Kevin Bell

2002                M.F.A.  University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

Area of Concentration: Painting.

1994                Master of Environmental Studies (one year completed), Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.

1988                B.A. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.

Major: American and African History, Minor: Studio Art.

2004- present 

·        Assistant Professor of Art, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.

2003               ·        Adjunct Professor of Art, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.

·        Instructor, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.

·        Adjunct Professor of Art, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.

2002                       Adjunct Professor of Art, University of Oregon.

2006               ·        Peripheral Geography (solo show), Gallery Jones, Vancouver, B.C.

·        International 2006, Hun Gallery, New York, New.

·        Rocky Mountain Biennial, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art,

         Fort  Collins, Colorado.

·        Combined Talents, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University,

        Tallahassee, Florida.

·        Particular Places, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut.

·        Amelia Gallery, Gulf Coast College, Panama City, Florida.

·        Documentation, Center for Southwest Studies, Durango, Colorado.

·        Faculty Show, Art Department Gallery, Fort Lewis College, Durango,

        Colorado.

2005               ·        43rd National Exhibition of American Art, Stephen Westfall, Juror.

         Chautauqua Center For Visual Arts, Chautauqua, New York.

·        T R A N S :, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

·        Four Corners Commission, Durango Art Center, Durango, Colorado.

2004               ·        New Work (solo show) Gallery Jones, Vancouver B.C.

·        Parallel Vistas (solo show) Cabell Center for the Arts, Portland, Oregon.

·        Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California.

·        Faculty Show, Art Department Gallery, Fort Lewis College, Durango,

         Colorado.

2003               ·      New American Paintings, Open Studio Press, Boston Massachusetts.

                                Jessica Morgan, Juror (Curator for Boston Center for Contemporary Art).

·        7^th Annual Art Invitational, Sitka Center for Art, Portland, Oregon.

·       Paying Attention, Susanna Coffey, Juror. Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven,

       Connecticut.  

2002               ·        Annual Juried Show, Janet Fish, Juror.  Bowery Gallery, New York, New York.

·        Other Places, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon.

·        From the Parking Lot (solo show), Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, Oregon.

2001               ·        Exhibition of Alaska Artists, Anchorage Museum of Art, Alaska.

·        Contemporary Alaskan Artists, Pratt Museum of Art, Alaska.

2007               ·        Editor of FATE in Review, the journal of Foundations in Art: Theory and Education.

2006                ·       Associate Editor of FATE in Review, the journal of Foundations in Art: Theory and

                                 Education.

·        Lecture: Peripheral Geography:  Recent Work.  Gallery Jones, Vancouver B.C.

2005               ·        Judy and Fred Gregory Award for Painting, Chautauqua Institute, New York.

·        Faculty Development Grant, Fort Lewis College.

2004                ·       The Berry Wallace Prize, Palm Springs Desert Museum, California.

2001-2002      ·       Graduate Teaching Fellow (Instructor of Record).  University of Oregon.

                                 Painting and Drawing

2000-present ·      Owner, FarShore Graphics, Durango Colorado.  Created web sites, logos,

                                 product identity for various companies and non-profit organizations.

 ·       Merchant Marine Captain’s license for 50-ton inspected marine vessels.

1992-2004      ·       Owner and founder, True North Kayak Adventures, Homer, Alaska.  Managed

                                 all business aspects and eight employees of a sea kayak guiding company.