Kelly McKernan
b. 1986
Education
2004-2009 – B.F.A. Fine Art, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia.
2008 – Semester Study Abroad in Montepulciano, Italy
2013 – Digital Painting Course, The Art Department
Solo Exhibitions
2013 • Cognitive Dissonance - May 3rd – June 9th // Subtext Gallery // San Diego, California
2010 • Fight or Flight – April 10th // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 • Young Adult – February 1st // Gallery 1988 // Los Angeles, California
• The Animal in Me - Prisma Artist Collective - February 15th // Subtext Gallery // San Diego, California
• A Saga In The Stars: A Tribute To A Galaxy Far, Far Away - May 4th // Gallery Nucleus // Los Angeles, California
• You and I and The Worlds Between Us - September 14th // A PRISMA Collaboration Show // Distinction Gallery // Escondido, California
2012 • Second Sight – Prisma Artist Collective Mini Show - December 6th // Trifecta Gallery // Las Vegas, Nevada
• Get The Lead Out IV - November 10th // Artery Gallery – The Lab // Costa Mesa, California
• Glass, Cinder, and Thorns II - November 10th // 323 East Gallery // Detroit, Michigan
• Hell Hath No Fury – September 8th // Rothick Art Haus // Anaheim, California
• Blood – Mini Prisma Collective Show - August 18th // WWA Gallery // Culver City, California
• Launch Sacramento - July 28th // Sacramento, California
• Linearity – Curated by Kelly McKernan – June 9th // MINT Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Create, Destroy, Rebuild - June 2nd // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Another Green World – February 4th // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• What’s Not To Love? - February 4th // Young Blood Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
2011 • Multiversal - December 1-4 // Art Basel Miami // Miami, Florida
• Neighborhood – December 4th // Young Blood Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Alchemy – December 4th // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Little Things Mean A Lot - November 17th // Swan Coach House Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Off The Wall Pin-Up Show - November 17th // Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia // Atlanta, Georgia
• Willful Wiles – Duo Show with Marcy Starz - July 9th // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Year of the Rabbit - January 8th // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
2010 • Solid Gold - Cheap Paper Collective – May 22nd // MINT Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Art Papers Auction - February 6th // Mason Murer Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Not You – Curated by Travis Smith – January 16th // MINT Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• A Cry For Help – January 8th // Thinkspace Gallery // Los Angeles, California
2009 • Bite-Sized – December 4th // Beep Beep Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Seasons – December 5th // Young Blood Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Feminality – November 21st // The Hive Gallery // Los Angeles, California
• Axiom: Baby Proof – With the Cheap Paper Collective – November 21st // Old Fourth Ward // Atlanta, Georgia
• MIXT – August 22nd // MINT Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Big Tuna – A David Lynch Tribute Show – July 10th // Alcove Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Outlines and Outliers - Three Person Show – June 13th // MINT Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Senior Exhibition – May 7th // Kennesaw State University Sturgis Gallery // Kennesaw, Georgia
• SK8 or DIE IV – May 2nd // Young Blood Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• The Quantum Exhibition - May 1st // Definition Gallery // Baltimore, Maryland
• Curvy 6 Launch – April 2nd // Mori Gallery // Sydney, Australia
• Adorn – Curated by Jenny Young – April 1st // Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge // Atlanta, Georgia
• Test Run – March 13th // Kibbee Gallery // Atlanta, Georgia
• Three Person Show - curated by Beep Beep Gallery – February 6th // Aurora Coffee L5P // Atlanta, Georgia
Publications
2012 • Curvy 8
• Semi-Permanent
2010 • Curvy 6
2009 • Curvy 5
Published Illustration
2011 • Warbie by Debbie Rankin // Children’s Book Illustrations & Book Design
2010 • The Squirrel Who Almost Stole Halloween by Debbie Rankin // Children’s Book Illustrations & Book Design
2009 • Butch the Blue Jay by Debbie Rankin // Children’s Book Illustrations & Book Design
Awards, Scholarships, and Honors
2013 • DeviantART & The Art Department “Train Your Brain” Contest 3rd Place Winner in Illustration Category
2012 • Make the Cut Contest Winner // Modcloth.com
2010 • Nominated for Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award
2008 • Purchase Award – College Juried Exhibit // The Art Place // Marietta, Georgia
• Visual Arts Study Abroad Scholarship // Kennesaw State University
2007 • James P. Smith Memorial Scholarship // Kennesaw State University
• 1st Place in Photography – Student Juried Exhibit // Kennesaw State University
2004 • Finalist for Georgia Governor’s Honors Program
Affiliations
2011 – Current
• Member of the PRISMA Artist Collective
2010
• Member of the Brain Camp Collective
2009 – 2010
• Member of the Cheap Paper Collective
