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Kevin Muente

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RESUME: Kevin Muente
EDUCATION
1997-1999 University of Cincinnati, Master of Fine Arts, Painting
1989-1994 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting
1995 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fine Arts Summer Study Abroad Program, Paris and Florence
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Denali National Park, Alaska, Artist-in-Residence, 2005
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Pyramid Hill, Hamilton, Ohio, “Paint Out - Plein air Painting Competition” 3rd place, 2001
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Annual Membership Show,” 2nd place, Painting, January 19-February 27, 2001
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, Missouri
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Membership Show,” 1st place, Painting, January 20-February 27, 2000
1999 University of Cincinnati, Outstanding Fine Arts Graduate Student Award
1997-1998 University of Cincinnati, Graduate Tuition Scholarship
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Louis F. Dow Studios, Richmond, Indiana, “Assume a Muse,” October 1998, Purchase award winner
1994 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Senior Honors, Honors in the Major
1989-1994 Dean’s Honors List
1989 Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman National Honor Society
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2005 Artworks Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, “Miniature Monuments” June 10-July 1
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, “Terrestrial Domains” January 8- February 11
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Xavier University, 3 person show, January21-February 18, 2005
2004 The Carnegie Art Center, Covington, KY Installations + Performances Sept.10 2004
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN Annual art auction, Sept 30- Oct 1, 2004
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Harding University, Searcy, AR Solo show, Aug 23- Oct 1, 2004
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Closson’s, Cincinnati, OH, “Celebrating Ohio Landscapes” May 5-29, 2004
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Mockbee, Cincinnati, OH, The Contemporary Arts Center presents Beautiful Losers at the Mockbee
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Stop Motion” March 3-28, 2004
2003 The Carnegie Art Center, Covington, KY, Solo show, Oct 17-Nov 21, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The University of Cincinnati Medical Library, Cincinnati, OH, Group Faculty Show, Oct-Nov, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Closson’s,Cincinnati, OH, Group show “Non objective to objective”, Oct. 24- Nov. 17, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Artery, Newport, KY, “Halloween Show and Party”, Oct 31st
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Artery, Newport, KY, “No Common Theme” Curator: Laura Hollis, June 6- July 5, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Rookwood Tower, Cincinnati, OH, Four Person show, “Livin’ Large”, Curator: Steven Vincent Clark, May 15-July 31, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes) The University of the Arts Printmaking Gallery, Philadelphia, PA,
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Secret Postcards”, April 7-27, 2003 Curator Lisa Hasegawa
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, One person show, January - February, 2003
2002 The Artery, Newport, KY, “Ars & Akademia”, Oct 25-Nov 17, 2002
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD, Holiday Showcase Exhibition, Nov. 15-Dec. 20, 2002
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Three-person show, “New Horizons” May 18, 2002
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, Faculty Show 2002, January 2002
2001 Missouri Theater, St. Joseph, Missouri, One-person show, April 7, 2001
2000 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“From Where We Stand” Group show, October 24-Nov 17, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri,
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Tempus-Fugit (Time Flies),” October 16-December 31, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Yost Gallery, Highland Community College, Highland, Kansas, September 26-October 19, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Muchnic Gallery, Atchison, Kansas, Two-person show, August 26-October 15, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Missouri Western State College Faculty Show, St. Joseph, Missouri, March 6-April 7, 2000
1999 Hiestand North Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio,
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Landscapes and. . .”July 23 - August 4, 1999 June 1999
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Tangeman Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Thesis exhibition, May 1999
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Two-person exhibition, January 1999
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, “The Casts Project,” drawings from plaster casts, March 1999
1998 Machine Shop Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, “Aggregate,” First year MFA art exhibition, May 1998
1996 Art Street Window Project, Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Exhibitions in abandoned building windows, November 1996
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Window Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Group exhibitions, July & August 1996
1994 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition, December 1994
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2005 Adkins Gallery, Morehead State University, Kentucky, “Kentucky Water”, March 3-May 22, 2004
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Pyramid Hill Sculpture Garden, Hamilton, Ohio, “Paint Out Plein air painting competition”, May 21 3rd place
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)tran9x30.gif (820 bytes) Jurors: Ed Montgomery, Sherry Armstead, Charles W. Marshall
2004 Cordova Historical Museum, Cordova, Alaska, “Fish Follies”, Aug-Oct 31, 2004 Juror Rie Munoz
2003 Arts on Main, Shelbyville, KY
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“7th Annual Juried Art Exhibit”, July27-Aug 16, 2003, Juror: Cal Kowal
