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K i m b e r l y M a r i n a M c k i n n i s
A r t i s t | C u r a t o r | C o l l a b o r a t o r
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E d u c a t i o n
2014
MFA Exhibition Design, Museum Studies Certificate— California State University Fullerton, Cum Laude
2010
BFA Studio Art, Glass Concentration— California State University Fullerton, Magna Cum Laude
C u r a t o r i a l P r o j e c t s
(Forthcoming) 2019
The Barry and Gordon Art Gallery, Old Dominion University, Let Them Eat Cake: A Second helping
2018
Third Thursday Performance at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio: Chaos & Awe, Norfolk, VA
Rutter Family Art Foundation at Commune, Slouching Toward Sunshine, NEON arts district, Norfolk, VA
ORIGIN Gallery, Governor’s School for the Arts, Imported: Glass Art Society Exhibition
World Trade Center Gallery, Gender Monologue, Day Job Projects Featuring, D. Hill Solo Exhibition
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, Blind Sighted, 3rd Thursday, with the Governor’s School for the Arts
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, Becoming Unburdened, 3rd Thursday, Visiting Artist
2016
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA, For All Handkind Artist Collective
Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY, Let Them Eat Cake
2015
Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Plastic Paradise,
Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA, Curators in Conversation
Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, History Repaints Itself
Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Blast from the Past
2014
Grand Central Art Center Collaboration Studio, Santa Ana, CA, Insti-tuitional Critique
California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, Our Synthetic Footprin
California State University Fullerton, CA, JUNK-N-GYRE: A 5 Gyres Travelling Exhibition
Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, TattooPOP! Vintage Inspired Paintings
Grand Central Art Center, Curatorial Collab Studio, Santa Ana, CA, #tagsforlikes
Laguna Ink Spot Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, A Line in the Dark: Bleach Paintings
2013
Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA, The Show and Tell Exhibition
Grand Central Art Center Curatorial Collab Studio, Santa Ana, CA, Waking Dreams
California State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, Even-weave, West Gallery
Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA, You Are What You Concede
Palm Courts Arts Complex, The Great Park, Irvine, CA, Orange County Curator Challenge: Sun Soil City
2012
Cal State University Fullerton, Fullerton CA Lee and Nicholas Begovich Gallery, Interstice: New Economies for Creative Communities (MFA Thesis Exhibition)
S e l e c t e d E x h i b i t i o n s
2019
Virginia Glass Guild Member’s Show, Slover Library, Norfolk, Virginia
Now Arriving, The Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, Virginia
2018
Adorn, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Hampton, VA
Virginia Glass Guild Annual Member’s Exhibition, Charles Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA
Now Arriving, The Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater Community College Faculty Exhibition, Portsmouth Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA
Old Dominion University Faculty Show, Gordon & Baron Elin Galleries, Norfolk, VA
Virginia Glass Guild Members Exhibition, The Slover Library, Norfolk, VA
2017
Tidewater Community College Faculty Exhibition, Portsmouth Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA
VGG 30th Annual Juried Show, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Norfolk, VA
The Norfolk International Airport, Now Arriving, Chrysler Glass Studio Show
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Dream House Remix, Newport News, VA
Tidewater Community College, Breaking Barriers, Portsmouth, VA
Glass Wheel Studio, Resident Artist Show, Norfolk, VA
The Chrysler Museum of Art, The Chrysler Performs, Norfolk, VA
The Portsmouth Fine Arts Center, Embracing Narrative, Portsmouth, VA
2016
The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, Vestibule 102, Fight or Flight?, Norfolk, VA
Workhouse Arts Center, Glass National, Lorton, VA
Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Virginia Glass Guild 29th Annual Exhibition, Hampton VA
The Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio, Vestibule 102, Norfolk, VA, OPEN SOURCE
