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Daniel Kinney, M.A.
Stanley Scholar
Obermann Graduate Fellow


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EDUCATION

University of Iowa Master of Arts in Special Education At-Risk and Diverse Student Populations 2009
University of Iowa Bachelor of Fine Arts w/ Honors Drawing/Painting & Intermedia 2000
University of Iowa College of Education Art Education Licensure K-12 2000

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2009-present hhThe University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
mmmmmmmmmmmASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR, Autonomously teaching 7E:122 Methods & Materials: Art for the Classroom mmmmmmmmmmmTeacher. mResponsible for instruction, grading, and assessment.

2008-present ddTate Alternative High School, Iowa City, IA
mmmmmmmmmmmART TEACHER/RESOURCE, instruction of students individually and in small groups, integration of Art mmmmmmmmmmminstruction with diverse learners' accommodations, coordinator of student art projects in community.

2006-2007 DDmiZimmerman Elementary School, Zimmerman, MN
mmmmmmmmmmmART TEACHER, Coordinated school-wide multicultural art project

2005 ddmmmmmMural painting project with Mayan communities, Chiapas, Mexico;
mmmmmmmm iPresented at conferences in Seattle, WA & México City, México;
mmmmmm
mm iSolo art show at Art of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2003-2005 ddmiBabylon Art & Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmiimmDIRECTOR OF VISUAL ARTS, WEBMASTER for 501C(3) non-profit arts organization. Curatorial direction, event mmmmmmmmmmiicoordination and community outreach.

2002-2005 diid Spring Lake Park High School & Spring Lake Park Learning Alternatives Center, Spring Lake Park, MNmmmmmm mmmmmmmmimmART TEACHER, YEARBOOK ADVISOR, Taught all areas of Art in high school and conjoined Alternative Learning MMMMMMMMMMCenter, directed production and distribution of high school yearbook for three years.

2002 ddmmmmMohave Community College, Mohave Valley, AZ
mmmmmmmmmmiASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR, taught courses Drawing I and Drawing II

2001-2002 dmdBullhead City Junior High, Bullhead City, AZ
mmmmmmmmmmiART TEACHER, YEARBOOK ADVISOR

 

COMMISSIONED MURALS

2009mmmmm Mural painting project with students in Mukono, Uganda mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmDirected students from high school for orphans of the AIDS epidemic in Mukono, Uganda in art lessons and writing mmmmmmmmmmto produce a mural covering the façade of their school. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
2009mmmmmiCreekside Neighborhood Park Community Mural, Iowa City, Iam mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m mmmmmmmmmmDirected students in composing, planning and executing neighborhood mural; funded by Iowa City Community
mmmmmmmmmmSchool District and Iowa City Public Art Fund.
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2008 mmmmmBroadway Neighborhood-Wetherby Park Community Mural, Iowa City, IA

mmmmmmmmmmDirected students in composing, planning and executing neighborhood mural; funded by Iowa City Community
mmmmmmmmmmSchool District and Iowa City Public Art Fund. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
2005 mmmmmMural painting project with Mayan communities, Chiapas, Mexico
mmmmmmmmmmCollected ideas and input from indigenous Mayan village to plan and execute community mural. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
2004 mmmmmHOWL Festival, Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY
mmmmmmmmmm“Art Around the Park,” invited by festival committee to paint mural with Iraqi muralist Haider Al-Amery mmmmmmmmmmmm
2004 mmmmmABC No Rio, New York, NY
mmmmmmmmmmInvited by art center to paint mural in courtyard with Iraqi muralist Haider Al-Amery mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
2004 mmmmm“The Future,” public mural sponsored by Northeast Minneapolis Art Association, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmmCollaborator/assistant to Iraqi muralists Haider and Sabri Al-Amery mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
2003 mmmmm“The Dream,” mural commissioned by 7 Bridges World Marketplace, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmmCollaborator/assistant to Iraqi muralists Haider and Sabri Al-Amery

 

PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA

2008 mmmmmIowa City Press-Citizen, December 14. “Public Art.”
mmmmmmmmmmCongratulatory review of Broadway Neighborhood Mural Project by Press-Citizen editorial board

2008 mmmmmThe Daily Iowan Television, December 9. “Alternative school’s mural project becomes community art.”
mmmmmmmmmmInterview/feature in University of Iowa on-line magazine.

