I live in San Francisco with my husband Jay, in a tiny apartment in the Mission District. As a new girl to the city, I love exploring the different pockets and neighborhoods, sniffing all of the rose bushes and dodging the piles of human detritus on the sidewalks of the Mission. In addition to painting and drawing, I am a freelance illustrator and writer, and I occasionally design screen-printed apparel that Jay fantastically executes in T-shirt form.
When I’m not painting, I can be found: inventing new kinds of soup, picking through thrift stores, walking for miles around the city, watching reruns of Ren and Stimpy or nature documentaries, drinking wine and dancing to soul music (with or without the company of others).
San Francisco, CA
616.634.6256
kla500@yahoo.com
2010 Everything is Everything, Medicine Agency, San Francisco, CA
2009 Giving Presence, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Byrneboehm Gallery Grand Rapids, MI
2007 A Little Surprise, Fwd Space, Grand Rapids, MI 2006 Muskegon Museum of Art Contemporary Showcase, Muskegon, MI
2004 WSYIWYG, Division Avenue Arts Council, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 The Crochet Series, Foyer Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
2011
Culver City Art Walk, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ArtOfficial Truth, Project One Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Apocalypse Meow, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
LAX/PDX, Together Gallery, Portland, OR (curated by Thinkspace Gallery)
Warhol: Re-Imagined, Project One Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Moment, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Fractured, Bold Hype Gallery, New York, NY
2010
San Francisco Fine Art Fair, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The 50th 111 Minna Sketch Tuesdays, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Meat Show, Medicine Agency Gallery, San Francisco, CA
111 Minna Sketch Tuesday, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA (curated by Park Life Gallery)
The Bread Show, Tartine, San Francisco, CA
Redial, Experimental Exhibition, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, Theme developed and curated by Kelly Allen
Live Coverage, 2010, Live Group Exhibition/Auction, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2009
Mutant Anxiety, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Fresh Start 2009, Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Guest Curator: Seonna Hong Little Hang Ups,Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Live Coverage, 2009, Live Group Exhibition/Auction, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2008
I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
You Rule Me, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL Kendall College of Art and Design MFA Candidate Spring Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
Art Battle For Community, Live Group Exhibition/Auction, Grand Rapids, MI
The Michigan Women’s Foundation: Women of Achievement and Courage Celebration, Novi, MI
Live Coverage, 2008, Live Group Exhibition/Auction, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2007
Getting Closer, Two-person Exhibition with Michele Bosak, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
A Common Line, Gallery 214, Dekalb, IL
Odd Couplings, Group Invitational, Lowell Area Arts Council, Lowell, MI
2006
The Telephone Show, Experimental Collaboration, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, Theme developed and curated by Kelly Allen
Fun PIGS on Parade, Kendall College Graduate Student Exhibition, Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Threads, Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Live Coverage, 2006, Live Group Exhibition/Auction, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2005
Art Battle V, Live Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Countdown to Ecstasy, Thirdstone Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
2004
The Holiday Show, Gallery Arcadia, Grand Rapids, MI
280 Studios Art Battle IV, Live Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
On The Verge, Gallery Arcadia, Grand Rapids, MI Dia De Los Muertos, Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2003
280 Studios Art Battle, 280 Studios, Grand Rapids, MI
Regional Invitational Exhibition, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA
Senior Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
2009
Art Prize: First Annual Public Exhibition and World’s largest Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2008
The 80th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI Curator: Joe Bova, Professor, Louisiana State University, Ohio University School of Art
2007
Drawing No Conclusions, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI, Curator: Dominic Molon
2006
The 78th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI Curator: Art Martin, Registrar, Muskegon Museum of Art
2005
Submission, Fuse Gallery, New York, NY, Curator: Juxtapoz Magazine Festival 2005 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
The West Michigan Regional Competition, Lowell Area Arts Council, Lowell, MI 2003 Annual Juried Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
