EDUCATION
2022 Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Northern Arizona University School of Art, Flagstaff, AZ
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2024 Co-Instructor, Kirk Newman School of Art, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2022 Art Instructor, Artistry Academy, Tucson, AZ
2020 Instructor of Record, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
2018 Co-Instructor, Flagstaff High School, Flagstaff, AZ
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
2024 Curator, Exhibition coordinator, Factory Coffee (Frank st.) Kalamazoo, MI
Juror, Steeped in Tradition, Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
2024 Homecoming, Artbreak (artist talk), Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2021 Ceramics Facilities Technician, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
2020 2D Representative for Graduate Council, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
Committee Representative VASE (Visiting Artist and Scholars Series), University of Arizona School of
Art, Tucson, AZ
2019 The Alternative Surface, (workshop led), University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
SELECTED EXHIBITION HISTORY
2024 Seeking Comfort , Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2023 Once // Again, Cloudhouse Gallery, Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Here’s the Thing.., Stop Gap Projects, Columbia, MO
2022 Soft Lines, Palo Verde Gallery, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
MFA 22, UAMA (University of Arizona Museum of Art), Tucson, AZ
2019 Upbringing, Kokomo Downtown Gallery, Indiana University, Kokomo, IN
37th International Print and Drawing Exhibition, (adjudicated), Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL
Print, Printed, Printing, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
2018 MFA Semester One, Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
MOCAF Studios Presents: A Celebration of Northern Arizona’s Contemporary Artists, Museum
of Contemporary Art Flagstaff Studios, Flagstaff, AZ
Ephemeral by Nature, (solo), Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff, AZ
2017 A Movement of Hearts, Rooftop Solar, Flagstaff, AZ
2016 OPIA, Wiseman Aviation, Flagstaff, AZ
Moments of Peace, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
Local Color Biennial, (adjudicated), Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
U-Chill, Flagstaff Modern and Contemporary Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ
2015 It’s a Relief, Flagstaff Modern and Contemporary Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ
The Art of Impermanence: Works on Paper, The Gallery of Kyoto Saga University, Kyoto, Japan
SCREENINGS
2023 CELLPHONE LIBRARY, curated by Black Box Committee at Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2020 The Stains of Eyes, (virtual), hosted by Sama Alshaibi, Tucson, AZ
2019 Six, The Loft Cinema, hosted by Gary Setzer, Tucson, AZ
RESIDENCIES
2024 Resident Printmaker, Kirk Newman School, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS
2019 Medici Scholarship, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ
2018 Edward Francis Dunn Scholarship, Northern Arizona University School of Art, Flagstaff, AZ
2016 J.D. Moller Art Scholarship, Northern Arizona University School of Art, Flagstaff, AZ
2015 Whitman Family Art Endowment, Northern Arizona University School of Art, Flagstaff, AZ
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
Artbreaks: “Featured Kirk Newman Art School Residents,” Spring 2024, Sightlines Magazine
p.15
“Welcome 2023-24 Post-Baccalaureate Residents,” Winter 2024, Sightlines Magazine, p.5
Honorable Mention, Best Local Artist, Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, AZ
“Young Wonder: Student Artist Breaks into Best of Flagstaff,” Best of Flagstaff: Winners
Edition, Arizona Daily Sun, December 2016, p.52-53
“Local Color,” interview by Nicholas Geib, Flag 4 TV, May 2016
“Full Spectrum: ‘Local Color’ Examines Flagstaff’s Prismatic Arts,” Arizona Daily Sun, April
2016
Contact
kennidankert@gmail.com