Kevin McNamee-Tweed
Education
MFA University of Iowa
MA University of Iowa
BFA New York University
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Saying the Sun, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2024 False Cognate, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent, Belgium
2023 When the World's On Fire, Institute of Contemporary Art, Chattanooga, TN
2023 Pilcrow, Dutton Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Vessel, Cob Gallery, London, UK
2022 Fiction Workshop, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Time in the Time of Time, L21 Gallery, Mallorca, Spain
2021 Natural Clock, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2021 With Objects from the Victoria & Albert Museum, Slow Install, London, UK
2021 Probable Presence, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Moon Over Math Town, Harper's, New York, NY
2019 Literature, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Beret Debt, Devening Projects, Chicago, IL
2018 Already Not Yet, Shrine Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Slow Rocket, 57W57, New York, NY
2017 Little Hawk Field, Rod Barton, London, UK
2017 New Top Old Bottom, Left Field, San Luis Obispo, CA
2017 The End, Bay Space, Portland, OR
2017 Self-Tourism, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
2016 Handmade Books, The Menil Collection, Houston, TX
2016 Bread In North Carolina Butter In Tennessee, The Still House Group, NYC
2016 100 Views, Lower Left Gallery, Austin, TX
2015 Words Installation at Austin Bergstrom Airport
2015 Words, Pump Project, Austin, TX
2015 Sherts and Dreams, Las Cruxes, Austin, TX
2014 Karl’s Korner, Bolm Project Space, Austin, TX
2014 Books, Little Berlin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Books, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX
2014 Books, Little Berlin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Books, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX
2014 Books, Farewell Books, Austin, TX
2013 Shit Show, Eleven Seventeen Garland, Austin, TX
2012 Rocks, Big Medium Gallery and Project Space, Austin, TX
2013 Shit Show, Eleven Seventeen Garland, Austin, TX
2012 Rocks, Big Medium Gallery and Project Space, Austin, TX
Group Exhibitions and Fairs
2024 Fuga’s en Pimpelmezen, Museum Lucien de Gheus, Poperinge, Belgium
2024 NADA Miami, FL (with Tatjana Peters)
2024 KIAF, Seoul, Korea (with Steve Turner)
2024 Art Antwerp, Belgium (with Tatjana Peters)
2024 The Enclave, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2024 Paper View 2, The Hole, Sydney, New York, NY
2024 Ceramic Brussels, Brussels, Belgium (with Tatjana Peters)
2024 Enter Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (with Steve Turner)
2024 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, (with Tatjana Pieters)
2023 Art Bologna, Bologna, Italy (with Tatjana Pieters)
2023 Parsley Space Rosemary Time, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
2023 Realms, JVDW, Dusseldorf, Germany
2022 Chew, Scroll Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Faraway Nearby, North Loop Gallery, Williamstown, MA
2022 Untitled Miami, Miami, FL, (with Steve Turner)
2022 NADA New York, New York, NY (with Dutton Gallery)
2022 EXPO Chicago, Illinois, (with Steve Turner)
2021 Here Come the Suns, Bark Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2021 Known Unknowns, Studio Archive Project, New York, NY
2021 ARCO Madrid, Madrid, Spain (with L21 Gallery)
2021 Future Fair, New York, NY (with Dutton Gallery)
2021 Untitled Miami, Miami, FL, (with Steve Turner)
2021 New Moon, The Valley, Taos, New Mexico
2020 Essential Goods, Fisher Parrish, New York, NY
2020 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX, Conduit Gallery (Dallas)
2019 Art Berlin Fair, Berlin, Germany, (with Steve Turner)
2019 Summer Soup, Three One Three Four, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Sunday Fair, London, UK, (with Steve Turner)
2019 Highway Blues, Underdonk, New York, NY
2019 Fourth Dimensional Issues, Adams and Ollman & Melanie Flood Projects, Portland, OR
2019 Power of Ten, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Spring 1883, Sydney, Australia (with Dutton Gallery)
2019 Art Brussels Fair, Brussels, Belgium (with Steve Turner)
2019 Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark (with Steve Turner)
2018 Art Berlin Fair, Berlin, Germany (with Steve Turner)
2018 Spring 1883, Sydney, Australia (with Dutton Gallery)
2018 Swab Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain (with Dutton Gallery)
2018 Art Brussels Fair, Brussels, Belgium, (with Steve Turner)
2018 UNTITLED Fair, Miami, FL, (with Steve Turner)
2018 Afire, Skylab Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018 Spring 1883 Fair, Melbourne Australia (with Dutton Gallery)
2018 All You Can See, Rizzuto Gallery, Palermo, Italy
2018 Pablo, Cabinet Printemps, Dusseldorf, Germany
2018 NADA New York, New York, NY (with Dutton Gallery)
2017 Born To Run, Lane Meyer Projects, Denver, CO
2017 Another Place, Shrine, New York, NY
2017 Spring 1883 Sydney Australia, Dutton Gallery (NY)
2017 GIFC, The Hole, New York, NY
2017 Eyes Ears Nose Etc Etc., Left Field, San Luis Obispo, CA
2017 Zing Zam Blunder, Harbinger Projects, Reykjavík, Iceland
2017 All American, PM/AM, London, UK
2017 GIFC, Athina Gallery, Athens, Greece
2017 Part IV, MTG, Austin, TX
2016 Return Policy, The Still House Group, New York, NY
2016 A Room with A View, Eddy’s Room, Brooklyn, NY
2016 In Residence, Las Cruxes Gallery, Austin, TX
2016 By The Pound, MoHA, Austin, TX
2015 A Little Me Time, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
2015 Coming To Terms, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Bazt, Flux Factory, New York, NY
2015 Desktop Archeology, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
2014 Austin Pavilion at Art City Austin
2014 Conspectus, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX
2014 AHöM, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
2013 A Catalogue, Tiny Park Gallery, Austin, TX
2013 F.R. Etchen Collection, Big Medium, Austin, TX
2013 The Drawing Show, Pump Project, Austin, TX
2012 Farewell, Wardenclyffe Gallery, Austin, TX
2012 Medium Small, Big Medium, Austin, TX
2012 The Monster Show, Domy Books, Austin, TX
2007 Period, Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Austin Pavilion at Art City Austin
2014 Conspectus, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX
2014 AHöM, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
2013 A Catalogue, Tiny Park Gallery, Austin, TX
2013 F.R. Etchen Collection, Big Medium, Austin, TX
2013 The Drawing Show, Pump Project, Austin, TX
2012 Farewell, Wardenclyffe Gallery, Austin, TX
2012 Medium Small, Big Medium, Austin, TX
2012 The Monster Show, Domy Books, Austin, TX
2007 Period, Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Permanent Collections
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Museum Lucien de Gheus, Poperinge, Belgium
Institute of Contemporary Art, Chattanooga, TN
The Levantine Collection, Chicago, IL
The Bunker, West Palm Beach, FL
Selected Publications
Pure Paragraphs, 2023, Dutton & Happy Apples Press, Edition of 150
The Circle Drawings (10th Anniversary Edition), 2023, Texas State University & Steve Turner, Edition of 50
Paintings (Photographs), 2020, Steve Turner, Los Angeles, CA, Edition of 50
Ceramic Paintings, 2020, Steve Turner Publishing, Los Angeles, CA, Edition of 600Tableaux Vivant, 2020, Steve Turner Publishing, Los Angeles, CA, Edition of 250
Literature, 2019, Boo Boo Books and Steve Turner, Austin / LA, Edition of 200
Drwngs, 2018, Terry Bleu Publishing, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Edition of 250
The Circle Drawings, 2017, Boo Boo Books, Austin, TX, Edition of 150
100 Views, 2017, Boo Boo Books, Austin, TX, Edition of 100
Words, 2016, Punctum Books & Human Sciences Press, New York, NY, Edition of 300
Books, 2015, Farewell Books, Molasses Books, Raw Paw Press, Austin, TX, Edition of 300
Alien, 2014, Raw Paw Press, Austin, TX, Edition of 1000
Against Karl by Karll , 2013, Self-published, Edition of 10
Hourglass, 2013, Three Self-Published Volumes, Editions of 30
The Harolds, 2012, Recovered Writing Press (Now Molasses Books), New York, NY, Edition of 20
Marlboro, 2011, Self-Published, Edition of 50
That That, 2008, A collaboration with Samuel Tierney, Edition of 50
Against Karl by Karll , 2013, Self-published, Edition of 10
Hourglass, 2013, Three Self-Published Volumes, Editions of 30
The Harolds, 2012, Recovered Writing Press (Now Molasses Books), New York, NY, Edition of 20
Marlboro, 2011, Self-Published, Edition of 50
That That, 2008, A collaboration with Samuel Tierney, Edition of 50
Honors
