Selected Exhibitions
• ‘Lingeage of NoDa’, invitational, Adam Ramsey Miller Gallery, Concord, NC 7/10 – 9/10
• ‘Carolina’s Got Art!’, juried invitational, Atherton Mill, Charlotte, NC 10/09 -11/09
• ‘Paintings 1991-2006’, solo, Gallery 620, Charlotte, NC 11/06-1/07
• ‘Eclipse in Soho’, invitational, Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NYC 4/06 – 5/06
• ‘Artists Hanging’, invitational, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh NC 6/04 – 7/04
• ‘This is my Brain’, solo, Sanctuary Art, Charlotte, NC 11/03 – 1/04
• ‘Celebrating the Legacy of Romare Beardon’, juried invitational
(curated by Mint Museum & McColl Art Center), Knight Gallery, Charlotte 9/02 – 1/03
• ‘The Salon’, invitational, Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NYC 10/2000 - 01/2001
• ‘Regional Artists Invitational’, Waterworks Center for the Arts, Salsbury, NC 12/99 – 2/00
• ‘2000’, solo, 23 Studio, Charlotte, NC 5/99 – 6/99
• ‘Welcome to the Libido Café’, solo, Wrightnow Gallery, Charlotte, NC 9/98 – 10/98
• ‘Kirk / Strouth’, shared invitational, RJR Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC 2/98 – 3/98
• ‘Mindscapes’, invitational, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC 7/97 – 8/97
• ‘The Endless Possibilities’, solo (funded by a grant from the Arts & Science Council,
Charlotte/Mecklenburg County), Wrightnow Gallery, Charlotte, NC 12/94 – 2/95
• ‘Discovering America’, juried invitational, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 8/92 – 10/92
Awards
• Emerging Artist Grant, awarded by the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte/Mecklenburg - 1994
• Numerous awards, ‘Visual Art Exchange Spring Juried Exhibition’,
Raleigh, NC. Juror – Charles Joyner, Prof. of Art, NC State - 2004
• ‘Best New Gallery’ – Sanctuary Art, (awarded as owner and director),
Annual Critics Picks, Creative Loafing Magazine - 2003
• Winner, ‘Charlotte Shout Poster Competition’, annual celebration of the arts, Charlotte, NC - 2003
• ‘Best Local Artist’, Readers Award, Charlotte’s Best Magazine - 1997
• ‘Best New Video’, ‘NoDa: The Evolution of Charlotte’s Historic Art District’. (Awarded as producer, writer and art director) - xxReaders Award, Charlotte’s Best Magazine - 1997
• First Prize, Plattsburgh AFB Annual Art Competition, Plattsburgh, NY - 1990
Selected Publications
• Baldwin, Amy. ‘Festival Painters Take Art in the Park to Heart’. The Charlotte Observer 21 Sept. 2008
• Gadwa, Tess. ‘Sanctuary Down The Road’. Charlotte Magazine Nov. 2003
• Lucas, Scott. ‘Right Side Of The Tracks’. Creative Loafing Magazine 4 June 2003
• Lucas, Scott. ‘Underground Charlotte Artists’. Creative Loafing Magazine 13 Jan. 2001
• Toppman, Lawrence. ‘Jerry Duty – At 38, Charlotte artist Kirk comes into his artistic destiny’, Charlotte Observer 4/3/98
• Seawright, Sandy. ‘Two Local Galleries Show Accomplished Works’. Break Magazine 22 Jan. 1997
Television & Video
• ‘NoDa: The Evolution of Charlotte’s Historic Art District’ documentary, featured artist 1998
• ‘The Tom Vance Show’, CPCC Television, featured interview 1993
• ‘Z-Axis’ Television UNC-TV, featured interview 1991
Collections
• Festival in the Park Inc., Charlotte, NC. Public
• Lodestone Digital Inc., New York, NY. Public
• Richard A. Peniston & Associates, P.A. Private
• Center City Partners, Charlotte, NC. Public
Related Experience
• Owner & Director, ‘Sanctuary Art Gallery’, Charlotte, NC 2002 – 2004
• ‘Chairs on Parade’, public art commissioned by Tryon Center for the Visual Arts, Charlotte, NC - 2001
• Founder & member, ECLIPSE ART GROUP, Charlotte, NC 1997 – 2008
• Lead Mural Artist, ‘Big Al Carter Mural Project’, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC - 1994
• Art Instructor, Young Adults Summer Session, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC - 1993
• Scenic Artist, ‘The Nutcracker Suite’, North Carolina Dance Theater - 1993
• Member, ‘Friends of Van Gogh’ Artist Co-operative, Charlotte, NC 1991 - 1993
Education
• Artist Foundation Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, 1986 – 1987
• Design & Illustration courses, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West VA, 1983 – 1985
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