EDUCATION
1971 American School of Fontainebleau, France. Performance and Installation
1966-71 B.F.A., Painting, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
1967 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL

COMMISSIONS
2006 City of Naperville Public Art Program, Naperville, IL. Exterior Kinetic Sculpture to be installed Fall 2006.
2005 Tulsa Parking Authority, Tulsa OK. Exterior sculpture and seating
2004 North Park Village Gymnasium exterior sculpture. City of Chicago Public Art Program. Chicago, IL.
EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia SC. Kinetic exterior sculpture.
2002 Northridge Fashion Center, Northridge, CA - Interactive environment.
2001 Park Place, Tucson, AZ - Two Kinetic entry fountains and soft play area sponsored by El Dorado Children's Hospital
Old Orchard Skokie, IL - Sculptures for maze project.
2000 Stonebriar Center, Frisco, TX - 30’ hanging sculpture
1999 Stratford Square, Bloomingdale, IL - Two large interactive/kinetic environments
1998 Metropolitan Pier Authority Chicago,IL - Studies for a Millennium Clock at Navy Pier
1997 Roberto Clemente High School, Plaza, Chicago, IL. Community garden project
1996 Dr. and Mrs. Gratkins, Champaign, IL
1995 Los Cerritos Center, Los Cerritos, CA. Three Interactive sculptures
The Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier, Chicago IL. Sonic slide
1994 The Woodlands Center, The Woodlands, TX - Two 30’ atrium sculptures
1991 University of Akron, Akron, OH. Bench designs for campus commons
1988-90 Northeastern Illinois University Physical Education Building, Chicago, IL. Capital
Development Board, State of IL, Percentage For Arts Program
1988 James Nagle, A.L.A., Chicago, IL
1984 Sculpture Chicago-One of 10 national sculptors funded to create a large scale outdoor public sculpture.
1983 Equity Financial & Management Co., Chicago, IL
1976 Anson Isaacson, Chicago, IL
1975 Edwin Bergman, Chicago, IL
1974 Gordon Barlow Design, Chicago, IL
1973 Richard Barancik. A.I.A., Chicago, IL
Donald James Anderson, contributing editor, Chicago Magazine

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWHSHIPS
2005 Finalist for atrium sculpture for Southern Illinois University Morgan Library. In progress. Design presentation Spring 2005
2004 Finalist for Milwaukee Lakefront Interactive sculpture sponsored by private donor and the Milwaukee Arts Council
2002 Honorarium to build a scale maquette for public sculpture on the grounds of the River West Urban Renewal Project, Peoria, IL
1995 Finalist in Evanston Library Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Evanston, IL
1994 AT&T, “Technologies in Art,”-Grant for sculpture, Chicago Children’s Museum
1992 Finalist-International competition for rooftop sculpture, Sears Roebuck & Co.
1989 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, Sculpture
1987 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, Sculpture
1986-7 National Endowmentfor the Arts - Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, Sculpture
1986 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, Sculpture
1984 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, Sculpture
1983 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, Sculpture
1982 Illinois Arts Council Project Grant, Sculpture
1980 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, Sculpture

EXHIBITIONS
2006 Public Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St Joseph MI
2005 “Season of Sculpture Invitational” Sarasota, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition - Chicago Artists Month, Bloomingdales Windows, Chicago IL.
2005 Chicago Artists Month, Two Person Exhibition, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL.
2005 Chicago Artists Month, Exhibition of CSI, Bank of America, Chicago, IL
2005 Chicago Sculpture International, Cliffdwellers Club, Chicago, IL.
2002 Solo Exhibition - “Ecce Hora,” Prairie Center For The Arts, Robert O. Archer Municipal Grounds, Schaumburg, IL
2000 “Six American Sculptors from Illinois,” Sept.-Oct. Exhibition of large scale outdoor sculpture, Laghetto dell’EUR, Italy
“Six American Sculptors from Illinois,” Sept.-Oct. Gallery IL Tempo Ritrovato, Rome, Italy
1999 Maquette Exhibit, Columbia College 12th ST. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 “Kinetic Art and the Folk Tradition: A Sense of Whimsy,: Tarble Arts Center, Eastern IL University, Charleston, IL*
International Sculpture Exhibit, “Pier Walk 1998,” Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Art Expo1997 Chicago,” Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1996 “10th Anniversary Exhibition,” Wm. E. Gahlberg Art Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
1991 The Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL*
“Living with Art Three: The Collection of Walter and Dawn Netsch,”
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
1989 Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL*
“New Art on the Block” Governor’s Awards for the Arts Exhibition
1987 Sculpture Chicago Alumni Exhibit, Dearborn Station, Chicago, IL
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
Solo Exhibition - Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL. “Sonic Pneumatic, Eccentric Sculpture” Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibition - College of DuPage Performing Arts Center Gallery, glen, Ellyn, IL
1983-1986 “Art Instruments,” Three year traveling exhibition, organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH and Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL. (Traveled throughout U.S.*)
1985 “Form and Function,” Columbia College 11th Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
“The Music of Art,” Atrian, Detroit, MI (traveling exhibition)
1984 Sculpture Chicago, Dearborn Street Station, Chicago, IL*
“Small But Hot,” Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL*
1983 “Musical Instruments as Art Objects,” Zolla/Lieberman, Chicago, IL
“Sculptor’s Drawings,” Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
1982 “New Talent, New Visions,” Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Desiring Machines,” N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Performance and Installation,” Ox Bow, Sagatuck, MI
1982 “Process in Art,” Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
1981 “Loop Show,” The Fisher Building, Chicago, IL
1979 “31st Invitational,” Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL*
“The Unpainted Portrait,” J. Kohler Art Center, Sheboygen, WI*
Solo Exhibition - Gilman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1978 “Sculptor’s Drawings” Hall Walls, Buffalo, NY
Washington Women’s Art Center, Washington, D.C.
Gilman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibition - Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1975-78 “Collection of Robert Mayor,” Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
1977 “Human Image in American Art of the 70’s,” J.M. Koehler Art Center, Sheboygen, WI*
1976 “Painting and Sculpture Today,” Indianapolis IN. Museum of Art*
1975 “Artemisia Gallery,” Chicago, IL. Two person exhibit
1973 “Chicago and Vicinity Show,” Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
Tulare County Art Center,Visalia, CA
1971 “Movement and Environment,” American School of Fontainebleau, France
* Indicates catalogue

