Kevin McNamee-Tweed
Kevin McNamee-Tweed has a multifaceted studio practice for which drawing and humor are central. Sometimes he draws on paper; at other times he incises a drawn line into clay, adds color with glazes and fires the clay to yield a ceramic painting; at other times he uses ink, a sheet of plexiglass and a sheet of paper to create monotypes; and at other times, he creates paintings that also incorporate drawn lines. Most of his works are modest in scale, often not much larger than a sheet of paper. But they are not paper-thin. They have depth and weight. His ceramic paintings are like tile fragments and his monotypes are typically mounted to wood which has stained edges. As a result, both feel like books, a category of object that McNamee-Tweed values above all others, including art. Whatever the materials and processes, it is the right combination of humor and beauty that makes his works stand out.
Steve Turner Gallery has published four books on the artist. Click here to purchase.
Born 1984, Stanford, California
Lives and works in Durham, North Carolina
Education
2020
MFA, University of Iowa
2019
MA, University of Iowa
2008
BFA, New York University
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Saying the Sun, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina
2023
False Cognate, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent, Belgium
When the World’s On Fire, Institute of Contemporary Art, Chattanooga, Tennesse
Pilcrow, Dutton Gallery, New York
2022
Vessel, Cob Gallery, London
Fiction Workshop, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2021
Natural Clock, Conduit Gallery, Dallas
TIME IN THE TIME OF TIME, L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
Probable Presence, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2020
Moon Over Math Town, Harper’s Books, New York
Tableaux Vivant, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2019
Literature, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Beret Debt, Devening Projects, Chicago
2018
Already Not Yet, Shrine Gallery, New York
Slow Rocket, 57W57, New York
2017
Little Hawk Field, Rod Barton, London
New Top Old Bottom, Left Field, San Luis Obispo
The End, Bay Space, Portland
Self-Tourism, MoHA, Austin
2016
Handmade Books, The Menil Collection Bookstore, Houston
Bread In North Carolina Butter In Tennessee, To_Bridges_, The Still House Group, New York
100 Views, Lower Left Gallery, Austin
2015
Words, Installation at Austin Bergstrom Airport
Words, Pump Project, Austin
Sherts and Dreams, Las Cruxes, Austin
2014
Karl’s Korner, Bolm Project Space, Austin
Books, Little Berlin, Philadelphia
Books, Co-Lab Projects, Austin
2013
Shit Show, Eleven Seventeen Garland, Austin
2012
Rocks, Big Medium Gallery and Project Space, Austin
Group Exhibitions
2024
Kiaf Seoul (with Steve Turner)
2023
ENTER, Copenhagen (with Steve Turner)
Realms, JVDW, Dusseldorf
2022
Chew, Scroll Gallery, New York
Untitled, Miami Beach (with Steve Turner)
NADA, New York (with Dutton Gallery)
EXPO Chicago (with Steve Turner)
2021
Untitled, Miami Beach (with Steve Turner)
Future Fair, New York (with Dutton Gallery)
2020
Our World, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Essential Goods, Fisher Parrish, New York
ALAC (with Steve Turner), Los Angeles
2019
Sunday Art Fair (with Steve Turner), London
Art Berlin (with Steve Turner)
Enter Art Fair (with Steve Turner), Copenhagen
Free Spirit News: Fourth Dimensional Issues, Melanie Flood Projects and Adams and Ollman, Portland
Summer Soup, Three Four Three Four, Brooklyn
Highway Blues, Underdonk, New York
Power of Ten, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Art Brussels (with Steve Turner)
2018
Untitled, Miami Beach (with Steve Turner)