2002
Annual Juried Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
2002 Annual Junk Art Exhibition, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2008
MFA with Emphasis in Drawing, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2007
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2003
BA, Studio Art, with emphasis in Painting, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, Graduated Summa cum laude
1998
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
1997
Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI
Armada Skis, Artist Series Ski, Release Date: Winter 2012 New York Magazine
Illustrations April 2010 Sunday Times,UK Edition
Illustration December 2009 Kathryn Chaplow LLC
Original Painting and Limited Edition Prints, 2009 K Studios
Original Painting, 2009 Solace Magazine
Illustration, 2008 WGSN, London, Apparel Design, Spring 2008
2011-Present Thinkspace Gallery 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
2010-Present Bold Hype Gallery 547 W. 27th St. 5th Floor New York, NY 10001
2009-2010 Michael Rosenthal Gallery 365 Valencia San Francisco, CA 94110
2003-2010 Byrneboehm Gallery 959 Lake Dr SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
2005-2009 Thirdstone Gallery and Art Works 120 East Main St Fennville, MI 49408 PRINT BIBLIOGRAPHY Studio Visit: A Juried Selection of International Visual Artists, Volume 4, The Open Studios Press,
2008: Reproduction pages 6-7 Rockman, Deborah, Drawing Essentials: A Guide to Drawing from Observation, Oxford University Press,
2008; Reproduction Take Five, Television Interview with Reporter Stephanie Webb, WZZM Channel 13, Grand Rapids, MI January 12, 2008 On-The-Town, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine of West Michigan, Cover Page Reproduction, Joel Holland,
November 2007 The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, Marla Miller,
January 21, 2007, Section H, pages 1-2 The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Sylvia Krissoff,
June 18, 2006, Section D, page 7 On-The-Town, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine of West Michigan, Joel Holland, June 2006, page 42 Grand Rapids Magazine, Grand Rapids, Curt Wozniak,
June 2006, page 54 The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Gail Philbin,
May 14, 2006, Section C, page 4 The Kendal Portfolio, Biannual Newsletter, Grand Rapids, Pamela Patton,
Spring 2006, page 16 On-The-Town, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine of West Michigan, Joel Holland,
April 2006, page 8 The Lowell Ledger, Lowell MI,
February 23, 2005, page 11 On-The-Town, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine of West Michigan, Cover Page Reproduction, Joel Holland,
January 2005 The CNA News, Tommy Allen, Volume 26, Issue No. 1, page 9 On-The-Town, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine of West Michigan, Joel Holland,
October 2004, page 42 The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, image reproduction,
October 10, 2004, Section E, page 4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT Freelance Artist, Fine Art Commissions, Murals, and Graphic Design Assistant Director, Byrneboehm Gallery Lead Artist/Mentor, ArtWorks Youth Arts Program, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Curator, Visual Arts Committee, Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts Co-Founder/ Co-Owner/ Designer Heebeegeebee LLC Co-Founder/ Co-Owner/ Designer Ruby Clothing Company Gallery Assistant, Kendall Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kendall College of Art and Design Instructor, Kendall College of Art and Design Continuing Studies Program
2010
Redial, Experimental Collaboration, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2006
The Telephone Show, Experimental Collaboration, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids,MI
2007
West Michigan Scholarship, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency
2006
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University Scholarship of Merit
2005
First Place, Art Battle V, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art Honorable Mention, West Michigan Regional Competition
2004
Second Place, 280 Studios Art Battle 2003 First Place, 280 Studios Art Battle 205 Painting Award, Humboldt State University
2002
Berry Painting Award, Humboldt State University
I am fascinated by the natural world, the workings of the human mind and the ways that individuals and entire invent meaning in worldly phenomena, giving birth to the realm of symbolism.
My paintings and drawings feature trompe l’oeil clusters of animals, insects, plants, fruits, molecular structures, and colorful graphic elements inspired by collages I create as sketches. Through the careful implementation of paint, graphite, or colored pencil on to paper, panel, or canvas, viewers are under the false impression that they are experiencing a collage. This effect draws them in ever closer, as they realize the truth of paint disguised as cut out paper. The compositions are worlds unto themselves; symbiotic accumulations inspired by the systems within nature, and the human experience of recognizing beauty and inventing meaning.
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