Kenneth A. Holder
Studio address: 16848 E. Cheyenne Rd. Heyworth, IL 61745
Phone: (309)473-9335
Email: kholder(at)kenholder(dot)net
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Drawing and Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1965
B.F.A. Art, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, 1959
REPRESENTED BY:
Conduit Gallery 3200 Main Street, Dallas, TX
SELECTED ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS:
2003 :
· Texas Landscapes, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX: April
· Lewis and Clark Trail Project, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO: October
· Lewis and Clark Trail Project, William Woods University, Fulton, MO: November
2004 :
· Lewis and Clark Trail Project, Eiteljorg Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana: Summer
2002 :
· The Lewis and Clark Trail Project: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL: February
· The Lewis and Clark Trail Project, Eleanor Bliss Gallery, Steamboat Springs, Colorado: May
· Pastore Paintings, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, Texas: September
2001 :
· The Lewis and Clark Trail Project:
Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL : November/December
· The Lewis and Clark Trail Project:
David Erlanson Gallery, Richland Community College, Decatur, IL : January
· The Lewis and Clark Trail Project:
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX : May/June
2000 : · Contemporary Art Center, Peoria, IL : May
1999 : · McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, IL : January
· Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX : April
1996 : · Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX : July (also 1985, '87, '89, '92, '94)
1991 : · Wichita Art Center, Wichita, KS : September
· Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL : February
1985 : · Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL : February (also 1982)
1984 : · Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX : October - color catalog, travelling show
· Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, IL : November
1980 : · Joy Horwich Gallery, Chicago, IL
1975 : · Nancy Lurie Gallery, Chicago, IL
SELECTED INVITATIONAL AND GROUP SHOWS:
2003 :
· Two-Person Show (w/ H.Gregor), Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX : January
1999 :
· Two-Person Show (w/ H.Gregor), University Galleries, Normal, IL : Summer
1998 :
· "Watercolor USA/98", Springfield Art Museum , Springfield, MO: July - PURCHASE PRIZE
· "New Art of the West Six", Invitational, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN : March
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
· Illinois State Capitol, Springfield, IL
· Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
· Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN
· Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
· Rahr/West Museum, Manitowoc, WI
· Quincy Art Club, Quincy, IL
· Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
· Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
· University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
· Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
· Illinois State University, Normal, IL
· Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
· Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
· The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
· Tri-County Corporate Center, San Bernardino, CA
· J.C.Penney Company, Inc., Dallas, TX
· Jand Schlansker and Assoc., Fort Worth, TX
· Kemper Group, Long Grove, IL
· State of Illinois Building, Chicago, IL
· Houshold Finance, Chicago, IL
· Bank of Houston, Houston, TX
· Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX
· A.H.Belo Corporation, Washington, D.C.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
· The Artist and the American Landscape John Driscoll and Arnold Skolnick, First Glance Books, 1998
· "Kenneth Holder" show brochure, essay by Corey Postiglione, Wichita Art Center, Wichita, KS, 1991
· Artist Magazine "Ken Holder, Co-Winner, Watercolor, U.S.A.", Aug. 1990, pp. 82-83
· Ken Holder color catalog with essay by Ellen Oppenheim, published by the Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX, 1984
· "Ken Holder's Autobiographical Art" American Artist, September, 1986
· The Chicago Art Review Leslie Krantz, Editor and Publisher, September, 1977
· "An Artistic Adventure" Sierra, (Sierra Club Magazine), July-August, 2000, pp. 73-74
· From The River, From The Road, From The Sky show catalog for Ken Holder/Harold Gregor, University Galleries, Normal, IL., Summer '99; with essay by Tim Porges
AWARDS:
· National Endowment for the Arts Grants, 1981
· Charter member, Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society
· Mural Commission, State of Illinois Capitol, Springfield, IL, 1989
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