McKenzie West
Boston, MA | 603-933-0157 | mckenzie.west1@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2018 BFA in Painting, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
EXHIBITIONS
2018 Senior Studio Exhibition, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme CT
2017 Lyme in Prato, Consorzio Via Trinita, Prato Italy
Lyme in Prato, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme CT
2016 Transformation: LYME at Essex, Essex Art Association, Essex CT
Fill in the Blank, Marquee Gallery, New London CT
2015 Student juried show, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme CT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gallery at Firehouse Square | Curative Assistant
New London, CT
Curative Assistant responsible for facilitating group exhibitions, working one-on-one with artists to both receive and install their work, and encouraging discussions with visitors as to the merits of individual works.
I-Park Foundation | Artist-in-Residence Program
East Haddam, CT
Student volunteer responsible for a variety of tasks including concierge services for visiting artists, event assistance, and staff support.
Center for Arts Programming at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
Teaching Assistant, event photographer, and videographer. Filmed and created a series of videos of monthly lectures by working artists, art critics, and art historians.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOsEDbHNWl26OcaKv9ytbYQ
Florence Griswold SEE/change project
http://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/learn/see-change/learning-tools/videos/
Painting the Dogs in Seven Miles to Farmington by George H. Durrie.
This painting demonstration was filmed on location in the William Chadwick Studio on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2018
Wardlaw Prize for Excellence in Painting
2014
Grand Prize Winner – New Hampshire Congressional Art Award
(oil painting entitled Great Horned Owl hung in US Capitol, Washington, DC)
2013
Winner – New Hampshire Congressional Art Award
(oil painting entitled Paradise Farm hung in NH State House)