EXHIBITIONS
* Indicates solo show
2008
•*Awesomist Tomorrow, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York (NY) November - December
•This End Up: The Art of Cardboard, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose (CA) November – February 2009
•*Awsomist Tomorrow (day #1), POV Gallery, Los Angeles (CA) September - October
•Ground Us, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach (CA) August - September
•*Survival Mode, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica (CA) May - April
•Intersections, Cypress College, Cypress (CA) March-April
•Narrations, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York (NY) January - March
•Narrations II, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York (NY) March - April
•Systems Theory, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance (CA) January - March
2007
•Atmospheric Conditions, New Work by Christian Tedeschi & Kiel Johnson, A+D Museum, Los Angeles (CA) November - January
•True Métier, collaborative installation with Steven Soria, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara (CA) Sepember - October
•*Friction Ain’t Fiction, Irvine Art Center, Irvine (CA), August -September
•Scratches & Doodles, Palo Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes (CA) January
2006
•*LO-FI, Raid Projects, Los Angeles (CA) March
•Drawings, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach (CA) February - March
•Art LA, Special Installation, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica (CA) January
2005
•Nice To Meet You, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica (CA) October - November
•*Sub-Scribed, Art Front Space, Hollywood (CA) June - July
•Fresh, MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles (CA) June
•Genesis, San Louis Obispo Art Center, San Louis
Obispo (CA) June – July
•Greenhouse by Gas-lamp, Shaw Gallery, St. Louis (MO) June
•Poison In The Pilaf, Equator Gallery, Venice (CA) May
•*Views From Above, Louisiana Tech University, Main Gallery, Ruston (LA) March - April
2004
•New Drawings, Fluid Design, Santa Monica (CA) December
•OooOlathe! , A Collaborative Society, w/ Travis Millard, 1269 Gallery, Los Angeles (CA) October
•Reunited, w/ Mark Cowardin, Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas (KS) October
•This is What You Want, Bettcher Gallery, Miami (FL) August – September
•*These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things, Veinto y Agua Gallery, Long Beach (CA) August -- September
•“NINE”, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach (CA) August - September
•*Hothouse Exotica, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City (CA) March – April
•*New Drawings, Creative Artist Agency, Beverly Hills (CA) February – March
2003
•Open, Gallery 825, curator Karin Higa, Beverly Hills (CA) December
•Dog Days Group Show, curator Chris Miles, Achuna-Hansen, Los Angeles (CA) August
•*Kiel Johnson – Large Scale Works on Panel, Max L. Gatov Galley, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach (CA) March
•*Kiel Johnson – Drawings on Paper, Art Concepts, Bergamont Station, Santa Monica (CA) February – April
2002
•Kiel Johnson – New Drawings, E.V.A Gallery, Long beach (CA) December
•Strange Comfort, Midwest Myth, curated w/ Marcus Cain, Gatov Gallery West, Long Beach (CA) September
•The Summer Show, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City (MO) July – August
•Embroidered Void, California State University, Long Beach (CA) April
2001
•*Kiel Johnson - New Drawings, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City (MO) September – October
•Fantasy Caboose – Sculpture and Prints, California State University, Long Beach (CA) October
•Father Kvapils Children, curator Matt Gleason, Eye-Five Gallery, Los Angeles (CA) August
•Insights- 2001, University Art Museum, Long Beach (CA) May / June
•Annual Juried Exhibition, curator Kim Abeles, Second City Ocean Center Gallery, Long Beach (CA) May
•Odyssey: Adventures in Artistic Expression, California State University, Long Beach (CA) April
2000
