Kira Doutt, Foundation Faculty

Kira Doutt (b. 1992, Cape, MA) lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Doutt received her MFA from California Institute of the Arts in 2019 and her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2015. She currently teaches foundation at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, CA, and the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA. Her work has been exhibited throughout Southern California, Boston, and abroad in Melbourne and Finland in both solo exhibitions and group shows. She has been the recipient of several awards, residencies, and select fellowships, including The Mountain School program, Los Angeles, an eight-month residency at A-Z West, Joshua Tree, and The Armory Center for the Arts teaching artist fellowship, Pasadena.

Awards/Honors:

2019 -2020 - Armory Center for the Arts Teaching Artist Fellowship. Pasadena CA
2019/2018 - Dean's Grant. California Institute of the Arts
2015 - Mission Award, Fine Arts 2D Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2015 - All School Show Award. Fine Arts 2D Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2014 - David Berger Memorial Award. Fine Arts 2D Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2013 - Artist and Craftsman Award. Fine Arts 2D Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Professional Accomplishments/Exhibitions:

Residencies & Programs

2022 - Infinite School, Los Angeles, CA
2021 - Mountain School, Los Angeles, CA
2020 - AZ West Residency, Joshua Tree, CA
2015 - Haihatus Artist Residency, Joutsa, Finland
2013 - Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Architecture, Deer Isle, ME

Exhibitions

2023 - Big Build. Infinite School, Los Angeles, CA. Group Show
2022 - Dog Star, Spore Space, Ojai, CA. Solo Show
2022 - Ojai Jail Arts Initiative. Barts Books, Ojai, CA. Silent Auction
2022 - Eden. Curated by Emily Lucid. Los Angeles, CA. Group Show
2021 - Peer to Peer, Foreground. Los Angeles, CA. Group Show
2020 - Isn't it Nice to be in it? Joshua Tree, California. Co-curated with Elizabeth Herring. Group Show
2019 - Future Ghosts, Human Resources. Los Angeles, CA. Post MFA Group Show
2019 - Haunts, Joan Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. Post MFA Group Show
2019 - Sensible Ecstasy, Gallery Also. Los Angeles, CA. Group Show
2019 - Get a Loom, Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, CA. Group Show
2019 - Seal Hunt (& the Pooling of Landmass you Grasped to Categorize). CalArts. Valencia, CA. Solo Thesis Show
2019 - Other Places Art Fair. San Pedro, CA.
2018 - Super Flexible, CalArts. Valencia, CA. MFA2 Group exhibition
2018 - Take Back the House, Ghebaly Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. Group fundraiser
2018 & 2019 - Dinner Party. CalArts. Valencia, CA. A collaborative dinner party/ performance night. Co-curated with Kelly Wall & Phillip Farra
2018 - Seeing Words and Other Things, CalArts. Valencia, CA. Group exhibition
2018- Outside Museum, CalArts. Valencia CA. Group exhibition
2017 - How One Might Re-Assemble. Mint Gallery, Mint Gallery. Valencia, CA. Solo show
2017 - Plus One. Museum of Broken Relationships. Los Angeles, CA. Group exhibition
2017 - Soft Core. Soft Core art collective pop-up show. Los Angeles, CA. Group exhibition
2016 - Enfer & Paradis. French Cultural Center. Boston, MA.
2015 - MELD. Aeronaut Brewing Company. Boston, Ma. Group exhibition
2015 - Cathexisum. Crackatorium Art Space. Boston MA. Two person show
2014 - Landscapes, Between Tradition and Reality. The Beehive. Boston MA. Group Show
2014 - In Transit. Elisabeth Murdoch Gallery. Melbourne, Australia. Two person show
2014 - Scoop Net Painting Studio Show. Victorian College of Arts Student Gallery. Melbourne, Australia. Group Show

Clients/Employment History:

2022 - Present - Otis College of Art and Design. Adjunct foundation faculty in drawing. Los Angeles, CA
2019 - 2023 - Armory Center for the Arts. Teaching artist in painting & ceramics. Pasadena, CA
2020 - Present - CSSSA. Valencia, CA. Full-time summer painting faculty & past design faculty
2018 - 2019 - CalArts, Valencia, CA. Teacher assistant to Tom Lawson

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