Education
2011 MFA, Painting Concentration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2007 BFA, Painting Concentration, Art History Minor, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
Residencies
2019 Hambidge Creative Residency Program, Rabun Gap, Georgia
2013 Noganets Madonarts, Puygaillard-de-Quercy, France
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Impasse, Golden Chain Gallery (project space), Tri-Star Arts / Candoro Marble Building, Knoxville, TN
2021 Afterimage, Mighty Mud Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2019 re: tracing, Unrequited Leisure, Nashville, TN
2018 Dear Andrea, Cumberland Gap Arts Center, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
2016 Interruption, The Central Collective, Knoxville, TN
2013 Presence, Blackberry Farm Gallery, Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville, TN
2011 Bury Me in the Garden, MFA Thesis Exhibit, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2009 The First Supper, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2007 Constructed Vistas, BFA Thesis Exhibit, Rainbow Gallery, Brockport, NY
2007 Artificial Environments, Rush Rhees Art and Music Library Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2006 Mary Lee and Other Delicate Characters, A/V Art.Sound.Space, Rochester, NY
Group Exhibitions
2024 50×50, Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN. Curator: John Douglas Powers
2024 Crafting a Collection: The Artist-Collectors, Arrowmont Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2023 Tender Plots, with artists Jessie Van der Laan and Lynne Ghenov, Able Trade Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2023 The Red Branch Review, two-artist exhibit with Alice Stone-Collins, The Appalachian Cultural Center, Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN
2023 Featured Artist, Arrowmont Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2022 Art of the South, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2022 Vestige: Artists Creating Through Grief, Invitational, The Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
2022 Urban Explorer Knoxville, Striped Light, Knoxville, TN
2022 Work After Work, Arrowmont Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2022 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2022 Grid Installation, Maker Exchange, Knoxville, TN
2021 Abode, by Tithes & Offerings, Baltimore, MD
2021 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2020 Monsters Made with Love, Dogwood Arts Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2019 Art of the South, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2019 Off the Clock: Arrowmont Staff Exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2019 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2018 SECAC Juried Members Exhibition, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
2018 Arts in the Airport, McGhee-Tyson Airport Gallery, Alcoa, TN. Juror: Jessica Wohl
2017 Eight Artists of the Vacuum Shop Studios, Balcony Gallery, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2017 Art from the Ashes, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2017 Reprocessed, Small group invitational with artists Beth Meadows and Judi Gaston, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2017 Vacuum Shop Studios: Group Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2017 Work Friends II, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN, Curator: Eleanor Aldrich
2017 Eight Artists of the Vacuum Shop Studios, Catron Art Gallery, Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
2016 Eight Artists of the Vacuum Shop Studios, Bagwell Gallery, Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
2016 Exquisite Corpse, The Central Collective, Knoxville, TN
2016 Positive/Negative 31, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2016 Arrowmont Staff Exhibition, Wolpert Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2015 Open Door 11, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Of a Feather, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2015 Something Old, Something New: A Permanent Collection Exhibition, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2014 Remnants: Kelly Hider & Nick DeFord, Boyle Family Gallery, Lindenwood University, Saint Charles, MO
2014 SCOPE: The Southern Landscape, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
2014 Family: Interpretations by Contemporary Female Photographers, Invitational, The Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
2014 Faculty Art Exhibit, Bagwell Gallery, Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
2014 Department of Art Alumni Exhibition, Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
2014 Ripping and Sticking: The Art of Collage, Gallery360, Lancaster, PA
2014 Art Exchange, The Arts Depot, Abingdon, VA
2013 Photo Op, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, MO
2013 (In)direct Correlations, AVA, Chattanooga, TN
2013 The Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2013 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2013 Conditionally Human, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
2012 LOVE, Arthur M. Berger Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
2012 Strange Glue: Collage at 100, Thompson Gallery, The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MA
