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| EDUCATION |
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| 1979 1975 |
MFA. Printmaking,
Tyier School of Art/ Temple University, |
| POST- GRAD EDUCATION |
| 2000 1998 1996-7 1991 1988 |
"ElectroEtch" Non-toxic
Intaglio Workshop. Newark, NJ Lithographic Bicentennial Workshop, Cal. St. Univ. Long Beach Independent Study, Photography, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas Color Woodcut Workshop with Carol Summers, Utah State University, Logan, UT Aluminum Lithography Workshop, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM, Jeff Sipple, Director of Education |
| ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE |
Fall 2003
Fall 2003 |
Associate Professor.
Printmaking, University of North Dakota, |
Summer 2002 |
Resident Instructor,
Chautauqua Art School, Chautauqua, NY Courses: Relief & Intaglio Visiting Artist, American University, Corciano, Italy Campus Courses: Intaglio Assistant Professor, Printmaking, UND |
2000 - Spring 1989 |
Founding Coordinator
and Printer, Sequoia Press Tenured Art Instructor, Community College Southern Nevada Courses: Beg./lnter. Painting, Beg./lnter. Printmaking, Beg./lnter. Drawing, Watercolor, Life Drawing, Art Appreciation. Design & Color Theory Visiting Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Courses: Two Sections Basic Drawing Instructor. Studio Manager, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR Courses: Lithograph, Etching, Relief, Monotype & Drawing |
1988 |
Instructor, Adjunct,
Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR, Courses: Painting Instructor. Adjunct, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, Courses: Drawing, Painting, Color Theory & Design Teaching & Technical Assistant. Te/np/e U. Abroad, Rome, Italy Courses: Lithography & Etching |
| PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS |
| 2006 2005 2000 -1 1999 1998 |
Review, High Plains Reader, "Kim Fink Printmaking". Spring 2006 Catalog, Center for Contemporary Printmaking Tenth Anniversary Show Co-author "Off the Wall", Mid America Print Council Journal Summer Issue Author "Appropriation as Expression in the Era of Open Content", Journal of American Print Aliance Vol. 13. "Higher Ed. Logic for Printmaking", E. C. Cunningham. Publ. "Prints Across the Pacific". Lois Alien "Four Way Stop". Michael Duncan |
| 1997 1996 1996 1995 1994 1994 1993-4 1992 |
Jonesboro Sun, Hasel
Ashcraft Artweek Review, Sept. 1996 issue, Draza O'Brien "But is it Art?", Las Vegas New Times, Christel Wheeler NW Print Council Invitational Catalogue, Univ. Hawaii, Hilo "Las Vegas" Catalogue, Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, LV, NV The Cincinnati Inquirer,"Bicycles in Art", Owen Findsen Summerlin "Celebration of the Arts" Calendar "Art Choice-Figurative Prints", Portland Oregonian, Greg Morris Catalogue -1992 Nevada Biennial |
| 1991
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"A Hybrid
Show at the Print Club", Philadelphia Inquirer, Miriam Seidel Catalogue - 64th International Competition, "Alternative Situations for Contemporary Printmaking", Philadelphia Print Club, Phila.... PA Catalogue - NE Missouri State Univ, National Print Exhibition Catalogue - 40 Oregon Printmakers Oregon Arts Commission |
| PUBLIC/ PERMANENT COLLECTIONS |
| Arkansas
State University, Statesboro, AR Mentor Graphics, Portland, OR University of Dallas, Dallas, TX Columbia Univ, West Virginia Univ, St. Andrews Univ., Northwestern Univ. & Univ. North Dakota (c/o Co/. Eugene & Florence Myers Trust) Portland Art Museum, Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, Portland, OR |
China
National Academy of Fine Arts Fresno Art Center, Fresno, CA Ashland University, Ashland, OH Amity Art Foundation |
| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS |
| -College Art Association -American Assoc. of Univ. Professors -California Society of Printmakers -The Print Club of Albany, NY -National Education Association |
-Southern
Graphics Council -Mid-America Print Council -PrintArts Northwest -American Print Alliance |
| SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITION |
| 2009 |
-Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR - Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center Gallery, Peoria, IL -Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND -Laramie County Community College Gallery, Cheyenne, WY -John & Betty Gray Gallery, PrintArts Northwest, Portland, OR -University of Minnesota Gallery, Mankato, Mankato, MN -Coburn Gallery, Ashland University, Ashland, OH -Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO -Ventura College New Media Gallery, Ventura, CA -LXS Gallery, Nevada State Capitol Legislative BIdg. Reno, NV -Brewery Art Center, Carson City, NV -City of Las Vegas, Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas, NV -"Intersections", Univ. Reno, Sheppard Gallery, Reno, NV -Pikeville College Gallery, Pikeville, KY -Sinclair College, Hypotenuse Gallery, Dayton, OH -Univ. Arizona, Hall of Fame Gallery, Tucson, AZ -Kent State University Art Gallery, Ashtabula, OH -Artspace Gallery, CCSN, Las Vegas, NV -Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
-"20/20 Vision", Invitational, Firehouse Gallery, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA |
| 2003
- '06 |
-Southern Graphics
Council Traveling Exhibition, various sites in U.S. -"Prints U.S.A.". Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO -"Celebrating Explorers; Commemorating the Lewis & dark Expedition" North Dakota Art Gallery Association Traveling Exhibition, to: Bismarck State College, Bismarck, Taube Museum of Art, Minot, North Dakota State Univ. Fargo, University of Mary, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND -American Print Alliance Traveling Exhibition." On/Off/Over the Edge". Univ. Nebraska, Kearney, Univ. Florida, Gainesville, FL, Miami U., Oxford, OH, Cape Cod Comm. Coll., NW Print Council, Portland, OR, Lane Comm. Coll., OR. Frostburg St. Univ., Frostburg, MD, Kennesaw St. Univ., Chattanoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA |
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2003
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-James D. Phelan Award in Printmaking
Exhibition. KALA Art Inst, Berkeley, CA -Bradley National Print & Draw Exhibit. Bradley Univ, Peoria, IL -"Radical Printmaking: Innovations in Contemporary Phntmakina", Thatcher Gallery, University of San Francisco, SF, CA -Southern Oregon University, NWPC Exhibition -"The Book. Print, and Time", NWPC, Kathryn Cawein Gallery, Pacific Univ, OR -Print Arts Northwest Group Exhibition. Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR -NWPC @ Carnegie Art Center. Walla Walla, WA -LUC Print Biennial Competition. Loyola Univ. Chicago, Crown Center Gallery -Primavera 2002'. Walsh Library Gallery, Seton Hall Univ S. Orange, NJ -Univ. of Dallas "17th National Print Invitationar. Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX -"Miniare", Montreal International Mini Print Biennial, Quebecois de I'estampe -Hollywood International Print Exhibition. Art Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL -Faculty Biennial Exhibition. UND, Eugene Meyers Gallery, Grand Forks, ND -Faculty Exhibition. Chautauqua Art Center Gallery, Chautauqua, NY -"Dreams". Exchange Gallery, PrintAustralia -"What is a Print?", The Long Gallery, University of Wollongong, Australia |
| 2001 |
-Small Print Invitational, Stonemetal
Press Studio Gallery, San Antonio, TX -"Let's See It Again & Again": An Exhibition of Reproducible Media, Kathryn E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN -The Boston Printmakers 2001 North American Print Exhibition, Emanuel College, Boston, MA -13th National Drawing & Print Exhibition. College of Norte Dame of Maryland, Gormley Gallery -"Multi-Plate. Multi-Drop" Member Print Competition, Calif. Society of Printmakers, Fetteriy Gallery, Vallejo, CA -4th International Miniprint Triennial. Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland -"What is a Print?", Galerie di Conseil Quebecois de I'estampe, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, St. Mary Star of the Sea College, New South Wales, Australia -2001 Mid-America Print Council Juried Exhibit. Purchase Award, Indiana Univ. -NW Print Council Exhibitions, E. Utah State, Newport Arts Center, Newport, OR -"Crossing Boundaries", print symposium and exhibition, Portland, OR -Faculty Exhibition. American University - Corciano, Italy |
| 2000
- 01 |
