Kenneth Jarvis

 

716 Avent Ferry Rd.

Holly Springs, NC 27540

(252) 412-2198

TrippJarvis@hotmail.com

 

 

Education:

   

2003- 2006     East Carolina University MFA

            1999-2000      Estonian Academy of Art       

            1994-1998      East Carolina University

            1992-1993      University of North Carolina at Wilmington

 

Degree:  

           

2006    Master of Fine Arts

 

Teaching Experiences:

 

2007      Ceramics I & II Craven Community College, New Bern, NC

            3D Design Craven Community College, New Bern, NC

2006    Ceramics Craven Community College, New Bern, NC

            2D Design   Craven Community College, New Bern, NC

2005    Baltic Sculpture Study Abroad Program, Graduate Instructor

Taught aerated concrete carving/ Assisted professor run an iron furnace symposium/ Taught mold making and casting

2D Design, East Carolina University

2004      Sculpture Survey East Carolina University

Taught mold making (plaster, bonded sand), aluminum casting, welded fabrication and cold fabrication, aerated concrete carving

           

Related work Experiences:

 

            2007    Gray Gallery, East Carolina University

                        Preparator, Registrar, Director of Graduate Assistants

                        Chair of Committee, 2nd Annual Sculpture Exhibition for Craven Arts Council

2006    Rocky Mount Imperial Center

Preparator

2005    Luganuse, Estonia Carving Symposium Director for ECU

Directed and taught aerated concrete carving, curated exhibition

 

2004    Welding and Foundry Graduate Assistant, ECU

            Ran welding lab, maintained welders and hand tools, assisted students

            2003    Welding and Foundry Graduate Assistant, ECU

                        Ran welding lab, maintained welders and hand tools, assisted students

2001        English Teacher at EBS Gumasium, Tallinn, Estonia

Taught conversational English

 

Solo exhibitions:

 

2007    Prometheus Unbound, Holly Springs Cultural Arts Center, Holly Springs NC

2001    Inner Sanctuaries, Adamson & Eric Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

 

Two person exhibitions:

 

2007    Spirituality and Image, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC

2006    Light and Shadow, Mendenhall Upper Gallery, Greenville, NC

2002    New BeginningÕs   April & George Gallery, Raleigh, NC

            Walking on a Tightrope, Holly Springs School of Dance

1999    Foundation for a New Home, Raleigh, NC

 

International exhibitions:

 

            2005   5th Anniversary Wood Fire Symposium Exhibition

                        Rottermans Salt Works, Tallinn, Estonia

3rd Annual Cast Iron Symposium, Pirkkala, Finland                                     

2002    3rd Annual Estonian Wood Firing symposium Exhibition, Kohila, Estonia

2001   1st Annual Wood Firing Symposium Exhibition, Kohila, Estonia

           Transparent firing, Museum of Applied Arts, Tallinn, Estonia

           1st Annual International Iron Casting Symposium Exhibition, Pirkkala, Finland

2000   Sillad  Annual Exhibition of Estonian Ceramic Union at Narva & Kothla Jarve,

                       Estonia

1997   3rd Annual International Iron Casting Symposium and Exhibition,

Estonian Academy of Art  Tallinn, Estonia

 

National Exhibitions:

 

2007      50th Anniversary Juried Art exhibition, The Imperial Center, Rocky Mount, NC

Salmagundi XI, The Imperial Center, Rocky Mount, NC

Tri-State Sculptors Education Association, Washington Square, Washington, DC

50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Rocky Mount Imperial Centre

Rocky Mount, NC

 

 

 

 

 

2006    21st Annual Indoor/ Outdoor Sculpture Celebration, Lenoir, NC

Wayne County 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC

Sculpture Salmagundi X, Rocky Mount Imperial Center

Rocky Mount, NC

PEDART 2006, PED ART Project, Wilmington, NC

                        Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program, Longwood University

                        Farmville, VA

2005    Wayne CountyÕs 24th Annual National Juried Fine Arts ExhibitionÓ,

            Goldsboro, NC

 

 

Regional Exhibitions:

 

2007    Iron Hope, Johnson Community College, Smithfield, NC

Craven Community College Faculty Exhibition, Bank of the Arts, New Bern, NC

2005      We Cast More Than Shadows, Sawtooth Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Discovering Contemporary Art in the Carolinas, Fayetteville Museum of Art

