K E V I N B A E R
born in Denver, Colorado
lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana
Education
2010 – 2013 MFA, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2001 – 2005 BFA, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Residencies / Awards
2015 Best in Show – Ley Lines; Connecting Media, Imagery, and Concept Across Contemporary
Drawing, National juried exhibition at Jacksonville State University
2013 Innsbruck Artist Exchange – Selected by graduate faculty to participate in artist exchange
program, traveling to Innsbruck, Austria. Awarded by University of New Orleans
2012 Artist and Place Residency – Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Created art projects with students at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
2005 Brooks Fellowship – Study at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Awarded by Santa Clara University
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Time’s Passage, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2016 To The Sky, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2015 Revolve, Open Studio Exhibition, 3000 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
2014 What Remains, VI Collective, Denver, CO
2013 Ritual Process, MFA Thesis Exhibition, UNO St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2010 Electric Funeral, Pirate Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 Malignant Manifestations, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
Group Exhibitions
2018 You Want a Piece of Me, Collaboration with Carlos Rolón and members of The Front,
in conjunction with Rolón’s show Outside/In, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans
Honey Trap, Curated by Kevin Baer and Robyn LeRoy-Evans, The Front Gallery, New Orleans
Clickbait, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2017 Full House, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Ephemera Obscura, Curated by Aaron Levi Garvey, The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
I’m Your Cannibal, Curated by Kevin Baer, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
i [love] america and america [loves] me, Box 13 ArtSpace, Houston, TX
2016 Carry On, an exhibition in two parts, Breve Gallery and Feral Space, Mexico City, Mexico
SHIFTCHANGE, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2015 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
Ley Lines, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Feel Good Fest, installation w/ SOLOS Group, Michalopoulos Studios, New Orleans, LA
2014 Explaining Deconstruction to A Fish, a one-night performance with SOLOS Group,
The Campbell Estate. New Orleans, LA
The Invited: A TEN Invitational - collaborative installation with artist Sylvia Santamaria,
TEN Gallery, New Orleans, LA
WET – a group curated exhibition, UNO St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Water Works, Proteus Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Making It – collaboration with artist Sylvia Santamaria, UNO St. Claude Gallery
KunstlerInnen der University of New Orleans, Galerie im Andechshof, Innsbruck, Austria
2012 Butter on the Sidewalk, Antenna Satellite Gallery, New Orleans, LA
This Is How We Roll, Barrister’s Gallery, Curated by Dan Tague and Tony Campbell
2-D / 3-D, UNO St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Hey Brother Can You Spare A Day?, Staple Goods Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Red Headed Stepchild, Home Space Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Gallery Memberships
2016 – The Front, artist-run gallery. New Orleans, LA
2014 – 2016 Founding member of SOLOS Group, artist collective. New Orleans, LA
2009 – 2010 Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery. Denver, CO
Publications / Reviews
2013 The New Orleans Art Review, April / May / June, “Spring Exhibition Highlights”
Gambit, April 30, 2013, Review of Thesis Exhibition by D. Eric Bookhardt
2010 “Dana Cain’s Art Collection: Brianna Martray and Kevin Baer”, blogs.Westword.com,
by Susan Froyd, October 12, 2010