Pablo, Cabinet Printemps, Dusseldorf
Swab Barcelona Contemporary Art Fair (with Dutton Gallery)
Spring 1883 (with Dutton Gallery), Melbourne
Afire, Skylab Gallery, Columbus
All You Can See, Rizzutto Gallery, Palermo, Italy
NADA New York (with Dutton Gallery)
2017
Born To Run, Lane Meyer Projects, Aspen
Another Place, Shrine, New York
Spring 1883 (with Dutton Gallery), Sydney
GIFC, The Hole, New York
Eyes Ears Nose Etc Etc, Left Field, San Luis Obispo
Zing Zam Blunder, Harbinger Projects, Reykjavik
Mysticeti: Jonathan Ryan Storm & Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Molasses Books, Brooklyn
All American, PM/AM, London
GIFC, Art Athina, Athens
Part IV, Magic the Gallery, Austin
2016
A Room With a View, Eddy’s Room, Brooklyn
Return Policy, The Still House Group, New York
In Residence, Las Cruxes, Austin
2015
A Little Me Time, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin
Coming To Terms, Little Berlin, Philadelphia
Bazt, Flux Factory, New York
Desktop Archeology, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin
Austin Pavilion at Art City
2014
Conspectus, Co-Lab Projects, Austin
AHöM, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin
2013
A Catalogue, Tiny Park Gallery, Austin
F.R. Etchen Collection, Big Medium, Austin
The Drawing Show, Pump Project, Austin
2012
Farewell, Wardenclyffe Gallery, Austin
Medium Small, Big Medium, Austin
The Monster Show, Domy Books, Austin
2007
Period, Rosenberg Gallery, New York
Residencies and Awards
2019
Mildred Pelter Fellowship
2018
Wilhelm and Jane Bodine Fellowship, Iowa City
2017
Iowa Arts Fellowship
Artist in Residence, Bay Space, Portland
2016
Montello Foundation Fellowship
Artist in Residence at The Range, Saguache, Colorado
Artist in Residence, Montello Foundation, Nevada
2013
Best Work of Art 2013-2014, Austin Critics Table
Best Curation of Group Exhibition 2013-2014, Austin Critics Table
2012
Best Solo Exhibition 2012-2013, Austin Critics Table
Bibliography
2020
Ollman, Leah. “Commentary: I visited four reopened art galleries. The experience was not what I expected,” Los Angeles Times, September 16
Terrell, Benjamin. “How to File the Titles of Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” The Semi-Finalist, September 6
Zellen, Jody. “Kevin McNamee-Tweed: ‘Tableaux Vivant’ More Than Meets the Eye,” ArtnowLA, August 16
Hudson, Suzanne. “Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” Art Forum, January
2019
Storm, Rebecca. “Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s Literature,” Editorial Magazine, November
2018
“Featured Artist: Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” Los Angeles Review of Books
2017
Heinrich, Will. “What To See In New York,” The New York Times, July 27
Greenwood, Caitlin. “The Exit Interview,” The Austin Chronicle, March 10
LeRoux, Ayden. “The Power of Refusal: Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s Departure from Austin,” Glasstire, January 28
2016
“Feature: Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” Fields Magazine, September
2015
“2015: Our Top Fives,” Fields Magazine, December
McCollom, Caitlin. “Deciding to Become An Artist While Making Art,” Arts and Culture Texas, September 8
Athent, Dallas. “Molasses Books Launches A Book Titled, Well, ‘Books’: Get It Now,” Bushwick Daily, August 24
Schwaiger, Seth Orion. “Review: Books by Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” Austin Chronicle, August 14
Marino, Rebecca. “Q+A with Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” Conflict of Interest, April 27
Otterbein, Holly. “Interview with Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” City Paper
2014
