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| James Hua-Zen Kao | |
Education |
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| MFA, Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2006. |
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| BFA, Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004. |
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| BA, Philosophy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1997. | |
| One and Two Person Exhibitions | |
| 2011 | Habitations, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH. |
| 2010 | Do it cuz you love it, China Projects, San Francisco, CA. Possible Worlds, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA. |
| 2009 | Ways of Worldmaking, Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 2008 | Frequencies:
New Paintings by Michael Ajerman and James Kao, Toomey Tourell
Fine Art, San Francisco, CA. Prehensile, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, IL. |
| 2007 | James
Kao: New Paintings, Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, IL. Filaments, Lee E. Dulgar Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL. Dilations, Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 2006 | James Kao: Recent Paintings, American Theater Company, Chicago, IL. |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2012 | Landscape: A Fresh Perspective, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH. |
| B.A.D., curated by Molar Productions, Beverly Arts Center, Cicago, IL. | |
| 2011 | MDW Fair w/ Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL. Peregrine Papers, MDW Fair w/ Peregrine Projects, Chicago, IL. Sexy, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL. Sexier, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL. Ox-Bow Winter Benefit Auction, Architechtural Artifacts, Chicago, IL. Abacus Asleep with James Kao, Mie Kongo, and Sarah Nishiura, Art Igloo, www.artigloo.com. |
| 2010 | BamBUDDHAed, curated by Larry Lee, Portage ARTspace, Chicago, IL. CPC Student Exhibition, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL. Next Art Fair w/ Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL. Potluck, The Op-Shop, Chicago, IL. Hospitality House 25th Annual Auction, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA. |
| 2009 | University-wide, juried by Allison Peters Quinn, DOVA Temporary,Chicago, IL. Fest Fest Silent Auction, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL. Seeking Art: 'Bargain Basement', a project by Hui-min Tsen, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL. The Diorama Show, curated by Laura Schaeffer, HOME, Chicago, IL. Third National Juried Exhibition, juried by Susanna Coffey, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY. Seeking Art: 'Bargain Basement', a project by Hui-min Tsen, NFO EXPO, Version Fest, Chicago, IL. |
| 2008 | (re)Visions,
The O' Connor Gallery of Art, Dominican University, River Forest, IL. Mutability: New Paintings by Sevando Garcia, James Kao, and Ann Toebbe, curated by Patricia Courson, ATC Gallery, Chicago, IL. Ten, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA. Bridge Art Fair w/ Toomey Tourell Fine Art, New York, NY. sMART Benefit & Auction, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL. artWork 5, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL. |
| 2007 | Flow:
Miami Invitational Art Fair w/ Toomey Tourell Fine Art, South Beach, FL. Art Now Fair w/ Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Miami Beach, FL. Plaza Art Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL. Bridge Art Fair w/ Toomey Tourell Fine Art, London, UK. Faculty Group Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. Interstitial, Zhou B Arts Center, Chicago, IL. Bridge Art Fair w/ Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, IL. Celebration of Faculty Work, Rebecca Crown Library, Dominican University, River Forest, IL. Around the Coyote w/ Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 2006 | PooL
Boomerang Art Fair w/ Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Miami Beach, FL. |
| 2005 | Plaza
Art Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL. Experiment 400/5, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL. Chicago Art Open, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL. Strictly Drawing, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. Nippon Steel USA, Inc., Juried Show, Chicago, IL. |
| 2004 | Undergraduated
Talent, ATC Gallery, Chicago, IL. SAIC Undergraduate Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL. Nippon Steel USA, Inc., Juried Show, Chicago, IL. |
| 2003 | Galleria
ISA, Group Show, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy. Festival of the Arts, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| Professional Activities | |
| Juror, Space Coast Art Festival, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2011. | |
| Visiting Artist Lecture and Critiques, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 2011. | |
| Artist Lecture, 8 Days of Weeks: White Mountains Cultural Festival, The Branch: An Extension of the Jeanne Limmer Dance Center, North Conway, NH, 2011. | |
