Biography
Kenneth
Yee (b. 1976, New York) is a painter and teaching artist living
in Baltimore. He earned his BA in Advertising and Graphic Design
from the Fashion Institute of Technology (1998) and attended
the Post-Baccalaureate Program at the Maryland Institute College
of Art (2010).
Kenneth
was featured on NBC's The Today Show as a teaching artist for
his work with the non-profit organization, Art For Progress.
He's participated in the Artists Talk series at the Asian American
Art Centre in New York City, was a 2011 Bethesda Painting Awards
Semi-Finalist, and his work was recently published in a children's
book by Holland Brown Books. His paintings have been exhibited
throughout New York and Baltimore and can be found in a variety
of private collections in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, New Orleans,
Baltimore, New Jersey, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Berlin.
Education
2010 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Art, Maryland Institute
College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1998 BA, Advertising & Graphic Design, Fashion Institute
of Technology, New York, NY
Selected
Exhibitions
2011 Solo Exhibition. Hamilton Street Social Club, Baltimore,
MD
2011 Resident Artist Biennial, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore,
MD
2011 Lotta Art, Silo Point, Baltimore, MD
2011 The Seam, FOX 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2010 Baltimore Counts!, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore,
MD
2010 Critical Mass, HeadQuarter's Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Inaugural Exhibition, 21g Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2010 The Big Show, Main Gallery at the Creative Alliance, Baltimore,
MD
2010 Commencement Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of
Art, Baltimore, MD
2009 I Wanna Make My Emotion, Gallery One, Church Street School
for Music and Art, New York, NY
2009 Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour, Gallery One, Church Street
School for Music and Art, New York, NY
2008 artWORKS, Gallery One, Church Street School for Music and
Art, New York, NY
2008 Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour, Gallery One, Church Street
School for Music and Art, New York, NY
2007 A New Spirit of Progress, Open Culture Gallery, New York,
NY
2007 Learning Through Art Benefit, The Living Gallery, New York,
NY
2007 Artists Talk Art Slam!, Asian American Art Centre, New
York, NY
Residencies
and Awards
2011 Bethesda Painting Awards Semi-Finalist
2011 School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2010 Merit-based Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of
Art
Press
/ Publications
2010 Baltimore Counts! A Children's Counting & Art Book,
Holland Brown Books
2010 Playful Paintings; My Creation, by Cara Ober, Urbanite
2010 Hidden City Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 4, Summer 2010
2009 Baltimore Weekly Highlights, City Paper, November 25, 2009
2007 Art For Progress, Arts Education, NBC The Today Show
Professional Affiliations
School 33 Art Center
Baltimore Museum of Art Member
Art For Progress
Fractured Atlas
Professional / Teaching Experience
Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute College of Art, Senior Thesis
Review Board, Baltimore, MD (2011)
Maryland Institute College of Art, Graduate Teaching Intern,
Baltimore, MD (2010)
Creative Alliance, Teaching Artist, Baltimore, MD (2009-2010)
Young Audiences, Teaching Artist, Baltimore, MD (2009-2010)
Art on Purpose, Volunteer, Baltimore, MD (2009)
Church Street School for Music & Art, Teaching Artist, New
York, NY (2006-2009)
Art For Progress, Arts Education Coordinator & Teaching
Artist, New York, NY (2006-2008)
Grand Street Settlement, Art Instructor, New York, NY (2000-2006)
Nicole Miller, Freelance Designer, New York, NY (1998-1999)
Burkhardt & Hillman Advertising, Graphic Design Intern,
(1998)