagerie, The Artery Gallery, Greensboro NC
2018 Holiday Invitational, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2018 We Art Greensboro, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2018 Art Stock Tours, Foundry Studios & Gallery, Greensboro NC
2018 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2017 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2016 100-for-100, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2015 Grounding Grounds, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2015 No Blank Walls Pop-Up Gallery, 611 South Elm Street, Greensboro NC
2015 Hidden, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2015 Consumption, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2015 Mother Blues, CFBG, Greensboro NC
2015 Street Art, High Art, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2014 Blind Contour, GreenHill Gallery Gift Shop, Greensboro NC
2014 Community, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2014 Mother Blues, Open Art Society: POP! Downtown Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2014 Tiny Canvases, Big Community, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2014 Female Artist Takeover, The Green Bean, Greensboro NC
2014 sHeroes, Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema, Greensboro NC
2013 Extrasensory Perception, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn NY
2012 FemFest, Maya Art Gallery, Greensboro NC
2012 She Said, She Said, Labels Exchange, Alexandria VA
2009 Selected Works from Art Expo 2009, UNC General Assembly, Raleigh NC
2009 ArtExpo, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2008 Fibers, Looking Glass Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2007 Learning to Love You More, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2005 Post-IB Art Show, Ritz Designs, Greensboro NC
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2022 Giraffe Sculpture, Recycled materials: wood, chicken wire, plastic bags, paper, Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Greensboro NC
2013 Patchwork Curtains, Upholstery samples from High Point Furniture Market, New York Pizza Tate Street, Greensboro NC
2012 G.E.E.K.S.B.O.R.O., Mixed-media 3-D hanging letter signage, Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema, Greensboro NC
2011 Walker Fest & Tate Street Fesival Stage Backdrop, Fabric, Live.Original.Local, Greensboro NC
COLLABORATIONS
2014-Present Collaborative Sketchbook Contributor, Tetrad: Draw & Play Here, Sam Peck & David Modler
2021 Contributor, Neighborhood Arts: Residency Program - Glenwood, Creative Greensboro, Harry Turfle
2015 Tassel-making, Friendge, Andrea Vail
2014 Mother Blues, Beka Butts
2014 Set Design, The WUAG Sessions, The Brand New Life
2012-2013 Member, She Said, She Said, Feminist Art Collective
2013 Set Design, Actor, Coconut Husband, music video, The Brand New Life, Melissa Willenborg
2011-2012 Art Direction, Actress, Makeup, Sound Recording, various projects, Wil Davis
2012 Actress, Sound Recording, The Barbituaries, short film, Ryan Walker
2009 Hand Embroidery, The Mantra Project, Jeana Eve Klein
RELATED EXPERIENCES
2014-Present Owner, Shelf Life Art & Supply Co, Greensboro NC
2020-Present Vendor, Design Archives Vintage & Handmade Emporium, Greensboro, NC
2021 Artist-in-Residence, Greensboro Residency for Original Works (GROW), Creative Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2019 Judge, Weaver Academy Students Select Art Exhibition, University Galleries, NC A&T University, Greensboro NC
2018 Panel Member, We Art Greensboro: Community Organizations, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2011-2017 Member, Blandwood Committee, Preservation Greensboro Inc, Greensboro NC
2017 Judge, PTA Reflections Contest, Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Greensboro NC
2015 Contestant, Ultimate Painting 49, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2014 Judge, PTA Reflections Contest, Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Greensboro NC
2013 Member, Greenhorns Historic Preservation & Sustainability Advocates, Greensboro NC
AWARDS
2021 Michael Parrish Endowment for Arts Education, for Jesse Wharton Giraffe Project, Greensboro NC
2014 Second Place, Open Art Society: POP! Downtown Greensboro for Mother Blues, collaboration with Beka Butts
2009 Abby Watkins Bernon Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
2009 First Place, Fibers, Juror's Selection, ArtExpo, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Juror: Terri Dowell-Dennis
2009 First Place, Fibers, Student's Selection, ArtExpo, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2008 First Place, Juror's Selection, Fibers, Looking Glass Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Juror: Babs Auscherman
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022-Present Elder Arts Teaching Artist, Creative Aging Network-NC, Greensboro, NC
2021-Present Instructor, Private Art Lessons, Greensboro NC
2022 Instructional Assistant, Quilting with Ann Tilley, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
2021-2022 Instructor, K-5th Grade Art After-school & Day Programs, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2021 Instructor, DIY: Nailed It! Summer Camp, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro NC
2008-2012 Instructor, Arts Mix, Fiber Arts, Mathmagical Arts, Medieval Arts, The Daring Class for Girls, Quest for Medusa, All Arts, Sciences & Technology Camp, Division of Continual Learning, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2010-2012 Curriculum Writer, Fiber Arts, Medieval Arts, Quest for Medusa, All Arts, Sciences & Technology Camp, Division of Continual Learning, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro NC
2010 Student Teaching, Art with Julie Rachlin, Gibsonville Elementary School, Gibsonville NC; Sedalia Elementary School, Sedalia NC
2009 Student Internship, Art with Jill Crain, Ashe County Middle School, Warrensville NC
2008 Instructional Assistant, From Trash to Treasure with Jeana Klein, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
2008 Instructional Assistant, Textile Design with Jeana Klein, Department of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2007-2008 Instructional Assistant, Fibers II (Weaving) with Jeana Klein, Department of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2007 Instructional Assistant, Deliberate Living: America’s Search for Simplicity and Self-Sufficiency with David Huntley, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
