Resume
Education:
2002: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Grants and Scholarships:
2001: Granted Permanent Membership in the Golden Key International Honor Society
1998-2002: Robert D. Coe Fine Arts Scholarship
Awards:
2021: Honorable Mentions, "Isaiah", Drawing Category in 15th ARC Salon International Competition, the Art Renewal Center (ARC), Port Reading, NJ ***Jurors: Juliette Aristides, Arantzazu Martinez, Fred Ross, & Dan Thompson. ~ According to the Art Renewal Center (ARC), they received 4,941 entries from 83 countries this year. [Link]
2020: First Place Award, "Isaiah", Strokes of Genius 12 (12th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH. ***Juror: Juliette Aristides, Aristides Atelier Director at the GAGE Academy. [Link]
2020: Honorable Mentions, "Isaiah" & “Savion”, Rocky Mountain Biennial 2020, the Museum of Art (MOA) Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Leah Ollman who has been writing criticism and features about art for the Los Angeles Times since 1987, and has served as Corresponding Editor for Art in America since 1997.
2019: Juror’s Choice Award, “Savion”, Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour Preview Exhibition 2019, the Carnegie Center for Creativity, Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Jim McDonald who is the Director of Cultural Services for the City of Fort Collins, CO.
2018: Juror’s Choice Award, "Isaiah", Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour Preview Exhibition 2018, the Carnegie Center for Creativity, Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Jessica Kooimon Parker, the Visual Arts Curator at the Dairy Art Center in Boulder, CO.
2017: First Place Award, "Liza", Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour Preview Exhibition 2017, the Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Bobbi Walker, Owner of the Walker Fine Art Gallery Contemporary Art Denver, CO.
2002: First Place Award, "Vision", 27th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. ***Juror: Robert Knight, Executive Director of the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, MT.
2001: First Place Award, "Noh Theater Masks: Envy", 26th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. ***Juror: Gerry Riggs, Director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO.
1998: A&S Dean's Award, "Maiko", 23rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. ***Juror: Elizabeth Guheen, Director of the Ucross Foundation in Clearmont, WY.
Honors:
2023: Finalist, “Melancholy In Spring”, Strokes of Genius 15 (15th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2022: Finalist, “Melancholy In Spring”, Drawing Categories in 16th ARC Salon International Competition, Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ.
2022: Finalist, “Alice”, Strokes of Genius 14 (14th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2021: Finalist, “Savion”, Portraiture & Drawing Categories in 15th ARC Salon International Competition, Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ.
2021: Finalist, “Portrait of Artist”, Strokes of Genius 13 (13th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2020: Finalist, “Savion”, Strokes of Genius 12 (12th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2020: Select 50, “Savion”, The International Portrait Competition 2020, the Portrait Society of America, Tallahassee, FL.
2019: Finalist, "Liza" and "Isaiah", 13th International Drawing Annual Competition (INDA13), The Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
Publications:
2023: The Best of Drawing (Winter 2024) / Artists Magazine & American Artists
“Strokes of Genius 15” (p.91)
Graphite drawing "Melancholy In Spring" was included in a special edition magazine "The Best of Drawing”, which features all the winners and finalists from the "Strokes of Genius 15" competition.
- Editor: Anne Hevener
***The Magazine will be coming to newsstands at Barnes & Noble bookstore in November 2023.
2023: The 16th International ARC Salon Book, International Realism/The Art Renewal Center (ARC)
The 16th International ARC Salon Book (p.376)
The book features all award winners and finalists of the 16th International ARC Salon Competition.
Graphite drawing "Melancholy In Spring" was selected for one of the Finalists and included in the 16th International ARC Salon book [link]. The finalists were chosen out of 5,400 entries from 75 countries.
2022: The Best of Drawing (Winter 2023) / Artists Magazine & American Artists
“Strokes of Genius 14” (p.69)
Graphite drawing "Alice" was included in a special edition magazine "The Best of Drawing”, which features all the winners and finalists from the "Strokes of Genius 14" competition.
- Editor: Anne Hevener
***The Magazine will be coming to newsstands at Barnes & Noble bookstore in November 2022.
2021: The Best of Drawing (Winter 2022) / Artists Magazine & American Artists
“Strokes of Genius 13” (p.67)
Graphite drawing "Portrait of Artist" was included in a special edition magazine "The Best of Drawing”, which features all the winners and finalists from the "Strokes of Genius 13" competition.
- Editor: Anne Hevener
***The Magazine will be coming to newsstands at Barnes & Noble bookstore in November 2021.
2021: The 15th International ARC Salon Book, International Realism/The Art Renewal Center (ARC)
The 15th International ARC Salon Book (p.321 & p.334)
The book features all winners, honorable mentions and finalists of the 15th International ARC Salon Competition.
Graphite drawing "Isaiah" was selected for the Honorable Mention in the Drawing category in the 15th International ARC Salon Competition by Jurors Fred Ross, Dan Thompson, Arantzazu Martinez, and Juliette Aristides. Also, graphite drawing "Savion" was selected for one of the Finalists in the competition. Both graphite drawings were included in the ARC Salon Book. According to ARC, they received 4,941 entries from 83 countries.
***To pre-order your copy of the 15th International ARC Salon International Realism Book Click Here
2020: The Best of Drawing (Winter 2021) / Artists Magazine & American Artists
“Strokes of Genius 12” - First Place Winner (p.12, p.13, p.14, p.15, & p.44)
Graphite drawing "Isaiah" was selected for the 1st Place Award in the competition on "Strokes of Genius 12" by Juror Juliette Aristides. Also, graphite drawing "Savion" was selected for one of the finalists in the competition as well. The winning drawing "Isaiah" and my other drawings including "Savion" have been published in a special edition magazine "The Best of Drawing”, which features all the winners and finalists from the "12th Strokes of Genius" competition.
-Article by Writer Rebecca Dvorak
- Editor: Anne Hevener
-Read Article: The Top Award-Winning Drawings of 2020
***Order your copy of the Magazine “The Best of Drawing (Winter 2021)” :
-Print Magazine: [Link]
- Digital Magazine: [Link]
***The Magazine will be coming to newsstands at Barnes & Noble bookstore in November 2020.
2019: INDA 13 (13th International Drawing Annual) / Manifest Gallery
“INDA 13”- Finalists (P.107 & p.108)
Drawings "Liza" and "Isaiah" were selected to be included in the Book “INDA 13”. According Manifest Gallery, they received 922 submissions from 287 artists from 45 states, and 15 countries for the INDA13 Book Project. The publication includes 107 works by 72 artists from 30 states and 7 countries including Australia, Canada, England, France, Norway, Spain, and the United States.
***Order your copy of the INDA13 Click Here
2007: Journey (January/February) / Women’s Magazine
“Focal Point” Artist (p.12 & p.13)
-Article by Kathy Bauer
Article:
2005: What’s News (September 13) / Rhode Island College
“Unity Center receives paintings from Bayou, McKee… “(p.16)
-Article by Lauren Mesale
News Interview on TV:
2007: CBS KGWN News Channel 5 (October 9) / "In This Life: Reflections on War & Politics" 3 Artists Exhibition, at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art
Auction:
2021: Online Auction “Contemporary Realism: Important 21st Century Works“ Hosted on Sotheby's.com, July 16 - 26, 2021 ***Lot number: Lot 3 - Kumiko S. McKee "Isaiah"
Solo Exhibitions:
2013: "KOTO", The Studio PL1 in the Plaza Level of the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Building, Fort Collins, CO
2012: “Time on the Earth”, The Studio PL1 in the Plaza Level of the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Building, Fort Collins, CO
2012: "Artist's Life", The Studio PL1 in the Plaza Level of the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Building, Fort Collins, CO
2010: "In This Life: Reflections on War & Politics", the Poudre River Arts Center (S 211), Fort Collins, CO
2002: "KOTO” (BFA 2nd Exhibition), Up Gallery in Fine Art Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2000: "Time on the Earth" (BFA 1st Exhibition), Gallery 234 in the Union Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Special Exhibition:
2007: "In This Life: Reflections on War & Politics" 3 Artists Exhibition, Main Gallery at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO - Details
Selected Juried Exhibitions:
2021: 15th International ARC Salon Exhibition (Sotheby’s NY) in New York
2021: 15th International ARC Salon Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain [Video]
2020: Rocky Mountain Biennial 2020, the Museum of Art (MOA) Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Leah Ollman who has been writing criticism and features about art for the Los Angeles Times since 1987, and has served as Corresponding Editor for Art in America since 1997.