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Art Source Gallery, Boise, ID, “2nd National Juried Exhibit” June 2-28, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Studio Place Arts, Barre, Vermont,
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Puttin’ on the Dog” January 24th-February 22nd, Juror: Therese Taylor 2 pieces
2002 Wright State University, “Drawing from Perception,” January 2- February 3, 2002, Juror: Graham Nickson, 2 pieces
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Period Gallery, University of Nebraska, Omaha, “All Media Invitational 2002” February 7-28, 2002
2001 Cincinnati Art Club, “ViewPoint 2001,” November 10-25, 2001, Juror: C.W. Mundy
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Art in the Woods, Overland Park, Kansas, April 27-May 11, 2001, Juror: Bo Bartlett
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Annual Membership Show,” 2nd place, Painting, January 19-February 27, 2001
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Allied Arts Council, St. Joseph, Missouri, “Art for the Health of It,” February-May 2001
2000 Franklin Street Gallery, Centerville, Ohio, “Works from Perception,” November 3- November 30, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Bismarck Art & Galleries Association, Bismarck, North Dakota,
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Missouri River: Timeless,” September 8-October 6, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Period Gallery, University of Nebraska-Omaha, “Realism 2000," July 3- July 24, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Gallery on the Square, Danville, Kentucky, “The Joy of Trompe L’Oeil,” April 9- May 26, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Allied Arts Council, St. Joseph, Missouri, “Art for the Health of It,” February 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, Missouri
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)“Membership Show,” 1st place, Painting, January 20-February 27, 2000
1999 Cincinnati Convention Center, “Revolutions,” Outstanding Fine Arts Graduate Student Award, June 1999
1998 Fitton Center for the Arts, Hamilton, Ohio, “Feed the Body, Feed the Soul,” October 1998
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Louis F. Dow Studios, Richmond, Indiana, “Assume a Muse,” October 1998, Purchase award winner
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, “Small Works,” October 1998
1997 Cincinnati Art Club, Annual juried art exhibition, March 1997
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, “Place/Wisconsin,” April 1997
1996 New Rock 102.1 Art Show, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Art festival exhibition, May 1996
1995 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Alumni Association juried art competition, November 1995
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2005 The Sunday Challenger, (Section C), page 1, 2005. City Beat, Look Here, Jan. 26, 2005
2004 The Cincinnati Enquirer, Weekend, page 56, May 7, 2004
2003 City Beat, Articulations, page 43, Dec, 24-30 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Cincinnati Enquirer, Modern Art, page 14, Oct, 31, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Post, (Section 1B) Nov, 4, 2003
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)City Beat, Look Here, page 45, June 4-10, 2003
2002 The Cincinnati Post, (Section 1B)Nov, 15 2002
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)ArtSpike, Nov 8 Issue 10v1, 2002
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Arts Across Kentucky, Summer 2002 page38
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)City Beat, Look here page 53, June 6-12, 2002
2001 St. Joseph News Press, February 2, 2001
2000 St. Joseph News Press, October 20, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Atchison Daily Globe, September 14, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)St. Joseph News Press, September 8, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)St. Joseph Telegraph, September 7, 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Kansas City Review, (Back page), August 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Arts Across Kentucky Magazine, “Has Anyone Tromped on Your Oeils Lately?” May/June 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)The Kansas City Review, (Page 6), March 2000
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)St. Joseph News Press, January 28, 2000
1999 St. Joseph News Press (Section D Page 9), September 17, 1999
1997 Chicago Tribune (Section 4 Page 2), April 21, 1997
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Racine Journal Times (Section C), April 17, 1997
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 1, 1997
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
Denali National Park
Knowledge Works Foundation
J.P. Barclay of Wire Rope Corporation of America
Missouri Western State College
Northern Kentucky University
Prudential Summers Realtors
University of Cincinnati Fine Arts Collection
University of Cincinnati Biology Department
And Several Private Collections
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001- present Northern Kentucky University, Assistant Professor of Painting
1999-2001 Missouri Western State College, Assistant Professor of Art
1998-1999 University of Cincinnati, Teaching Assistant, Basic Drawing I, II, III
1995-1997 Milwaukee Art Museum, Art Instructor
ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003-present Artists Reaching Classrooms
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Teaching high school art students how to write artist statements
2003 Cincinnati Art Museum, Taught 3 watercolor classes in conjunction with their exhibit “A Brush with Nature”
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
tran9x30.gif (820 bytes)Teaching assistant--provided French translation for Fine Arts Summer Study Abroad program
1997-1998 Tangeman and Reed Galleries, University of Cincinnati, Gallery assistant
1996-1997 Timothy Haglund Art Studios, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mural and faux finish artist
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2005 Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Associate Director
2000-2003 The Artery, Newport, KY, Board Member