Ball, Lilly. “New Mysteries. New Day. Fresh Doughnuts: An Interview with Kevin McNamee- Tweed,” Forth Magazine, December 16
Potraz, Kathryn. “Laugh Until You Cry.” Paste, December 9
Gosling, Emily. “Self-Help, Poo, & Existential Questions: KMT’s Books,” It’s Nice That, November 20
Bursese, Stephanie. “The Form Review; Kevin McNamee-Tweed at Little Berlin,” The St. Claire, October 31
Rhea, Quinten. “Interview with Artist Kevin McNamee-Tweed,” KOOP Radio, Austin, August 10
2012
van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “Review: Rocks,” Austin American-Statesman
Brenner, Wayne Alan. “Worth Your Weekend Time,” Austin Chronicle
Wlody, Janet. “Kevin McNamee-Tweed: Rocks,” Gessato
Breaux, Adrienne. “Rocks,” 2 Modern
Our World
Hannah Epstein, Kate Klingbeil, David Leggett, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Samantha Rosenwald, Stipan Tadić, Brittany Tucker and Mark Yang
December 2, 2020–January 5, 2021
Power of Ten
Mariel Capanna, Dominic Dispirito, Nick Doyle, Hannah Epstein, Stephen W. Evans, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Claire Milbrath, Paige Jiyoung Moon, Jennifer Nocon, Jesse Pollock, Pablo Rasgado, Joshua Saunders and Maccabee Shelley
May 11 – June 8, 2019
Steve Turner
Artsy
The 10 Best Booths at Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2022
Ayanna Dozier
November 29, 2022
Kevin McNamee-Tweed
Art in America
NEW DEFINITIONS: KEVIN MCNAMEE-TWEED AT STEVE TURNER
Leah Ollman
April 22, 2021
Kevin McNamee-Tweed
Los Angeles Times
Commentary: I visited four reopened art galleries. The experience was not what I expected
Leah Ollman
September 16, 2020
Kevin McNamee-Tweed
The Semi-Finalist
How to File the Titles of Kevin McNamee-Tweed
Benjamin Terrell
September 6, 2020
Kevin McNamee-Tweed
ArtnowLA
Kevin McNamee-Tweed: ‘Tableaux Vivant’ More Than Meets the Eye
Jody Zellen
August 16, 2020
Hannah Epstein / Kevin McNamee-Tweed
ARTnews
April 20, 2019
Judd Tully
“At Art Brussels and Berlin Gallery Weekend, Severed Heads, ‘Great White Fear,’ and a Paul McCarthy Blowout”
KIAF SEOUL
Remus Grecu, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Paige Jiyoung Moon, Augustina Wang & Jessica Wee
September 4–8, 2024 Booth B29
Enter Art Fair | Copenhagen
Pablo Benzo, Jingze Du, Bianca Fields, Kate Klingbeil, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Brittany Miller, Yuma Radne and Luca Sára Rózsa
August 24–27, 2023 Booth 11
Untitled, Miami Beach
November 28–December 3, 2022
EXPO CHICAGO
Jingze Du, Bianca Fields, Ania Hobson, Kate Klingbeil, David Leggett, Natalia Gonzalez Martin, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Zachary Ochoa, Dickens Otieno, Thomias Radin, Camilo Restrepo, Gabby Rosenberg, Terron Cooper Sorrells, Brittany Tucker, Shirley Villavicencio Pizango and Yung Jake
April 7 – April 10, 2022
Untitled, Miami Beach
Pablo Barba, Drew Dodge, Jingze Du, Karolina Jablońska, Kazuhito Kawai, Jon Key, Kate Klingbeil, Paige Jiyoung Moon, Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, Kevin McNamee-Tweed
November 29–December 4, 2021
Art Los Angeles Contemporary
Siro Cugusi, Hannah Epstein, Kevin McNamee-Tweed and Yung Jake
February 13–16, 2020
Sunday Art Fair | London
Lydia Blakeley, Dominic Dispirito, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Jesse Pollock
October 3–6, 2019
Enter Art Fair | Copenhagen
Mariel Capanna, Dominic Dispirito, Hannah Epstein, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Claire Milbrath, Paige Jiyoung Moon
August 29–September 1, 2019
UNTITLED | Miami Beach
Laylah Ali, Samantha Bittman, Mariel Capanna, Nick Doyle, Hannah Epstein, Lucy Fradkin, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Paige Jiyoung Moon and Camilo Restrepo
December 5 – 9, 2018
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