Biografia

Kunik ha iniziato come acquerellista e paesaggista, ma volendo lavorare in modo più concettuale, è tornata a scuola, ottenendo un BFA presso l’Otis College of Art and Design. Informati da questioni ambientali e domande che influiscono sulla vita quotidiana, i dipinti astratti di Kunik hanno iniziato a fare riferimento a problemi ambientali, il che l’ha spinta a iniziare un progetto di giardinaggio comunitario della durata di quattro anni. Kunik si è poi rivolta alla fotografia d’arte per indagare la percezione in relazione alle verdure che coltivava nei suoi giardini. Utilizzando le foto dei suoi viaggi come riferimento, ha quindi iniziato a combinare fotografia e pittura e un processo di emulsione per continuare la sua esplorazione della percezione.

Kunik ha partecipato a più di 80 mostre, comprese numerose mostre personali. Ha anche esposto di recente ad Art Basel nel 2018 e ad Art Basel Miami nel 2017, alla Contemporary Art Ruhr in Germania, in Italia, Thailandia e Perù. Il suo lavoro è stato esposto a Photo LA (2011 e 2012) e in gallerie e musei a New York e in tutta la California. Inoltre, Kunik ha avuto residenze di pittura a Canisy, Francia, Assisi, Civitella D’Agliano e Castellabate, Italia. Kunik è nata a Chicago, Illinois, dove ha conseguito una laurea presso l’Università dell’Illinois e un master presso la DePaul University di Chicago. Si è trasferita a Beverly Hills, in California, nel 1978, dove attualmente risiede.

EDUCATION

2016 BAU Institute/Puglia Residency, Casalabate, Puglia, Italy

PSU International Art Workshop 2016, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand

KMUTNB International Art and Design Workshop 2016, King Mongkut’s University of Technology NorthBangkok, Rayong, & Bangkok, Thailand

Art Lab, Civitella d’Agliano, Italy – Two-week painting residency – Honorable MentionMentorship with Helen Mayer & Newton Harrison on LA & the Rising of Waters Exhibition

BFA, with Honors, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California

Assisi, Italy – Three-week painting residency

Canisy, France – Three-week painting residency

Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Art Docent (7 years)

M Ed, Reading & Learning Disabilities, with Distinction in the Curriculum, DePaul University,Chicago, Illinois

BA, Spanish Education & Psychology, with High Honors, University of  Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Ceres Gallery, New York, NY

L A Artcore

Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Docent Council,

McNabb Martin Contemporary Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

National Arts Club-Exhibiting Artist

Red Hen Press – Board Member

Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art

WEAD — Women Environmental Artists Directory

MOSTRE PERSONALI

2021   Strata, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2021   A Fragile Strength, ART 2 art District, Los Angeles, CA
2019   Disconnect, Mangiafolia, Naples, Italy
2018   A Fragile Strength, Gallery 825, LA Art Association, Los Angeles, CA
2017   Disconnect, LA Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA
2017   Disconnect, Expo Contemporary, Juried Art Fair, The Reef, LA, CA
2016   Disconnect, 417 Metro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014   You Say Tomato, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013   JUICE, Artist’s Corner Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2011   RIPE, Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA
2011   Multiples, McNabb Martin Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
2008   Dialogic Connection, Tree People, Beverly Hills, CA
2008   A Sense of Place, LACMA Rental & Sales Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008   An Evening Under the Harvest Moon, Tree People, Beverly Hills, CA

MOSTRE DI GRUPPO

2022  The 21th Japan International Art Exchange Exhibition, Toyko Metropolitan Art Museum, Taito City, Toyko, Japan
Roots and Branch, Gallery 825, LAAA, Los Angeles, CA

2021  The 20th (Japan) International Art Exchange Exhibition, Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan
Lydia Takashita Legacy Exhibit Series: 2, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA Walls of Water, Helms Design Center, Culver City, CA
Exhibizione 5th International Group Exhibition. Summer,2021, Online, Toronto, Canada
Soul Rises, Lark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Animal, Mineral or Vegetable? Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Dallas, TX

2020   Life As It Is Now, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
Endangered Fine Art & Photography Contest 2020, Online Exhibition, Endangered Art 4 Apes, Sag Harbor, NY
EAM Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
Petite Works, Online exhibition, LA Art Association, Los Angeles, CA

