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Kia Neill Artist Bio/Statement Biography Native to Chicago Illinois metropolitan area, Neill received her BFA from The Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus Ohio, and her MFA from The University of California, San Diego. Currently, she resides in Houston Texas. Up-in-coming exhibitions include a solo exhibition in November 09' at Lawndale Art Center in Houston, and a solo exhibition in January 2010 at Women & Their Work in Austin Texas. Neill is a 2009 Houston Art Alliance Individual Artist Grant recipient. Her work was recently published in Cantanker Magazine Issue 8: Anxiety. Previous residencies include the Johannstädter Kultutreff in Dresden Germany and the Diverseworks Real Art World in Houston. She has exhibited nationally at venues including the LA Design Center and Acuna Hansen in Los Angeles, CA; Limbo Fine Arts in San Diego, CA; 1300 Gallery in Cleveland, OH; Arthouse in Austin, TX; and Diverseworks, Lawndale Art Center, Box13 Artspace, and 125 Gallery in Houston. In addition to her art practice, Neill is full-time faculty at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston Glassell School of Art and an instructor at the Houston Center for Photography. C.V. BORN 1978 Chicago, Illinois
2005 M.F.A. The University of California, San Diego. San Diego, CA. 1999 B.F.A. The Columbus College of Art and Design. Columbus, OH.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 Terrain. Women and Their Work. Austin. TX. 2009 Grotto. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. 2005 Serving Buffalo Can Be Fun! Graduate Gallery. UCSD. San Diego, CA. 2004 In-home Mutations. 1300 Gallery. Cleveland, OH. 2003 Public Loaf. Graduate Gallery. UCSD. San Diego, CA. 2001 Inflatable Monster Feet. Spark Art Space. Syracuse, NY.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009 Earth's Influence. College of the Mainland Art Gallery. Texas City, TX. Dia de los Muertos. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. Topiary Text Lead. 125 Gallery, Houston Art Alliance. Houston, TX. Red Hot Red Dot. Women & Their Work. Austin, TX. Cantanker Issue 8: Anxiety. Pump Project, Austin Texas. Curator: Andrea Mellard. Enchantment. Box13 Art Space. Houston, TX. Curator: Rachel L. Hooper. 2008 Unboxed. Crazywood Gallery. Huntsville, TX. Real Art World Residents. DiverseWorks Artspace. Houston, TX. The Big Show. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. Curator: Aram Moshayedi. The Empty Box. Box 13 Artspace. Houston, TX. Luck of the Draw. DiverseWorks Artspace. Houston, TX. 2007 The Hunting Art Prize. Houston, TX. Dia de los Muertos. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. Faculty Exhibition. Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Glassell School of Art, Junior School. Houston, TX. 2006 Dia de los Muertos. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. Recycled. Limbo Fine Art Gallery. San Diego, CA Snapshots. ARC Gallery. Chicago, IL. 2005 New Sculpture. Guggenheim Gallery. Chapman University. Orange, CA. Curator: Richard Turner. 100 x 100. LAXART. Los Angeles, CA Greater Los Angeles Masters of Fine Art. California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA. Supersonic. LA Design Center. Los Angeles, CA. Now Happening. University Art Gallery, University of California San Diego. San Diego, CA. 2004 Shift. Acuna-Hansen. Los Angeles, CA. Paradigm Promiscuity Proliferation Perversion. Marcuse Gallery. UCSD. San Diego, CA. 2003 Small Works. The Muse Gallery. San Diego, CA. Unconditional Cake. Marcuse Gallery. UCSD. San Diego, CA. Art Boat. Garden Fresh. Chicago, IL. Curator: Jeremiah Ketner. The 9th Floor. UCSD Graduate Exhibition. Hollywood, CA. Homeland Security. 450 Broadway Gallery. New York, NY. 2002 No Painting On Painting. Marcuse Gallery. UCSD. San Diego, CA. My Mindless Oh Mindless OH. Spark Art Space. Syracuse, NY. Curator: Jeff S. Williams 2001 The Foot Long Show. The Zoid Gallery. Syracuse, NY. Open to the General Public. Blue Cube Gallery. Columbus, OH. Erotica. Sara Coyne Gallery. Syracuse, NY. The Faux Show. Hall Walls Gallery. Buffalo, NY. At Play. T.H.I.N.C. Gallery. Syracuse, NY. National Small Works Exhibition. Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery. Cobleskill, NY. Curator: David Beitzel. Small Sculpture 2001. National Society of Arts and Letters, at The Lakeview Museum. Peoria, IL. 2000 Chicago Art Open. Chicago Artists' Coalition, at The Art Institute of Chicago Graduate Gallery. Chicago, IL. Painting, Drawing, Assemblage 2000. Eye Five Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Jill D'Agnenica. Diversity in the Arts. Syracuse University, Schaffer Galleries. Syracuse, NY. Diekasehause Group Show. Spark Art Space. Syracuse, NY. Spark Arts. Spark Art Space. Syracuse, NY. One World. Gallery 9. Cleveland, OH. The Columbus College of Art and Design Alumni. Roy G. Biv Gallery. Columbus, OH. 13th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper. McNeese University. Curator: Terrie Sultan. What is Drawing Now? Weber State University. Ogden, UT. Curator: Jane Fudge. New American Talent: The Fifteenth Exhibition. Arthouse (Texas Fine Art Association). Curator: David Pagel.
