K u r t   W e s t o n

2010

n  March 4 – 24, 2010 – “AfterHours” Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

n  February 4 – March28,2010 – “Seasons in the Prayer Garden” A solo exhibition at the MuckenthalerCultural Center, Fullerton, CA

n  January 2010 – BlindVision – Presentation and Lecture, Huntington Beach Art Center,Huntington Beach, CA

2009

n  November 7, 2009 –January 17, 2010 – Art Ability – Bryn MawrHospital Arts Pavilion, Malvern, PA

n  October 5 – December 11- INSIGHTS– San Francisco Arts CommissionGallery City Hall,  CA   

n  September 23  - October 18 – Core 5,   2^ndCity Council Gallery, Long Beach,CA

n  September 22, 2009 –August 23, 2010 – Shared Visions, Southern California College of Optometry

n  2009 through 2012- SightUnseen,  International touringexhibition

n  May 2 – August 29- Sight Unseen,  California Museum of Photography,Riverside, CA 

n  May 14-25 - PassionateFocus , Xchange West Gallery, ChicagoIllinois

n  February 26 - March 27–CreativeVision – LH Horton, Gallery Stockton,CA 

n  January 8^th– 11^{th -} Photo la – Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA

2008

n  October 21^st– December 12^th – INSIGHTS 2008 - San Francisco CityHall – San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

n  September 2008 – August2009 – Shared Visions – Southern California Collegeof Optometry, Fullerton, CA

n  April 12^th –17^th Hearts of a Silent Age (MFAExhibition) West Gallery – CaliforniaState University,Fullerton 

n  February 5 – March 16-  Renascence NYC The World FinancialCenter Courtyard Gallery - Lower Manhattan,NYC 

n  January 10-13 – PhotoL A - Barker Hangar, SantaMonica, CA

2007

n  October 25th- November 11th, 2007– Connections3: “Exposed” – International Group Photographic Exhibition – JosephD. Carrier Gallery – Toronto, Otario Canada  

n  October 5^thand 6^th - Art Slam 2007 - de Young Museum,San Francisco, CA

n  October 4^th through December 7^th – INSIGHTS 2007 – San Francisco City Hall, CA

n  September 2007- 08–SharedVisions–Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA.

n  September 2007 - NationalExhibits by Blind Artists, Wayne Art Center, WaynePA

n  September 6^th thru 21^st -  Passionate Focus – River EastArt Center,Chicago, Illinois

n  July 2007 – AmericanCouncil of the Blind – Visual Art exhibition – Minneapolis Minnesota 

n  June 2007 – Renascence– International Exhibition– VideoInstallation-KennedyCenter - Washington DC   

n  April–June – ReyatazPhotography Exhibit - Traveling exhibit– New York City, WashingtonDC, South Beach FL, Venice Beach CA, San Francisco CA.

n  March 2007 – Feature Article AbilityMagazine

n  March 2007 – Dialogues- A Video Installation – CalState University,Fullerton –East Gallery. 

n  January 2007 – ENERGY- Visual AIDS (New York City) 

2006 

n  December 2006 –The AmericanJournal of Public Health – Featured Photograph

n  November 2006 –: National AIDSMuseum, Permanent collection- Seton HallUniversity, Orange NJ

n  October - November – PassionateFocus, Michigan Ave.@ The Water Tower, Chicago,IL

n  October 2006 – OrangeCounty BladeMagazine, Front cover featured photograph.

n  October 2006 – VisualizingTRANS, Universityof Wisconsin, MadisonWisconsin

n  September/October – INSIGHTS, SF City Hall, featured artist award, San Francisco, CA   

n  July 2006 – Variant,  57 Underground Gallery, Pomona, CA    

n  July 2006 –  Kaleidoscope ArtsPublication, FeatureArticle

n  July2006 – Orange County Art Fair,  Photography / Video exhibition, Costa Mesa CA

n  June8, 2006 – Huntington Beach Independent feature article “Not a SillLife”

n  June2006 –TRANSFORMATIONS, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC

n  May2006 -  Video / Digital Walk exhibition, California State University, Northridge

n  May 2006 – Image/Identity;  West Gallery,California State University, Fullerton

n  April 2006 – DigitalExhibition 2006, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA  