-"Mini Print Internationar, Wingfield Arts Festival, England, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain & Galerie L'Etang d'Arte, Bages, France |
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2000
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-Plains Art Museum 3rd Annual
Regional Juried Exhibition. Fargo, ND -Mid America Print Council Juried Membership Exhibit, Art Academy of Cincinnati -"Sumei Print 2000", Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Center, Newark, NJ -"Contemporary Prints". Maude Kerns Gallery, Eugene, OR -"Tara Stephenson & Kirn Fink" UND Gallery, Univ. N. Dakota, Grand Forks, ND -"Patrick Luber & Kirn Fink". North Dakota St. Univ, Mayville, Mayville, ND -2000 Natl. Drawing + Print Exhibition. Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL -Calif. Society Printmakers Annual Members Show. Marin Art Gallery, Marin, CA -Faculty Biennial, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, UND, Grand Forks, ND -Oregon State Univ, Art Gallery, NWPC Member Exhibition, Corvallis, OR |
| 1999 | -"Faultlines/Watennarks",
Der Zaaiger, Amsterdam, Netherlands -"Mixed Up", 5 Person Exhibit, Indiana Univ.- Purdue Univ. FortWayne, IN -National Printmaking 1999. The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ -"Innovations in Printmaking". Anne Arundel Comm. College, Arnold, MD -NWPC Group Exhibition. Oregon St. Univ., Corvallis, Evergreen College, WA |
| 1998 | -Delta National Small Prints.
Purchase Award, Arkansas State Univ -1st International Non-Toxic 2000 Print Exhibit. Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA -1998 Pacific Intercultural Print Project. Exchange Collaboration, China Natl. Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China, Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA, Pacific NW College of Art Gallery, Portland, OR -"The Luck of the Draw" Invitational. Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, LasVegas, NV -"Tradition in Transition in the 9Q's". SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA -Unjuried Artist Exhibition. Tumbull Gallery, Schenectady Museum, NY -Florida Printmakers Society 10th Annual National. Jacksonville, FL -1998 Print Biennial. Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA -Faculty Exhibition. Comm. College Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV -"Four Way Stop", Donna Beam Gallery, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, NV -CSP. 85th Anniversary. Exhibition. Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA -Lithographic Bicentennial Exhibition, Calif. State Univ, Long Beach Gallery -"Pressed & Pulled" National, Georgia College & State Univ, Milledgeville, GA -"Prelude" Invitational, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV |
| 1997
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-Janet Turner National Print
Competition. Chico State Univ., Chico, CA -"12x12x12" Small Painting & Sculpture Show. San Jacinto College, Houston, TX -NW Print Council Exhibition. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS -Small Print National Invitational. Park Row Gallery, Chatham, NY -NWPC Group Exhibition. Mt Hood Community College, Gresham, OR -Print Club of Albany, NY, Membership Invitational. Rensselaerville Institute, NY -"Five Easy Pieces" Invitational, Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV -Faculty Exhibition. Community College Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV |
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1996
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-"Confronting Cancer Through
Art", Arthur Ross Gallery, Univ Penn, Phila, PA -"Pushing the Envelope" Invitational. NICA, Las Vegas, NV -"Big & Fresh", San Jose State Univ. & Holy Names College, San Francisco, CA -Absolut Nevada Invitational. (Absolut Vodka), NICA. Las Vegas, NV -Faculty Exhibition, Community College Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV -"Monotype 1996", Central Connecticut State Univ., New Britain, CT -"Printmakers Without a Press". Contra Costa College, Contra Costa, CA -NWPC Group Exhibition. Oregon St. Univ., Corvallis & Evergreen College, WA |
| 1995 1980 - '94 |
-"Border to Border V",
