Kathleen Griffin Resume

»Education

MFA » completed in Sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BFA » completed in Experimental Studio at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Collegiate Teaching Certificate- Brown University, Sheriden Center, Providence, RI

»Selected Group and Solo Exhibitions

2010 » Soap Factory» Minneapolis MN
2010 » Products of Exchange» curated by Wyatt Nash, Sudhous, Berlin, Germany
2010 » Faculty Show» Raritan Valley College, NY
2010 » Small Works Gallery» Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
2009 » Scattered Logic » curated by Wyatt Nash, Texas Firehouse, Queens, NY
2009 » You’re Beautiful When You’re Angry » Solo Show, Binghamton University, Binghamton NY
2009 » Faculty Show» Binghamton Museum, Binghamton University NY
2008 » Reflections of Time and Space» JingdeZhen Cultural Council Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
2008 » Greening the Arts» 3 person sculpture show, Ithaca,NY
2007 » New Works by Kathleen Griffin»curated by Lloyd Purdy, Beard Gallery, Cortland, NY
2007 » Moss Rock Art Festival »juried by Eileen Kunsman, Hoover, AL
2007 » Made in New York » curated by Buzz Spector, Sweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn NY
2006 » Out of Birmingham » curated by Brett Levine, Space 301, Mobile AL
2006 » Faculty Exhibition » Dowd Fine Art Gallery, Cortland University, Cortland NY
2006 » Imagination Festival » Birmingham AL
•2006 » New Work by Kathleen Griffin and Vaughn Randall» Schedler Minchin Fine Art, Birmingham, AL
2005 » Imagination Festival » Birmingham AL
2004 » Transformation » curated by : Jason Hogue, Rhode Island Foundation, Providence, RI
2003 » Sculpture Center Emerging Artists » curated by : Mary Ceruti, Sculpture Center, NYC
•2003 » Lemony Fresh » Island Arts Gallery, Solo Show, Newport, RI
2002 » Departure Point » three person show, curated by: Kathleen Bitteti, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
2002 » House Broken » curated by: ArtInRuins.com, Providence, RI
2002 » Three Way » Nancy Gallery, Three Person Show, Brooklyn, NY
2002 » Convergence, International Sculpture Festival » Providence, RI
2002 » Feel Better » Island Arts Gallery, Solo Show, Newport, RI
2001 » Premiere Show » Nancy Gallery, Three Person Show, Brooklyn, NY
2001 » Exchange Show » juror: Mary Ceruti, Parsons Gallery, NYC
2000 » Site for Sore Eyes » Phoenix Gallery, NYC
2000 » Convergence, International Sculpture Festival » Roger Williams Historical Park, Providence, RI
•2001 » Recent Works by Kathleen Griffin » Sol Kohfler Gallery, Solo Show, Providence, RI
2000 » Convergence » Four Corners Art Center, Tiverton, RI
•1999 » The Project Room » Phoenix Gallery, Solo Show, NYC
1999 » Sculpture Biennial » juried show Wood Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
1999 » Like That » curator: Kathleen Bitetti , Gallery @ The Distillery , Boston, MA
1999 » Diamonds » curator: Jeffrey Kalin , Gallery 5 North , Boston, MA
1999 » Convergence » Four Corners Art Center, Tiverton, RI
1999 » Arts Beat Festival » Davis Square, Somerville, MA
•1998 » Document: Recent Works By Kathleen Griffin » Zeitgeist Gallery, Solo Show, Cambridge, MA
1998 » Outdoor Sculpture Show » juror: Pallace Lombardi, Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA
1998 » No England, No Amsterdam » juror: Ken Shackner, Real Art Ways Gallery, Hartford, CT
1997 » No England, No Amsterdam » , Real Art Ways Gallery, Hartford, CT
1997 » Outdoor Sculpture Show » juror: Carol Sietchek, Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA

»Visiting Artist and Lecturer

Visiting Artist University of Binghamton 2010 & 2009
Visiting Professor University of Binghamton 2008
Visiting Artist Ithaca College 2007
Visiting Artist College of Charleston 2006
Visiting Artist University of Miami 2006
Visiting Artist Chapel Hill 2004
Juror for Rhode Island State Council Grants 2004
Visiting Artist for University of Wisconsin Sheboygan 2004
Visiting Artist for University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 2004
Lecturer John Michael Kohler Arts Center 2004
Visiting Artist for University of Wisconsin Greenbay 2004
Visiting Artist for John Michael Kohler Arts Center 2004
Visiting Artist for Rhode Island School of Design fall 2003
Visiting Artist for Rhode Island School of Design spring 2003
Juror for House Broken presented by ART IN RUINS 2002

»Awards, Grants and Residencies

Queens Art Council, Individual Artists Iniative Grant 2010
New York Foundation for the Arts SOS Grant 2008
NYSCA Regional Individual Artist Grant 2007
Scholarly Research Grant, SUNY Cortland, 2007
Best in Show, Gold Award of Excellence for Sculpture and Architecture, Moss Rock Festival, 2007
Scholarly Research Grant, SUNY Cortland, 2007
Sloss Furnaces Artist in Residence, 2005
Kohler Artist in Residence @ John Michael Kohler Arts & Industry Program, 2004
Best of New England (BONE Show) Design Award, 2003
Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship, 2000
Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship, 1999
Best of New England Design Show, honorable mention, 1999
Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant 1999
Vermont Studio Residency 1999
Visiting Artist Honorarium for Fuller Museum 1998
Barbara Podorowsky Memorial Award 1997
Annibal Pierce Award 1997
Undergraduate Research Colloquium Speaker 1997
Kent Scholarship and Housatonic Valley Art Scholarship 1996
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship at University of Hartford 1996

»Private and Public Collections

University of Hartford, Joseloff Gallery
University of Binghamton
State Collection of JingdeZhen China
San Bao Ceramics Institute
Providence Library
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Kohler Company
Rhode Island School of Design Artist Books Collection

»Bibliography

Ithaca Times newspaper July 2008
Cortland Standard newspaper September 2006
Tapestries a radio interview for NPR arts program April 30 2006
Portico local ABC TV Show April 29 2006
Birmingham Weekly feature article March 26 2006
Birmningham Monthly magazine March 2006
Providence Monthly newspaper August 2004
The Queens Courier newspaper July 2003
Time Out NY newspaper August 2003
Boston Herald newspaper September 2002, pick of the week for “Departure Show”
Boston Herald newspaper August 1999
Cambridge Tab newspaper August 1999
Stuff at Night newspaper August 1999
Boston Shoot magazine February 1998
Somerville Journal newspaper July 1998
Cambridge Tab newspaper 1998