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
2023 Night: New Works by Kendra Larson, Buckley Center Art Gallery, University of Portland, 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.
Kendra Larson: New Works, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR.
2017 Paintings, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR.
2016 Sublime Crush, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR.
2015 New Aurora Works, Providence Hospital, Portland, OR.
New Work: Heather Goodwind and Kendra Larson, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA.
2014 Moths and Malheur, Oranj Studios, Portland, OR.
2013 Mushrooms, Fish Bowl Project, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR.
Taking Shape, Window Project, PDX Contemporary, Portland, OR.
Sometimes a Great Notion, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR.
2012 Avery, RACC Installation Art Series, Portland, Building, Portland, OR.
The Geography of Phenomena, Roger W. Rogers Gallery, Willamette University, Salem, OR.
Visions in the Landscape, Minthorn Art Gallery, George Fox University, Newberg, OR.
2011 Glass Lakes, Half Dozen Gallery, Portland, OR.
Oregon Romanticism, Helzer Art Gallery, PCC Rock Creek Campus, Portland, OR.
In The Pines, Launchpad Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 Rogue Region, Blackfish Gallery, Fishbowl Window Project, Portland, OR.
The Cave, Half Dozen Gallery, Front Porch Project, Portland, OR.
Recent Work, Orlo, Portland, OR.
2009 Hideaway, Valentine’s, Portland, OR.
Signal-Scapes and Afflicted Animals, Common Wealth Gallery, Madison, WI.
2008 New Work, Madison Municipal Buildings ARTSpace, Madison, WI.
Forts, Hideouts, and the Conifer Projects, The Knapp House, Madison, WI.
2006 The Sky, Aratoi-Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, New Zealand.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Human Animal, at AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA. Curated by McLean Emenegger.
Backroads: Further on Ahead, at Vestige Concepts Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
Women in Art, 2022, at the Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
2021 SEELE und GEIST (Soul and Spirit), KUNSTHAUS ROZIG, online gallery.
Artopia, SFVACC/SCORE, Tarzana, CA, juried by Quinton Bemiller.
Into the Woods, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA, juried by Amy Neill.
The Living Mark, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR, juried by Richard Speer.
Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA, juried by Kristine Schomaker.
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA, juried by Carla Laureen Bollinger.
California Art League, CA, juried by Virginal Causton-Keene.
Artworks Northwest Biennial, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, OR, juried by Grace Kook Anderson.
2020 Frank Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, juried by Morgan Sims.
The Museum of the Oregon Territory, Oregon City, OR juried by Tammy Jo Wilson.
2019 The Arts Center, Corvallis OR, juried by Hester Coucke.
An Artistic Heritage, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR, juried by Tammy Jo Wilson.
2018 Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseberg, OR, juried by Andres Fourie.
Group Landscape Show, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR.
2017 High Desert Museum, Bend, OR, juried by Andres Fourie.
Resonance and Reverence, High Street Gallery, Salem, OR, curated by Michael Hernandez.
Synesthesia, PCC Sylvania, Portland, OR, curated by Mark Smith.
2016 Aratoi Museum of Art and History, Masteron, New Zealand.
2015 Pataphysical Society, Portland, OR, curated by Josephine Zarkovich.
2014 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, juried by Betti-Sue Hertz.
The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, curated by Hester Coucke.
University of Nevada, Reno, NV, curated by Paul Baker Prindle.
2013 Milk Factory Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Free People, Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR, curated by V. Maldonado.
Free People, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR, curated by V. Maldonado.
Marylhurst University Art Gym, Portland, OR, curated by Terri Hopkins.
Flatlands, Nisus Gallery, Portland, OR, curated by Brad Nelson.
2012 Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA, curated by Tia Factor.
2011 False Front Gallery, Portland, OR, curated by Emily Endo.
Boise State University, ID, curated by Courtney Gilbert.
2010 Lewis and Clark College, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR, curated by Linda Tesner and Tom Webb.
2009 “North American Graduate Art Survey”, University of Minnesota, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2008 In Cahoots, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI.
The Contemporary View: Midwest Landscapes, Domont Studio Gallery, Indianapolis, MN.
2007 Influx, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI.
2006 Portrait Show, Hall Gallery, Portland, OR.
Scratching the Surface, Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR.
RESIDENCIES
2022 Fish Factory, Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland.
2017 Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR.
2011 Signal Fire Retreat: Opal Creek Wilderness, OR.
2006 New Pacific Studios, Masterton, New Zealand.
2005 Caldera Arts, Sisters, OR.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2021 Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity grant, Portland, OR.
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.
2012 Regional Arts & Culture Council Portable Works Collection, Portland, OR.
Purchase Award, George Fox University, Newberg, 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, Portland, OR.
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Inside the Studio.
2021 Interview on The Semi- Finalist
2021 Interview on ShoeboxLA
2021 Featured on Hyperallergic.
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.
2012 Art Ltd. Magazine, September 2012.
2012 East Bay Express, August 2012.
2011 Saatchi Magazine.
2011 Three Fifty Five, London UK, September 2011.
2011 Madison Magazine, May 2011.
2010 The Bear Deluxe, No. 30, Portland, OR.
2008 “The Project Lodge: Art meets music,” by Tom Lasking, The Isthmus, February 8, 2008.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 - present: Archer Gallery and Clark Art Talks Director, Clark College, Vancouver, WA.
2019 - present: Art Gab: a bi-weekly art podcast.
2018 - present: 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, Portland Community College, Portland, OR.
2013 - 2022: Instructor, Pacific NW College of Art, 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, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR.
2010 - 2012: Professor, Willamette University, Salem, OR.
2007 - 2009: Adjunct Professor, UW Madison, WI.
2005 - 2019: Outreach and Youth Classes Instructor, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR.