Carolyn Hopkins

INFORMATION

EDUCATION
2008, Interdisciplinary Arts, Maine College of Art
2006, BFA, Interdisciplinary Arts, Kansas City Art Institute
2005, New York Studio Program AICAD

SHOWS
· March 20 – May 16, 2009, “INDA 5,” Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
· January 26, 2009- March 7, 2010, “Raised in Craftivity,” traveling exhibition curated by Maria Buszek, Wignall Museum at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucagmonga, CA
· April 2008, “Hello Portland,” Wieden and Kennedy, Portland, OR
· February – April 2008, “Breaking Camp,” Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas City, MO
· November – December 2007, “View From Here,” PS122 Gallery, New York, NY
· October 2006 – April 2007, “2006 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards,” Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ
· April – May 2006, “BFA Show”, H and R Block Art Space, Kansas City, MO
· March 2006, “How to Beat the Heat,” The Midwest Hotel, Kansas City, MO
· 2005 “Thirteenth Mind,” Interdisciplinary Fall exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
· May 2005 “Come Close,” New York Studio Program, New York, NY

AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, PUBLICATIONS
· Studio Artist in Residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, NY January-May 2009.
· “Urban Luxe,” Cover and fashion shoot spread featuring the installation from “Breaking Camp,” July 2008.
· “Critters Make Themselves at Home,” Article published in the Kansas City Star by Alice Thorson, March 13 2008.
· Awarded a Presidential Scholarship to attend the Maine College of Art beginning June of 2008.
· Awarded and attended a one-month residency at the Caldera Residency Program in March of 2008.
· Awarded a full fellowship to attend the Vermont Studio Center in December of 2007.
· “Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards,” published in Sculpture Magazine, October 2006.
· Awarded Best in Show at the 2006 KCAI BFA show at the H and R block Art Space.
· “Artist Ventures Into the Wild,” Article published in the Kansas City Star by Alice Thorson, July 2006.
· The Pitch Weekly published image of "The American Wildlife," May 2006.
· Selected to participate in the New York Studio Program, spring semester 2005.
· Awarded a Merit Scholarship to attend the Kansas City Art Institute.