2023 Ella Fountain Pratt Grant
2019 Mildred Pelter Prize
2018 Wilhelm and Jane Bodine Fellowship
2017 Iowa Arts Fellowship
2017 Artist in Residence, Bay Space, Portland, Oregon
2016 Montello Foundation Fellowship
2016 Artist in Residence, Montello Foundation, Montello, Nevada
2016 Artist in Residence, The Range, Saguache, Colorado
2013 Best Work of Art 2013-2014, Austin Critics Table, Austin, TX
2013 Best Curation of Group Exhibition 2013-2014, Austin Critics Table, Austin, TX
2012 Best Solo Exhibition 2012-2013, Austin Critics Table, Austin, TX
Independent Curatorial Projects
2017 Island Oasis Mirage, Canopy, Austin, TX
2017 Run-off, exhaust, and other pressures, curated with Bennet Schlesinger, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX
2017 One Hundred Views, Lower Left Gallery, Austin, TX
2017 Evening with Forest Bess, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX
2016 Mother Popcorn, co-curated with Peter Shear, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX
2016 Tito’s Prize: Zach Ingram, Curatorial Panel Member, Austin, TX
2016 Focus, East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2016 Sun Spots, Big Medium Gallery at Canopy, Austin, TX
2016 Lauren Moya Ford: New Hands On Old World Flowers, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX
2015 Think East, Fusebox Festival, Austin, TX
2015 Print Austin, Juror and Principal Curator, Canopy, Austin, Texas
Selected Bibliography
Harry Bellet, "Ceramic Brussels", Le Monde, Paris, France, 2024
Jordan Huelskamp, "The Art We're Obsessed with 2024", Artsy, 2024
John Yau, "Kevin McNamee-Tweed's Objects of Amazement," Hyperallergic, 2023
Caroline Ellen Liou,"Concise Guide to LA", Hyperallergic, 2022
Leah Ollman,"New Directions: Kevin Mcnamee-Tweed at Steve Turner", Art in America, 2021
Leah Ollman,"Commentary: I visited four reopened galleries", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Suzanne Hudson, "On Kevin McNamee-Tweed", Artforum International, 2020
Rebecca Storm, "Kevin McNamee-Tweed's Literature", Editorial Magazine, Montreal, CA, 2020
Cristina Cruz, "Editor's Picks", Art Net, 2019
"Art Brussels Review", Art Viewer Online, 2019
Perwana Nazif, "Feature", The Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
Will Heinrich, "What To See In New York", The New York Times, 2017
Caitlin Greenwood, "The Exit Interview: Kevin McNamee-Tweed", The Austin Chronicle, 2017
Ayden LeRoux, “The Power of Refusal: KMT’s Departure from Austin”, Glasstire, 2017
Sean Redmond, “Feature: Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, Fields Magazine, Austin, TX, 2016
Rainey Knudson, “Austin Does Houston: Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, Glasstire, 2016
Sean Redmond, “2015: Our Top Fives”, Fields Magazine, Austin, TX, 2015
Caitlin McCollom, “Deciding to Become An Artist While Making Art”, Arts + Culture Magazine, Dallas, TX, 2015
Seth Schwaiger, “Review: Books by Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, Austin Chronicle, Austin, TX, 2015
Rebecca Marino, “Q+A with KMT ”, Conflict of Interest, Austin, TX
Stephanie Bursese, “Form Review”, St. Claire Review, Philadelphia, PA
Emily Gosling, “Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s Books”, It’s Nice That, London, 2015
Lily Ball, “Interview”, Forth Magazine, Los Angeles, 2015
Kathryn Potraz, “Laugh Until You Cry”, Paste Magazine, 2015
Stephanie Bursese, “Form Review”, St. Claire Review, Philadelphia, PA
Emily Gosling, “Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s Books”, It’s Nice That, London, 2015
Lily Ball, “Interview”, Forth Magazine, Los Angeles, 2015
Kathryn Potraz, “Laugh Until You Cry”, Paste Magazine, 2015
Dallas Athent, “Books”, Bushwick Daily, 2015
Holly Otterbein, “Interview with Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Holly Otterbein, “Interview with Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Quinten Rhea, “Interview with Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, KOOP Radio, Austin, TX, 2014
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Review: Rocks”, Austin American-Statesman, 2012
Wayne Alan Brenner, “Four Galleries Worth Your Weekend Time”, Austin Chronicle, 2012
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Review: Rocks”, Austin American-Statesman, 2012
Wayne Alan Brenner, “Four Galleries Worth Your Weekend Time”, Austin Chronicle, 2012