KRISTIN K. PLUHACEK
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| BIOGRAPHY | ||
| Kristin Klein Pluhacek was born in Ames, IA on May 26,1967. She currently resides in Omaha, NE with her husband, Mark, and their two young sons, Zachary and Leo. | ||
| EDUCATION | ||
| 1990 | Bachelor of Fine Arts ; Creighton University ; Omaha, NE | |
| GALLERY REPRESENTATION | ||
| Anderson O'Brien Fine Art Gallery | 8724 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68114
www.aobfineart.com | |
| COLLECTIONS | ||
| Metropolitan Community College ; Omaha, NE | ||
| WSI Industries ; Omaha, NE | ||
| Creighton University ; Omaha, NE | ||
| Marks Restaurant ; Omaha, NE | ||
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| 1992 - (ongoing) | Adjunct Drawing Instructor ; Metropolitan College ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1997 - (ongoing) | Drawing Instructor ; Joslyn Art Museum ; Omaha, NE | |
| 2000 - 2002 | Curator ; Abbott/Pinkoff Gallery, Blue Barn Theatre ; Omaha, NE | |
| 2000 - 2002 | Costume Shop Foreman ; Omaha Theatre Company for Young People ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1991 - 2000 | Member ; Thirteenth Street Gallery Collective ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1998 - 1999 | Drawing Instructor ; Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, CAT center ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1995 - 1996 | Drawing Instructor ; Creighton University ; Omaha, NE | |
| PROJECTS and RESIDENCIES | ||
| 2004 | Judge : Omaha Catholic Schools Annual Art Exhibition ; Omaha, NE | |
| Lead Artist : Lewis and Clark Icon Project, Lauritzen Gardens site ; Omaha, NE | ||
| Illustrator : Omaha Theater Company for Young People 2004/05 Season Brochure ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 2002 | Judge : "Eastern Nebraska Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition" ; Omaha Public Schools Teacher Administration Center ; Omaha, NE | |
| "J. Doe Project" : City-wide public art; Omaha, NE | ||
| 2000 | Lead Artist : Lewis and Clark Middle School/Crossroads Mall Mural Project ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1999 | Artist in residence : "4H Summer of service" arts session ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1998 | Lead Artist : BUMP (Bemis Urban Mural Project); Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts & Solomon Girls Center ; Omaha, NE | |
| Lead Artist : "4H Summer of Service" portable mural project ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 1997 | Artist in Residence : "Arts on the green 1997" ; Joslyn Art Museum ; Omaha, NE | |
| Artist in Residence : Sacred Heart Elementary ; Omaha, NE | ||
| Judge : "UNO Annual Student Show" ; University of Nebraska at Omaha ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 1996 | Artist in Residence : Everett School ; Lincoln, NE | |
| Artist in Residence : "Rodin Celebration" ; Joslyn Art Museum ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 1995 | Judge : "Western Iowa Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition" ; Iowa Western Community College ; Council Bluffs, IA | |
| HONORS | ||
| 1997 | "1997 Prairie Lights Arts Showcase" ; Museum of Nebraska Art; Kearney, NE ; Award of Merit | |
| 1996 | "The Nebraska Review" Vol. 24 Number 2 ; Cover piece for the biannual publication of the Writer’s Workshop ; University of Nebraska at Omaha; Omaha, NE | |
| 1994 | "1994 Diverse Visions Regional Interdisciplinary Grants" ; NEA Funded Intermedia Arts MN; $2000 Grant for the creation of "Variance in a Box", a site specific multi-media work created in collaboration with Composer Michael Murray | |
| "1994 Prairie Lights Arts Showcase" ; Museum of Nebraska Art ; Kearney, NE; Award of Merit | ||
| JURIED COMPETITIONS | ||
| 1998 | "Smithtown Township Arts Council Twenty-third Annual Juried Fine Arts Competition" ; Mills Pond house ; St. James, NY | |
| "27th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition" ; Heuser Art Center, Bradley University ; Peoria, IL | ||
| 1997 | "1997 Prairie Lights Arts Showcase" ; Museum of Nebraska Art ; Kearney, NE (two works exhibited) | |
