K R I S T I N H O U G H
  • paintings
    • 2020 >
      • cry montage
    • 2018 - 2019 >
      • nature show
      • microcosmic gods
    • 2017 >
      • lagoon dance
      • how to: a paradise
      • velvet skins
    • 2016 >
      • it churns
    • 2015 >
      • different fish different lifestyles
    • 2014 >
      • domed home & garden
    • 2012-2013 >
      • colonies
    • 2011 >
      • frontiers
  • objects
    • will you accept this rose? scarves
    • self-improvement blankets
    • pious beach towels
  • books
    • Mountains Aren't Just Funny
    • a car will be waiting to take you home
  • works on paper
    • the mechanisms of bliss
    • dudes & ducks
  • exhibitions
    • documentation
    • writings
  • curatorial projects
    • outback arthouse
    • on the tip of my tongue
  • collaborations
    • on digging
    • greedy phantoms
  • contact
  • cv

b. 1989

Education
2016  MFA, Art Studio, University of California - 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
2021  Almost Paradise, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2021 The Pen Pal Art Show, Leiminspace, 
Los Angeles, CA
2020  RAL Year One Retrospective, Rogers Studio Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020  New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas, Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020  Pen Pal, Stone House Art Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
2020  Love and Isolation, AML Space, Virtual Exhibition
2020  While Supplies Last, Spring/Break, Los Angeles, CA
2019  Hot Fun, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
​2019  Stuck in Heaven, Leiminspace, Los Angeles, CA
2019  Placed, Also Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
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
2021  VizArts Monthly: New year, new art, Oregon Artswatch

2020  Art Music Lit Space Issue #1   
2020. "Looking Into the Lightbox", by Arielle Hardy, Holland Project Blog
2020  "5 Q's with Outback Arthouse", Holland Project Blog
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
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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, Having Happened catalog 
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
2020 Built to Fail, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Soft Reflex, Co-curator, OPaf, Virtual Exhibition 
2020 Producing Space, Co-curator, Outback Arthouse, Virtual Exhibition
2019  On the Tip of my Tongue, Co-curated with Katherine Spinella, 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
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Professional Experience 
2020 - Current  Part-time Instructor, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
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







  • paintings
    • 2020 >
      • cry montage
    • 2018 - 2019 >
      • nature show
      • microcosmic gods
    • 2017 >
      • lagoon dance
      • how to: a paradise
      • velvet skins
    • 2016 >
      • it churns
    • 2015 >
      • different fish different lifestyles
    • 2014 >
      • domed home & garden
    • 2012-2013 >
      • colonies
    • 2011 >
      • frontiers
  • objects
    • will you accept this rose? scarves
    • self-improvement blankets
    • pious beach towels
  • books
    • Mountains Aren't Just Funny
    • a car will be waiting to take you home
  • works on paper
    • the mechanisms of bliss
    • dudes & ducks
  • exhibitions
    • documentation
    • writings
  • curatorial projects
    • outback arthouse
    • on the tip of my tongue
  • collaborations
    • on digging
    • greedy phantoms
  • contact
  • cv