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KENNETH J. WOLVERTON

Coast to coast, Canada to Mexico Ken has presented his 45 minute performance and art workshops, leaving beautiful artworks and many stimulated minds behind.

Kenneth J. Wolverton was born in Pueblo, Colorado, 1944. He is an international artist who for 40 years has created Public Art. His artworks are in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Guatemala, and America. His work has spanned murals, sculptures, performance visual arts, theater, movie sets and numerous writing and photo publications. He lived in Europe from 1973 to 1986. He returned to America in 1986 and has lived in Cerrillos, New Mexico since.

Mr. Wolverton has performed his visual arts show for over 300 schools in 37 states but specializes New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and California.

EDUCATION

Magna Cum Laude – B.A. 2004 – University of Arizona.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2010                 Directed Master Class             Alma d'Arte Charter High School/AmeriCorps teacher Volunteers

2009                 Directed Master Class             Alma d'Arte Charter High School/AmeriCorps teacher Volunteers

2008                 Artist in Residence                   COURT YOUTH CENTER/ALMA D'ARTE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

2007                 Scenic Artist                            ABC  TV,  KID NATION

2005-2006       Artist in Residence                    COURT YOUTH CENTER/ALMA D' ARTE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL             

2000-2004       University Student                     NMSU, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

1998-2002       Artist in Residence                    COURT YOUTH CENTER

1995-1997       National Arts Tour                    BUREAU OF LECTURES AND CONCERT ARTIST INC.

1990-1995       Artist in Residence                    NEW MEXICO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

1968-1990       Professional Artist                     SELF EMPLOYED

1967-1968       Artist, Illustrator                        U.S. ARMY

DETAILED HISTORY/ REFERENCES

2010  http://www.kwacoart.com/AmeriCorps2010.

Directed second AmeriCorps Teacher Volunteer group in collaborative mural workshop. Continued exhiition of solo art at MOSTLY MADRID GALLERY, in Madrid, New Mexico.

2009

Created murals for Gadsden School District, Anthony, New Mexico . Group exhibit in MOSTLY MADRID GALLERY, Madrid, New Mexico

2008  http://www.kwacoart.com/americorps.htm

Directed 12 AMERICORPS volunteers for Alma d'Arte Charter High School, to create 3 X 100 foot ceramic mural.

Returned to my studio in Cerrillos, New Mexico and created paintings, sculpture for commercial galleries.

2007

Scenic artist for mini series on ABC, working as lead artist for Roger Baer, designed and painted sets.

2005-2006     http://www.kewolve.com/Mesquite%20Project.htm

Nine months creating a ceramic tile mural in the Jardin de Mesquite Park in the Historic Mesquite District of Las Cruces, New Mexico  sponsored by the city of Las Cruces in conjunction with Alma d’Arte Charter High School.

2002-2004

Honor student at University of Arizona

Graduated magna cum laude December 2004 at University of Arizona,  journalism major, creative writing minor.

Reporter and photographer for El Independiente and Cursor (U of A)

Studies with Quark, PhotoShop, Illustrator, PageMaker and Microsoft Word

Sculpture Exhibition at Jezebel Gallery, Santa Fe.

Scholarships  journalism dept. U of A, Douglas  D. Martin, Hubbard/Milburn, Eugene C. Pullman and Scripps Howard.

2002

Designed first website

Designed and created digital publications for Court Youth Center

Honor student at New Mexico State University (Las Cruces)

Mural Commissions

ESL class, Canutillo High School, Canutillo, TX, 4 X 24 ft.

ESL students, Juan Damian Elementary School, Canutillo, Texas. , 4 X 24 ft.

Vanguard Printing Company, 17 X 100 feet.

Domaine Peraldi Vinoble, Corsica, France, 24 X 50 ft.

2001

Designed computer/digital photo publications for Court Youth Center

Returned to university (NMSU)

Studies with Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker and Microsoft Word

Mural Commissions

Dona Ana County Health Center, Las Cruces, NM, bas relief, 20 x 8 X 60 ft.

Hogar de Ninos, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 8 X 72 ft.

Canutillo Cultural Center, Canutillo, TX , 8X16 ft.

Bill Childers Elementary School, Canutillo, TX, Plywood Mosaic- bas relief, 3 panels, each 8 X 8 ft.

Davenport Elementary School, Canutillo, TX, 8 X 40 ft.

