Resume

KIT LYNCH RESUME

Physical Address: 2888 N. State Rd. #68
Pilar, NM -“The Gateway to Taos County”
Mailing Address: Pilar Route, Box 15D
Embudo, NM. 87531
Phone: 505-737-9339 Fax: 505-737-9339
e-mail: kitlynch@taospaintings.com
Web: www.TaosPaintings.com

Education:
1993-1996 Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL.
1987-1993 American Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL.
1991-1995 Studied Plein-Air Painting with Grace Gibson, Ghost Ranch, NM& Banff, Alberta, Canada.
1989-1991 Studied Plein-Air Painting in Pastel: Emmett Johns, Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI.

Galleries
2004- Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, NM
2006- Rising Star Gallery, Tuscon, AZ
2006- Kaisa Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2001 High Road Market Place Gallery, Chimayo, NM
2005-2005 Alexandra Stevens Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005-2006 TaosBlue, Taos, NM
2003-2006 ZForrest Gallery, Tubac, AZ
2004-2005 Joe Wade Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2002-2003 Artescape Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
1996-2003 Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM
2001-2001 Eklektikas Gallery, Silver City, NM
1998-1999 Mill Atelier Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1996-1999 Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, MT
1995-1999 Curator’s Choice Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
1992-1997 Art Elements Gallery, Mequon, WI
1991-1996 Kit Lynch Studios Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

Selected Workshops, Demos, Lectures, or Judge:
Teacher: Purple Canyon Arts School, Pilar, NM: 1997-2000, 2003-2008
Plein air pastel 3-5 day workshops
Faculty member: Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI 2004,2005
Demo: Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2004
Lecture: Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art, Chicago, IL 2004: “An Artist’s Life in New Mexico”
Lecture: Artescape Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. 2002: “An Artist’s Life in New Mexico”
Lecture: Peninsula Art School, Door County, WI: “An Artist’s Life in New Mexico”
Teacher: Frank Waters Foundation, Arroyo Seco, NM: 3-day plein air Pastel Workshops1998,1999,2000,2005
Judge: Dupage Art League, 1996
Judge: Midwest Pastel Societies National Juried Show, 1994
Demo: Art on the Walk, Chicago, IL 1996
Judge: Door County Fall Exhibit, Fish Creek WI.1994
Demo: Dearborn Garden Walk representing the Palette & Chisel, Chicago, IL.‘95
Demo: Midwest Pastel Society, Chicago, IL. 1993


Honors:
SELECTED for "BEST OF THE WEST" section in SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE, SEPT 2008
Cover Artist for- Taos News, Tempo 2006,
Cover Artist for- Rio Grande Sun, Arts Section 2006,
Cover Artist for- Christmas in Taos, 2005.
2005 Second Place in Painting Division “Taos Is” online competition
2004 Taos Spring Arts Celebration Poster Artist and Ambassador
Special Award of Honor-2004 Masterworks of New Mexico Juried Exhibition
Entered “Taos Invites Taos” by Invitation 2004, 2005, 2006
Featured Artist, Peninsula Art School Faculty Exhibition 2004
Won Award for “Mountain Window” “Valley of the Utes” Plein Air Paint Off, Angel Fire, NM. May 2003
Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Annual Juried National Exhibition 2000”, Las Mananitas Award
2nd Place - “Santa Fe Opera Poster Competition 1999”
3rd Place (second painting)- “Santa Fe Opera Poster Competition 1999”
1999 First Resident Artist, “Frank Waters Foundation, Oct-Nov 1996”

Selected Exhibitions:

2008
"Monumental Oils"- Solo Exhibition, Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos NM, Sept 27-Oct 18, 2008
"Good Enough to Eat"- Solo Exhibition Doc Martin's, Taos Inn Taos NM, Nov 2008-Feb 2009
"Taos Invites Taos"- Group Invitational, Taos, NM Sept 26-Oct 13, 2008
2007
3rd Annual Plein Air Paintout, Plein Air New Mexico,
Mark Zoeller Gallery,Santa Fe,NM August 3rd-12th 2007
Taos Spring Arts Celebration Exhibition, Group Show, Taos, NM
2006
“Abundant Life”- Juried show Taos Country Club- benefit Valle Vidal- October2006- Jan 2007
Milicent Rogers Museum 4th Annual Juried Miniatures Show Nov. 2006-Jan 2007
Wilder Nightingale Fine Art- Taos, NM, 4 artist show-“New Mexico Now”- Oct. 14-28, 2006
Taos Invites Taos- Taos, NM Invitational 2006
Taos Spring Arts Celebration Exhibition, Group Show, Taos, NM

2005
Milicent Rogers Museum 3rd Annual Juried Miniatures Show
Wilder Nightingale Fine Art- Taos, NM, 3 artist show-Spring Arts Celebration
Taos Invites Taos- Taos, NM Invitational 2005
Taos Spring Arts Celebration Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Taos, NM
Pastel Society of New Mexico, Juried National Exhibition
Taos Blue- Taos, NM -2 artist show

2004
“The Best at the Best”- Taos Gallery Association featured works by their best artists, Taos, NM
Solo Show- Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, NM
Taos Invites Taos- Taos, NM Invitational
Masterworks of New Mexico Juried Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Solo Show- Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
Featured Artist -Faculty Show- Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI
Featured Artist-Taos Spring Arts Celebration Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Taos, NM

