Philadelphia, PA
347-613-9994
www.christinakerns.com
christinamkerns@gmail.com
Gallery Exhibitions
"Spaces of Material Gestures"
November 9-21, 2011
Group Exhibition. Charles Addams Gallery – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
"Pinkification"
October 14-20, 2011
Group Exbibition. QUT Women's Collective Annual International Art Exhibition, Woolloongabba QLD, Australia.
"Social Security"
October 14, 2010
Curating Group Exhibition: Bond Street Gallery. Brooklyn, NY. Visit Site
"New Americana"
August 26, 2010
Curating/ Exhibiting (Group Show): Bond Street Gallery. Brooklyn, NY.Visit Site
Greenpoint Gallery Group Show
Apr 9, 2010
Gallery Exhibition. Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Young Talent in Oklahoma Anniversary Show
March 2010
Gallery Exhibition. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
"The Art of Fashion"
Jan 22, 2010
Gallery Exhibition. Webster Hall, New York, NY.
"Recessive Traits-- in the absence of the dominant element"
Nov 2009
Gallery Exhibition. Broadway Gallery, New York, NY.
"NO. 27"
Dec 2008
Online Group Exhibition. Humble Arts Foundation. New York, NY. Visit Site
"Collective Disorder"
Nov- Dec 2008
Gallery Exhibition. Holster Projects, London, UK. Visit Site
"10th Annual Collage, Digital & Mixed Media International Online Exhibition"
June 2008- June 2009
Online Exhibition. Visit Site
"Vignettes"
Nov 2007
Gallery Exhibition. Brooklyn, NY.
"Fifty Photographs by Twenty-Nine People."
May 2007
Gallery Exhibition. 111 Front St., Brooklyn, NY.
Photography Major's Showcase.
April '05 & '06
Pratt Institute Photo Dept. Brooklyn, NY.
Scholastic Art and Writing regional silver and gold winner.
2003
Judged gallery show and ceremony. Tulsa, OK.
Oklahoma City Capital Show for Young Arts Month.
2003
Oklahoma City, OK.
Education
2013 (expected) – University of Pennsylvania - School of Design, Philadelphia PA
MFA in Visual Art, concentration in Photography
2007 – Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
BFA in Photography & minor in Art History. Cum Laude
2003 – Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
Summer courses in photography
2004 – Casady School, Oklahoma City OK
High School Diploma, Cum Laude. William Walker Fine Arts Award
Auctions
Inclusion in Lyon and Turnbull's Contemporary At Auction
Oct 2009
London, UK
Publications
Matchbox Magazine: Editorial on 'Vignettes' at Holster Projects (London, UK.) View article/ View full tear
Nov 2008
Photographer's Forum: Best of Photography 2008
Dec 2008
Artdoxa Featured Artist (October 28, 2008) www.artdoxa.com View Screen shot
Oct 2008
Work Experience
June 2010-July 2011 - Michael Priest Photography: digital tech / retoucher
Photo processing/ Retouching
August 2008-July 2011 - Robert DiScalfani Photography: assistant/ studio manager
Assist on shoots/ Post Production/ Studio manager, Bond Street Studio
August 2008-Jan 2010 - Sparky Campanella: assistant/ apprentice
Artist's Apprentice
June 2008 - Chieco Studio: assistant
Assist in studio and on location/ Digital Tech.
Fall 2007 - Ayson Group: internship
Photoshop and studio assisting.
Skills
Digital and Conventional Printing
Programs: Adobe CS5 suite (and previous versions), Lightroom, Leaf, Microsoft Office
Wacom Tablets
Scanning: Imacon and Flatbed
Studio Equipment: Profotos, Light Meters, Pocket Wizards, Soft boxes
Cameras used: 35mm (conventional and digital),
Mamiya Medium Format, 4x5 and 8x10
HTML/FTP knowledge