Architectural structures, poised in a moment between imminent collapse and perpetual construction, suggest a strangely funny and dreadful event on the verge of becoming. Absurd, biomorphic creatures appear to pause in the midst of creeping, oozing or watching. Additional elements, furtively placed among the architecture, intensify the potential for a narrative.
I create installations as tableaus to activate the irritating space within language, architecture and the body, which evades certain knowing. The posed drama of the architectural "stage" exists in a state of limbo until the viewer chooses to enter, becoming both spectator and actor. Useless or interstitial spaces invite peeping, the object's integrity is questionable and boundaries defining the real, the remembered and the virtual are playfully confused. The disruption between expectations and perception arouses new possibilities.
EDUCATION
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME, MFA in Studio Art
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, B.F.A. in Art Video, magna cum laude
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005
Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT
At This Last Moment
Evos Art Center, Lowell, MA
They Pushed It Aside
2003
Friedman Gallery, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
In The Room With It
2008-09
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Spotlight New England (Cat.)
2007
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
The Other Last Moment (Cat.)
2006
The Contemporary Art Center, North Adams, MA
It'll Be Allright
The Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Another Possible Ending
ArtSpace, New Haven, CT
Evidence
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2002
Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Joan L. Dunfrey Juried Exhibit
Chester College of New England, Chester, NH
Faculty Exhibit
2001
Cambridge Art Association Cambridge, MA
The Annual Member's Juried Prize Show
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Light
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Fall Salon
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
New Members Exhibit
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Red
2010
Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
Projects ‘10 at the Carriage House
2008
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
The 2008 DeCordova Annual Exhibition (Cat.)
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
A Gathering of NH Visual Artist Fellows: The Last Decade
George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME
Momentum VI
2007
Maine College of Art, Fort Andross, Brunswick, ME
Intervals
Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
(un)Building (Cat.)
2005
Chester College of New England, Chester, NH
Faculty Exhibit
2004
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (Cat.)
2003
The Bakery Studios, Portland, ME
Open Studios
NH Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
NH Institute of Art Juried Biennial
AWARDS/GRANTS
2003-04
Maine College of Art Scholarship Award | Maine College of Art
2003
Scholarship Award | New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
2001
Juror's Choice Award | The Annual Member's Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association
Juror's Choice Award | Cambridge Art Association
2010
Vermont Studio Center Full Fellowship
2008
Spotlight on the Arts: Best Sculptor, Portsmouth Herald
2007
Artist Advancement Fellowship | NH Charitable Foundation, Piscataqua Region
Artist Resource Trust Award | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
H.A.R.P Award | Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center
2006
Individual Artist Fellowship | New Hampshire State Council for the Arts
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2006
Contemporary Art Center, North Adams, MA
Boys and Girls Club, Pawtucket, RI
2010
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2008
Currier Museum of Art Open Studio Program, Manchester, NH
2007
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002-2005
Chester College of New England, Chester, NH
Adjunct Faculty: Foundations of Art and Design, Drawing 1, Drawing 2, Three Dimensional Design, Color Theory, Images and Ideas
2001-02
New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
Continuing Education: Color Drawing, Journal Making
2006
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
MFA Thesis Technical Advisor
2005
University of New England, Biddeford, ME
Adjunct Faculty: Creative Arts in Learning, Department of Education
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
2006
Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Maine College of Art, MFA Program, Portland, ME
2004
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, NH
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2009
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
2008
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Maine College of Art, MFA Program, Portland, ME
2007
Exeter Public Library, Exeter, NH
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Intensions Journal, UnCommon Ground: Everyday Aesthetics and the Intensionality of the Public Realm. Fine Arts Cutlural Studies at York University. Edited by Daniel Ortega and Dr. Alberto Guevara, Spring 2009.
- Stockwell, Craig. "Kirsten Reynolds: A Former Mistake." Art New England, February - March, 2009.
- Eklund, Jane. "Currier Hosts Show by 2007 Fellow." NH State Council on the Arts Biennial Report March, 2009:16-17.
- Spotlight New England: Kirsten Reynolds. Currier Museum of Art, November 7, 2008 - February 1, 2009. Catalogue essay by Sharon Matt Atkins.
- Beem, Edgar Allen. "Deconstructing Architecture for Fun." Yankee Magazine Blog 4 December 2008.
- Johnson, Chloe. "Greater Expectations." The Wire 28 November 2008.
- Shouldis, Victoria. "Uneasy Whimsy." The Concord Monitor, 13 November, 2008.
- Spinali, Andrew. "Building Curiosity." The NashuaTelegraph, 9 November 2008.
- Lavoie, Rebecca. Artistic Re-Discovery: Side by SIde with Warhol." Manchester Magazine Fall 2008: 25.
- The 2008 Annual Exhibition. DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, May 10 - August 17, 2008. Catalogue essays by Nick Capasso, Dina Dietsch and Rachel Rosenfeld-Lafo.
- McCord, Michael. "The Art of Business." Seacoast Ventures, Business Journal 29 May 2008.
- McQuaid, Cate. "The View From Here." The Boston Globe 23 May 2008.
- Law, Patrick "Cracking the Mold." The Wire, 24-30 October 2007.
- McCartin, Jeanne. "’Evidence’ of Potential." The Portsmouth Herald, 9 October 2007.
- The Wily Ploy. Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, June 16 - July 21, 2007. Catalogue essay by John Massier.
- McQuaid, Cate. "Group Show Builds on Architecture and Science." The Boston Globe, 5 July 2007.
- (un)Building. Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, June 8 – July 29, 2007. Catalogue essay by Dina Dietsch.
- Galloway, Anne. "Asuka Ohsawa and Kirsten Reynolds: Ironic Wallop Between the Eyes." The Times Argus, 12 August 2005.

BOOKS & CATALOGUES
Spotlight New England: Kirsten Reynolds
Currier Museum of Art, November 7, 2008 - February 1, 2009. Catalogue essay by Sharon Matt Atkins. (pdf - 5MB)
The Wily Ploy.
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, June 16 - July 21, 2007. Catalogue essay by John Massier. (pdf - 565KB)
(un)Building.
Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, June 8 - July 29, 2007. Catalogue essay by Dina Dietsch (pdf - 440KB).
The 2008 Annual Exhibition.
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, May 10 - August 17, 2008. Catalogue essay by Dina Dietsch.
Eklund, Jane. Currier Hosts Show by 2007 Fellow.
NH State Council on the Arts Biennial Report, March 2009,16-17. (pdf - 6MB)
Beem, Edgar Allen. Deconstructing Architecture for Fun.
Yankee Magazine, December 4, 2008.
Spinali, Andrew. Building Curiosity.
The Nashua Telegraph, November 9, 2008.
Johnson, Chloe. Greater Expectations.
The Wire, November 28, 2008.
McQuaid, Cate. Group Show Builds on Architecture and Science.
The Boston Globe, July 5, 2007.
Law, Patrick Cracking the Mold.
The Wire, October 24, 2007.
McCartin, Jeanne. 'Evidence' of Potential.
The Portsmouth Herald, October 2007.