Karla Areli
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Pink Fluorescent

Karla Areli Hernandez Rangel was born in Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico and was raised in Dallas, TX. In 2008, she graduated from Richardson High School early, with honors, and then continued her studies at Richland College. After being awarded an Associates in Arts with an emphasis in visual arts degree in May 2011, she transferred to the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri to join the Painting department headed by mentor Warren Rosser. Karla’s work developed rapidly, propelling her to be nominated to represent the school for the Yale Summer School of Art in Norfolk, Connecticut, a six­week residency headed by Samuel Messer. She applied and was accepted into the group of 23 students that were awarded this honor, out of the 1600 applicants. Yale was an environment where students from all over the world came together to engage in critical dialogue and to challenge and experiment with their combined skill sets. She then returned to KCAI for her final semester, where she graduated December 2013 with a B.F.A. double major in Painting and Art History. Karla currently lives and works in Dallas, Texas.

Curriculum Vitae

Education
2013 Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, B.F.A. Painting and Art History
2013 Yale Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT
2011 Richland College, Richardson, TX, A.A., emphasis in Visual Arts

Solo and Two­ Person Exhibitions
2013  Residuum, Walnut Studios, Kansas City, MO
           Luna Moths and Solstice, KCAI, 3A Gallery, Kansas City, MO (solo)

Selected Group Exhibitions
2015  Family Ties: Brooklyn, Curated by Bonny Leibowitz and Julie Torres, 500X, Dallas, TX
2014  Expo 14, Curated by Alison Hearst, 500X, Dallas, TX
           Undergraduate Art, Yale Dean's Office, New Haven, CT (July 2014 ­ September 2015)
           Something Old, New, Funky, & Blue, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
           CHAOS, Ro2 Downtown, Dallas, TX
           B.F.A. Exhibition, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
           EXPO, Curated by Gabriel Ritter, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2013  Painting Gala, KCAI, Kansas City, MO
           For Someone Else, Curated by Julie Farstad, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Untitled, Curated by Warren Rosser, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Drawing: The End of the Line, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           I Know What You Did Last Summer, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           4x6, Front/Space, Kansas City, MO
           Undergraduate Art, Yale Dean's Office, New Haven, CT (July 2013 ­ September 2014)
           Open Studios, Yale Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT
           Works on Paper, Yale Norfolk Gallery, Norfolk, CT
           Fathom, Abernathy Art Space, West Bottoms, Kansas City, MO
           Vantage Points, Junior Exhibition, KCAI, 3A Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Project 22, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Looks Like Nylon Nerves Like Steel, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2012  Found Worlds, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Asceticism, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Change for Change Miniature Show, KIVA Corps, Rag and Bone Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Buried Treasure, Curated by Jonah Criswell, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Blue Ribbon, Curated by Warren Rosser, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Miniature Show, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           Repetition, Revision, Accretion, Curated by Jessie Fisher, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
           InForm, Curated by Jonah Criswell, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2011  Meltdown, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
           Richland Annual Art Exhibition, Juror, Ricardo Paniagua, Richland College, Brazos Gallery, Richardson, TX
           Cecil Wallace Fordham Memorial Awards in The Arts, H. Paxton Moore Art Gallery, El Centro College, Dallas, TX
           League of Innovations, Juror, Lupita Tinnen, Mountain View College, Kiva Gallery, Dallas, TX

Awards and Honors
2013 Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship, Yale at Norfolk School of Art
          Durwood Internship Recipient at The Nelson­Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
          President of L.O.C.A.L., KCAI, MO
          Student Leadership Member, KCAI, MO
2012-­2013 V.P. of Latino Organization for Culture, Arts, and Language (L.O.C.A.L.), KCAI, MO
                   Dean's List , KCAI, Kansas City, MO
                   Merit­Based Scholarship, KCAI, Kansas City, MO
2011 Cecil Wallace Fordham Scholarship Award Winner in Visual Arts
          League of Innovations
2008 Cottonwood Emerging Artist
2006-20­08 VASE Competition Winner

Collections
Norfolk Permanent Works, Yale Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT

Publications
2014 Deux / Karla Hernandez, Nothing Zine, featured artist

Experience
2013 Family Programs Intern, Nelson­Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
2012 Volunteer at Nelson­Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
2011 Gallery Assistant/Intern, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX


 

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