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Kirsten Reese

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phone: 406-388-5049


Juried Exhibitions:

2004 Art In Space, West Branch Gallery/Sculpture Gallery, Stowe, VT.
Sweet Pea Art Show, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT.
2003 The Art Hop, SEABA, **Jury Selection, Purchase Agreement Burlington, VT.
Art's Alive, Public Sculpture Show, Burlington, VT.
2002 Art Hop, South End Artist and Business Association Annual Exhibit, Burlington, VT.
Exposed! 2002, Helen Day Art center public art show, Stowe, Vermont.
Hot Hot Show, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT. **Purchase Agreement.
Sculpture Now, Outdoor scultpture exhibit, Great Barrington, MA.
2001 Exposed! 2001, Helen Day Arts Center, Stowe, VT.
2000 Water as Theme in Art, T.W. Wood Art Gallery at Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, VT.
1997 Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award Competition, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.
1996 The 1996 Fall Exhibition, Illinois Ozarks Craft Guild, At the Associated Artist Gallery, Carbondale, IL. 88Purchase Agreement.
The 5th Annual People's Choice Exhibit, University Museum, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.
Undergraduate Art Show, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL. **Honorable Mention.

Group Exhibitions:

2003 For Art's Sake!, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT
(purchase agreements)
2002 For Art's Sake!, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT
(5 purchase agreements)
Wood Art Gallery, ARA Group Memebers show.
Chaffey Gallery, Rutland, VT.
Helen Day Art Center, Members show, Stowe, VT.
2001 Women Centered, Public Art Exhibit, Montpelier, VT.
Collaboration, Stowe Craft Design Art Show, Stowe, VT. **Purchase Agreement
Abundance, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT. **Purchase Agreement
Tammerack Gallery, Craftsbury, VT. September 15th to October 28th. **Purchase Agreement
2000 Woman Centered, Public Art Exhibit, Montpelier, VT.
1997 Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Group Exhibition, Art Alley, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.
B.F.A. Show, Metals, Ceramics and Fibers, Work by Kirsten Reese, Laurie-Jean Flint and Alisa Fritz.
1996 Restrooms Public and Private, A 1,000 mile art exchange between Fargo, North Dakota and Murphysboro, Illinois. Eclectic Moose Studio. **Purchase Agreement

Galleries:

  The Bridger Blacksmith Shop, Bozeman, MT.
Shoe Fly Shoe, Bozeman, MT.
Stowe Craft Gallery and Design Center, Stowe, VT.
Studio 369, Livingston, MT.
West Branch Gallery/Sculpture Park, Stowe, VT.

Permanent Installations:

 
Cupola Clock Tower, Morrisville, VT.
Railing, Stowe Craft Design Center, Stowe, VT.
Decorative Window Guards, Copley Manor, Morrisville, VT.
Spin Railing, The Fishman residence, Waterburry, VT.
Eiffel Tower, The Perry residence, Barrington, IL.
Bistro Scene, The Barret residence, Hanover, NH.

Awards and Grants:

2002 Public Sculpture, Cupola Clock Tower, Morrisville, VT.
Award of Merrit in Sculpture, For Art's Sake! 2002, Stowe, VT.
2001 Vermont's Week, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
1996 Honorable Mention, Undergraduate Art Show, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.
1995 Travel Grant, The School of Art and Design, Support for study in Western Australia, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.

Published:

2004 The Anvil's Ring
2001 Architectural Ironwork, By Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Books, 2001.

Special Activities:

2003
Public Demonstrator for Art Hop, Burlington, VT.
President of, The Green Mountain Blacksmiths Association, A group dedicated to educating the public about blacksmithing.
2000-2002 Demonstrator for Vermont Hammer In, Walden, VT.
Host for Hammer In, Fall 2001, Morrisville, VT.
Vice President of, The Green Mountain Blacksmiths Association, A group dedicated to educating the public about blacksmithing.
1999-2000 Mentor for University of Vertmont Apprenticeship Program, Morrisville, VT.
1996-1997 Chair Person of S.I.M.S., Southern Illinois Metalsmiths.

Work Experience:

2003-Present Metalsmith/Studio Artist, Bozeman, MT.
1999-2003 Metalsmith/Studio Artist, Morrisville, VT.
1998-2002 Display Manager, Stowe Craft Gallery & Design Center, Stowe, VT and Merit Craft Gallery, Hannover, NH.
1998 Blacksmith, for Blacksmith Richard Spreda, Stowe, VT.



Education:

1993-1997 B.F.A., Mealsmithing, Southern Illinois University School of Art and Design, Carbondale, Illinois.
Curtin University School of Art and Design, Perth, Western Australia