2012 47th Annual Juried Artists Exhibition, St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
2012 Amalgam, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2012 Summer Alumni Exhibition, University Center Concourse Gallery, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2011 Manipulated, Castell Gallery, Asheville, NC
2011 Pattern Play, The Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, KY
2010 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL
2010 Artistic License, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2009 Emerging Artist Exhibition, Grace and Cameron West Art Gallery, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC
2009 Seven Times Seven Standard, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2009 Estimated Sum, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2009 Dixie Highway, The Dorothy W. and C. Lawson Reed Jr. Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2009 The Contemporary Landscape, Invitational, Kresge Gallery at Lyon College, Batesville, AR
2008 Making It: The Art of Contemporary Craft, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
2008 Six Women and a Shoe, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2008 LANDmarks: Beyond a Baroque Playing Field, Invitational, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
2007 Etc., Tower Fine Arts Gallery, Brockport, NY
2007 The Big 3-0 , Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY
2006 The Distance Between You and I, Rainbow Gallery, Brockport, NY
2006 Between Wisdom and Madness, Tower Fine Arts Gallery, Brockport, NY
2006 [Object]ivity , Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY
Lectures / Public Presentations
2023 The Red Branch Review Arts Festival, panel discussion, The Appalachian Cultural Center, Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN
2023 Maker City Meeting, Topic: Writing Artist Statements & Bios, (online workshop), The Maker City, Knoxville, TN
2021 Unmute Yourself: How to Share Your Art (online workshop), Break-out Session Facilitator, Tennessee Craft, Nashville, TN
2020 Staff Round Table (online panel discussion), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2020 Visiting Artist Workshop, Maryville College, Maryville, TN
2017 SECAC Conference, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
Session Topic: “Art and Technology”
Paper Topic: “Bringing Analog Vernacular into the Digital Age”
2014 Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture, Lindenwood University, Saint Charles, MO
2013 SECAC Conference, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Session Topic: “I’m a Photographer?”
Paper Topic: “Staging and Construction in Contemporary Photography: How
Interdisciplinary Artists Use Photography to Provoke Truth and Fiction”
2013 Visiting Artist Lecture, Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN
2010 Visiting Artist Lecture, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
2007 16th Annual Women and Society Conference, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Paper Topic: “Yoko Ono’s Use of the Abject Body”
Awards / Scholarships / Fellowships
2019 Ann and Steve Bailey Opportunity Grant Recipient, Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
2017 Ann and Steve Bailey Opportunity Grant Recipient, Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
2016 Honorable Mention, Positive/Negative 31, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
2013 Third Place, Dogwood Fine Arts Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2013 Best of Show, The Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2009 University Center Purchase Award, 62nd Annual Student Art Competition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2008 J. Wallace and Katie Dean Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2007 The Maurice J. Moss Award, Departmental Scholarship, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
2007 Department of Art Merit Award, Etc, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
2006 The Kathy Parker Memorial Award, Departmental Scholarship, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
Curatorial
2018 Nature and Neon, Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Juror Garth Johnson, ASU Art Museum
2017 Of the Earth: Selections from Arrowmont’s Permanent Collection, Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2016 Double Take, A Selection of Instagram Images by Jason Brown, The Central Collective, Knoxville, TN
2016 TOUCH: Interactive Craft, Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Juror Emily Zilber, MFA Boston
2015 Pieces of the Whole: Selections from Arrowmont’s Permanent Collection, Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2012 Recollection, The Fort Sanders Yacht Club, Knoxville, TN
2010 Poetry Stick, University Center Concourse Gallery, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2010 Reconfigured: An A&A Building Material Exchange, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2008 For the Record…, Space 86 Gallery, Rochester, NY
Citations
2022 The Red Branch Review, Volume No.1, featured artist
2019 Nolan, Joe. Crawl Space: October 2019, Nashville Scene, 3 October 2019.
2018 Bubis, Rachel. Interview: Kelly Hider, The Focus, Locate Arts’ blog, 25 October 2018.
2017 Stewart-Sanabria, Denise. “Artists from Vacuum Shop Studios Make a Statement at Emporium Center Exhibit.” Knoxville Mercury, 5 July 2017.
