BORN: 1981, Salem, OR

EDUCATION
2006-2009 M.A., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
2000-2004 B.F.A., Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2003 Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy – Study abroad

SOLO EXHBITIONS
2024 Arboreal Chatter – New Work by Kendra Larson, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR (upcoming)
2023 Night, University of Portland Buckley Gallery, Portland, OR
2022 Nature is a Haunted House, New Paintings, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2021 Wild Fires, The Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR curated by Tom Webb
2019 Patchwork Galaxy, Pacific University’s Kathrin Cawein Art Gallery, Forest Grove, OR
2017 New Paintings, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Sublime Crush, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2014 Moths and Malheur, Oranj Studios, Portland, OR
2013 Taking Shape, Window Project, PDX Contemporary, Portland, OR
2012 The Geography of Phenomena, Roger W. Rogers Gallery, Willamette University, Salem, OR
2012 Visions in the Landscape, Minthorn Art Gallery, George Fox University, Newberg, OR
2011 Oregon Romanticism, Helzer Art Gallery, PCC Rock Creek Campus, Portland, OR
2010 Rogue Region, Blackfish Gallery, Fishbowl Window Project, Portland, OR
2009 Signal-Scapes and Afflicted Animals, Common Wealth Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 New Work, Madison Municipal Buildings ARTSpace, Madison, WI
2006 The Sky, Aratoi-Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, New Zealand

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023  Acts of Healing and Repair: Bellingham National 2023 Juried Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA – Juried by Grace Kook-Anderson
2023 Wilds Within: Tamara English and Kendra Larson, Umpqua Community College, Roseberg, OR.
2023  Stasis, at AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA. Curated by McLean Emenegger.
2023  Biomass, Portland, OR –Curated by Jeff Jahn
2022 Human Animal, at AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA – Curated by McLean Emenegger
2022 Backroads: Further on Ahead, at Vestige Concepts Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
2022 Women in Art, 2022, at the Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.  
2021 Into the Woods, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA – juried by Amy Neill
2021 The Living Mark, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR, juried by Richard Speer
2021 Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA – juried by Christine Schoomaker
2021 San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA – juried by Carla Laureen Bollinger
2021 Artworks Northwest Biennial, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, OR – juried by Grace Kook
2020 Frank Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, WI – juried by Morgan Sims
2020 The Museum of the Oregon Territory, Oregon City, OR – juried by Tammy Jo Wilson
2019 The Arts Center, Corvallis OR – juried by Hester Coucke
2018 Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseberg, OR – juried by Andres Fourie.
2017 High Desert Museum, Bend, OR – juried by Andres Fourie2014 Fall National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2016  Aratoi Museum of Art and History, Masteron, New Zealand.
2014  Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA – juried by Betti-Sue Hertz
2014  Wild West, University of Nevada, Reno, NV – curated by Paul Baker Prindle 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 – present Archer Gallery, Gallery Director, Clark College, Vancouver, WA.
2019-2020 Art Gab: a bi-weekly art podcast.
2018-2023 Art in Oregon, Board of Directors.
2014–present Stumptown Creative, art rental and consultancy business, Portland, OR.
2011-2014 Academic Affairs Assistant, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR.
2012-2013 Curator, Vestibule at Disjecta, Portland, OR.
2007-2009 Gallery Owner and Curator, The Project Lodge, Madison, WI. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022 – present Professor, Clark Community College, Vancouver, WA.
2016 – present Professor, Lewis and Clark College, School of Education, Portland, OR.
2016 – 2022 Instructor, PCC Portland, OR.
2013 – 2022 Instructor, PNCA, Portland, OR.
2012 – 2022 Professor, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2015 – 2016 Professor, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.
2014 – 2018 Instructor, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, OR.
2013 – 2014 Professor, PNCA, Portland, OR.
2010 – 2012 Professor, Willamette University, Salem, OR.
2009 – 2011 Teaching Assistant for Tom Prochaska, Printmaking, PNCA, Portland, OR.
2007- 2009 Adjunct Professor, UW Madison, WI.
2005- 2019 Outreach and Youth Classes Instructor, PNCA CE, Portland, OR. 

 FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2022  Residency, Fish Factory, Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður, Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland.
2021  Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity grant, Portland, OR.
2011  Regional Arts & Culture Council Professional Development Grant, Portland, OR.
2020  Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity grant, Portland, OR.
2019 Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant, Portland, OR.
2017  Residency, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR.
2012 Regional Arts & Culture Council Portable Works Collection, Portland, OR. 
2012 Purchase Award, George Fox University, Newberg, OR.
2011 Residency, Signal Fire, Opal Creek, OR
2011 Purchase Award, Oregon Department of Forestry, John Day, OR.
2008 Fellowship Nominee, Dedalus Foundation, New York, NY.
2006 Regional Arts & Culture Council Professional Development Grant. Residency, New Pacific Studios, Masterton, New Zealand.
2005 Residency, Caldera Arts, Sisters, OR. 

PUBLICATIONS
2021 Interview on The Semi- Finalist:  https://www.thesemi-finalist.com/artist-interviews/the-semi-finalist-is-kendra-larson

2021 Interview on ShoeboxLA: https://shoeboxarts.com/2021/03/04/in-the-studio-with-kendra-larson/

2021 Featured on Hyperallergic:
https://hyperallergic.com/626917/a-view-from-the-easel-during-times-of-quarantine-41/

2016 Whanganui Chronicle, New Zealand, December 7, 2016
2016 Wairarapa Times-Age, New Zealand, January 5, 2016
2015 “Portland artists showcase contrasting styles at LCC Art Gallery,” The Daily News, Longview, WA, January 2015 (illustrated)
2013 “Wood Anniversary,” The Oregonian/Oregonian Live, March 2013
2012 Art Ltd. Magazine, September 2012, http://www.artltdmag.com
2012 East Bay Express, August 2012, http://www.eastbayexpress.com
2011 Saatchi Magazine, http://magazine.saatchionlline.com/articles/artnews
2011Three Fifty Five, London UK, September 2011, http://threefirtyfive.wordpress.com
2011 Madison Magazine, May 2011, http://www.madisonmagazine.com
2010 The Bear Deluxe, No. 30, Portland, OR
2010 Submit Magazine, No. 1 and No. 2, PNCA, Portland, OR
2008 “The Project Lodge: Art meets music,” by Tom Lasking, The Isthmus, February 8, 2008