Kenn Kotara Vitae,Kenn Kotara Resume

Vitae

One & Two Person Exhibitions:	2005	Linear Stories/Circular Visions, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
		Recent Stories, Tone and Reticulations, Wesley Lake Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
	2003	Compilation, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
		Short Stories, Gallery C, Raleigh
	2002	Dialogue: Hultgren & Kotara, Wingspan Gallery, Lexington, KY
	2001	Tonal Drawings, The Installation, Urthona, Asheville, NC
		Two Person Show, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
	2000	New Work, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
		New Work, Wyndy Morehead Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
	1999	Five years, The Balcony Gallery, Asheville, NC
	1998	Recent Works, Louisiana Tech Art Gallery, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
	1997	Boundaries, Levee Gallery, Monroe, LA
	1995	Painting, drawing & graphic works, Calcasieu Marine Tower, Lake Charles, LA

Group Exhibitions:	2005	Selections from the Permanent Collection, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA
	2004	Selections from the Collection of Pamela M. Baker, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA
		Works on Paper, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
		Gallery C Invitational, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
	2003	Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, NC
	2002	Way Cool, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
		Line: Drawing and More, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC
	2001	Exploration, Blue Pony Gallery, Charlotte, NC
		North Carolina Invitational, Greenville Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
		Four Person Show, Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX
	2000	Endings and Beginnings, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC (catalog)
		Group Show, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
		The Immediate and the Intimate, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC
		Annual Faculty Exhibition, University of North Carolina-Asheville, NC
		Three by the river, Urthona, Asheville, NC
	1999	The Ritual of the Table, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
		Millennial Nudes, The Balcony Gallery, Asheville, NC
		Large Abstract Works, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
		Works On Paper, LSU Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
		Twenty-Seventh Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
		Twenty-First Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Gaddy-Hamrick Art Gallery, Meredith College,
	1998	Works on Paper, Zone One Contemporary Gallery, Asheville, NC
		Pablo Picasso, Homage to a Modern Icon, Fraser Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC
		Art on the Riverfront, River District Studio Artists, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
		Culture and Agriculture ‘98, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI (catalog)
		LaGrange National XX Biennial, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
	1997	Untitled: Non-objective Art, National Competition, Associated Artists Winston Salem, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
		Neo Landscape, National Competition, Chicago Southland Arts Incubator, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
		10th Annual Peach Festival Fine Arts Exhibit, Ruston, LA.
		Southern Drawl, Works by Southern Artists, SoHo Gallery, Pensacola, FL
	1996	Miniatures International Competition, Glynn Art Association, St. Simons Island, GA
		Indifference, Center for Contemporary Arts, Shreveport, LA
		Time Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX (catalog)
		9th Annual Peach Festival Fine Arts Exhibit, Ruston, LA
		Fresh Paint ‘96, Annual Exhibition, Aardvark Gallery, Garland, TX
	1995	Works on Paper National Exhibition, Michelle D. Long Gallery, Coppell, TX
		Discovery: rising new stars, 6 person exhibition, Adkins-Hoover Gallery, Dallas, TX
		Time Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX (catalog)
		8th Annual Peach Festival Fine Arts Exhibit, Ruston, LA
	1993	Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Mary Moffett Gallery, Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA

Permanent Collections:		Alston & Bird, New York
		Asheville Museum of Art, NC
		City of Asheville, NC
		Eyebeam, NC
		Fidelity Company, NC
		First Union National Bank, NC
		Halpern Enterprises, GA
		GE Power Systems, GA
		Lathan & Watkins, New York
		Louisiana State Museum, LA
		Louisiana Tech University, LA
		Norton, Inc., LA
		Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, Atlanta, GA
		Prego Restaurant, CA
		Rodney Ward & Associates, NC
		SAS Institute, NC
		Sumisho, Tokyo, Japan
		Texas Women's University, TX
		Tri-Properties, Inc., NC
		United States Embassy, Bucharest, Romania
		Wachovia National Bank, Charlotte, NC

Publications:		"New American Paintings, No. 34." Open Studio Press. 2001.
		Strauss, R. B. "Painting the Picture." Around Philly. June 15, 2001.
		"Endings and Beginnings." Millennial Juried Exhibition. Asheville Art Museum. 2000 .
		Hess, Jean. "Endings and Beginnings." Asheville Citizen-Times. Dec. 10, 2000.
		Barber, Marsha. "Landscapes of the Mind." Mountain Express. Sept. 29, 1999.
		Greenberg, Blue. "Big Painting." The Herald-Sun. Aug. 27, 1999.
		Hopes, David. "A Colorful Collection." Asheville Citizen-Times. Dec. 20, 1998.

Teaching:	2001-2001	Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Asheville, NC. 1999-present
	2000-present	Adjunct Faculty, A-B Tech Community College, Asheville, NC.
	1998-2000	Adjunct Faculty, Blue Ridge Community College, Brevard, NC. 1998-2000
	1998	Autumn Workshop, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA
	1990-1993	Part-time and Assistant, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, 1990-1993

Education:	1995	Texas Woman’s University, Philosophy, Denton, TX
	1993	Master of Fine Arts, Studio - 2D, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
	1990	Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
	1978-1980	McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA

Committees:		Public Art Board, City of Asheville, NC (Chair, 2001)
		Art Advisory Committee, Texas Woman’s University, 1994-1996

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