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Since graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1999, Alyson Kinkade’s artwork has been widely collected and exhibited throughout the U.S. Her work is displayed publicly in the permanent collections of the cities of Little Rock, AR; Downey, CA; Paramount, CA; Loveland, CO; Platte River Power Authority and Colorado State University.  Editorial highlights include features in Southwest Art and American Art Collector magazines. Alyson continues to create new works as a means to uplift, inspire, and connect from her Loveland, Colorado studio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION & PERSONAL:
Since 2000  Co-Owner & Director:  National Sculptors’ Guild at Columbine Gallery   Loveland, CO
Since 1999  Fine Art Design Consultant, JK Designs, Inc.  Loveland, CO
Since 1999  Professional Painter – Own & Operate AK Fine Art Studio   Loveland, CO
1995-99     Kansas City Art Institute B.F.A. with Emphasis in Painting   Kansas City, MO
Born          November 30, 1976    Greeley, CO

CONTINUED EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES:
Since 2007  Independent Studies/Collaborative work with professional Fine Artists   
Loveland, Denver, Durango, & Estes Park, CO
               Jane DeDecker, 
 Kathleen Caricof,  Cathy Goodale, Pat Howard    
Jun-Jul 1999  Vermont Studio Center    Johnson, VT
                   Grace Knowlton, Ellen Driscoll, Therese Oulton, Wolf Kahn, Sidney Goodman
1995-97   Independent Studies/Apprenticeships with professional Fine Artists  Loveland, CO
              Lu Haskew, Richard Schmid, Dee Clements, Teresa Vito
Jun-Aug  1994  Interlochen Arts Camp  Interlochen, MI
                     Courses in Sculpture, Drawing and Painting

ARTIST – IN – RESIDENCY PROGRAMS:
Aug-Sept 2007 Pingree Park Mountain Campus, Colorado State University   Pingree Park, CO
                     Visiting Artist, Guest Lecturer

PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE:

2021  Downey Theatre Sculpture Garden             Downey, CA
             “In the Wings” 3ft tall painted bronze and aluminum sculpture collab. with Jane DeDecker
2019  Platte River Power Authority,                 Fort Collins, CO
            "Vast, Front Range Sunset Symphony" 36x36"
2014-16 Robinson Performing Arts Center             Little Rock, AR
             “In the Wings” 7ft tall painted bronze and aluminum sculpture collab. with Jane DeDecker
2016  CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital,               Fort Collins, CO 
            Selections from Happiness Is (dogs) and Nine Lives (cats) series on temporary display
2011        City of Paramount, Police Headquarters        Paramount, CA
              “On the Horizon” 40x80”
2010-11   City of Loveland, Public Library        Loveland, CO
              Source-River Track [9 paintings, 36x36” ea]
2010        Colorado State University – Behavioral Sciences Building        Fort Collins, CO
              “Remembering Plains 25-33” –Permanent Collection
2009        City of Loveland, Mariana Buttes        Loveland, CO
              Transformations – AiPP Project
Jan-Nov2009   Denver International Airport & Colorado State Capital        Denver, CO
              Creative Capital – juried temporary exhibition
Apr-Jan08-09         Denver International Airport        Denver, CO
2007       Colorado, See the New West Like a Local – juried temporary exhibition
2007       Permanent Collection [4] works, Colorado State University        Fort Collins, CO
2005       Corporate Collection [7] works, Greg Hebert Landscape Architect        San Diego, CA
             Corporate Commission large-scale [6’x8’], Sapiro Art Consultations        Denver, CO
2003-05  Permanent Collection [4] works, Inn & Spa at Loretto        Santa Fe, NM
1999       Permanent Collection [2] works, Saint Joseph Medical Center        Kansas City, MO
1998       Corporate Collection, Data Systems Technology        Kansas City, MO


SELECT ACCOLADES
2016 Best of Show: In the Wings, 25th Annual Colorado Governor’s Invitational Loveland, CO
           Loveland Museum and Gallery

