kentree speirs
7344 SW 54th Ave
97219 Portland
USA (United States)
503-452-0684
www.kentreespeirs.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Ölmalerei
Stil: Abstrakt
Vita / Lebenslauf:
KENTREE SPEIRS CV.
Education
2006 Bachelors of Science in Fine Art, Portland Sate University - emphasis in Painting & Drawing. Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
1984-87 University Of Utah- Fine art: Painting and Drawing emphasis.
1983-84 Utah State University- Fine art: Painting and Drawing emphasis.
Current and Scheduled Exhibitions
12/2008 Blackfish Gallery, Two person show - Portland, Or.
2/2008 Blackfish Gallery, Group Drawing show – Portland, Or.
3/2009 Blackfish Gallery, Back room solo show - Portland, Or. 4/2009 Blackfish Gallery 30th Anniversary Members group show - Portland, Or.
Solo Exhibitions
12/2007 Blackfish Gallery, Three person new Members group show - Portland, Or.
2007 Retail Therapy Gallery - Seattle, WA. 2007 Affinity Gallery - Portland, Or. 2006 Food for Thought gallery, Portland State University - Portland, Or.
2006 Utrecht: featured artist -Portland Or. 2006 Poster Garden Gallery: featured artist - Portland, Or. 2004 National College of Natural Medicine - Portland, Or.
Recent group exhibitions
10/2008 The Art Center, 6th Around Oregon Annual, juror Nancy Lindberg - Corvallis, Or
4/2008 Blackfish Gallery Backroom group show- Portland, Or.
3/2008 Lewis & Clark College, Gender Symposium, Group show - Portland, Or.
3/2008 Portland's City Hall, Keep Portland Weird Juried show - Portland, Or.
3/2008 Digital Dimensions, Mt Hood CC. Visual Arts, Portland, Or. 3/2008 Blackfish Gallery, Abstract Landscape Impressions, Window Exhibit - Portland, Or. 3/2008 Carnegie Art Center, Pacific pacifists show, curator Anne Bullock - Walla Walla, Wa.
2/2008 Portland Center for the Performing Arts, invitational group show - Portland, Or.
2/2008 Portland's City Hall, Healthy Living exhibit.- Portland, Or. 1/2008 Portland Center for the Performing Arts, invitational group show - Portland, Or.
12/2007 Blackfish Gallery, Blackfish Gallery members group show, backroom - Portland, Or. 12/2007 Portland Center for the Performing Arts, invitational group show - Portland, Or.
12/2007 Portland Art Center group show - Portland, Or. 2007 Lewis & Clark College, Multicultural Symposium, Group show - Portland, Or. 2007 The Art Center, 5th Around Oregon Annual, jurors Beppu Wiarda Gallery - Corvallis, Or. 2007 Newport Visual Art Center, Pacific Pacifist group show - Newport, Or. 2007 Blackfish Gallery, Members backroom exhibit - Portland, Or. 2007 Blackfish Gallery, Pacific Pacifist - Portland, Or. 2007 The Grey Area Gallery, Modern myths Exhibit - San Francisco, Ca. 2007 MJ Higgins Gallery, Modern myths Exhibit - Los Angeles, Ca.
2006 Auzten Gallery: Word and Hand Exhibition, Portland State University, Portland, Or. 2005 M K Gallery, Portland State University - Portland, Or.
2005 Food for Thought Gallery Exhibition, 'Air', Portland State University - Portland, Or. 2004 M K Gallery, Portland Sate University- Portland, Or.
Public collections
2006 National College of Natural Medicine, Mural: Shamanism- Portland Or. 2005 Native American Youth Association (NAYA), public art works Portland Or.
Recent Commissions
2008 Patty Barney Brewton, Spokane, Wa.
2008 Clouds Hill Farm, Ecological drawing, Portland, Or 2008 Annette Robinson, Ethan study, San Diego, Ca. 2008 Shoshana and Jesse Rapapore, Family portrait, Boston, Ma.
2007 Cheryl Thoen, Portrait of Michael Zimmerman, Portland, Or. 2007 Clouds Hill Farm, Ecological drawing, Portland, Or. 2007 Hollis Coulthard, North West abstract/landscape. 2007 Dr. Kip Kemple, Oil painting ‘Bee’. 2007 Dr. Michael Zimmerman, Portrait of Cheryl Thoen. 2006 Dr. Joel Agresta, Portrait. 2006 Clouds Hill Farm, Portland, Or. Ecological drawing.
Publications
2008 HYPERLINK "http://www.artlout.com/" www.artlout.com magazine 2008 Bug Toast CD cover art- Intersect 2007-present Slurve magazine HYPERLINK "http://www.slurvemag.com/" www.slurvemag.com 2000 Remedies for Bits and stings in the Southwest, written by Peter Bigfoot, botanical illustrations by Kentree Speirs. 1997 Wild edibles and Herbs of the Southwest Desert written by Peter Bigfoot, botanical illustrations by Kentree Speirs. 1987 Catalyst magazine cover. 1984 Wasatch Climbs, by Les Ellison and Brian Smoot, drawings.
Teaching
2008 Portland State University, Visiting Artist (Watercolors), Portland, Or. 2008 Portland State University, Contemporary Studio Practices (TA), Portland Or
2007 Portland State University, Advanced Painting (TA), Portland Or.
2007 Portland State University, Art in K-12 Geology Dept. Portland Or. 1990-2000 Reevis School of Self Reliance of Arizona’s Superstition Wilderness: instructor: carpentry, self-reliance skills- fire, water, brain-tan buckskin, organic gardening and wild edibles, botanical illustration. 1990-1994 Tree’s Art and Survival Summer Camp owner/operator kids’ summer camp, ages 7-11 Art and primitive skills- Taos, New Mexico.
Representation
Blackfish Gallery 420 NW 9th Ave Portland Or. 97209. (503)224-2634 www.blackfish.com
Artist’s Statement
This series is a departure from my previous figurative work. The initial paintings referenced landscape photographs taken during my time in wilderness settings. As I worked, I realized that though the photographs were a good starting point, they quickly became a hindrance to the freedom I was searching for through abstract painting. I decided to approach the painting surface without any reference materials, relying solely on the sensual and intuitive response to the paint itself, to color, and to composition. However, a sense of place and memory of landscapes continued to emerge. I toiled with this realization, but decided to see where it would lead. The result was a rewarding sense of personal renewal and inspiration, which I believe is reflected in this work.
I named this series “borderline” because it reflects the interplay between abstraction and a sense of landscape, between creativity and reality. My goal in the studio is to play that edge.
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