2003
ZForrest Gallery, Tubac, AZ, Solo show Nov 2003
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. “7th Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition
Art Escape Gallery, Milwaukee, WI continuing exhibit.
“Trading Spaces” 2- artist show at Purple Canyon Arts, Pilar NM.
“Valley of the Utes” Fall Paint Off, Angel Fire, NM.
“Valley of the Utes” Spring Paint Off, Angel Fire, NM.
Taos Open Show, Fall Arts Festival, Taos, NM. Group Exhibition
“Paint Ledoux Street” Paint Off, Taos, NM
Taos Visitors Center, Taos, NM. “Group Show”

2002
Art Escape Gallery, Milwaukee, WI “Celebrating Color” 34 of Kit’s paintings exhibited.
Taos Visitors Center, Taos, NM. “Group Show”
Taos Open Show, Fall Arts Festival, Taos, NM Group Exhibition
Taos Visitors Center, Taos, NM “Group Show”
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM “6th Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition

2001
Eklektikas Gallery, Silver City, NM “Power of Color”, Color Ranger Group Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. “4th Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition
Taos Visitors Center, Taos, NM. “Group Show”
Taos Open Show, Fall Arts Festival, Taos, NM. Group Exhibition

2000
Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM. “Color of Light: Pastel Invitational” Group Exhibition
First National Bank of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM “Joyous Landscapes: 29 large works by Kit Lynch” extended one solo exhibition
Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. “Annual National Juried Exhibition”
Taos Open Show, Fall Arts Festival, Taos, NM. Group Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. “4th Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition
Taos Visitors Center, Taos, NM. “Group Show”

1999
Gallery Elena, Taos NM, “Monotypes” Group Exhibition
Mill Atelier Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM. “Small Works” Group Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. “Pushing Color!” Solo Exhibition
Taos Open Show, Taos, NM. Group Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. Continual Exhibit, Solo Exhibition
Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. “Annual National Juried Exhibition”
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. “3rd Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition
Taos Visitors Center, Taos, NM. “Artists of the Pilar Studio Tour” Group Exhibition

1998
Mill Atelier Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM. “ Many Hands: One Spirit” Color Rangers Group Exhibition
Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM. “Unmasking the Southwest” Color Rangers Group Exhibition
Taos Open Show, Taos, NM. Group Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. Continual Exhibit, Solo Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar, NM. “2 nd Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition
Stables Gallery, Taos, NM “The Best Of Taos” Group Exhibit

1997
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Chicago, IL.
“Kit Lynch: Western Landscapes”, Solo exhibition
David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. “Women Who Paint the West”
Color Rangers Group Exhibition
Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM. “Women Who Paint the West”
Color Rangers Group Exhibition
Kit Lynch’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery, Pilar NM.
“1st Annual Pilar Studio Tour” Solo Exhibition
Color Rangers-5 Women Painters from across the US who Paint and show together and met in New Mexico. Kit Lynch is a Color Ranger.

SELECTED REVIEWS/MENTIONS:
"SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE" featured Kit Lynch with 1/2 page image of "Escapism" in Best of the West section, September 2008
"TEMPO-ARTS SECTION TAOS NEWS-ARTICLE ON MONUMENTAL OILS" EXHIBITION- SEPT 2008
“Tempo: Taos News’ Arts and Entertainment Magazine for Culture and the Arts”, COVER- full image of Kit Lynch Painting,
Mentioned in Article “A River Runs Through It” September 7 –13, 2006.

“Tempo: Taos News’ Arts and Entertainment Magazine for Culture and the Arts”, Featured Artist article show mention
& painting image.Oct 12-18 2006.

“Rio Grande Sun” newspaper, Arts section- COVER- full image Kit Lynch Painting and quote on cover.
September 7, 2006

“Christmas in Taos”, 22nd anniversary yearly publication, COVER image-Kit Lynch Painting, with featured Article.
Nov-Dec 2005.

“New Mexico Magazine”, Article, “ Pilar artist just plein good” September 2004

“Art-Talk Magazine”, Painting Image and article mention April 2004``` Feb-May 2004- Kit Lynch name and painting image used in publications across country by Taos Chamber of Commerce

“Tempo: Taos News’ Arts and Entertainment Magazine for Culture and the Arts”, Article: Spring Arts Poster Artist named Feb 19, 2004

“Tempo: Taos News’ Arts and Entertainment Magazine for Culture and the Arts”, Kit’s Purple Canyon Arts Gallery/Studio featured in article of Pilar Studio Tour ‘03

“Tempo: Taos News’”-Art Critic Mentioned Kit’s pastel Sacred Mountain Rain Dance first in list of Favorites for Taos Arts Festival Open Show 2001

“Tempo: Taos News’ Arts and Entertainment Magazine for Culture and the Arts”,
Kit’s Purple Canyon Arts featured in article of Pilar Studio Tour. 2001

“Tempo: Taos News’ Arts and Entertainment Magazine for Culture and the Arts”,
Kit Lynch’s “Pushing Color!” Show ,Cover Article, Taos, NM 1999

Chicago Tribune, “The Art of the Deal” , Chicago, IL. 1991