[SELECTED] CV
KELLY CIUREJ
Honolulu, Hawaii
kellyciurej@gmail.com
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2018 | Selections from Artificial Sweetener; UpFall Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2018 | Artificial Sweetener; Visual Arts Center Gallery, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL |
| 2017 | Artificial Sweetener; University of Hawai’i at Manoa Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI |
| 2015 | Foreign Fruit; The Commons Gallery, Honolulu, HI |
SELECTED GROUP + JURIED EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | 6th Open Call; Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI (juried) |
| 2019 | State of Art: new work; Hawai’i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI (group) |
| 2018 | Hawai’i Contemporary Art Show, East Hawai’i Cultural Center/ HMOCA, Hilo, HI (group) |
| 2018 | State of Art: new work; Hawai’i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI (group) |
| 2018 | Momentary; Maine Media Gallery, Rockport, ME (group) |
| 2018 | FAMILIAR/FAMILIAL, Online Exhibition, Photo-Emphasis (juried) |
| 2018 | CONTACT 2018: CONTACT ZONE, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI (juried) |
| 2018 | Bee in Motion, Just B, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI (group) |
| 2018 | FLESH/WATER, The Commons Gallery, Honolulu, HI (group) |
| 2017 | American Collective, Stitches & Pics Gallery, Sackets Harbor, NY (juried) |
| 2017 | Maine Media Workshops Staff Show, Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport, ME |
| 2017 | First VAC Gallery Alumni Exhibition, Visual Arts Center Gallery, Chicago, IL (juried) |
| 2017 | Selections from CONTACT 3017; The ARTS at Mark’s Garage, Honolulu, HI (juried) |
| 2017 | Constructing Narrative Online Exhibition, Light Leaked Magazine (juried) |
| 2017 | An After School Special; Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI (group) |
| 2017 | CONTACT 3017: Hawai’i in a Thousand Years; Honolulu Museum of Art School (juried) |
| 2016 | Masks; South East Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (juried) |
| 2016 | The Beverly Art Walk, Tooromeem Gallery, Chicago, IL (invitational) |
| 2016 | Connect; Woody Gaddis Gallery, Edmond, OK (juried) |
| 2015 | The Beverly Art Walk, Mini Pop Gallery, Chicago, IL (invitational) |
| 2015 | The Legacy Show; St. Xavier University Gallery, Chicago, IL (group) |
| 2015 | Prototype; Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI (group) |
| 2015 | #ViewsOfOahu Online Exhibition; University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI |
| 2013 | 6th Annual Digital Photo Exhibition; The Beverly Arts Center, Chicago IL (juried) |
| 2013 | Senior Suitcase Art & Design Thesis Exhibition, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL (group) |
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
| Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Collection |
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
| 2018 | FLESH/WATER Exhibition, The Commons Gallery, Honolulu, HI |
| 2015 | #ViewsOfOahu Online Exhibition; Co-Curated with Marion Cadora, Honolulu, HI |
PUBLICATIONS + REVIEWS + LECTURES
| 2018 | C41 Magazine Online Feature: Artificial Sweetener by Kelly Ciurej |
| 2017 | Artist Talk, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art & Art History |
| 2016 | Ain’t Bad Magazine Online Feature: Kelly Ciurej |
| 2015 | Ka Leo Newspaper: Much Ado About Pineapples features Kelly Ciurej |
| 2013 | Erasing Identity: A Photographic Exploration, by Kelly Ciurej (self-published) |
EDUCATION
| 2017 | MFA (photography) University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art & Art History |
| 2013 | BA Saint Xavier University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art & Design |
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2018-present | Photography Lecturer
University of Hawai’i, Manoa + Windward Community College -(ART 107/207) Introductory and Intermediate Black and White Photography darkroom course(s) |
| 2017-present | Art Preparator + Assistant Curator
University of Hawai’i Art Galleries + the John Young Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI -Participate in all aspects of gallery installation and de-installation, exhibition design and layout |
| 2018-19 | Annual Conference Event Coordinator Assistant (on-site)
Society for Photography Education (SPE), Philadelphia, PA + Cleveland, OH |
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