| 1995 | "1995 Prairie Lights Arts Showcase" ; Museum of Nebraska Art ; Kearney, NE | |
| "16th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition" ; Columbia College Art Center ; Columbia, MO | ||
| 1994 | "1994 Prairie Lights Arts Showcase" ; Museum of Nebraska Art ; Kearney, NE (two works exhibited) | |
| 1993 | "First Images - Artist Sketches" ; Bellevue College School of Art Gallery ; Bellevue, NE (two works exhibited) | |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2004 | "Pastel Interpretations" ; Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha's Botanical Center ; Omaha, NE | |
| 2003 | "Kristin Pluhacek - New Work" ; Professional Darkroom Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| 2001 | "New Works" ; Abbott/Pinkoff Gallery in the Blue Barn Theatre ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1999 | "Pastel Portraits" ; Stillwater Art Gallery; Western Nevada Community College ; Fallon, NV | |
| "Portraits" ; The Sturm library Gallery; Truckee Meadows Community College ; Reno, NV | ||
| 1998 | "Unaccompanied, Unattended, Odd" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1996 | "Kristin K. Pluhacek - Studies of the Human Figure" Nebraska Now Series ; Museum of Nebraska Art ; Kearney, NE | |
| 1995 | "Bits" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| "Variance in a Box" ; Site specific work presented in rural Knox County, NE (Collaboration with Composer Michael Murray) | ||
| 1994 | "Blah, Blah, Blah" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery ; Omaha, NE (Collaborative works with Composer Michael Murray) | |
| 1993 | "Kristin K. Pluhacek - Recent Work" ; Antiquarium Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1992 | "Kristin K. Pluhacek" ; Iowa Western Community College School of Art Gallery ; Council Bluffs, IA | |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2003 | "Metropolitan College Faculty Art Exhibit" ; Metropolitan College ; Omaha, NE | |
| 2002 | "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" ; Abbott/Pinkoff Gallery in the Blue Barn Theatre ; Omaha, NE | |
| 2000 | "Issues of Figure and Ground, Oh My!" ; Creighton University Lied Art Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| 1999 | "Printmakers" ; Gallery 72 ; Omaha, NE | |
| "Out of the Ashes" ; Creighton University Lied Art Gallery ; Omaha, NE | ||
| "Unwound Cocoon-Works on Silk and Paper" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 1998 | "Paper Dolls: Self-Portrait Narratives" ; Creighton University Lied Art Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| "Two Views of Self : Self-portraits by Nebraska Artists" ; University of Nebraska at Omaha ; Weber Fine Arts Gallery ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 1997 | "McGilvrey/Pluhacek" ; Chadron State College ; Chadron, NE | |
| "ARTworks" ; Jackson Artworks ; Omaha, NE | ||
| "Blur" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery ; Omaha, NE (Two person show with Kent Behrens) | ||
| 1996 | "Site Omaha" (A public art project by C. Harper) ; Jackson Artworks & various vending locations ; Omaha, NE | |
| "How I Spent my Summer Vacation" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery ; Omaha, NE (Two Person Show with Susan McGilvrey) | ||
| "13th Street/Gallery 9 Exchange" ; Gallery 9 ; Lincoln, NE | ||
| 1995 | "Eden’s Promise" ; Creighton University Fine Arts Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| "Erotic Art" ; Antiquarium Gallery ; Omaha, NE | ||
| "Final Images" ; Bellevue College School of Art Gallery ; Bellevue, NE | ||
| 1994 | "Bad Girls Midwest" ; College of Saint Mary Hillmer Art Gallery ; Omaha, NE | |
| "Fete Nouvelle II" ; Jackson Artworks ; Omaha, NE | ||
| 1993 | "All This and Color Too!" ; Thirteenth Street Gallery; Omaha, NE (Two Person show with Susan McGilvrey) | |
| 1992 | "On Canvas, On Paper" ; Bellevue College School of Art Gallery; Bellevue, NE (Two Person show with Deb Murphy) | |
| 1991 | Instituto Guatemalteco Americano; Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| "Dog Da Da" ; Antiquarium Gallery ; Omaha, NE | ||