Kristin Hough
b 1989, Ventura, CA
Education
2016 MFA, Art Studio, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2011 BA, Studio Art & English, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Exhibitions
Solo
2020 Fantasies of Triumph, Holland Project Gallery, Reno, NV
2011 Frontiers | Paintings, Zilka Gallery, Middletown, CT
Group
2020 Untitled (forthcoming), Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 Hot Fun, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2019 Stuck in Heaven, Leiminspace, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Placed, Also Gallery, Online Gallery
2019 Gone Sunday, Spring/Break, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Great Hope, Annex Gallery at Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
2018 Welcome to Miami, The Neon Heater Gallery, Findlay, OH
2018 Faculty/ Student Show, Brentwood Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Great Hope, Tiny Town Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018 Friends with Benefits, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO
2018 Great Hope, Union Gallery, Amherst, MA
2017 GIFC, 0.0 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Southern California/ Baja Biennial, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
2016 Altered States of Collage, San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA, Juror: Leslie Shows
2016 Having Happened, UC Davis MFA Thesis Show, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA
2016 The Cocktail Party Effect, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Mental Throes, Third Space, Davis, CA
2015 Subject to Change, Beatnik Studios, Sacramento, CA
2015 White Line Fever, Third Space, Davis, CA
2014 Synesthesia, The Davis Art Salon, The Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA
2014 The Invitation, Silicon Valley Art Fair, San Mateo, CA
2013 Raw Artists Showcase, Kaleidoscope, Ventura, CA
2011 Thesis Art Exhibition, Zilkha Gallery, Middletown, CT
Awards & Residencies
2018 ECF Artist in Residence
2018 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant Nominee
2017 Vermont Studio Center Residency & Artist Grant
2016 UC Davis Department of Art Studio Graduate Fellowship
2015 Margrit Mondavi Summer Research Fellowship, UC Davis
2015-2016 Freemon Gadberry Award in Art, UC Davis
2014-2015 Provost Fellowship, UC Davis
2011 Departmental Honors in Studio Art, Wesleyan University
2010 Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation Award
Publications & Press
2019 "Appreciating the past, showing up for the present", Oregon Artswatch
2019 "What Makes LA Special," The Coastal Post
2019 "Highlights From the Debut of Spring/Break Art Show in Los Angeles," Autre
2019 "LA's First Spring/Break Art Show Had Plenty of Creative Spirit," Hyperallergic
2019 Friend of the Artist, Volume 8
2018 "A Concise Guide to LA's Outdoor Art Spaces," Hyperallergic
2018 A Car Will Be Waiting To Take You Home, by Kristin Hough and National Monument Press
2018 Mailbox #2, Mail Room Press
2017 Mailbox #1, Mail Room Press
2016 "UC Davis artists will make a mark in two Sacramento shows,"The Davis Enterprise
2016 "The American Narrative Reevaluated" by Britt Royer
2014 Composite Arts Magazine # 18, “Youth”
2014 Studio Visit Magazine #23
2013 New American Paintings #103
2010 Ostranenie Magazine #5.2
2007 Ostranenie Magazine #2.1
Curatorial Projects
2019 On the Tip of my Tongue, Co-curator, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 Fresh Air, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2019 ARTsea, Co-curator, Marina del Rey, CA
2019 Out of the Sun, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Hot Rolled, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Dispersed Transmissions, Co-curator, Another Year in LA, Online Gallery
2018 Something From Something Else, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Bloom In, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
Collections
2019 Special Collections, UC Davis Library
Professional Experience
2018 - Current Co-founder and Curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2015 - 2016 Visiting Artist Lecture Series Coordinator, Davis, CA
2016 Associate Instructor, Drawing 1, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2016 Teacher’s Assistant, Painting 1, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2015 Associate Instructor, Drawing 1, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2011 Teacher’s Assistant, Drawing 1, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2009 Curatorial Internship, Davidson Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2008 Teacher’s Assistant, Mural Painting, Green Street Arts Center, Middletown, CT
