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
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