Kris Swenson's Portfolio

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  Experience:

Graphic Design (for web, print and multimedia), Photography, Music Composition and Performance, Web Design, Video Editing/Post Production, Sculpture/Assemblage Art, Drawing, Painting, Digital Compositing and Multimedia Assemblages.

  Press:

03.05.09 - KERA's Art&Seek.org Interview (by Stephen Becker):
ArtandSeek.org Q&A feature for the week of March 5th.

03.01.09 - Star Telegram Interview:
Star Telegram interview - "Arlington artist Kris Swenson uses a wide palette".

02.20.09 - UTA Publication:
"Kristin Swenson ... is also an accomplished artist. She has been selected to show her work at the new Art: Raw Gallery, which opened Feb. 19, in New York City.  Swenson ‘s well-received piece “On a Personal Note” is on display through March 28 at the Art Hotel Gallery in Dallas. She will be a participant in the very last show in Fort Worth's historic Firehouse Art Gallery, which runs from Saturday to Saturday, Feb. 28."

02.16.09: Kris Swenson featured on ArtDaily.org 'The First Art Newspaper on the Net.' Est. 1996.  // View article here //


  Art Exhibitions:

"Obscenely Unseen IV" - Rembrandt Cafe, Dallas, TX. April 04, 2009

"The Last Bad-Ass Firehouse Art Show" - Firehouse Art Gallery and Studios, Fort Worth, TX. Feb. 21, 2009

"Art Raw Inaugural Exhibit" - Art Raw Gallery, New York, NY. Feb. 19, 2009

"Love Songs" - Art Hotel Gallery, Dallas, TX. Feb 14, 2009

"2nd Annual Halloween Art Show" - F6 Gallery, Arlington, TX. Oct. 31, 2008

"Dia De Los Muertos 2008" - Art Hotel, Dallas, TX. Oct. 2008

"Art for D.A.R.F.U.R. (Dallas Artists Rally for Urgent Response) Benefit Auction" - (not sure of the venue name, it was held at various venues) - Austin, TX. Sept. 30, 2008

"Obscenely Unseen III" - Space Studio/Hal Samples Gallery, Dallas, TX. Aug. 02, 2008

"Wabi Sabi - The Beauty of Imperfection" - Firehouse Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX. June 21, 2007

"Multi-Cultural Block Party" Sponsored by Town Square Magazine, Club Clearview, Dallas, TX. June 28, 2008

"Ultraviolet Cystic Fibrosis Charity Benefit" - Club Dada, Dallas, TX. April 26, 2008

"Content" - F6 Gallery, Arlington, TX. March 29, 2008. Spring Gallery Night.

"That's Not Art (artistic inspiration tour)" - F6 Gallery, Arlington, TX. Jan. 26, 2008

"Photography Show" - F6 Gallery, Arlington, TX. Nov. 22, 2008

Featured 'Spotlight Artist' on Talent database - week of July 16, 2007

"Photography Show" - F6 Gallery, Arlington, TX. May 19, 2007

"FEMME XX v2.0" - Revolution Gallery, Dallas, TX. April 27, 2007

Music Performance - Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth, TX. Jan. 27, 2007. Fundraiser for Purrfect Cats, a local cat rescue organization.

"MASK: A Portrait Show" - Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO. Nov. 03, 2006

"20th Annual Dia De Los Muertos" - Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX - Oct. 21, 2006

"24th Annual Juried Art in the Metroplex Exhibit" - TCU and Templeton Art Center, Fort Worth, TX. (part of Fall Gallery Night). Sept. 09, 2006

2 Page Art Feature in 'Bloodwars Magazine', Issue 22 - Sept 2006

"Outside the Lines 6 - Juried Art Exhibit" - Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX. June 03, 2006

"Spring Cleaning" - Kettle Art Gallery, Dallas, TX. May 20, 2006

"Paintings and Assemblages - Reduce Reuse Recycle/Trash Art Fashion Show" - Rose Marine Theater, Fort Worth, TX. April 21, 2006

"Pull the String and See the Light" - Firehouse Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX. Spring Gallery Night. April 01, 2006.

"Heads Up - The Pat Penny Memorial Art Project" - Medical City Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX. Silent Charity Auction. April 30, 2006.

"RED" Solo Art Exhibit - AMS Production Group - Addison/Dallas, TX. March 01, 2006

ArtServ & National Endowment for the Arts Silent Auction & Soiree, Dallas, TX 1995

Art Bar, Deep Ellum (Dallas), TX.  1995


  Awards:

2009 - University of Texas At Arlington - “UTA Today -Accolades Section"

2008 - University of Texas At Arlington - “Maverick Star Award” for filming, producing and manufacturing a dvd for publication about Fort Worth Mayors (distributed locally and nationally). <Read Press Release>

2007 - University of Texas At Arlington - “Maverick Star Award” for filming, producing and manufacturing the 'Focus on Faculty' lecture series presented by faculty and other notable social and political figures for the University of Texas system (housed locally).

2006 - University of Texas At Arlington - “Maverick Star Award” for Job Performance

2005 - University of Texas At Arlington - “Maverick Star Award” for Job Performance

2004 - Bust Music Magazine Award for “Bad Little Girls Get Shots”

2003 - GoGirlsMusic.com - “Cool Band Award” for 99 names of god

2002 - University of Texas At Arlington - “Maverick Star Award” for Job Performance

2001 - 2004 - Golden Web Design Awards for 99namesofgod.com


  Technical Training:

Creature Creation for 3d animation in Z-brush, Self-training, 2009

3d Studies in Maya, Self-training, 2009

Introduction to Maya 3d Interface, 2008

How Magazine Graphic Design Conference, 2007

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Video Post Production section of Conference, 2006

Introduction to CSS, 2005

Siggraph Conference 2005

Edward Tufte Seminar: April 2005, entitled “Presenting Data & Information” 

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 - Website Development

Intermediate - Adobe After Effects

Macromedia Flash MX 2004

Adobe Premiere Pro: Level 1

Adobe Premiere Pro: Level 2

Introduction to Unix


  Software Pallette:

PC: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe After Effects CS4, Acid Pro, Sony Sound Forge, Ulead Photo Impact, TechSmith SnagIt, Adobe Acrobat Distiller, Microsoft FrontPage, Sorenson Squeeze, Fruity Loops, Adobe Encore, Adobe Flash CS4, Adobe DreamWeaver CS4, Scala Info Channel Designer and Avid Xpress DV.

Mac: DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iSound, Roxio Toast Titanium, Final Cut Pro and Quick Time Pro.