Kevin McNamee-Tweed

b. 1984

Professional Experience

Big Medium, Austin, TX, Gallery Curator, 2012 - 2017

Education

BFA New York University 08

MA University of Iowa 19

MFA University of Iowa 20

Honors

Wilhelm and Jane Bodine Fellowship, 2018

Iowa Arts Fellowship, 2017

Artist in Residence, Bay Space, Portland, Oregon, 2017

Montello Foundation Fellowship, 2016

Artist in Residence at The Range, Saguache, Colorado, 2016

Best Solo Exhibition 2012-2013 Austin Critics Table for Rocks at Big Medium

Best Work of Art 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table for AHöM at The Museum of Human Achievement

Best Curation of Group Exhibition 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table, Nominated

Solo Exhibitions

Slow Rocket, 57W57, New York, NY, 2018

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, MoHA, Austin, TX, 2017

Handmade Books, The Menil Collection Bookstore, Houston, TX, 2016

Bread In North Carolina Butter In Tennessee, To_Bridges_ / The Still House Group, New York, NY, 2016

100 Views, Lower Left Gallery, Austin, TX, 2016

Words Installation at Austin Bergstrom Airport, 2015

Words, Pump Project, Austin, TX, 2015

Sherts and Dreams, LasCruxes, Austin, TX, 2015

Karl’s Korner, Bolm Project Space, Austin, TX, 2014
Books, Little Berlin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
Books, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX, 2014
Shit Show, Eleven Seventeen Garland, Austin, TX, 2013
Rocks, Big Medium Gallery and Project Space, Austin, TX, 2012

Selected Group Exhibitions and Fairs

All You Can See, Rizzutto Gallery, Palermo, Italy, 2018

Already Not Yet (Two-Person show with Ben Jamie), Shrine Gallery, New York, NY, 2018

Dutton Gallery, New York, NY, 2018

Pablo, Cabinet Printemps, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2018

Born To Run, Lane Meyer Projects, Aspen, CO, 2017

Another Place, Shrine, New York, NY, 2017

Spring 1883 Fair Sydney Australia, Dutton Gallery, 2017

GIFC, The Hole, New York, NY, 2017

Eyes Ears Nose Etc Etc. Curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Left Field, San Luis Obispo, Ca, 2017

Zing Zang Blunder, Harbinger Projects, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2017

Mysticeti: Jonathan Ryan Storm & Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Molasses Books, Brooklyn, NY, 2017

GIFC, Athina Art Fair, Athens, Greece, 2017

Part IV, Magic the Gallery, Austin, TX, 2017

A Room With a View, Eddy's Room, Brooklyn, NY, 2016

Return Policy, The Still House Group, NY, NY, 2016

In Residence, Las Cruxes, Austin, TX, 2016

A Little Me Time, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX, 2015

Coming To Terms, LittleBerlin, Philadephia, PA, 2015

Bazt, Flux Factory, New York, NY, 2015

Desktop Archeology, TheMuseum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX, 2015
Austin Pavilion at Art City Austin, 2015
Conspectus, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX, 2014
AHöM, TheMuseum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX, 2014
A Catalogue, Tiny Park Gallery, Austin, TX, 2013
F.R. Etchen Collection, Big Medium, Austin, TX, 2013
The Drawing Show, Pump Project, Austin, TX, 2013
Farewell, Wardenclyffe Gallery, Austin, TX, 2012
Medium Small, Big Medium, Austin, TX, 2012
The Monster Show, Domy Books, Austin, TX, 2012
Period, Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY, 2007

Selected Publications

The Circle Drawings, Boo Boo Books, 2016, Edition of 100

100 Views, Boo Boo Books, 2016, Edition of 100

Words, Punctum Books & Human Sciences Press, 2015, Edition of 300

Books, Farewell Books, Molasses Books, Raw Paw Press, 2015, Edition of 300

Alien, Raw Paw Press, 2015, Edition of 1000
Against Karl by Karll, 2014, Self-published, Edition of 10
Hourglass, 2013, Three Self-Published Volumes, Editions of 30
The Harolds, 2013, Recovered Writing Press (Now Molasses Books), Edition of 20
Marlboro, 2011, Self-Published, Edition of 50
That That, A collaboration with Samuel Tierney, 2008, Edition of 50

Selected Bibliography

"What To See In New York", Roberta Smith, The New York Times, 2017

"The Exit Interview", Caitlin Greenwood, The Austin Chronicle, 2017

"Review: Self-Tourism", Ayden LeRoux, Glasstire, 2017

“Feature: Kevin McNamee-Tweed”, Fields Magazine, 2016

“2015: Top”, Fields Magazine, 2015

“Deciding to Become An Artist While Making Art", Caitlin McCollom, Arts+ Culture Magazine, 2015

“Review: Books by Kevin McNamee-Tweed", Seth Orion Schwaiger, AustinChronicle, 2015

“Q+A with Rebecca Marino”, Conflict of Interest, Austin, TX, 2015
“Form Review with Stephanie Bursese”, St. Claire Review, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
“Self-Help, Poo, & Existential Questions: KMT’s Books”, It’s NiceThat, London, 2014
“Interview with Lily Ball”, Forth Magazine, Los Angeles, 2014
“Laugh Until You Cry”, Kathryn Potraz, Paste Magazine, 2014
“Interview with Holly Otterbein”, City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
“Review: Rocks”, Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin American-Statesman,2012
“Worth Your Weekend Time”, Wayne Alan Brenner, Austin Chronicle, 2012
“Kevin McNamee-Tweed: Rocks”, Janet Wlody, Gessato, 2012
“Rocks: Review" Adrienne Breaux, Modern, 2012