2017 Leppo, Maia. “Talk Crafty to Me: Kelly Hider.” Arrowmont Blog, 17 January 2017.
2016 “Arrowmont Staff Exhibit Opens April 27.” The Mountain Press, 15 April 2016.
2016 Murphy, Elizabeth. “Q+A with Issue Cover Artist Kelly Hider.” Number Inc, Interview, May 2016.
2016 Number Inc, Cover art feature, Number 85, Winter 2016.
2016 “Awardees for ‘American / Woman’: Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition Announced.“ A! Magazine for the Arts, Volume 23, Number 3, March 2016.
2015 365 Artist / 365 Days, blog post, 2 February 2015.
2014 McRary, Amy. “Artist Spotlight: Kelly Hider, Pushing Boundaries.” Knoxville News Sentinel, 23 November 2014.
2014 Reith, Herb. “Review: Presence.” Number 77, Winter 2014.
2013 McRary, Amy. “Emporium Shows Juried Work by 23 Artists.” Knoxville News Sentinel, 3 February
2013 Pardi, Marie. “Kelly Hider’s ‘Presence’ Explores Existence of Supernatural Beings.” The Highland Echo, 1 October 2013.
2010 Phoenix Literary Art Magazine, Spring 2010, Vol. 51, Issue 2
2007 Kowalski, Allison. “Exhibitions Explore Diverse Ideas.” Stylus, 14 November 2007.
Collections
Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center, University of Tennessee, (public collection)
Church + Henley, Knoxville, (public collection)
Ewing Gallery Collection, University of Tennessee, (public collection)
Kate Seamons (private collection)
Mercer Gallery Collection, Monroe Community College, (public collection)
Professional Experience
2023-present Director of National Programs, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
2022 Juror, WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards, Asheville Museum of Art, NC
2021-present Board Member, Tennessee Craft, Nashville, TN (Professional Development Committee Chair)
2019-2022 Youth Education Programs Manager, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
2019 Juror, The Big Camera: Obscura, A-1 Arts Lab, Knoxville, TN
2018-2020 Council Member, Mayor’s Maker City Council, Knoxville, TN
2017-2019 Development Associate, Tennessee Theatre Foundation, Knoxville, TN
2017 Juror, East Tennessee State University Student Art Show, Johnson City, TN
2016 Juror, Arts in the Airport: Celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service, McGhee Tyson Airport, Alcoa, TN
2015-2017 Gallery Manager, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
2013-2020 Founding Member and Studio Artist, Vacuum Shop Studios, Knoxville, TN
2013-2017 Exhibition Chair, Dogwood Arts’ Regional Fine Art Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
2013 Juror, Roane State Community College Student Art Competition, Harriman, TN
2011-2015 Volunteer and Employee, The Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN.
2010-2011 Chair of Exhibitions, The Visual Arts Committee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2010 Guest Essayist, exhibition catalog, Continuare, The Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee
2007 Work-Study Employee, Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY.
Teaching Experience
2020-2023 Community Workshop Instructor, Knoxville Arts and Fine Craft Center
2019 National Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, “Layering: Image, Paint and Collage,” November 14-17, 2019
2016-present Community Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (youth and adult workshops)
2016-2018 Community Workshop Instructor, Arts & Culture Alliance (Professional Development Seminar Series)
2013-2014 Adjunct Instructor, Pellissippi State Community College (Courses: Western Art 1, Western Art 2, Drawing 1)
2013-2014 Summer Art Academy, Knoxville Museum of Art (One and two-week workshops, ages 5-16)
2013-2014 The Zone: Community Law Office, Knox Country Defender’s Office (after-school art workshops for at-risk youth)
2012-2014 Adjunct Instructor, Walters State Community College (Courses: Digital Photography 1& 2, Painting 1)
2011-2012 Adjunct Instructor, Tennessee State University (Courses: Drawing 1, Art Appreciation)
2011-2012 Adjunct Instructor, Middle Tennessee State University (Courses: 2-D Design, Art Orientation)
2011 Adjunct Instructor, University of Tennessee, (Course: Drawing 1)
2009-2011 Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Tennessee (Courses: 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D Foundations Courses)