Allen Kinast

Currently lives in Portland, Oregon

Gallery Representation
Sales Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon.
Artists Circle Fine Art, Potomac, Maryland.

Exhibitions
Art in the Pearl, Portland, OR, September ’08.

Bellevue  Festival of the Arts, Bellevue, WA, July ’08

Mt Tabor Artwalk, Portland, OR, May ‘08

Holiday Show, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR, December ‘07

Chehalem Mountain Art Affair, Chehalem, Oregon, July ’07

Mount Tabor Artwalk, Portland, Oregon, May ’07
Oregon Craft Biennial, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art & Craft, August '05
Oregon Craft Biennial, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR, August '03
"Sound and Vision," curated by Hilary Pfeifer, Diamond Tanita Gallery, Portland, OR, April '03
"Reused:" Art from Post-Consumer Material, Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, OR, September '02
 OCAC Adjunct Faculty Group Show, Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland, OR May '02 

"28 Days of Gray," Waterfront Park, Regional Arts & Culture Council Grant, Portland, OR Jan. '02 

Wood Department Show, Hoffman Gallery, OCAC, Portland, OR, March '01
Thesis Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, OCAC
Portland 
Annual Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, OCAC, Portland, OR April '98 

Wood Department Show, American Institute of Architects, Portland, OR July '98 

Annual Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, OCAC, Portland, OR April '97

Publications/Media Coverage
Artist featured in Portfolio section, "Oregon Home" magazine, September-October 2003
 "The Oregonian," Metro section, December 4, 2001

"Portland Tribune," Life section, December 7, 2001
"The Mercury," December 2001
"Fox Nightly News," aired December 2, 2001
 "KOIN News," aired December 6, 2001

Awards and Commissions
Dining Room Table, Taylor and Sarah Richman, Seattle, WA May ‘09
Set of Custom Consoles, private residence, Manhattan, NYC, commissioned by Stephen Wanta, Architect, March '09

Conference Table, Eroi Marketing, Portland, OR, January ‘08
Conference Table, MasterPlans, Portland, OR, May ‘08
In situ Grant, Regional Arts & Culture Council, '01 

Numerous furniture and sculpture commissions for private residences nationally
Regularly invited to submit work for Art on the Vine, OCAC’s annual fundraising art auction

Related Work Experience
2000-present. Adjunct Faculty, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR. 

•    Challenge adults to develop their technical and creative skills through both the college's studio school and BFA programs.

2000-present. Custom Artist/Furniture Maker, Portland, OR 

•    Communicate closely with clients to create one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture and sculpture for home and office. 
Work often emphasizes recycled/found materials and unique material combinations.

1995-Present. Freelance Writer, Portland, OR 

•    Write marketing, publicity & editorial pieces for clients such as LSI Logic, The Educational Foundation, Fresh Cup Magazine, Mentor Graphics, McDougal Littell, Nike, Freightliner, Sequent Computers, and The School Company.

1990-92. Peace Corps Volunteer, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea

Education
2000. Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
•    Concentrations in Wood and Drawing 

•    Certificate of Craft, May 2000

1987.  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 

  •  Majors: English and Rhetoric 
B.A. Degree with Honors