DESIGN TEAMS, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS:
2011-12   Visual Arts Commission, Board Member        City of Loveland, CO
Since 1999  Principal, JK Designs, Inc.        United States
                      
Assisting lead artists on monumental placements valued up to $2 million
                     Design Team, Graphic Art, Proposal Preparation, Budgeting, Consultation

SELECT PUBLICATIONS:
2010 Sept  “Unknown Terrain” Editorial by Joshua Rose, American Art Collector Magazine  ppg. 76-82
2005 Sept  “Wide Open Spaces” Editorial by Devon Jackson, Southwest Art Magazine  ppg.150-153
2005 Sept  “Best of the West” exhibition review, Southwest Art Magazine   pg.80
2002 Sept  "Top 21 under 31" Feature, Southwest Art Magazine   pg 137
2002 Jun/Jul  “Red Earth” pictured in Colorado Homes and Lifestyles   pg 83
2001          New Art International, Book Arts Press, Woodstock, NY   ppg 148-149
1999 Aug/Sept  “Hottest Artists in Santa Fe”, Art Talk   pg 23


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Since 2002 American Women Artists, Contributing Member [national organization]
Since 2002 Woman Artists of the West, Associate Member [national organization]

SELECT EXHIBITIONS:
Sept '20        30th Annual Colorado Governor's Invitational,         Loveland, CO
​                          Loveland Museum and Gallery
Sept '20        29th Annual Colorado Governor's Invitational,         Loveland, CO
​                          Loveland Museum and Gallery
August '19   27th Annual Show,    Loveland, CO
                     Columbine  Gallery
May '19        28th Annual Colorado Governor's Invitational,         Loveland, CO

​                          Loveland Museum and Gallery
August '18   26th Annual Show,    Loveland, CO
                     Columbine  Gallery
May '18        27th Annual Colorado Governor's Invitational,         Loveland, CO
​                          Loveland Museum and Gallery
August '17   25th Annual Show,    Loveland, CO

                     Columbine  Gallery
May '17     Painting Columbine, Invitational plein-air show,    Loveland, CO

                     Columbine  Gallery
April '17     26th Annual Colorado Governor’s Invitational,         Loveland, CO
                       Loveland Museum and Gallery
April '16     25th Annual Colorado Governor’s Invitational *Winner: Best in Show             Loveland, CO
                       Loveland Museum and Gallery
April '14        23rd Annual Colorado Governor’s Invitational Exhibition        Loveland, CO
                      Loveland Museum and Gallery         

April '13         22nd Annual Colorado Governor’s Invitational Exhibition        Loveland, CO
                      Loveland Museum and Gallery               
July-Sept '12   Expanse, Solo Show        Fort Collins, CO
                       Bas Bleu Theatre Company
June '12         glass.fiber.stone, feature artist        Loveland, CO
                      Studio Blue Bird at the Feed and Grain
Nov-Dec '11    Winter Lights, Guest Artist        Greeley, CO
                      Madison & Main
March '11        Masks at MOA, Group Exhibit        Fort Collins, CO
                      Fort Collins Museum of Art
Nov'10 – Jan'11  Signs of the Season, Invitational Exhibit        Murrels Inlet, SC
                       Brookgreen Gardens
Nov '10              Annual Invitational Exhibit        Fort Collins, CO
                       Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art
Oct-Nov '10      Visions of the Flint Hills Juried Exhibit        Kansas City, MO
                       Buttonwood Art Space
Feb 6-29 '09    National Juried Exhibition, Women Artists of the West        Cherry Creek, CO
                       Saks Galleries
Nov-Dec'07      2nd Annual Painter’s Challenge, ‘Ten under 10”: group exhibit, exhibitor & curator        
                       Columbine Gallery        Loveland, CO
July '07            2nd Annual Gather in the Garden, benefit for Partners Mentoring Youth
                       Columbine Gallery      Loveland, CO
Feb-Mar'07       Masks at Moca, Group Exhibit,        
                        benefit for Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art        Fort Collins, CO
Oct-Nov'06       Painter’s Challenge, group exhibit 18 themes: exhibitor & curator        
                        Columbine Galleries        Santa Fe, NM & Loveland, CO
2004-06          Annual Inn at Loretto Artist-in-Residence Invitational, demo, auction & show
                        Hosted by Columbine Galleries & the Inn at Loretto        Santa Fe, NM
Sept '05           Two Artists: Alyson Kinkade and Kevin Box
                         Columbine Galleries        Santa Fe, NM
April '05            San Diego ArtWalk Juried Exhibition & Sale        
                         hosted by the City of San Diego        San Diego, CA
May-Jun'04        American Women Artists’ 6th Bi-Annual National Competition, Juried Exhibition
                         Hosted by McLarry Fine Art & Meyer Gallery        Santa Fe, NM
Oct '03              Two Artists: Carol Gold and Alyson Kinkade        
                         Columbine Galleries        Santa Fe, NM
Sept '03            5th International Juried Exhibition, Women Artists of the West        
                       Headwaters Art & Conference Center, Jackson Hole Fine Arts Festival  Dubois, WY        
May'03              Convergence: Multi-media Art Exhibition and Sale
                          South Metro Chamber of Commerce & Columbine Galleries        Denver, CO
Oct-Nov'02         Artists of Choice: An Invitation from our Faculty: Invitational Exhibition                
                          Art Students League of Denver        Denver, CO
Aug -Sept'02      A Cultivation of Parts: Solo Show        
                          HAO Design        Denver, CO
May-Jun'02        American Women Artists’ Invitational Show: National Juried Exhibition
                           Hosted by Columbine Galleries        Santa Fe, NM
Oct-Nov'01         Living on the Prairies, Living on the Plains: National Juried Exhibition
                           The Fine Art of Living Well        El Dorado, KS
Jul 1-15 '00       Convex Light: Alyson Kinkade and CT Whitehouse        
                          Columbine Galleries        Santa Fe, NM
Jun 16-31 '00    The Politics of Flowers: National Juried Exhibition        
                          The Small Works Gallery        Steamboat Springs, CO
Mar 3-18 '00     In Search of the Autonomous Self: Alyson Kinkade, Mark Leichliter and Gino Miles        
                         Columbine Galleries        Santa Fe, NM
May 7-16 '99     B.F.A. Senior Thesis        
                         Kansas City Art Institute, Painting Building        Kansas City, MO
Feb 5-19 '99     Cubic Foot/ work under 12” Juried Exhibition
                          Kansas City Art Institute, Painting Gallery        Kansas City, MO
Feb 3-13 '99      Luminosity: Jason Miller and Alyson Kinkade        
                          Kansas City Art Institute, Student Gallery        Kansas City, MO
Jan & Mar'98     The Green Show I & II: Juried Exhibitions
                           Data Systems Technology & KCAI, Student Gallery        Kansas City, MO
ALYSON KINKADE, fine art featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art residential painting placement, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Robinson Performing Arts Center Little Rock, AR “In the Wings” 7ft tall painted bronze and aluminum sculptures by Alyson Kinkade and Jane DeDecker with the National Sculptors' Guild, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
 CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital,               Fort Collins, CO              Selections from Happiness Is (dogs) and Nine Lives (cats) series on temporary display, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art Public Art Placement Loveland Public Library, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art Public Art Placement CSU, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art Public Art Placement Paramount CA Police Headquarters, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art residential painting placement, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art residential painting placement, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Alyson Kinkade Fine Art exhibitions, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Italian Series on display at Muse Coffee and Tea, permanent placement of Limitless above, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
Limitless by Alyson Kinkade at Muse Coffee and Tea, Fine Art painting by ALYSON KINKADE featuring abstract landscapes and custom pet portraits. Painting professionally since 1999, Kinkade earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 1999. In 2002 Southwest Art Magazine listed Alyson as one of the
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