Walt Ohnesorge-Fick
Education
M.F.A., Design Technology
5/2011: San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
B.A., Visual Art
5/2009: Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS
Exhibitions
Select Solo Exhibitions:
2023: Walt Ohnesorge at the Lawrence Percolator, Lawrence, KS
2017: Metal on Muscle, Lawrence Percolator, Lawrence, KS
2014: Honeypot, Lawrence Percolator, Lawrence, KS
Select Group Exhibitions:
2022: High Beams #6: Convoy Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design https://www.highbeams.art/
2020: Tunnles of the Mind, ZAZ10TS Times Square, New York & San Francisco Art Institute
https://sfai.edu/exhibitions-public-events/tunnels-of-the-mind
2013: Nesting, The Percolator, Lawrence, KS
2013: Make Love, The Percolator, Lawrence, KS
2012: Lawrence Art Party, Hobbs Taylor Lofts, Lawrence, KS
2012: Foxy by Proxy Revue, Carnegie Building, Lawrence, KS
2012: Winter Solstice Show, The Percolator, Lawrence, KS
2011: Vernissage Thesis Exhibition, Treasure Island, CA
2011: Society of 23 biennial, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Professional Experience:
Strengths Case Manager, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, 1/2020 to Present, Lawrence, KS
• Support clients with developing goals and understanding the symptoms of their mental illness and to minimize the effect of those symptoms in all the significant areas of their lives.
•Assist clients in learning and practicing new skills that contribute to their recovery as specified in the treatment plan.
• Provide supportive counseling, solutions-focused interventions, and behavioral analysis to increase ability to function in
all life domains.
• Provide outreach and crisis intervention services to clients and prospective clients to enable timely access to crisis
stabilization services with the purpose of diverting the client from hospitalization and maintaining independent living.
Direct Support Advocate, Lawrence Community Shelter, 5/2019 - 1/2020 Lawrence, KS
• Work directly with local homeless population to identify and support needs pertaining to housing and access to articles of
daily living.
• Communicate with community partners as needed for continuity of care.• Maintain building security.
Youth Care Specialist, The Villages, Inc., 8/2017 - 5/2019 Lawrence, KS
• Advocate for youth in the Kansas foster care system.
• Organize daily activities for youth in a ten-bed group home.
• Schedule and transport youth to educational and medical appointments.
• Collaborate with other staff to ensure smooth program operation.
• Collaborate with area agencies, school administrators, kvc, and medical professionals.
• Participate in training and professional certifications.
• Model positive behavior.
Activity Coordinator, The Villages, Inc., 5/2017 - 8/2017 Lawrence, KS
• Plan and lead summer activities, art and fitness for youth in a group home setting.
Adjunct Instructor, Ottawa University, 1/2018 - 5/2018 Ottawa, KS
• Develop and instruct curriculum for fibers and illustration courses with attention to traditional and new media.
• Grade student progress.
• Provide structured feedback to students.
Lead Editor, Prime Edits, 3/2016 - 2/2017 Lawrence, KS
• Train and supervise five photo editors.
• Troubleshoot technical problems in work-flow.
• Ensure the quality and timely delivery of digital photo edits.
• Maintain client relationships as their first point of contact.
Photo Editor 12/2015 - 3/2016 Lawrence, KS
• Edit photos for a variety of photographers.
Day Services Coordinator, Community Living Opportunities, 8/2012 - 9/2015 Lenexa, KS
Assistant Day Services Coordinator 7/2012 – 8/2012 Lawrence, KS
Film Specialist, Steve and Kate's Camp, 6/2011 - 8/2011 Palo Alto, CA
Wood Shop Monitor, San Francisco Art Institute, 1/2010 - 5/2011 San Francisco, CA
Volunteer Volunteer Board Member, Lawrence Percolator, 1/2013 – 1/2022 Lawrence, KS