Kaitlin West
Education
2019-2022 Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture Candidate, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2019 Bachelor of Science in Fine Art, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Trapped From Within, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2022 Constructed Self, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2019 Humanity, Samford University Art Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2015 Avon Theater Show, Avon Theater, Birmingham, AL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Summer Residency Exhibition, Goggle Works, Reading, PA (August 2023)
Roundabout, Samford University Art Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama (curated by Lauren Evans)
2022 Sense of Place, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA (juror Erin Dunn)
50th Annual Melvin Gallery Art Exhibition, The Lakeland Art Guild, Lakeland, FL (curated by Jason L. Moodie)
Artovation Student Show, Texas Association of Schools of Art, online exhibition (curated by Donna Sweigart)
Art In The Time Of Corona, Dab Art Company Gallery, www.dabart.me, (curated by Yessíca Torres)
61st Annual Voertman Art Competition, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton TX (curated by Christopher Blay)
College Expo, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX (curated by Jer’Lisa Devezin)
Fragile but Strong, Paul Voertman Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2021 Remnants, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (curated by Maria Haag)
Artovation Student Show, Texas Association of Schools of Art, online exhibition (curated by John Spriggins)
Indolently Reactive, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (curated by Kasey Short)
Represents, Texas Women's University, Denton, Texas (curated by John Spriggins)
First Impressions, Lewisville Grand Theatre, Lewisville, Texas
Cardboard, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati , Ohio (Juried)
36th Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery at the University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas (curated by Ben Hickey)
Cardboard, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (Juried)
2020 New Texas Talent XXVII, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (Curated by Giovanni Valderas)
Divulge, D’Arts Center, Norfolk, VA (Curated by Matthew Bernier)
Expo 2020, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX (Curated by Letitia and Sedrick Huckaby)
30 under 30, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
2018 Paper/Work an exhibition of artwork on and of Paper, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (Curated by Dr. Abigail Yonder)
Those Who Do Not Weep Do Not See, Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL (Curated by Gina Hurry)
We Are One Exhibition, Stephen Smith Gallery, Birmingham, AL (Curated by Andrea Dillingham, John Fields, Charles Woods)
Bellwethers Exhibition, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, TN (Curated by Diane Shaw Miles)
Concrete and Adrift: On the Poverty Line Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA (Curated by Megan Valentine)
2017 Annual Juried Art and Design Show, Samford University, Birmingham, AL (Curated by Sara Cannon)
Art at Night, Studio 2500, Birmingham, AL (Curated by Willie Williams)
2016 Salvador’s Deli, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Artist Residencies
2023 Summer Resident, Goggle Works, Reading, PA
2022 Emerging Artist Residency, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shaffer, MN
Private Collections
2023 GoggleWorks Center For The Arts, Reading, PA
2021 University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Public Art
2020 Hop into History, The Bandit Bronze Sculpture, Old Town Lewisville, Texas
Bibliography
2023 “Kaitlin West & Colin Pezzano & Cooper Siegel”, You Made It: A GoggleWorks Podcast (released August 2023)
2022 Stories & Insights, “Meet Kaitlin West”, Canvas Rebel
2021 Heather Noel, “CVAD Students Work with City of Lewisville to Design Fabricate Public Art UNT News https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/cvad-students-work-city- Lewisville design-fabricate-public-art
2020 Stories, Local. “Meet Kaitlin West.” Voyage Dallas Magazine | Dallas City Guide http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-kaitlin-west-kaitlin-west-denton-texas/
2018 Carol Graffeo, (November 2018) “Samford’s art gallery debuts new exhibit: Student tackles homelessness through artwork,” The Samford Crimson, edition 104
2017 Ragona, Elizabeth. “Back to School Fall 2017”, Artist of Alabama, no 1 (August 2017): 1.
Professional Experience
2024-Present Shop Manager, Samford University, Birmingham Alabama
2022-Present Adjunct Professor, Samford University, Birmingham Alabama
• 9 sections of 3D Design, 1 section of 2D Design
2021-2022 Teaching Fellow, Traditional Methods Beginning Sculpture, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• Taught 2 sections
• Instructed students independently for all classes and facilitated all critiques.
- Wrotaught my own syllabus and independently instructed students
• Demonstrated tools for three main projects: wood cutting, sanding, grinding, tools; mold making and casting using last, alginate, paper pulp, and wax; metal cutting, shaping, grinding tools, and MIG welding.
2019-2022 Graduate Student Assistant in Sculpture, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
• Metal shop and wood shop monitor
2019-2021 Class Lab Instructor, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
• Taught 4 sections: Drawing 1, Design 2, Narrative and Representation (zoom format), Design 1
• Instructed students independently for all classes and facilitated all critiques.
2018 Art Therapy Internship, Prodigal Pottery, Chelsea, AL Homeschool Art Teacher, Birmingham, AL
2017 Art Counselor, Raquette Lake Camp, Raquette Lake, NY
Awards
2022 First Place Voertman Award, 61st Annual Voertman Art Competition, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton TX
Juror’s Choice Award, College Expo, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2021 Artovation II Second Place Grad, Texas Association of Schools of Art, www.tasart.org
The Voertman-Ardoin Fellowship, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
The Phil Samson Studio Arts Scholarship, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2020 The Voertman-Ardoin Scholarship, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2019 Valerie Dean Westheimer Memorial Fellowship Endowment, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2018 Best of Show, Samford Student Art Show, location, Birmingham, Al
2018 Honorable Mention 2D, Bellwethers Exhibition, location Humboldt, TN
2016 People’s Choice Award, Salvador’s Deli, location, Birmingham AL
Volunteering Experience
2020 Prodigal Projects, Dallas, TX
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, Dallas, TX
2017 Third Space Gallery Attendant, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Space One Eleven, Birmingham, AL