Sikka Art Fair, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Dubai, Post Glass Film Festival
Suffolk Art Gallery, Handle with Care, Suffolk, VA,
d’ART Center, Spectrum Invitational Exhibition, Norfolk, VA
2015
City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, Made in California
2012
DA Gallery, Pomona, CA, Trilateral Exchange
Ball State University, Muncie, IN, GLASS: A Juried Art Show
The Urban Arts Space at Ohio State University, Tracing Lines, Columbus, OH
2011
Australian Glass Conference, Post Glass Video Festival, Sydney Australia
2010
Heller Gallery, New York, NY, How is this Glass? Post-Glass Video Festival
It Looks Like it’s Open, Tracing Lines Project, Columbus, OH
OBJCT Gallery, Pomona, CA, Re-appropriate
2009
California State University Fullerton, Ca, Exit Gallery, Annual Juried Student Show
Professional Experience
2019
Visiting Artist In Residence, Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk, VA
2018
Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio, Adjunct Faculty, Norfolk, VA
Virginia Glass Guild Co-Vice President, Annual Exhibition Co-Chair, Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University, Adjunct Faculty, Arts 203: 3D Design, Arts 204: Concepts, Norfolk, VA
Tidewater Community College, Adjunct Faculty, Art Appreciation, Portsmouth, VA
The Governor’s School for the Arts, Adjunct Faculty, Glass Instructor
2017
Owner, For All Handkind Collective, MacArthur Center, Norfolk, Virginia
Manager, For All Handkind Collective Pop-up, Selden Market, Norfolk, Virginia
Resident Artist, Artistic Incubator Program, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
The Governor’s School for the Arts, Preparator- Origin Gallery, Norfolk VA
Charlotte Potter Designs, Administrative Assistant & Studio Assistant, Norfolk VA
2016
MFA Traveling Assistant, Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA
Vestibule 102 Manager, Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA
Visiting Artist Coordinator, Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA
Founder & Artist Coordinator, For All Hand Kind Artist Collective, Norfolk VA
2014-15
Exhibitions Coordinator, Titan Student Union Galleries, CSU Fullerton, CA
2013-15
Co-Founder and Exhibition Coordinator, Day Job Projects, Curatorial Team, USA
2012-14
Exhibitions Coordinator at City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2012
Educational Programmer at 141 Penn Studios, El Segundo, CA
2010-11
English teacher for My English School, Gifu-City, Japan
2007-10
Gallery Assistant for the Begovich Gallery at Cal State University Fullerton, CA
2006-07
Student Assistant, Dean’s Office, College of the Arts, CSU Fullerton
A w a r d s | G r a n t s
2019
Scholarship— Pittsburgh Glass Center
2018
Juror’s award of Excellence, Virginia Glass Guild 31st Annual Juried Exhibition, Hank Murta Adams
Rutter Family Art Foundation, Curatorial Fellowship, Exhibition Grant Funding
2017
2nd Place, 30th Virginia Glass Guild Annual Exhibition, Juried by Jutta-Annette Page
UrbanGlass Student Scholarship, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Honorable Mention, Virginia Glass Guild 29th Annual Exhibition, Juried by Katya & Doug Heller
2015
UrbanGlass Partner University of California Scholarship, Brooklyn, NY
2012
EPOCH Graduate Research Fund Grant, Cal State University Fullerton, CA
2011
Bishop & Sumner Merritt Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle MN
2010
Partner Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2009
Student Scholarship Winner, Glass Art Society, USA
Summer Program Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2008
Student Scholarship Recipient, CSU Summer Arts Program, Fresno, CA
B i b l i o g r a p h y
2018 Coastal Virginia Business Magazine, Small But Spirited, June/July Volume 3 Issue , pgs 26-37
2017 The Mace and Crown, The Glass Blowers of Norfolk, Issue I, a publication of Old Dominion University
2013 New Glass Review 34, a publication of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
2012 Interstice: New Economies for Creative Communities, A ‘Plantable’ Exhibition Catalog,
Greenfield Paper Company, San Diego, California
2011 New Glass Review 32, a publication of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
2010 Issues in Science and Technology, a publication of the National Academy of Sciences,
National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and the University of Texas at Dallas, fall volume
2 0 1 9 A s s o c i a t i o n s
For All Handkind Artist Collective, Founder
Virginia Glass Guild, Co-Vice President
Glass Art Society, Member