McKenzie Phelps
MCKENZIE PHELPS
Instagram: @kenzphelps.quilts
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EDUCATION
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2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2022 Weaving & Textiles Artist Mentor, Kent Bellows Mentoring Program, Omaha, NE
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EXHIBITIONS
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2021 Solo Exhibition, In(ner) Space, Petshop Gallery, Omaha, NE
2021 Solo Exhibition, The Ethereal Body, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
2018 Solo Exhibition, Send Nudes, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2017 Solo Exhibition, Silhouettes, International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
2017 Two-Person Exhibition, Interior/Exterior, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE (with painter, Owen Buffington)
2016 Solo Exhibition, Smile Pretty, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
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GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS
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2022 Splendid Notions | Queer Textiles, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
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2021 A.I.R, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
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2021 Inside Out: A Joslyn Staff Art Show, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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2020 Textiles: A Social Media, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
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2019 Females, Fiber, and Finesse, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2019 Studio Champloo, International Quilt Museum, Lincoln NE
2019 Threaded, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearny, NE
2019 Women's Works, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2019 New Contemporary: High Art, Low Art, and Everything in Between, Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM\
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RESIDENCIES
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2017-18 Studio and teaching residency, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
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LECTURES AND ARTIST WORKSHOPS
2022 Visiting Artist, Workshop, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
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2022 Artist Workshop, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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2021 Artist Lecture, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
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