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006 St. Xavier Universit, Chicago, IL. Adjunct Faculty Art and Design Department
1992-present Columbia College Chicago, IL , Adjunct Faculty Art and Design Department

VISITING ARTIST/LECTURER
U.S. Equities, Chicago, IL, "Arts Chicago" presentation
Purdue University North Central, Westville, IN
Scott Himmel and Associates, Chicago, IL
Clemente High School, Chicago, IL. “Archi-Treasures Garden Gallery Project,” Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Chicago Children’s Museum, instrument building workshop, Chicago, IL
Dupage Children's Museum, mobile project, Naperville, IL
Sculpture Chicago Lecture Series
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Slide and video presentation.
Ox Bow, Saugatuck, MI
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Lecture and performance
Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH. Lecture and performance
Our Lady of the Wayside. Arlington Heights, IL

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Chicago Sculpture International, an affiliate of International Sculpture Center NY
Advisory board - Chicago Public Arts

COLLECTIONS
Village of Schaumburg, Schaumburg, IL
Ken Jacobs, General Growth Mgmt. Inc., Chicago, IL
Tamara Thomas, Fine Arts Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schick, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Cappy, Tulsa, OK
Walter and Dawn Clark Netsch, Chicago, IL
Michael Murzanski, Central Steel Fabricators, Chicago, IL
Capital Development Board, State of Illinois, Springfield, IL
Gordon Barlow Design, Highland Park, IL
U.S. Equities, Chicago, IL
Sam Zell, Equities Financial and Management Co., Chicago, IL
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Aronson, Chicago, IL
Lawrence Edwards, Chicago, IL
Robert Mayer, Chicago, IL
Kenneth Schroeder, A.I.A., Chicago, IL
Robert Wislow, Chicago, IL
James Nagle, A.I.A., Chicago, IL
Dr. and Mrs. Gratkins, Champaign, IL
Marc Rudolphi, A.I.A., Chicago, IL

PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
DELTA SKY. Waller, Britta. "Destination Chicago" September 2004. p.52-3
SCULPTURE. "ISC Announces Affiliation". October 2004 Vol 23 No. 8
PIONEER PRESS. Braff, Danielle. "Big Plans" Park Ridge Native Christine Rojek creates meticulous blueprints for her sculptures. Diversions, B7 p.1
SCULPTURE. Cassidy, Victor M. "Architecture and Sculptors" March 2003, Vol. 22, No.2. p.51
THE CRACKER BARREL: Villiage of Schaumburg Quarterly Newsletter. Summer 2002 Vol. 7 No. 2, p.19
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Special Advertising Supplement. Summer 1999.
THE NEWS-GAZETTE. .Zimmer, Lynda. "Turning Words Into Art" October 7, 1998, B1, B7
CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Downey, Sarah. "Art is Larger than Life at Navy Pier" May 5, 1998. p2.
EASTERN ILLINOIS NEWSLETTER. September 25, 1998. p.3
MID-ILLINOIS NEWSPAPERS.October 17-23, 1998. Spotlight, D1.
THE VILLAGER. The Woodlands and South Mongomery County, TX. Ponder, Nicole. "Sculptor Combines Machines, Nature" January 11, 1995. p.9 + 24
HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Howie, Bob."Sculptures Bring Life to Mall" January 14,1995. p.1
CONROE COURIER. Houston,TX. Hargraves, Jason. "The Art of Fishing: From Fish to Fowl, Artist Brings Sculptures to Life" January 8, 1995
HOUSTON CHRONICLE ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT. January 20-21 1995
PARK RIDGE ADVOCATE. Krochmal, Pat. "Kinetic Creations: Dreams are the Catalyst that Converts Metal to Art" September29, 1994. p.84-5
AVISO: A monthly Dispatch Fromthe American Association of Museums. March, 1994. p.3
CHICAGO SUBURBAN TIMES NEWSPAPERS. "A Bird in the Hand". August 24, 1994. p. 3
THE VILLAGER. Isaacs,Mike."Art That's Playful-and Profound" February 20,1992. p. Dd1-D2
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. October 30, 1991. p.60
CHICAGO SUBURBAN TIMES NEWSPAPERS. Enna, Renee. "Zing! Go the Strings of her Art" July 8, 1987. p.7
CHICAGO TRIBUNE. "A Sculpture Exhibit that Doesn't Fit the Mold" December 14, 1986. Tempo Woman, Section 18 p.2
THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR. Cauthorm, Robert S. "Art Instruments is Definitely in Tune with Comic Sensibility" March 2, 1986. p. 1J, 13J
ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT. Tucson,AZ. Peck, S.J. "Creators Make Music With "Art Instruments'" Encore March 13, 1986. p.3
ARIZONA DAILY STAR. Tucson,Az. Cauthorn, R.S. "Sonic Artists Hope For Boom" Accent March 13, 1986 p.1 + photo
SUNDAY GLOBE , Bethlehem,PA. Redd, A. "Irresistible 'Instruments' Invite Mill Visitors to Play". In Review, April 28, 1985
GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem,PA. O'Brien,J. "H.B.I. Takes Visitors From Old Art To New" April 14, 1985
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Lyon, C. "Sculpture Chicago at Printers Row" August 20, 1984 + photo
PARK RIDGE ADVOCATE. Irving, H. "Sculptress Turns To New Media and Music" September 27, 1984. p. 55 +photo
CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS. Conn, S. "2nd Chicago Sculpture Show Strikes a Major National Pose" September 3, 1984 p. 38 + photo
NEW YORK TIMES. Shipp, E.R. "Chicago Watches as 10 Sculptures Grow" October 2, 1984
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER. Findsen,O. "C.A.C. Exhibit For Hear & Now". November 11, 1984 Tempo p F-26
ENCORE Cincinnati, OH Evans, M. "Review of 'Art Instruments' Exhibit". November 1984 p9 + photo
ENTERTAINER Cincinnati, OH. Turizziani, B. "Music To Play With" November, 1984. p.12
IMAGE CHICAGO. Tritsch, S. "Christine Rojek: The Sounds of Sculpture" July 1984p. 25 + photo
INLAND ARCHITECT. Gibbons, R. "Furniture By Artists and Architect" Nov/Dec 1984. p 35 + photo
CHICAGO MAGAZINE. Jackson, D. "Artists by Number. May 1984, Special issue, Arts in the Windy City. p. 170
NIT & WIT. Chicago's Arts Magazine. Adams, L. "Vision In Motion: The Sculpture of Christine Rojek" Nov/Dec 1983 p. 42-43
HOUSE AND GARDEN. Seehafer, M. "Colorful, Playful Chicago House" September 1982. p. 94 + photo
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Hayden, H, "8 Young Artists Exhibit New Vision" August 20, 1982
LEONARDO, Journal of the International Society For The Arts and Sciences and Technology. Beier, L.A. "Artemesia: A Woman's Cooperative Gallery" Vol.11 1978 p.115-17
CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Artner, A. June 20, 1975 Section 3 p. 10
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS. Rosenthal,M. "Prize Art Sparles At The Art Institute" March 28, 1973. p.28
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS. Schulze,F. "Some New Paintings Woven and Sculpted" March 4, 1972, Panorama.
CHICAGO TODAY. Anderson, D.J. "Rojek Gives Art New Dimension" March 5, 1972. p. 92 + photo; "Portraits Come to Life in New Concepts" April 4, 1972+ photo
COLLAGE AND ASSEMBLAGE.Meilach,D. & Ten Hoor, E. 1973. Crown Publishers. Inc, N.Y. p. 208-209
CHICAGO MAGAZINE. Anderson,D.J. "New Faces of 1972" January/ February 1973. p. 5-9 including cover.
THE COURIER, CHAMPAIGN URBANA. Tager,R. "Her Show I Overnight Success" March 12, 1972 + photo