Kerstin Glaess
Based in Fort Wayne, IN
Kerstin Glaess is a multidisciplinary abstract artist exploring color, nature, and landscapes. She is best known for her abstracted palette knife oil paintings.
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EDUCATION
2023 Master of Arts - School of Art and Art History
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2019 Master of Fine Arts - School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts
The City University of New York - Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Bachelor of Arts
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
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2006 - 2008, Private Oil Instruction, Sue Carol Knight
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Grad School Reflections, Georgetown Branch - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
Coast to Coast, Foellinger-Freeman Botanical Conservatory, Fort Wayne, IN
2021 Bold Strokes, CAA Satellite Gallery - Darwin's LTD, Cambridge, MA
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Fort Wayne Artists Guild Members Show, Fort Wayne, IN
Summer Collection, Three Rivers East Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 Fort Wayne Artists Guild Members Show, Fort Wayne, IN
Salon Des Refuses, Fort Wayne Artists Guild, Fort Wayne, IN
44th Members Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Spring Collection, Three Rivers East Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Trash-to-Treasure, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
2020 Virtual Hosmer Gallery, Online, Forbes Library, Northampton, MA
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JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Ventures in Creativity, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2023 Ventures in Creativity, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 Ventures in Creativity, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2021 Summer Small Works, Online, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Urgent Unity, Unprecedented Healing: Reflections from COVID, YOU+ME Gallery, Greenfield, MA
The Colors of Change, Monson Arts Council, Monson, MA
Reigning Cats and Dogs and all Creatures Great and Small, Artworks Gallery, Ware, MA
Change is in the Air, The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord, MA
Artists for the Earth, Online, Earth Day Network, Washington, DC
All Women, Online, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Landscapes, Online, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Sapphire, Online, Envision Arts, Dallas, TX
Landscapes, Online, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA
All Women, Online, Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
Abstractions, Online, Blue Girl Gallery, Dallas, TX
All Women, Online, J. Mane Gallery, Vorhees, NJ
The Great Outdoors, Online, Gallery 5, VA
2020 Abstracts, Online, J. Mane Gallery, Vorhees, NJ
Leaves and Petals, Online, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA
Waterscapes, Online, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA
Fins, Feathers, & Fur, Online, J. Mane Gallery, Vorhees, NJ
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MURALS
2016 Muralist (Temporary Installation), 13th Annual Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MS
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
American Impressionists Society
Women's Caucus for Art - Chicago
Indiana Plein Air Painters Association
Fort Wayne Artists Guild
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PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS
Round Robin Audio, NYC
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AWARDS, HONORS, & RECOGNITION
2024 A Special Meal, Second Place, Various Media
The 45th Ventures in Creativity Juried Exhibition, The Fort Wayne Artists Guild, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 Cherry Blossoms, Featured Artwork, Fort Wayne Arts Festival Poster and Post Card, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 Uncanny Insect, Second Place, Sculpture
Trash-to-Treasure, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
2021 Magnolias, Featured Artwork, Wedgewood Art Festival Online Poster, Seattle, WA
2021 Mentee, Valley Arts Mentorship Program, Pioneer Valley, MA
2021 Into the Distance, Special Recognition, Oil on Wood
All Women, Online Show, Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2020 Green Gardens, Honorable Mention, Oil on Wood
Abstracts, Online Show, J. Mane Gallery, Vorhees, NJ
2018 Featured Artist, Beauty from Within, Music Video by Thai Bettistea
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TEACHING & INSTRUCTION
Oil Painting Youth & Adult Private Instructor (12yrs +), Freelance, 2011 - Present
Educational Programmer (All Ages), Allen County Public Library, 2021 - Present
Adjunct Instructor (Certificate/Associates), Digital Film Academy - NYC, NY, 2019
Teacher's Assistant (Graduate), CUNY - Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, 2017-2019
Art Club Sponsor (9th-12th), North Panola High School, Sardis, MS, 2015-2016
Teacher (9th), North Panola High School, Sardis, MS, 2015-2016
Summer School Teacher (8th), Lafayette County Summer School, Abbeville, MS, 2015
Traveling Trunks Art Educator (K-5th), University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, MS, 2013-2015
Summer Camp Art Instructor (K-5th), University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, MS, 2013 & 2014
Tutor, Della Davidson Elementary School (1st-5th), Oxford, MS, 2013-2015​
Tutor, The LeapFrog Program (1st-3rd), Oxford, MS, 2013-2015​
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PRESS
Cambridge Art Association. Solo Exhibition: Featured Artwork, "Colorado Springs." Instagram Post. September 29, 2021
Cambridge Art Association. Solo Exhibition: Featured Artwork, "Meadow Sunset." Instagram Post. August 27, 2021
Cambridge Art Association. Solo Exhibition: Bold Strokes. Instagram Post. July 7, 2021
Lenox Chamber of Commerce. Featured Booth, Lenox Spring Art Walk. Seasonal Newsletter. June 14, 2021
Visit Lenox. Featured Booth, Lenox Spring Art Walk. Instagram Post. June 9, 2021
Lenox Cultural District. Featured Booth, Lenox Spring Art Walk. Instagram Post. June 9, 2021
You + Me Gallery. Featured Artwork, "All in a Jumble." Instagram Post. May 17, 2021
Marking Lives COVID-19 Project. Featured Artwork, "Marked." Instagram Post. April 29, 2021
Cambridge Art Association. 5 Artists to Follow Now. Instagram Stories. December 25, 2020