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS 2009 Individual Artist Grant. Houston Art Alliance. Houston, TX. 2008 DiverseWorks Summer Residency. The Real Art World. Houston, TX. 2004 Humanities Fellowship. The University of California, San Diego. 2003 Russell Foundation Grant. The University of California, San Diego. Visual Arts Research and Travel Grant. The University of California, San Diego. 2002 The University of California, San Diego Graduate Studies Fellowship, 3 years. 2000 Johannstädter Kultutreff Residency. Fourth International Ceramic-Project. Dresden, Germany. 1995 The Columbus College of Art and Design, 4 Year Scholarship.
2009 Press. Christina Wiginton, Modern Luxury Magazine, Nov. Issue. Houston, TX. Radio Interview. Front Row, KUHF Radio. Aug. 10. Houston, TX. Exhibition Catalog. Anxiety. Cantanker Magazine Issue 8. Juror Andrea Mellard. 2008 Presentation. Meet the Real Art World. DiverseWorks Artspace. Houston, TX. 2007 Presentation. Slide Jam! Contemporary Art Museum of Houston. Houston, TX. 2006 Press. Oh Give me a Home: Recent Work by Kia Neill. Cindy Moore, Ducts.org, Spring. 2005 Press. Affordable art? Right this way. Scott Timberg, LA Times, calenderlive.com, Aug. 25. 2004 Press. In Transition. Holly Myers, LA Times, August 20, pg.E28. 2003 Press. Homeland Security, Artists Chat. Aaron Zimmerman, NY Arts/ Berliner Kunst, Vol.8 #3, pg. 55. 2000 Exhibition Catalog. New American Talent 15. Texas Fine Arts Association. Exhibition Catalog. 13th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper. Curator: Terrie Sultan Exhibition Catalog What is Drawing Now? Curator: Jane Fudge. Panel. Working as a Female Ceramicist. Johannstädter Kultutreff. Dresden, Germany. Television Interview. Ben Around Town. WYCC, Chicago's Public Broadcasting. Chicago, IL.
2008-09 Fulltime Faculty. Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Digital Photography. Houston, TX. 2008 Instructor. Houston Center for Photography. Digital Photography. Houston, TX. Affiliate Instructor. University of Houston, School of Art. Computer Imaging. Houston, TX. 2006-08 Instructor. Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Junior School. Houston, TX. 2002-05 Adjunct Instructor. University of California, San Diego, Visual Arts. Department of Art. San Diego, CA. 2000 Visiting Faculty. Johannstädter Kultutreff. Ceramics. Dresden, Germany.
2008-09 Resident Member. Box 13 Artspace. Houston, TX. 2007-08 Membership & Development Associate. Aurora Picture Show. Houston, TX. 2008 Artist Cohort Member. Professional Development Program. DiverseWorks Artspace. Houston, TX. Juror of Installation. Artist Fellowship Grant, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Charleston, WV. 2006-07 Digitization Technician. University of Houston Libraries, Special Collections. 2006 Photo Retouch Artist. Andrew Southam Photography. Los Angeles, CA. 2005-06 Jewelry Designer. Sogoli Design. Los Angeles, CA. 2002-05 Exhibition Technician, Graphic Designer. Sushi Performance and Visual Arts. San Diego, CA. 1998 Ceramic Lab Technician. The Columbus College of Art and Design. Columbus, OH. Student Gallery Director. The Columbus College of Art and Design. Columbus, OH. Art Juror. Spring exhibition season, Ohio Art League Gallery. Columbus, OH.
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