EDUCATION
2022 MFA in Studio Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2016 BFA in Painting, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018-20 Instructor of Record: Drawing / Figure Drawing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2022 Art Instructor, Artistry Academy, Tucson, AZ.
2020 2D Representative for Graduate Council,University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2020 VASE (Visiting Artist and Scholars Series) Committee Representative for the Graduate School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2018-21 Ceramics Facilities Technician, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2017-18 Screen-Printing Technician // Assistant Teacher, Flagstaff High School, Flagstaff, AZ.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2023 Once / Again, curated group exhibition, Cloudhouse Gallery, Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, MI
2023 CELLPHONE LIBRARY, group screening, curated by Black Box Committee, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Here’s the Thing.., curated group exhibition, Stop Gap Projects, Columbia, MO
2022 Soft Lines, group exhibition, Palo Verde Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
MFA 22, group exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art,
Tucson, AZ.
2019 Upbringing, curated group exhibition, Indiana University, Kokomo
Downtown Gallery, Kokomo, IN.
37th International Print and Drawing Exhibition, juried
group exhibition, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL.
Print, Printed, Printing, print conference group exhibition,
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM.
2018 MFA Semester One, group exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
MOCAF Studios Presents: A Celebration of Northern Arizona’s
Contemporary Artists, curated group exhibition, Museum
of Contemporary Art Flagstaff Studios, Flagstaff, AZ.
Ephemeral by Nature, *solo exhibition, Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff,
AZ.
2017 A Movement of Hearts, curated group exhibition, Rooftop Solar,
Flagstaff, AZ.
2016 OPIA, curated group exhibition, Wiseman Aviation, Flagstaff, AZ.
Moments of Peace, curated group exhibition, Coconino Center for
the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ.
Local Color Biennial, by invitation, curated group exhibition,
Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ.
U-Chill, curated group exhibition, Flagstaff Modern and
Contemporary Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ.
2015 It’s a Relief, curated group exhibition, Flagstaff Modern and
Contemporary Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ.
The Art of Impermanence: Works on Paper, curated group
exhibition, The Gallery of Kyoto Saga University, Kyoto, Japan.
SCREENINGS
2020 The Stains of Eyes, Virtual video screening, Tucson, AZ.
2019 Six, Video screening at the Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ.
WORKSHOPS
2019 The Alternative Surface, a public workshop in alternative printmaking methods, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2019 Medici Scholarship, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2018 Edward Francis Dunn Scholarship, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ.
2016 Honorable Mention: Arizona Daily Sun’s “Best of Flagstaff”
Edition, Category: “Best Local Artist” Flagstaff, AZ.
2016 J.D. Moller Art Scholarship, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ.
2015 Whitman Family Art Endowment, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2015 1938, Lithograph on paper. Northern Arizona University School of Art,
Flagstaff, AZ.
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
“Young Wonder: Student Artist Breaks into Best of Flagstaff,” Best of Flagstaff: Winners Edition, Arizona Daily Sun, December 2016, p.52-53
Geib, Nicholas, Interview: “Local Color,” Flag 4 TV, May 2016.
“Full Spectrum: ‘Local Color’ Examines Flagstaff’s Prismatic Arts,” Arizona Daily Sun, April 2016.
“On the Wall: All Roads Lead to the Indigo Art Market,” Arizona Daily Sun, November
2015.
“Speaking Boldly: Making Prints with a Steamroller at NAU” The Noise, no. 173, December 2015, p. 24
Contact
kennidankert@gmail.com