Born 1971 Troy, Ohio
Lives and works in New York City
Education
1989-1993
Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio
2002-2004
School of Visual Arts, NYC
Solo exhibitions
2011
"Painting and Sculpture," Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, March
2006
"Slow Dissolve," Clementine Gallery, NYC, February
"Five Acres," Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas
City, Missouri, February (catalog)
2004
"A View Almost Picturesque," Clementine Gallery, NYC, October
2002
"Now Present," Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio, July
2001
"In and Out of Place," Studio 972, Columbus, Ohio, April
1998
"Recent Works," Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, May
1993
Thesis Show, Beaton Hall, CCAD, Columbus, Ohio, October
1992
Spotlight Gallery, Acme Art Co., Columbus, Ohio, April
Group
exhibitions
2008
"Into the Woods", The Arsenal Gallery, NY, NY, June-September
"Painting 2008", The Project Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
June
2007
"LIC, NYC", Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York, May-August
"Other Worlds", Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, January-April
2006
"Garden", Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA, September-October
2005
"Works on Paper," Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov.–Dec.
"5 Projects," Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY, Sep.-Nov. (catalog)
"Greater New York 2005," PS1/MoMA, Queens, NY, Mar.-Sep. (catalog)
"Town and Country Contemporary Landscape," Morehead State University, Kentucky, January
2004
"Queens International 2004," Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY, November (catalog)
"The World in Everything/Everything in the World," Visual Arts Gallery, NYC, curated by Michelle Maccarone
2003
"Strange Fiction," Visual Arts Gallery, NYC, October, curated by David Row
"Unframed First Look," Lehman Maupin Gallery, NYC, July (jurors: Ross Bleckner, Peter Halley, Sue Williams)
"Works on Paper," Marvelli Gallery, NYC, June
"5x7," Arthouse Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, Texas, May (traveling Houston, Dallas, San Antonio)
2002
"Ohio Art League Juried Exhibition," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, July, (juror: Marc Mayer)
"New American Talent," Jones Center for Contemporary, Austin, Texas, June (traveling 2002-2004); juror: Kathryn Kanjo (catalog)
"Art for Life Auction," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, April
2001
Ohio Art League Juried Exhibition," Columbus, Ohio, October; juror: Carter Foster
"The Robert and Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center Juried International Competition," West Palm Beach, Florida, October; juror: Peter Frank (catalog)
2000
"Relentless," Barth Galleries, Columbus, Ohio, October
"Fine Art Exhibition," Ohio Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, August
"Art for Life Auction," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, April; juror: Dan Cameron
"Contemporary American Still Life: Diversity of Expression," Keny Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, April
1999
"Ohio Art League," Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio, May; juror: Thomas Poole
1998
"Art for Life Auction," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, April
1997
"Group Show," Lanning Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, December
"Hit and Run," Columbus, Ohio August
"Hit and Run," Columbus, Ohio, April
1996
"Hit and Run," Columbus, Ohio, December
"Art for Life Auction," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, March
"World Trade Summit Show," City Hall, Columbus, Ohio, March
1994 "Group Show," Acme Art Co., Columbus, Ohio, August
1993 "Group Show," Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, December
Bibliography
2008
Figwer, Caroline: "Art & Internet", Cimaise,
December-February 2009
Lee, Sasha: "Interview:Kurt Lightner," Beautiful Decay-Anthology
(online)
2007
"Socrates Sculpture Park," The New Yorker, August
6th
Bailey, Jennifer: "Other Worlds," Museum of Contemporary
Art Jacksonville, catalog, January
2006
Mendelsohn, Meredith: review, ARTnews, July, p.185
Young, Stephanie: "Native These Words Seem to Me," Vellum, Issue 3
Fischer, Annie: "Art Capsule Reviews," The Pitch, March 9th
Dunbar, Elizabeth: "Kurt Lightner: Five Acres," Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art publisher, catalog, February
Baker, R.C.: "Art Short List," Village Voice, February 28th
Trafton, Robin: "Playing's the Thing," Kansas City
Star, February 23rd
Haber: "Layering It On," Habers Art Review, February 9th
Mctavish, Brian: Acres of Art Memories," Kansas City Star, February 3rd
2005
"Greater New York Book," PS1/MOMA Distributed Art Publishers, December
Saltz, Jerry: "Mystic Cryptic Revelations," Village Voice, December 16th
"5 Projects": Sculpture, November, p.17
Young, Stephanie: "Garden of Delight," Blender, Fall/Winter
Tsai, Eugenie: "Five Projects," TimeOutNY, October, issue 524, p.72
Powhida, William: "Greater New York," The Brooklyn Rail, May
Vincent, Steven: review, Art in America, p.149
Stone, Katie: review, Frieze, issue 89, March, pp.128-131
2004
"Everybody was There! The Wrong Guide to New York in 2004," Artforum, p.183
"Queens International 2004": Queens Museum catalog,
October
Johnson, Ken: review, The New York Times, November 5th
2003
Johnson, Ken: review, The New York Times, June 27th
2002
"New American Talent": Jones Center for Contemporary Art, catalog
2001
"The Robert and Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center October International Show": catalog
"Starving to Make Art": Columbus Dispatch, August 9th
"Disturbing Landscapes Convey Sense of Loss": Columbus Dispatch, April 23rd
2000
"Best in the State, All in One Place": Columbus Dispatch, August 13th
1999
"Life is Good": Dialogue Magazine, March/April
1998
Visual Arts, Columbus Dispatch, May 21st
Dialogue Magazine, review, July/August
1997
The Other Paper, review, August 21-27th
Columbus Dispatch, review, August 21st
1992
Columbus Dispatch, review, May
Scholarships/Residencies/Awards
2007
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Grant Recipient
2006
Headlands Center for the Arts, Project Studio Residency San Francisco, California, July-September
2004
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, School of Visual Arts, May
Alumni Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, February
2003
MFA Merit Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, August
2001
Reed Arts Award, Ohio Art League, October
Greater Columbus Arts Council Purchase Award for Business Arts Partnership, March
1992
Fine Arts Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design
1989
Foundation Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design
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