Fayetteville, NC

2006      Revere Mendenhall Upper Gallery, East Carolina University

Down East Sculpture Exhibition Mendenhall Upper Gallery,   

                        East Carolina University

                        ECU Graduate Student Sculpture Exhibition, Bank of Art, New Bern, NC

            Illumina 2005. Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC

2004    1st Annual Down East Sculpture Exhibition, ECU Mendenhall Upper Gallery

Graduate Student Sculpture Burroughs-Welcome Gallery,

East Carolina University

            The Quickening Grey Gallery, East Carolina University

2003    3D3, Burroughs-Welcome Gallery, East Carolina University

1998    Ripple of Magic Ayden Art Center, Ayden, NC

Photography and SculptureÓ at Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC

 

Workshops, Conferences, Symposiums:

 

            2006    NC Sculpture Consortium- East Carolina University

Assisted in facilitating and organizing of the consortium, gave a panel with fellow grad students entitled ÒGrad Students in International SymposiaÓ

Also gave a Aerated Concrete carving demonstration

           

 

 

 

 

 

2005    3rd Annual Cast iron Symposium in Pirkkala, Finland

 Taught bonded sand mold making to students, assisted in building a furnace, help in organization of the symposium

                        1st Annual Carving Symposium in Luganuse, Estonia

 Organized and directed this carving symposium for students.

 Brought students from ECU and Buffalo State College to Estonia and taught students carving techniques and was the curator for the exhibition in Luganuse.

Southern Conference on Cast Iron at SLOSS Furnaces,

Birmingham, Alabama

 Took an iron furnace to the conference and help direct the ECU Sculpture department workshop

2004    Tri-State Sculptors Conference – Winston-Salem, NC

 Built an Iron furnace, coordinated and ran an iron-casting workshop with professional artist and students. I was a representative for East Carolina University

            2003    Tri-State Sculptors/ SECAC Conference

                         Ran an iron-casting workshop with a colleague and attended various lectures

2001    First International Wood Firing Symposium of Estonia in Kohila, Estonia

                         Participated in making works of art, and setting up an exhibition

                        Transparent Firing Workshop in Kohila, Estonia

Participated in experimental kiln firing and setting up the exhibition with professional artist form Estonia

                        1st Annual International Iron Casting Symposium in Pirkkala, Finland

                        Participated in making works of art, helped professional artist complete

their work

2000    Estonia-USA Workshop in building a wood-kiln in Kohila, Estonia

 Assisted in building a kiln with American and Estonian artist

            Study of wood and salt kilns in Finland with Andres Allik

through Estonia Academy of Art

 Worked with various artists and learned about ceramic firing process

1997    3rd Annual International Iron Casting Symposium Estonia

 Assisted students make molds and cast iron, made art

                        ECU study abroad-Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

                         Visited with different schools, artists, museums, and sculpture gardens

 

Awards:

 

            2007    50th Anniversary National Juried Exhibition, Best in Show

            2005    Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Best In Show,

                        CCA 2005, 3rd place

                        Illumina 2005, honorable mention

2004    Down East Sculpture Exhibition, 1st place

 

 

Collections and Commissions:

 

            2007    The AlchemistÕs Totem

                        Permanent Collection at The Imperial Center Rocky Mount, NC

2006    Vessel of Heaven and Earth & A Form of Bagua

Permanent collection at ECU North Campus

            2005    Flight of Education Bank of America Educational Achievement Award

                        Commission to make a trophy award

            2004    Excellence Bank of America Educational Achievement Award

            Commissioned to make trophy award

2001    Fire And Earth permanent collection at Tohisoo Culture Center, Kohila, Estonia

 

Grants:

            2007    NC Eastern Regional Artist Grant

 

 

Technical Experience:

 

                        Foundry:         Bronze, Aluminum, and Iron

                        Welding:          MIG, Plasma torch

                        Mold making:  Plaster, Bonded Sand

                        Fabrication:     Roll Mill, Shear, Break

                        Carving:          Stone, Aerated Concrete, Plaster

                        Concrete:         Ferro Cement,

Ceramics:        Wood-fired Kilns & Electric Kilns

General hand tools:  Electric, Pneumatic

 

Memberships:

 

                        Tri-State Sculptors

 

Published Works

 

Eskursioonijuhi Laptop 1891-2003, Ruhmitus 14NU, 2002

A compilation of writings from various writers on the subject of Tallin, Estonia