2005 

n  December 2005 – Unfinished Works, O.C.Center for Contemporary Art, SantaAna, CA.   Awarded 1^st and 3^rdplace in photography category. 

n  November 2005 –A&U Magazine Featurearticle - national arts publication.

n  October 2005 - TSU 2005, California StateUniversity, Fullerton, CA  

n  September 24, 2005- September 2006 – SharedVisions, Exhibited / Curated  S.C.College Optometry, Fullerton, CA. 

n  September 16^th – November 13^th– PassionateFocus, Chicago, IL. 

n  September 2^nd – October 21^st– Abstractions;Center Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO.     

n  August 17^th – October 28^th2005 – INSIGHTS, Outstanding Artist Award; San Francisco, CA 

n  July 2005 – Orange CountyArtFair,  1^st Place Professional Photo(People Division); 2^nd Place Professional (Multiple ImageDivision)

n   June 2005- Photo San Francisco, FortMason San Francisco. California

n  April - June 2005 - “Beyond Sight” Philadelphia FreeLibrary @ Logan Square.

n  February 2005 – Houston Museum ofFine Arts

n  January 26^{th -}July 24^{th -}“Blind at the Museum” exhibition / lecture - Berkley Museum of Art.

n  January 20 - 23^rd–PhotoL.A. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

2004–2003                

n  October 2004 –  NationalExhibits by Blind Artists, PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art.

n  October  2004 – American Printing House for theBlind Insights 2004 and inclusion in the APHB 2006 Calendar, Louisville Kentucky

n  August 25^th– October 30^th - INSIGHTS 2004, San Francisco City Hall  

n  July 22^nd-25^th,2004 - Photo San Francisco, Fort Mason,S.F. California

n  July 2004 - Orange County Art Fair;O.C. California

n  June 2004 - KincaidArts Award through VSA arts California.

n  February 2004 –TheView From HereL.A ArtCoreCenter, Los Angeles, CA. 

n  December 2003 - HireValue,  Consultant / exhibitor,Los Angeles Museum of Art. 

n  October 2003 – ShareYour Vision,  Artists Space Gallery, NY

n  October 2003 – PlattLibrary, Woodland Hills,CA;

n  October 2003 - MissionViejo Library, Mission Viejo,CA.

n  July-August 2003–OrangeCounty Art Fair (1^st Place Photography award)

n  July 2003- Orange CountyCenterfor Contemporary Art, SantaAna, CA.

n  July 2003 – Insights2003, San Francisco CityHall, CA. 

n  April 2003–IrvineCity Hall, Art View Gallery one man show, Irvine, CA

April 2003 - Newport Beach CityHall, Orange CountyArts Association juried exhibition.                 

2002–2001

n  July-August 2002–OrangeCounty Art Fair, CA (1^stPlace Award, Photo)

n  September 2002– PicturingWhat Matters, Exhibition George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.

n  July 2002–Insight2002, San Francisco City Hall, SanFrancisco, CA   

n  August 2001–GuggenheimGallery, Chapman University, Orange,CA (1^st Place Award, Photo)

n  July 2001- Insights2001, San FranciscoCity Hall.

2000–1998                                                                                                                                

n  January 2000– VSACalifornia Gallery, OrangeCA  

n  September 7^th1999  ^-LosAngeles Times feature article.

n  August 1999–AnaheimArt Museum, Anaheim,CA

n  February 1999–LarrySmith Fime Art, West Hollywood, CA.

November30^th 1998 - Los Angeles Times feature article.

2005–2008      California State University, Fullerton      Fullerton,CA

Master of Fine Arts (4.0 GPA)

1983–1985      Columbia College                                      Chicago IL

B.A.,Photography and Art(With honors).

1975–1979      Northern Illinois University                           Dekalb, IL

B.S.,Fashion Merchandising / Marketing.

COLLECTIONS  LIST

NumerousPrivate Collectors                                Internationally      

HoustonMuseum of Fine Art                                Houston, Texas

NationalAIDS Museum                                        SetonHall University, New Jersey

NationalExhibits by Blind Artist                            Philadelphia,Pennsylvania

Southern CaliforniaCollege of Optometry          Fullerton, California  

Lighthouse for theBlind                                     San Francisco, California 

DADAAWA                                                         Fremantle Western Australia

California Museum ofPhotography                     University of California, Riverside