2000

Computer studies in PageMaker, Illustrator and Microsoft 2000 at Dona Ana Community College, (Las Cruces, NM)

Studies with PhotoShop, Illustrator, PageMaker and Microsoft Word

Digital Photography studies and publications

Mural Commissions

Space Allen grill And Bar, Bismarck, ND, 16 X 150 ft.

Washington Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM, (collaborative, Plywood Mosaic- bas relief, 5 X 32 ft.

Dona Ana Elementary School, Dona Ana, NM, 14  X 40 ft.

1999

Computer training in Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, and Microsoft 2000

Mural, Vanguard Printing Company, Albuquerque, NM acrylic, 14 X 200 ft.

Sculpture and Painting Exhibition at Studio 3115, Cerrillos, NM

CHALK-TALK  tour in Las Cruces, New Mexico

1998

Sculpture, Restaurant commission, Madrid, NM

Sculpture, Raynier Estate commission, Seattle, WA

Sculpture and Paintings Exhibition, Doubletake gallery, Santa Fe

CHALK-TALK Tour of performance art in Southern New Mexico.

1997

Tour of CHALK-TALK in schools throughout New Mexico for my own company KWACOART

1995-1997     http://www.assemblyline.com

Tour of CHALK-TA;LK in over 300 schools in 37 states for THE BUREAU OF LECTURES AND CONCERT ARTISTS INC.

Australia Tour

Sculpture commissions, Maleny Folk  Festival, Woodford, Australia

Sculpture for Pope’s Beatification of Australian Saint,  Mary MacCullop,

Order of Saint Joseph, Sydney, Australia

1994

Mural commissions

Santa Fe High School  14X110 ft.

Alvord Elementary School, Santa Fe, NM  12X100 ft.

1993 

Mural commissions

Emerson Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM 8X140 ft..

Dolores Gonzales Elementary School, Albuquerque., NM 8X100 ft.

Mary Ann Binford Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM 8X80 ft.

1992

Mural commissions

Teen Project collaborative theater and murals, Santa Fe, NM,

Alvord Elementary School, Cafeteria Mural, Santa Fe,  NM 4X200 ft.

Zia Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM 14X100 ft.

Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, interior mural on ecology, Edinburgh, Scotland. 8X24 FT

1991 

Mural  Commissions

Bluff View Elementary School , Farmington, NM  8 X24 ft.

Saint Vincent Hospital, an exterior relief mural, Santa Fe, NM 8X200 ft.     

Vanguard Printing Company, Albuquerque, NM 14X   200 ft.

1990 

Mural Commissions

Mesa Verde Elementary, plywood mosaic-bas relief, Farmington. NM  8X 32 ft.

Bloomfield Elementary, plywood mosaic-bas relief, Bloomfield, NM 8X 32 ft.

Saint Alice Catholic Church, plywood mosaic, Mountainair, NM 8X50 ft.

The Peoples Palace, bas relief, Glasgow, Scotland. 12 X 1000 ft.

The National Theatre London, bas relief, Glasgow Scotland, 25 X 125 ft.

Domaine Peraldi Vineyard, Ajaccio, Corsica, 24X50 ft.

Sculpture and Mural  Oban Distillery, Oban, Scotland 8X60 ft.

Sculpture  Carrickferrgus Castle, Belfast, Ireland          

1970 to 1989

Created over 100 public artworks in Europe, The Middle East  and America.  He has specialized in the collaborative technique involving thousands of people in his work.

1988  organized the first New Mexico Muralist Conference.

1983/1986 professional murals created for Domaine Peraldi Vinyards, Corsica, France.

1978/82 was first funded community  for THEATRE WORKSHOP EDINBURGH   and created the first rural Community Arts Project funded    by the Scottish Arts Council, on the Isle of Arran.

1977  created public art in Istanbul, Turkey, and Isfahan, Iran. 

REFERENCES

Irene Oliver Lewis, Director, Court Youth Center, 402 West Court St. Las Cruces, 88005 NM

 tel. 505 541 0145                                                 email   iolewis@zianet.com

Chrissie Orr, Muralist/ Arts Activist/Educator, 615 Cortez St. Santa Fe, NM 87501

tel. 505 982 8747                                                 email:   chrissie@metamorfosis.com  

Ruth Aber, Gallery owner  P.O. Box 848, Cerrillos NM 87010 

tel  505-474-6560                                                     email: aruthabelle@aol.com

John Tacha, director and president

Bureau of Lectures and Concert Artists

123 W. 8th  #208

Lawrence, Kansas

913-843 9197                                                       email:   bureau@assemblyline.com