Kevin Palme


39 Hibriten Drive

Asheville, North Carolina 28801

e-mail: kevin@kevinpalme.com

 

Education

 

2003               Master of Fine Arts, Painting

            Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

 

1998               Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art

                        Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

                        Areas of Concentration: Painting, Sculpture

 

Professional Experience

 

2004-07         Adjunct Instructor in Painting, Drawing, Art History – Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, North Carolina

 

2004-05         Adjunct Instructor in Drawing, Two Dimensional Design – Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina

 

2006               Set Designer and Painter– Asheville Community Theatre Production of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, 35Below, Asheville, North Carolina

 

2005               Set Designer and Painter– Asheville Community Theatre Production of Limonade Tous Les Jour, 35Below, Asheville, North Carolina

 

2003               Lead Artist/Advisor – Living Roots Youth Project, Savannah, Georgia

 

1996               Lead Artist/Teacher – Kimberly Park Terrace Mural Project, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 

Selected Exhibition History (*solo shows marked by asterisk)

                                   

2007               The Art of Our Community Colleges.  The Arts Council of Henderson County, Hendersonville, North Carolina

 

2007               The Color Show.  (With Leslie Keller and Meg Winnecour) Asheville Area Arts Council Front Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina

 

2006               Opposites Attract.  Mendenhall Building, Davidson County Community College, Lexington, North Carolina

 

2006               The Harry Hampton Conservation Banquet and Auction. Charleston, South Carolina

 

2005               * Featured Artist.  Wine Ruels, Marion, North Carolina

 

2005               The Harry Hampton Conservation Banquet and Auction. Charleston, South Carolina

 

2004               The McCartney Project: Enduring Ties. Asheville Area Arts Council and Diana Wortham Theater, Asheville, North Carolina

 

2004               The Harry Hampton Conservation Banquet and Auction. Charleston, South Carolina

 

2004               * Featured Artist (May - June).  Fletcher BMW, Fletcher, North Carolina

 

2004               Vivid.  Red Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

 

2003               Vivid.  Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

     

2003               * Fall Exhibition.  Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, South Carolina

 

2003               Points of Departure.  (With Fred Jesser and Martina Nehrling) Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, Georgia

 

                        2003               * Four Conversations.  (MFA Thesis Show) Starland Art District, Savannah, Georgia

 

                        2003               Flow.  (Collaboration with Aaron Bernard, Brett Callero, and Michael Scoggins) Aquaspace, Savannah, Georgia

 

                        2003               Opening Night.  Olive, Savannah, Georgia

 

                        2003               First Friday (February).  Gallery 28, Savannah, Georgia

 

                        2003               Big Picture Show.  Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia 

 

2002               100% Charity.  Creole Red, Savannah, Georgia

 

 

Collections

 

Mohawk Industries, Dalton, Georgia

Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

 

Private Collections in:

            Los Angeles, California

            Washington, DC

            Savannah, Georgia

            Dalton, Georgia

            Minneapolis, Minnesota

            Mendham, New Jersey

            New York, New York

            Asheville, North Carolina

            Bend, Oregon

            Portland, Oregon

            Aiken, South Carolina