Karolyn Greenstreet | West Bath, Maine | karolyngreenstreet@gmail.com

Mixed-media and performing artist, arts administrator, and marketing professional.

Education:

2021 MFA Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts.

2010 BFA Fine Art, School of Visual Arts.

Solo and two-person exhibitions:

2020 Broadcasts: Art in the Age of Social Distancing. Virtual exhibition by SPACE gallery in Portland, Maine.

2020 Messes of the Afternoon. Solo painting exhibit. Bonobo restaurant in Portland, Maine.

2018 Tides. Two-person painting show with Marci Spier. The Francis Hotel in Portland, Maine.

2018 Collasmic Rotation: Collage in the Modern Age. Two-person show with Niki Taylor. New Fruit gallery.

2017 Portland No Ka Oi: Painting between Maui and Portland. Bonobo restaurant in Portland, Maine.

Select group exhibitions and performances:

2019 Sacred and Profane Arts Festival. Interactive performance and installation in Battery Steel on Peaks Island, Maine.

2019 Time v. the Psyche. Performance at Mechanics’ Hall in Portland, Maine.

2019 Plastic Bag Poncho. Performance at Climate March in Portland, Maine.

2019 Our Changing World. Three-person exhibit exploring climate change at The Cordial Eye gallery in Hyannis, Mass. Curated by Anastaci Pacella. 

2019 Personas. Wet Velvet performance collective at The Apohadion Theatre.

2019 Mélange. Prism Analog. Curated by Gregg Harper.

2019 Alélélé Falls. Chamber of Commerce in Portland, Maine.

2019 Our Life is One of Lights and Shadows . Interactive Piece "Collecting Light & Shadow" at UMVA gallery. Curated by Gregg Harper.

2018 UMVA Members Show. UMVA gallery. Curated by Gregg Harper.

2018 On the Verge. Creative Portland gallery.

2018 World Making. New Fruit gallery.

2018 BYOB Digital Art Pop-up. SPACE gallery. 

2017 Collective Current. Dooryard Arts Collective at Mechanics’ Hall.

2017 Three group shows at Walker Terrace Gallery.

2017 Pieces. Collage exhibit at Dooryard Arts Collective.

2014 Beat Hotel. Collaborating mural artist with Jordan Piantedosi. Beat Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. 

2012 Hui No'eau Annual Juried Exhibition. Hui No'eau Visual Art Center in Makawao, Hawai’i. Curated by Allyn Bromley

Coordinated Exhibitions:

2018 Mechanics’ Hall Holiday Sale. Mechanics’ Hall in Portland, Maine.

2017 Collective Current. Mechanics’ Hall in Portland, Maine.

2012 Infinite Blue. Hui No'eau Visual Art Center in Makawao, Hawai’i.

Professional Experience and Community Work:

2017-present, freelance marketing and communications for small businesses and nonprofits.

2017-2021, Mechanics’ Hall; Communications Coordinator.

2017-2020, Creative Portland Committees; Art Center Work Group, Branding Group, and Culture Summit Steering Committee.

2016-2019, The Dooryard Arts Collective; Member and Co-president (2018-19)

2012, Hui No’eau; Membership and development assistant, teaching artist at Camp Kaluanui, and exhibits coordinator.

Awards:

2018-2020 Scholarship with Vermont College of Fine Arts. Montpelier, VT.

2005-2009 Silas H. Rhodes Merit Scholarship, School of Visual Arts.  New York, NY.

2006 Scholarship with Smith College. Northampton, MA.

Residency: 

2009 School of Visual Arts Public Art Residency.