•Summer Show, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City (MO) June – July
1999
•Grand Opening Exhibition, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City (MO) November- December
1997
•Second Annual Plains States Exhibition, Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery, Emporia (KS) May
•Kiel Johnson, Drawings and Sculpture, Student Union Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence (KS) February
1996
•Blue Fish Invitational, Lawrence (KS) July
•Kansas City Artist Coalition Second Annual Drawing Show, Kansas City (MO) April
1995
•Barn Show, Lawrence (KS) May
•Scholarship Show, University of Kansas, Lawrence (KS) May
AWARDS / HONORS
Pollock-Krasner Grant, 2008
Durfee Foundation ARC Grant, 2007
CSULB Outstanding Creative Achievement Award, 2003
Marilyn Werby Memorial Scholarship for the Arts, 2002
Lockwood Scholarship, 1997
Helen & Kevin Hoover Award, 1997
Harry & Jesse Jacobs Prize, 1997
Daniel Mac Morris award for Outstanding Work, 1997
University of Kansas Scholarship for the Arts, 1996
Richard Hollander Foundation Scholarship, 1996
Richard Hollander Foundation Scholarship, 1995
Kansas Basis Studies Scholarship, 1994
Scholastic Art Portfolio Award, 1993
Gannet Outdoor Environmental Billboard, Grand Prize, 1993
ASSOCIATIONS
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City (MO), representation
Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica (CA) representation
Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York (NY) representation
The Drawing Center, New York (NY), slide archive
COLLECTIONS
Steve Martin, New York (NY)
Todd Oldham, New York (NY)
Creative Artist Agency, Beverly Hills (CA)
Tubert International, Los Angeles (CA)
Sprint World Headquarters, Kansas City (MO)
Fudge Factory Comics, Los Angeles (CA)
PUBLICATIONS
Drawing Essentials, A Guide To Drawing From Observation, Oxford
Press, Deborah Rockman , March 2008
New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition, The Open Studio Press,
January 2007
Art & Antiques, Emerging Artist Interview, March, 2004
New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition, The Open Studio Press,
January 2004
New American Paintings, MFA Edition, The Open Studio Press,
December 2003
ARTICLES
Daniella Walsh, ‘Ground Us’ digs deep, Orange County Register,
Huntington Beach (CA) October 2008
Greg Stacy, The Terror of Tiny Town, OC Weekly, Newport Beach (CA) October 2008
Jim Farber, System Sequence, Daily Breeze, Torrance (CA) Febuary
2008
Greg Stacy, Might Irvine Power Artist, OC Weekly, Newport Beach (CA) August 2007
Lauren Airley, Exhibition Marks ‘Reunion’ for KU Alumni, Lawrence
Journal-World, interview, Lawrence (KS) October, 2004
Cristina Para Walker, Artist Gains Range of Experience in Kansas City,
Olathe Daily News, Olathe (KS) September 2004
Rae Anne Robinett, Debunking Midwestern Myths in Long Beach, The
Review, Kansas City (MO) November 2002
Robin Trafton, Partners in Mischief, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City
(MO) October 2001
Kate Hackman, Beyond the Rhetoric, The Review, Kansas City (MO)
October 2001
Gregory Gould, Hope at the Crossroads, The Review, Kansas City (MO)
October 2001
Aaron Bradford, What’s the Future Like? Tell Me Everything… Kvapil’s
Children Catalog, Los Angeles (CA) September 2001
Caprice Stapley, A Collection of Artists, The Review, Kansas City (MO)
September 2001
Kate Hackman, Previews, The Review, Kansas City (MO), August 2001
Elisabeth Kirsch, A Gallery of Fine Design, The Kansas City Star,
January 2000
ACTIVITIES
Sound Dome Workshop, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara (CA)
Children’s workshop, September 2007
Sound Dome Workshop, A+D Museum, Los Angeles(CA)
Children’s workshop, August 2007
Guest Artist, Northern Louisiana Tech, Ruston (LA)
March 2005
Gallery C Lecture Series, The Making of A Drawing, Lecture w/ Drawing
Workshop, Hermosa Beach (CA) September 2004
Shawnee Mission North High School, Guest Artist and Lecturer, April 2004
EDUCATION
2003 California State University Long Beach MFA
1998 University of Kansas, BFA