b 1989, Ventura, CA
Education
2016 MFA, Art Studio, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2011 BA, Studio Art & English, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Exhibitions
Solo
2020 Fantasies of Triumph, Holland Project Gallery, Reno, NV
2011 Frontiers | Paintings, Zilka Gallery, Middletown, CT
Group
2020 Untitled (forthcoming), Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 Hot Fun, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2019 Stuck in Heaven, Leiminspace, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Placed, Also Gallery, Online Gallery
2019 Gone Sunday, Spring/Break, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Great Hope, Annex Gallery at Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
2018 Welcome to Miami, The Neon Heater Gallery, Findlay, OH
2018 Faculty/ Student Show, Brentwood Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Great Hope, Tiny Town Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018 Friends with Benefits, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO
2018 Great Hope, Union Gallery, Amherst, MA
2017 GIFC, 0.0 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Southern California/ Baja Biennial, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
2016 Altered States of Collage, San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA, Juror: Leslie Shows
2016 Having Happened, UC Davis MFA Thesis Show, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA
2016 The Cocktail Party Effect, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Mental Throes, Third Space, Davis, CA
2015 Subject to Change, Beatnik Studios, Sacramento, CA
2015 White Line Fever, Third Space, Davis, CA
2014 Synesthesia, The Davis Art Salon, The Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA
2014 The Invitation, Silicon Valley Art Fair, San Mateo, CA
2013 Raw Artists Showcase, Kaleidoscope, Ventura, CA
2011 Thesis Art Exhibition, Zilkha Gallery, Middletown, CT
Awards & Residencies
2018 ECF Artist in Residence
2018 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant Nominee
2017 Vermont Studio Center Residency & Artist Grant
2016 UC Davis Department of Art Studio Graduate Fellowship
2015 Margrit Mondavi Summer Research Fellowship, UC Davis
2015-2016 Freemon Gadberry Award in Art, UC Davis
2014-2015 Provost Fellowship, UC Davis
2011 Departmental Honors in Studio Art, Wesleyan University
2010 Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation Award
Publications & Press
2019 "Appreciating the past, showing up for the present", Oregon Artswatch
2019 "What Makes LA Special," The Coastal Post
2019 "Highlights From the Debut of Spring/Break Art Show in Los Angeles," Autre
2019 "LA's First Spring/Break Art Show Had Plenty of Creative Spirit," Hyperallergic
2019 Friend of the Artist, Volume 8
2018 "A Concise Guide to LA's Outdoor Art Spaces," Hyperallergic
2018 A Car Will Be Waiting To Take You Home, by Kristin Hough and National Monument Press
2018 Mailbox #2, Mail Room Press
2017 Mailbox #1, Mail Room Press
2016 "UC Davis artists will make a mark in two Sacramento shows,"The Davis Enterprise
2016 "The American Narrative Reevaluated" by Britt Royer
2014 Composite Arts Magazine # 18, “Youth”
2014 Studio Visit Magazine #23
2013 New American Paintings #103
2010 Ostranenie Magazine #5.2
2007 Ostranenie Magazine #2.1
Curatorial Projects
2019 On the Tip of my Tongue, Co-curator, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 Fresh Air, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2019 ARTsea, Co-curator, Marina del Rey, CA
2019 Out of the Sun, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Hot Rolled, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Dispersed Transmissions, Co-curator, Another Year in LA, Online Gallery
2018 Something From Something Else, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Bloom In, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
Collections
2019 Special Collections, UC Davis Library
Professional Experience
2018 - Current Co-founder and Curator, Outback Arthouse, Los Angeles, CA
2015 - 2016 Visiting Artist Lecture Series Coordinator, Davis, CA
2016 Associate Instructor, Drawing 1, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2016 Teacher’s Assistant, Painting 1, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2015 Associate Instructor, Drawing 1, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2011 Teacher’s Assistant, Drawing 1, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2009 Curatorial Internship, Davidson Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2008 Teacher’s Assistant, Mural Painting, Green Street Arts Center, Middletown, CT