| Artists Connect Lecture Series: James Kao connects with Tiepolo, Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chcicago, IL, 2011. | |
| Artist Lecture, Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI, 2010. | |
| Artist Lecture, Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009. | |
| Visiting Artist Lecture and Critiques, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 2008. | |
| Artist Lecture, Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2007. | |
| Visiting Artist Lecture, Whittier College, Whittier, CA, 2006. | |
| Panelist, Painting: Issues of Color, "Wittgenstein, the Language of Color, and Painting", College Art Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2005. |
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| Co-Director, Interlink Visiting Artist Program, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 2005 - 2006. | |
| Co-Curator, Drawn to Drawing, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2005. | |
| Juror, Exhibitions and Events Committee, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 2005. | |
| Teaching Experience | |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Instructor in Painting and Drawing, Chicago , IL, 2007 - Present. |
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Ox-Bow School of Art, Instructor in Painting and Drawing, Saugatuck, MI, summer 2010. |
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| SAIC, Early College Program, Instructor in Painting and Drawing, IL, 2006 - Present. | |
Dominican University, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Painting and Drawing, River Forest, IL, 2006 - 2010. |
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| Hyde Park Art Center,Instructor in Painting and Drawing, Chicago, IL, 2008. | |
| Evanston Art Center, Instructor in Painting and Drawing, Evanston, IL, 2006 - 2007. | |
| Indiana University Northwest, Instructor in Drawing, Gary, IL, 2006. | |
SAIC, Teaching Assistant (Nine Teaching Assistantships in Studio, Seminar, and Art History), Chicago, IL, 2002 - 2005. |
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Private Tutor in Painting and Drawing, Chicago , IL, 2001 - 2008. |
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| Academic Service | |
| Faculty Representative, Part-Time Concerns Committee of the Faculty Senate, SAIC,, Chicago, IL, 2010 - Present (re-elected Spring 2012). | |
| Faculty Representative, Admissions, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 2007 - Present. | |
| Senator, Student Governemnt, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 2004. | |
| Judicial Review Committee, SAIC, Chicago, IL, 2002 - 2004. | |
| Awards and Honors | |
| Artist in Residence, Catwalk Art Residency, Catskill, NY, 2012. | |
| Artist in Residence, White Mountain National Forest Preserve, Meade Conservation Center, Sandwich, NH, 2011. | |
| Artist in Residence, Marina Abramović Institute-West, San Francisco, CA, 2010. | |
| Best of Show, 31st Annual Plaza Art Competition, 2007. | |
| Best Figurative Painting Award, 29th Annual Plaza Art Competition, 2005. | |
| Nippon Steel USA, Inc. Presidential Purchase Award, 2005. | |
| Incentive Merit Scholarship Award, SAIC, 2004 - 2006. | |
| City of Hope Service Award, 2001. | |
| Citations | |
The Laconia Daily Sun, "'Habitations' exhibit opens at Sandwich Gallery", Roger Amsden, September 1, 2011. |
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| The Nashua Telegraph, Encore, "Being White Mountain artist in residence offers different perspective than Chicago, Los Angeles", Robbie Feinberg, August 7, 2011. | |
| The Conway Daily Sun, "White Mountain National Forest artist in residence chosen", August 4, 2011. | |
| Boston Globe, The Associated Press, "Chicago painter named NH forest artist", July 17, 2011. | |
| Bailliwik, Issue 8, Autumn, 2010. | |
| at Length Magazine, "Poetry/ Painting", April, 2010. | |
| ArtSlant.com, "Not So Ordinary", Roby Farrell Roulo, September 28, 2009. | |
| at Length Magazine, "A Correspondence with James Kao", Elaine Bleakney, September, 2009. | |
| Dominican Star, "(Re)visions Showcases Faculty Artwork, November 19, 2008. | |
| Time Out Chicago, "Mutability", Garin Pirnia, Issue 189, October 9-15, 2008. | |
| The Knox Student, "Kao paints with mixed meanings", Anjali Pattanayak, February, 21, 2008. | |
| The Villager, "BAC Auction Offers Original Art", February 2008. | |
| The Villager, "Winners Announced for 2007 Plaza Art Competition",December 2007. | |
| Flavorpill Chicago, Issue 132, March 31, 2007. | |
| Chicago Reader, March 29, 2007. | |
| Chicago Sun-Times, "'Classic Hits' from the past still a real blast", Margaret Hawkins, March 23, 2007. | |
| "Time is on Our Side", Terry Myers, exhibition catalogue for Slowness. | |
| "Returns to an Evacuated Site", Aaron Walker, exhibition catalogue for Slowness. | |
| F News, "Drawn to Drawing", Katrina Kuntz, July 2005. | |
| Collections | |
| White Mountain National Forest Service, Campton, NH. | |
| Nippon Steel USA, Inc., Chicago, IL. | |