2019   Edge of History, Italian Exchange Exhibition, Curated by Cynthia Penna, Art 1307 & Gallery 825, LA, CA & Villa di Donato, Napoli, Italy
19th Japan International Art Exchange Exhibition, National Art Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
STRATA, Two Woman Show, Red Hen Press, Pasadena, CA
34th Annual Juried Art Exibition, Museum of Art and History: Cedar, Lancaster, CA
Celebrating the National Lands of CA, Wilding Museum of Art and Nature, Solvang, CA
LA Artcore’s 3rd Annual Photography Exhibition, LA Artcore Brewery Annex, LA, CA

2018   Ping Pong, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Beverly Hills Art Show, Juried Exhibition, Beverly Hills, CA
Bunker Opens Doors, Juried by Peter Frank, Great Hall, W. Hollywood, CA
ART SPEAKS Lend Your Voice, Juried by Jill Moniz, Annual Conference of Women’s Caucus for Art, LA, CA
Music for Your Eyes, Juried by Peter Frank, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

2017   Ping Pong Miami 2017, at Art Basel Miami, FL
phenomena, SCWCA, Neutra Institute Museum, LA, CA
Personal Vacation, Juried by Chris Davies,Gallery 825, LA Art Association, LA, CA
Red, Offramp Gallery, Online Exhibition, LA, CA
Out There, Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association, LA, CA

2016   Art Lab, Tiny Griffon Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany
International Exchange Show, The Art Exhibition, Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Museum, Bangkok, Thailand
Prince of Songkla University International Art Workshop and Exhibition 2016, Southern Thai Art Museum, Pattani, Thailand
International Art and Design Workshop 2016 Exhibition, King Mongkut University Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand

2015   Incontro tra Cultue, Academia Luciana, Civitella d’Aglliano, Italy
Solar Spectrum, MD Gallery, Hollywood, CA
Snap to Grid, LACDA, LA, CA
Vulnerable, For The Social Good, West Hollywood, CA

2014   #SeeMeTakeOver Times Square, New York, New York
Find Your Roots, Lark Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

2013   Photo LA, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
Oenophilia, The Loft at Liz’s, LA, CA
Bound, (exhibition catalog) Phoenix Gallery,Women’s Caucus for Art, Juried Exhibition, NY, NY
Beverly Hills Art Show, Juried Exhibition, Beverly Hills, CA

2012   C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr 2012, Essen, Germany
Photo LA, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
Featured Artist, Le Petit Jardin, Terminal 1, LA International Airport, LA, CA
Collections, McNabb Martin Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Art About Agriculture, Santa Paula Museum, Santa Paula, CA

2011   California Open Juried Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Art Station, Santa Monica, CA

2010   C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr 2010, Essen, Germany
Downtown Art Center Gallery, Juried Exhibition, LA, CA
Home Grown Culver City, Culver City, CA
Color & Design Exhibition, LH Horton Jr Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Juried Exhibition, LA, CA
Blue Planet, Elements: An Eco-Art Conference, Women’s Caucus for Art, San Francisco, CA
Night Dive, Aquarium of the Pacific, Juried Show, Long Beach, CA

2009   Honorable Mention, Open Call 2009, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, LA, CA
California Open Exhibition, Long Beach Arts (Juried by Sinead Finnerty-Pyne), Long Beach, CA
Lecture–The Creative Process, Women Painters West, Encino, CA
Chaos Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
gem, Gallery 825, LA, CA
Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Performance-The Feminist Art Project, LA, CA

2008   Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Terminal 1, Los Angeles International Airport, LA, CA
French Cultural Services in LA, French Consulate Offices, LA, CA
Politrix Political Art Show, Bassworks, LA, CA
Otis@ 825, Gallery 825, LA, CA
Penumbra, Gallery 825, LA, CA
New Members Exhibit, Barnsdall, LA Municipal Art Gallery, LA, CA

2007   The Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe, Apex Art, NY, NY
Spirit Vision, Universidad Particular de Iquitos, Avenida del Ejercito, San Juan S/N, Iquitos, Peru
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Rental & Sales Gallery, LA, CA
Aurora, Gallery 825, LA, CA
Celebrity Vault Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
UCLA/Santa Monica Medical Center Art & Wine Auction, LA, CA

2006   Los Angeles County Museum of Art Rental & Sales Gallery, LA, CA
LA Art Exchange Auctions, Group Show and Auction, Santa Monica, CA
Artist’s Lecture at The Forum, Otis College of Art and Design, LA, CA
Boroughs of Los Angeles (Juried Show), 1st Annual Five Campus Art Exhibition, William Grant Still Arts Center, LA, CA