1995 Larson Biennial Drawing Competition, Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN -"Traditional Techniques, Contemporary Prints". Stanwood Gallery, SF, CA -The Halpert Biennial National Exhibition. Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC -"Substance & Shadow", Lindsay Dirkx Gallery, San Ramon, CA -"Las Vegas 3" Invitational, NICA, Las Vegas, NV -19th National Print Exhibition, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY -"The Cadavre Exquis", Tyier School of Art. Philadelphia, PA -Approximately 100+ solo and group exhibitions |
| HONORS/ AWARDS/ GRANTS |
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2008 2002-03 |
-Bush Foundation "Dakota Creative Connections" Grant. -Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant, Johnson, VT -Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop/Boston Printmakers Scholarship - North Dakota Council on the Arts Professional Development Grant -Slane College of Comminication and Fine Art Dean's Purchase Award, Bradley International Print Exhibition -San Francisco Foundation "James D. Phelan Award for Printmaking", (honorable mention), sponsored by KALA Art Institute, Berkeley, CA -UND New Faculty Research Fellowship. "Mixed-Media Printmaking" -Nielsen/Bainbridge "Conservation for the Arts" Grant Program- for "50 Yr. Printmaking at UND" traveling exhibition: ($1,3000. materials grant). -UND Art Dept/Div. of Arts & Sciences combined grant for "50 Yr. Printmaking at UND" traveling exhibition ($600.) -UND Alumni Assn Grant for "50 Yr Printmaking @ UND" traveling exhibit ($850) |
| 2002 2001 |
-Bush Teaching Fellowship. University
of North Dakota -Amity Art Foundation Inc, Purchase Award, Mid-America Print Council Exhibit -UND Summer Teaching Research Fellowship,"Non-toxic Intaglio Printing" |
| 1999
1998 |
-Purchase Award,
Col. Eugene Myers "Discovering Graphic Artists". University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND -Nevada Arts Council "Jackpot Grant. Assist to Calif. St. Univ., Long Beach "Lithographic Bicentennial Workshop" -Purchase Award, Delta National Small Prints. Arkansas State Univ. -CSU Summer Arts '98 Scholarship Award, Lithographic Bicentennial Workshop |
| 1995 - 96 1995 1994 1993 |
-Special Projects Grant: Nevada
Arts Council, financial assistance to Norway to lecture and conduct lithography workshop -Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Fellowship), Recommendation to Norway for study and work (not received) -Teacher of the Month. June, CCSN Student Government Award -Merit Award. "Montreal International Spring Contest", Sodarco Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1991 1991 1989 |
-Merit Award. "Drawing
1991", National Drawing Competition, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT -Caine Foundation Scholarship for Study. Utah State University, for study with Carol Summers' Color Woodcut Workshop -Travel Grant, Community College Southern Nevada, to NYC, CAA Conference |
| 1988 |
-Study
Grant, Oregon Coll. Arts & Crafts, to Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque,
NM -California Community College Instructors' Certificate (for life). -Fellowship for Continued Study. Temple Univ. (MFA degree) -"Artists Apartment' Grant. Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Government, Ekely, Norway -Artist-in-Residence. NEA/OAC Grant, Muralist, Sprague H.S. Salem, OR |
| RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| 2005 2004 2003 |
-Juror, "Amehcas
2000" National Works on Paper, NW Art Center, Minot, ND -Lecturer. "Contemporary American Painting & Printmaking", West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV -Directed workshop. "Water-based Monotype Printing", Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY -Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Printmaking, RISD Rome, Rome, Italy -Visiting Artist/ Lecturer. Printmaking, American University, Corciano, Italy -Lecturer: "Current Trends in Printmaking", Columbia College Chicago, Chicago -Lecturer: "Current Trends in Printmaking", Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2002
- 03 |
-Curator/Organizer,
North Dakota Art Museum Assn. Traveling Exhibition "UND - 50 Years of Printmaking & Drawing: from the Permanent Collection of the University of North Dakota" |
| 2002
2001 2000 -— 1999 1998 |
-Visiting Artist, Chautauqua
