Kenneth Ragsdale
ken@kenragsdale.com
518.221.2837
5 Arcadia Ave.
Albany, NY 12209
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
2011 From the Center of Our Worlds, with Ann Wolf. HVCC Teaching Gallery. Troy, NY.
2010 Recent Work. The Delack Guild Room, Proctor's Theater, Schenectady, NY
2009 The Accident, Etc. Market Block Books Gallery Space, Troy, NY
2008 Lewis and Clark go Car-Camping. Photography Center of the Capital District, Troy, NY.
The Corps of Discovery II. American Bliss, with Michael Milspaugh. Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY.
How did I get here? Siena College, Loudonville, NY.
2007 Harvest. Amrose Sable Gallery, Albany, NY.
2006 Memory as Process II. Johnson Art Gallery, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
Memory as Process. Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY.
1994–2002 Month-long exhibitions held bi-annually at the Sicyon Gallery, Walla Walla, WA.
Installations
2011 It's In The Book. For Keeping Time. Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany, NY.
2007-2011 The Quest. Installation at Albany International Airport, Albany, NY.
Group Exhibitions
2011 After School Special / UAlbany Alumni Exhibition. Curated by Ken Johnson. UAlbany Art Museum, Albany, NY
2011 Artists of the Hudson-Mohawk Region. Curated by Holly Hughes. Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
2011 Transport. Curated by Tara Fracalossi and Thom Lail. Cypriana Majernika Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2011 Country Culture Geography. Collarworks Gallery, Troy, NY.
2010 The Other End of the Line. A Francis Cape project curated by Lauren Ross and Ian Berry.
The High Line at Gansevoort Plaza. NY, NY.
2010 Faculty Show. Massry Center for the Arts. The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY.
2010 Made in NY. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Gallery, Auburn, NY
2010 There's No Place Like Here. Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, SUNY, Brockport, NY
2009 Azimuth 21. Feast Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2009 Morsel Remains. Morsel Studios, Queens, NY.
2009 31st Annual Photography Regional. Curated by Elizabeth Dubben. Opalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY.
2009 Faculty Show. The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY.
2008 Fresh. North Main Gallery, Salem, NY.
2008 Small Pieces. Amrose Sable Gallery, 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 Member’s Show. Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY.
2007 Faculty Show. The College of Saint Rose, 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. Curated by Michael Oatman. Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany, NY.
2006 Model Citizens. Curated by Michael Oatman. Rockingham Arts and Museum Project, Bellows Falls, VT.
2005 The Institute Show. Albany Underground Artists, Albany Institute of History and Art, 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.
2003 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region. Curated by Maura Heffner. University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY.
2002 Fire and Ice. Changing Spaces Gallery, Albany, NY.
2000 Open Walls. Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
1999 Collaborators. With Bill Moore. Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1997 The Garden Show. Curated by Victoria Beal. Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
1993 Art Quake, Portland, OR.
Special Exhibitions
2002-2011 Vacancy (Built). Albany's Built Environment Through Artists' Eyes. Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY.
2009 The Accident. Crisan, Albany, NY.
2008 Edible Albany. Crisan, Albany, NY.
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
2008-Present Adjunct Professor, Basic and Advanced Drawing. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
2005-Present Adjunct Professor, Drawing 1,2 and 3, 3-D Design and Painting 1. College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY.
2006-2007 Visiting Assistant Professor, Sculpture and Drawing. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
2005-2006 Summers. Adjunct Professor, Special Topics in Drawing. SUNY, Albany, NY.
2002-2005 Graduate Assistant Instructor, 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
Brickman, David. “Keeping Time at Albany Airport Gallery.” GetVisual. dbgetvisual.blogspot.com. Thursday, May 26, 2011 Web. July 5, 2011. http://dbgetvisual.blogspot.com/2011/05/keeping-time-at-albany-airport-gallery.html.
Griffin, Amy. “Airport Gallery exhibition 'Keeping Time' explores nostalgia.” The Albany Times Union. 12:01 a.m. Sunday,
April 17, 2011 Web. April 17, 2011. http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Airport-Gallery-exhibition-Keeping-Time-1340387.php.
Schultz, Charles. "Francis Cape, The Other End of the Line" The Brooklyn Rail Artseen, December, 2010
Janairo, Michael. "Trailer Talk and High Art" The Albany Times Union, 21 November, 2010 Arts pp. 10. Illus
Bjornland, Karen. "Regional expands its focus…" 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 On…" 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 assistants’ 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
Exhibitions Selection Committee. Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. May, 2010 and 2011
Exhibitions Selection Committee. Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. October, 2010
Lecture, "Process" for Advanced Drawing Students, Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY. May, 2011
Lecture, for NANO-ART Project, College of Nano-Scale Science & 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
Painting Instructor, Summer Seminars, Sicyon Gallery Walla Walla, WA. 1999–2002
Sculpture Department Woodshop Technician. Pacific Northwest College of Art. Portland, OR. 1994- 2001
Studio Assistant to Sculptor William Moore. Portland, OR. 1993-2002