Kevin William Norris kevin.norris20@gmail.com @kevinisaplaceonearth_
Education 2018-2020 Master of Fine Art Studio In Performance, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2011- 2016 Bachelors of Fine Art, Concentration in Drawing, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver CO
Group Exhibitions and Performances 2021 "A Few Coincidences," The Hive Art Community, Brooklyn, NY 2020 “Boy Blue,” School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Virtual Showcase “This Is Not For Me, This is Not My Story”, Impact Performance Festival, Chicago, IL(pending) 2019 “Honey,” No Nations Gallery, Chicago, IL “Enter,” Collaborative activation with Théo Bignon, Site Window Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2016 “If You Take Care of Me, I’ll Take Care of You,” Close Enough, The Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO “Limen,” Metro Now, Emanuel Gallery, Denver, CO 2014 “Hidden in Plain Sight”, MSU Denver Drawing Gallery, Denver, CO National Association of Schools of Art and Design Audit, 199 Gallery, Denver, CO
Professional Experience 2020 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, -Mixed Reality Performance, Mark Jeffrey and Judd Morrissey (Professors), Spring –PS: Crossing Borders, Roberto Sifuentes (Professor), Fall 2019 Teaching Assistant, SAIC, Chicago, IL -The Inadequate Body, Robin Deacon (professor), Spring Graduate Assistant -Assisted Graduate Coordinator (Interim: Erica Mott) and Technical Manager (Joshua Hoglund) with department events and operations. 2017 K-12 Art Night/ Art Education Seminar, Community Resources Incorporated (volunteer) 2016 Visiting Artist Collaborative Performance with Julie Poitras Santos, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO (volunteer)
Residencies 2021 Black Widow Books Virtual Residency
Awards 2016 Nagal Art Thesis Award Grant Recipient Honorable Mention in Close Enough, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO
Presentations 2020 “I Want To Believe In An Art That Is Necessary” LeRoy Neiman Center, Chicago, IL 2018 “Moving Forward”, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO 2016 Artist Talk, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO