Name: Justin Kuhn
D.O.B: March 17, 1984 
Place of Birth: Lancaster, Pennsylvania




					  		
  




Education:
M.F.A   2009 (anticipated) - Painting,, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Ct
B.F.A   2006 		- Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga
  Minor   2006 		- Printmaking, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga
	    2002 		- Educational Trip -France/Italy, LDHS, Hummelstown, Pa
  	    1998-03                     - Pennsylvania Youth Apprenticeship Program, Hershey Medical 		  		         
                                                          Center, Hershey, Pa  
 	    1997			 - Educational Trip -Scotland/England/Whales, The Hoyt Center 
				     Of the Arts, New Castle, Pa
Publications:
	  2007		              - Savannah Morning  News,- Wednesday, July 25 2007
				     Man About Town: If it looks like a Rug  by: Bill Dawers
              - New American Paintings, June- issue #70
Residencies:
	   2007			 - Elsewhere Artist in Residency Program-May, Greensboro, NC
Assistantships:
	   2004-07		 - Assistant/Collaborative Artist to Henry Dean
				      Marsh series, Land Installation, Talahi Island, Ga. 2004
				      Passages, Savannah River, Savannah, Ga. 2005
				      Laocoon 1, Land Installation, Talahi Island, Ga. 2006
				      Laocoon 2, Land Installation, Talahi Island, Ga. 2007
Grants/Awards:
	   2007			 - Yale University School of Art Academic Scholarship Award
   2006		 - Featured Artists, SCAD website - July 
   2004- 2006	 - SCAD Scholarship Award, SCAD, Savannah, Ga
	   2002- 2006	 - Dean’s List, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga 
	   2006		 - Senior Painting Merit Award 

Solo Exhibitions: 
                2007	           - Loci Design Gallery- private residence, Savannah, Ga
			   Home of local Savannah Architect – Tim Woods
   2006           - New Works, May Poetter Hall Gallery, Savannah, Ga 
(Exhibition featured as part of the citywide Gallery Hop and on the 
  Savannah College of Art and Design website- July 06)
           - HELLO: my name is, Old Clipper Trading Co. building, 506 W. Jones St, 
 		   Savannah, Ga

Group Exhibitions:
	   2007	           - Open Studio, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Ga
			   (Featured Guest Alumni Artist)
2006           - Divergents, (featured 72 local artists), Old Savannah Hardscapes, 
   Savannah, Ga- Juried
           - Thing One and Thing Two- with Liz Park, DeSoto Row, Savannah, Ga
           - Painting Senior Exhibition, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Ga-Juried
           - Under Pressure, Poetter Hall, Savannah, Ga 
   (Curated by Professor Richard Gere)
   2005           - Open Studio, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Ga
- Small Works, Red Gallery, Savannah, Ga/Atlanta, Ga- Juried
- Bergstrasse 6, 360 Center for the Arts and Humanity, 
      Bad Langensalza, Germany	
      	           -	Alexander Ink, Flatbed Press, Austin, Tx/Savannah, Ga 
			   (Curated by Professors-Robert Brown/Richard Gere)
		           -	The House Show- with artist’s Taylor Welden and Liz Park, DeSoto Row, 
   Savannah, Ga
           -	Meet the Press, DeSoto Row, Savannah, Ga 
   (Curated By Professor Richard Gere)
          -	Incident, Pei Ling Chan, Savannah, Ga
	          -	Mixed Media Exhibition, Red Gallery, Savannah, Ga
		   (Curated by Professor Fred Jesser)
   2004         -	Found Objects Show, DeSoto Row, Savannah, Ga -Juried
	          -	Artists for Charity Exhibition, DeSoto Row, Savannah, Ga
	          -	Staff Show, DeSoto Row, Savannah, Ga
   2001	          - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, LDHS, Hummelstown, Pa
   1997	          -	National Art Exhibition, The Hoyt Center of the Arts, New Castle, Pa

Commissions:
	   2007		           - Taylor Welden, Orlando, Fl
                2005	                        - Mark Herschede, Savannah, Ga
			           - Taylor Welden, Savannah, Ga
2000-01                 - Custom Design, Drag Racing Team Car- in affiliation with Craig’s
                  Custom Motorcycle’s, Craig Bordner(Owner), Middletown, Pa.	
Collections:
2008                        - Moses Luski, Charlotte, NC
2007		           - Isaac and  Sonya Luski, Charlotte, NC
                                  - Moses Luski, Charlotte, NC 
           - Tim Woods, Loci Design Gallery, Savannah, Ga
           - Savannah College of Art and Design, President’s Collection, 
     Savannah, Ga
           - Target, Atlanta, Ga/Roseville, Mn
			           - Michael Gonzalaz, Savannah, Ga
2006	- Lindsay Hadley, Savannah, Ga
- Xavier Cervera, Washington, District of Columbia
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Ga 
- Chris Fladgate, New York, NY
   2005	           - Bergstrasse 6, 360 Center for the Arts and Humanity, 
      				      Bad Langensalza, Germany
2004	- Private Buyer, Savannah, Ga

Employment:
  2003-Present       - Carpenter/Artist Assistant, Henry Dean, Savannah, Ga 
           - Technician/Dealer, Monte Carlo Productions, Savannah, Ga
           - Professional, Commissioned, Working Artist, Savannah, Ga
	  2006		           - Carpenter, Edward Cording, Savannah, Ga 
           			           - Carpenter, John McManus, Savannah, Ga
  2003-06	           - Maintenance Personal, DeSoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Ga
           - Woodshop Technician, Savannah College of Art and Design, 
				     Savannah, Ga
 			           -	  Maintenance Personal, DeSoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Ga
2005	           - Costume Designer/Actor – “Harpeland” 
     Dalton Harpe (director), Effingham/Savannah, Ga
 	   2004	           -	  Teaching Assistant- Professor Brett Osborn, SCAD, 
     Savannah, Ga
	   2002	           - Belt Splitter/Loader, FedEx Ground, Lewisbury, Pa
	   2000-01	           - Custom Designer, Craig’s Custom Motorcycle’s, Middletown, Pa
1999-2004	- Maintenance/Painter/Forklift Operator, Waste Management,          
   Camphill, Pa

Volunteer Experience(s):
	   2003-06	           - Staff/Maintenance/Curator, DeSoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Ga
   2006	           - Artist Assistant to Brooklyn Artist John Bjerklie, Savannah, Ga
	   2003		           - Art Teacher’s Assistant (K-5th grade)- Staci Martin,	  	  		    	          
                                                          Londonderry, Elementary School, Elizabethtown, Pa 
	   2000	           - Hershey Medical Center
	   1997-00	           - Teacher’s Assistant (K-6th), Saint Peter’s Church, 
     Elizabethtown, Pa
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