2019: Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour 2019 and Preview Juried Exhibition, the Carnegie Center for Creativity, Fort Collins, CO ***Juror: Jim McDonald who is the Director of Cultural Services for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado.
2018: Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour 2018 and Preview Exhibition, the Carnegie Center for Creativity, Fort Collins, CO ***Juror: Jessica Kooimon Parker, the Visual Arts Curator at the Dairy Art Center in Boulder, Colorado.
2017: Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour 2017 and Preview Exhibition, the Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO ***Juror: Bobbi Walker, Owner of the Walker Fine Art Gallery Contemporary Art Denver, Colorado.
2002: 27th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum ***Juror: Robert Knight, Executive Director of the Yellowstone Museum in Billings, MT.
2001: 26th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum ***Juror: Gerry Riggs, Director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado/Colorado Springs, CO
2000: 25th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum***Juror: Ron Judish, Director of the Ron Judish Fine Arts, Denver, CO
1999: 24th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum ***Juror: Ann Daly, Adjunct Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1998: 23rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum ***Juror: Elizabeth Guheen, Director of the Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY
1997: 22nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum ***Juror: Susan Krane, Director of the CU Art Galleries at University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Group Show and Art Events:
2022: 3SASA - 5th Annual Studio Artists Exhibition, the 3 Square Art - Fine Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2021: 3SASA - 4th Annual Studio Artists Exhibition, the 3 Square Art - Fine Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2019: 3SASA - 3rd Annual Studio Artists Exhibition, the 3 Square Art - Fine Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2018: 3SASA - 2nd Annual Studio Artists Exhibition, the 3 Square Art - Fine Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2017: 3SASA - 1st Annual Studio Artists Exhibition (Dwellers), the 3 Square Art - Fine Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2017: Vision - 3SA Gallery Grand Opening Exhibition, the 3 Square Art - Fine Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2014: The FCMOA Masks, a fundraising event, the Fort Collins Museum of Art, Fort Collins, CO
2013: Fort Collins Studio Tour 2013 and Preview Exhibition, the Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2012: Fort Collins Studio Tour 2012 and Preview Exhibition, the Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2011: Fort Collins Studio Tour 2011 and Preview Exhibition, Art Lab, Fort Collins, CO
2010: Poudre Studio Artists 4th Anniversary Exhibition, Main Gallery at the Poudre River Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO
2009: Poudre Studio Artists 3rd Anniversary Exhibition, Main Gallery at the Poudre River Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO
2007: Masks of MOCA, a fundraising even, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
2006: MOCA Studio Tour 2006 and Preview Exhibition, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
2006: Masks of MOCA, a fundraising even, the Silent Auction at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art & the Final Live Auction at the Marriott Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
2005: MOCA Studio Tour 2005 and Preview Exhibition, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
2005: Faces in the Crowd, a fundraising even, the Silent Auction at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art & the Final Live Auction at the Marriott Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
2004: MOCA Studio Tour 2004 and Preview Exhibition, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
2004: Faces in the Crowd, the Silent Auction at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art & the Final Live Auction at the Fort Collins Country Club, Fort Collins, CO
Online Awards:
2005: Digital Consciousness - Artist of the Month - July 2005 (link)