2008 mmmmmThe Daily Iowan, December 9. “Class Project Becomes Art,” p. 2A
mmmmmmmmmmPhoto, Artist/Teacher profile and story profiling Broadway Neighborhood Mural Project

2008 mmmmmIowa City Press-Citizen, December 9. “Part of the Learning Process,” p. 3A
mmmmmmmmmmColor photo and story covering Broadway Neighborhood Mural Project

2008 mmmmmCedar Rapids Gazette, December 9. “Wall-to-wall classic,” p. 1B
mmmmmmmmmmColor photo and story covering Broadway Neighborhood Mural Project

2008 mmmmmIowa City Press-Citizen, December 8. “Kinney brings expertise to mural,” p.11A
mmmmmmmmmmOpinion page feature article by Writers’ Group member Hani Elkadi

2008 mmmmmIowa City Press-Citizen, Sept 23. “Tate Students Add Color to Shelter,” p. 3A
mmmmmmmmmmFeature and color photos on Wetherby/Broadway Neighborhood mural project

2004 mmmmmThe Wake, Feb 25. “The Fall of Babylon,” p. 10
mmmmmmmmmmQuoted in article on Babylon Art & Cultural Center in Twin Cities bi-monthly

2003 mmmmmPunk Planet, #57 Sept/Oct. “Beyond Good and Evil,” p. 20
mmmmmmmmmmFeatured in nationally-circulated magazine as conceiver and curator of multi-media art show

2003 mmmmmThe Pulse, July 9-15. “Beyond Good & Evil,” p. 22
mmmmmmmmmmFeatured in Twin Cities arts weekly

2003 mmmmmKUOM (Radio K) Feature News Interview: “Minneapolis Collectives”
mmmmmmmmmmInterview feature in radio documentary program on collectively-run organizations in the Twin Cities



CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS/PUBLISHED PAPERS

2010mmmmimJames F. Jakobsen Conference, The University of Iowammmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmPresented ongoing field work with Art Education and at-risk youth in U.S.A. and Africa.mmm

2010mmmmimObermann Graduate Fellowship, The University of Iowammmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmOne of fifteen graduate students competitively selected to receive stipend mmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmaward and title of Obermann Graduate Fellow.

2009 mmmmm15th Annual Inclusive Education Symposium, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
mmmmmmmmmm"The Efficacy of Level I Special Education Delivery in the Alternative Education Setting"

2008 mmmmm14th Annual Inclusive Education Symposium, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
mmmmmmmmmm"The Merits of Direct Instruction For Art Education"

2005 mmmmm1st International Art of Resistance Conference, México City, México
mmmmmmmmmmPresentation on behalf of Babylon Art & Cultural Center

2005 mmmmm2nd National Art of Resistance Conference, Seattle, WA
mmmmmmmmmmPresentation on behalf of Babylon Art & Cultural Center

2004 mmmmmU.S. Conference of Democratic Workplaces, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
mmmmmmmmmmRepresented Babylon Art & Cultural Center

 

GRANTS/AWARDS

2010mmmmm Stanley Graduate Award for International Researchmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmThe University of Iowa's premier award for funding foreign research and international study

2009-10-mm mObermann Graduate Fellowship MMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmm mmmmmmm nGraduate Fellow, The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies

2009mmmimmUniversity of Iowa International Programs Graduate Travel Award mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmFunds awarded for Community mural project in Kampala, Uganda, July/August 2009

2009mmmmmiIowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Monetary Award
mmmmmmmmmmFunding awarded to lead at-risk students in community mural project

2008 mmmmmLetter of Commendation, Iowa State Governor Chet J. Culver
mmmmmmmmmmPersonal letter of commendation from Iowa Governor Chet J. Culver for leading at-risk students in
mmmmmmmmmmBroadway-Wetherby Mural Project

2008mmmmmIowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Monetary Award
mmmmmmmmmmFunding awarded to lead at-risk students in community mural project

 

ACTIVITIES/ AFFILIATIONS

2008-presentmIowa City Education Association
2001-presentmNational Art Education Association
2001-presentmNational Education Association
2003-2004mmiIntermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN, volunteer for gallery-art center


SOLO EXHIBITIONS/CONCEPTUAL CURATOR

2005 mmmmmArt of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm“How We live and Grow”, painting/sculpture/sound/video installation

2004 mmmmmArt-A-Whirl, Q. Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm“Art Makes Us Human,” Curator and lead artist of show featuring Haider and Sabri Al-Amery from Iraq,
mmmmmmmmmmsponsored by Northeast Minneapolis Art Association

2003 mmmmmBabylon Art & Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm“Beyond Good & Evil,” Designer, curator and lead artist of multi-media art show.
mmmmmmmmmmFeatured in internationally-circulated Punk Planet; featured in arts weekly Pulse of the Twin Cities

2003 mmmmmMarcello's Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm"Paintings by Daniel Kinney"

2000 mmmmmCheckered Space Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
mmmmmmmmmm"Body History," Joseph Patrick, Professor of Art, Curator

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2004 mmmmmMinneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm“The Art of Democracy: Tools of Persuasion,” work featured in collaborative show

2004 mmmmmSeward Arts Festival, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm“Return to Babylon,” curator and lead-artist of intermedia group show

2004 mmmmmAndre Aleksandrov Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm“Group show,” film-painting-sound collaboration with Leif Gebauer and Jason Misik

2003 mmmmmBabylon Art & Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
mmmmmmmmmm"Dissent, Create, Resist... War is not Freedom”

 

 

email: daniel at danielkinney dot com

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