Art Institute, Chautauqua, NY -Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Printmaking, American University, Corciano, Italy campus -Visiting Artist/ Lecturer. Temple University, Rome, Italy -Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Truman State University, Kirksville, OH -Visiting Artist. Printmaking. North Dakota Museum of Art "Summer Arts Camp" -Advisory Board Member. Print Dept, Plains Museum of Art, Fargo, ND -Lecturer: "A History of Printmaking", Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND -Lecturer: "Recent Prints of Kim Fink", University of North Dakota, Grand Forks -Lecturer: "Contemporary Painting & Printmaking of the Southwest', Antioch University, Yellow River, OH -Directed Workshop: "Egg Tempera Painting", Las Vegas Academy, NV -Directed Workshop:" Assemblage Painting", NICA, Las Vegas, NV |
| 1997 - 98 1996 1996 |
-Organized set-up
of "Virtual Gallery" for CCSN Art Gallery -Lecturer: "Contemporary American Painting', Hogskolen i Oslo, Avdeling for estisk fag, (State College of Arts & Crafts) -Directed Workshop: "Aluminum Plate Lithograph", Norske Grafikeres Verksted, Olso, Norway -Member: Editorial Advisory Board, Collegiate Press, assisting "On Drawing" text -Presented paper; "Popular Culture & Visual Arts of Las Vegas" & chaired symposium, American Popular Culture Assn., Las Vegas, NV -Artist-in-Residence; "Mask making", Lied Discovery Children's' Museum, LV, NV -Reviewer; "The Art of Drawing" text, by Betti/ Salle, Harcort, Brice Publ.. |
| 1995 1992 1987 - present |
-Panel Discussion:
"Intersections", University of Nevada, Reno -Lecture: "Contemporary Figurative Painting" Penn State University, York, PA -Directed Workshop; "Mixographic & Paper Casting", NICA, Las Vegas, NV -Directed Workshop: Relief Printing, NICA, Las Vegas, NV -Lecturer: "Contemporary Latino/Hispanic Painting", CCSN, Las Vegas, NV -Reviewer; Library Journal, 2-D Art |
| PRINTER/ ARTIST COLLABORATION | - Sequoia Press (UND Affiliate, Est. 2000) |
| -Nancy
Friese -Dan Jones -Zhimin Guan -Walter Peihl -Linda Welker -Oscar Munoz -Samina Mansuri |
-Duane
Penske |
-Barton
Benes -Jennifer Nelson -John Hitchcock -Audrey Flack -Peter Kuper -Bill Harbort -Adam Kemp |
| SERVICE TO COLLEGE COMMITTEES |
| 2002-'04 2001-'02 2002 - 2002 - 1999/2000, '03 -'06 2002- 2000 — 2000 - '03 1999— 1997 - '99 1997 - '99 1997-98 1995-97 1994-'95, 98-'99 1989-90, 95-97 1989 - 92 1989 - '99 1990 -1998 1998 - '99 1990 - 91 1989 - 93 |
-UND
"50 Yr. Printmaking at UND" traveling exhibition - Curator/Executor -UND Art/artifact Inventory Project -Special Occasions Committee -Scholarship Committee -Member, Graduate Committee -Member, Scholarship Committee -Member, Promotion/ Raise Committee -Advisor, Art Student Collective -UND/Bush Foundation Grant "Longitudinal Study" Project Group -Graduate Director, Art Dept. UND -Curriculum Committee, UND -Dept. of Art Website Committee -Faculty Welfare Committee -Greenspun Technology & Response Committee -College Art Association Education Committee (national) -USCSN Articulation Task Force in Art, Ad Hoc Committee (all state- NV) -African American History Committee (college-wide committee, CCSN) -Campus Capitol Improvement Committee -Art Club Advisor, CCSN (Art Club went to Rome, Italy, 2/99!) -Gallery Director, Artspace & Upstairs Galleries, CCSN, Las Vegas, NV -Gallery Committee Member -Health & Safety Liaison, Division of Fine Arts -Scholarship Committee |
| SERVICE TO COMMUNITY |
| 1998
- '99 1997 1996 1995 |
-Chair: Scholarship Committee,
Sons of Norway, Vegas Viking Lodge, Dist. 6 -Juror: Congressional Art Competition, High School Art to Wash. DC -Juror: Statewide PTA "Reflections". K -12 Art Education -Northwest Accreditation Committee Member; for Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing & Visual Arts, Las Vegas, NV -Workshop/ Lecturer Creating & Curating linocut suite for Las Vegas Academy |
| 1994 1993 - 94 1992 - 93 1992 1990 - 97 |
-Juror: 1994 Las Vegas Watercolor
Society. Las Vegas Art Museum -Advisor/ Recommendation Committee; for Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing & Visual Arts. Las Vegas, NV -Art in Public Places Selection Committee Member; dark Co. Library Dist.. -Juror: 1992 Annual Las Vegas Art Museum Members Exhibition -Very Special Arts Nevada Volunteer; (Arts for physically challenged) |