Kenneth Ragsdale

 

ken@kenragsdale.com

http://www.kenragsdale.com

 

Education

 

2005  Master of Fine Arts, Painting. University at Albany, State University of New York

 

1991  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting. Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.

 

1986  Printmaking Studies, Kalamazoo Art Institute, Kalamazoo, MI

 

1981-1984  Fine Arts Studies, Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla, WA

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2008  Lewis and Clark go Car-Camping. Photography Center of the Capital District,
Troy, NY.

 

2008  The Corps of Discovery II. American Bliss, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY.

 

2008  How did I get here? Siena College, Loudonville, NY.

 

2007  The Quest.  Installation at Albany International Airport, Albany, NY.

 

2006  Harvest.  Amrose Sable Gallery, Albany, NY.

 

2006  Memory as Process II.  Johnson Art Gallery, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.

 

2006  Memory as Process.  Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY.

 

1994–2002  Month-long exhibitions held annually at the Sicyon Gallery, Walla Walla, WA.

 

Group Exhibitions

2009  Morsel Remains.  Morsel Studios, Queens, NY.

2009  31st Annual Photography Regional. Curated By Elizabeth Dubben. Opalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY.

2008  Fresh.  North Main Gallery, Salem, NY.

2008  Small Pieces.  Amrose Sable Gallery, Albany, NY.

2008  Built.  Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.

2008  Fence Show Select.  Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY.

2008  6 X 6 X 2008.  Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY.

2007  MemberÕs Show.  Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY.

2007  Built.  Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.

2007  Road Show.  Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR.

2007  Art and Soul.  Arts Center of the Capital Region,Troy, NY.

2006  Model Citizens, Giant Size.  Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany, NY.

2006  Model Citizens.  Rockingham Arts & Museum Project, Bellows Falls, VT.

2005  The Institute Show.  Albany Underground Artists, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY.

2005  Vacancy.  Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.

2005  Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region.  Albany Institute of History and Art.

Albany, NY.

2005  Rock Paper Scissors.  Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY

2005  MFA Thesis exhibition.  University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY.

2004  Vacancy.  Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.

2003  Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region.  University at Albany Art Museum,

Albany, NY.

2003  Vacancy.  Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.

2002  Fire and Ice.  Changing Spaces Gallery, Albany, NY.

2002  Vacancy.  Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.

2000  Open Walls.  Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1999  Collaborators.  Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

1997  The Garden Show.  Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1993  Art Quake, Portland, OR.

 

Exhibitions Curated

2009  All this Useless Beauty. Exhibition of recent paintings by Brian Cirmo, Elizabeth Cooper, Andrea Hersh, and Ryan Parr.  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

 

Professional Experience

2009  Spring. Adjunct Professor, Drawing. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

2008  Fall. Adjunct Professor, Drawing and Painting, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY.

2008  Spring. Adjunct Professor, Drawing. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Drawing and Painting, College of Saint Rose.

2007  Fall. Adjunct Professor, Drawing. College of Saint Rose and Visiting Assistant Professor, Sculpture and Drawing. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.

2007  Spring. Adjunct Professor, Drawing. College of Saint Rose.

2006  Fall. Visiting Assistant Professor, Studio Art.  Middlebury College.

2006  Summer.  Adjunct Professor, Drawing. SUNY, Albany, NY.

2005  Fall. Adjunct Professor, Drawing and Painting. College of Saint Rose

2005  Summer. Adjunct Professor, Drawing. SUNY, Albany, NY.

2002-2005  Graduate Assistant, Basic and Life Drawing, 2-D Design, Undergraduate Transfer advising. Fine Arts Dept. SUNY, Albany, NY.

2001–2002  Adjunct Professor, Drawing and 3-D Design. Foundations Dept.,
Art Institute of Portland. Portland, OR.

 

Selected Bibliography

Bjornland, Karen. "Regional expands its focusÉ" The Sunday Gazette 15 March, 2009 Life and Arts pp. E7. Illus

Kane, Tim. "A new view" The Albany Times Union  22 March, 2009 Arts and Events pp. 8.

Rosenberg, Meisha. "Best of 2008, Arts" The Year in Review Metroland  1 January, 2009. Vol. 32, No. 1. pp. 18.

Rosenberg, Meisha. "Everything is Illuminated" Metroland  11 December, 2008. Vol. 31, No. 50. pp. 19. Illus.

Dijstelbergen, Christa, and Weiler, John. "The Monster Walks Through Memory" Upstate Magazine  Issue 10, Fall, 2008. pp. 12-16. Illus.

Gruse, doug. "inspiration is bliss" The Glens Falls Post Star  3 May, 2008. pp. D1. Illus.

Cottinger, Caitlyn. "Spotlight OnÉ" The Middlebury Campus  6 April, 2006. Vol. 104, No. 20. pp. 21. Illus.

Liquori, Donna. "Eye on Architecture" The Albany Times Union  30 October, 2005 Arts and Events pp. 11. Illus

Shepard, Rebecca. "Only Connect" Metroland  7 August, 2003. pp. 19.

Heffner, Maura. Juror's Essay, Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region, Exhibition Catalogue. 2003

 

Grants and Awards

2006  Middlebury College, Faculty Research Assistants Fund, Grant for student assistantsÕ stipends.

2006  New York Foundation for the Arts Strategic Opportunity Stipend, Grant for exhibition assistance.

2005  Distinguished MFA Award, MFA Exhibition, University at Albany Art Museum.

2003  University at Albany Purchase Award and Albany Times Union Jurors Award, Mohawk Hudson Regional

 

Lectures / Other Professional Activities

Lecture, for NANO-ART Project, College of Nano-Scale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, Albany, NY. March 11, 2009

Lecture, for "Lewis and Clark go Car-Camping" Photo Center of the Capital District,
Troy, NY. December 8, 2008

Artists' Discussion, with Michael Millspaugh, for "American Bliss" Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY.  May 15, 2008

Lecture, for "How Did I Get Here?" Siena College, Loudonville, NY. February 13, 2008

Planning, Design and Installation of Woodshop for Art Department, University at Albany, SUNY. Albany, NY. 2007

C.A. Johnson Artist in Residence. Middlebury College. Middlebury, VT.
Jan. - May 2006

Lecture, for "Memory as Process" Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
April 6, 2006

Drawing Curriculum Assessment Committee. Foundations Department,
Art Institute of Portland. Portland, OR. April, 2002

1999–2002 Painting Instructor, Summer Seminars, Sicyon Gallery
Walla Walla, WA.

Sculpture Department Woodshop Technician. Pacific Northwest College of Art.
Portland, OR. 1994 – 2001

Studio Assistant to Sculptor William Moore. Portland, OR. 1993-2002