Thea Kinner
970-376-8290
thealaurenkinner@gmail.com
Instagram: @thea.l.kinner
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2019
Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland Oregon
2009 Bench Jeweler Certificate
American Jewelers Institute
Exhibitions
2021 Oregon Contemporary, Share, Learn, Show
2019 Disjecta, Untitled No. 112
2018 1340 Art Gallery Magazine, Online Exhibit
2018 Donut Hole: New Art International Website Exhibit Competition, Honorable Mention
2018 MADE: The 2018 Juried Student Exhibition , Society of North American Goldsmith’s 47th
Annual Conference (SNAG), Portland, OR
2018 Portland Art Museum Exhibit, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Or
2018 Juried Show, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Or
2018 Artifacts of a Journey, Lake Oswego, Or
2016 Juried Show, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Or
2016 Juried Show, Mount Hood Community College, Portland, Or
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Commissions
2022 Private, Solar Paneled Kinetic Hindu Prayer Wheel
2020 Private, Belt Buckle
2021 Corporate, Steel and Resin Doors
2018 Pedestals and Panels for Student Exhibit
2018 Private, 8 foot Sculpture, Digital Media, Steel, Copper, MDF
2017 Corporate, Displays for FLIR Trade Show
2017 Corporate, Promotional Limited Edition Nike Shoe Boxes, cast acrylic stone
2017 Corporate, Display Nike Showroom, cast acrylic stone
2015 Private, Fremont Bridge Bracelet, silver
2014 Private, Anniversary Pendant, cast silver, copper, bronze
2013 Private, Wedding Ring, silver
2013 Private, Brooch, silver, copper
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Awards
2013 Oregon College of Art and Craft Presidential Scholarship
2017 May George Metals Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement in Metals
2018 Donut Hole International Exhibit Competition, Honorable Mention
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Teaching Experience
2017 Teacher’s Assistant for Casting and Electroforming class
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Related Experience
2020-Present, Fabricator, Jagged Edge Studios, Portland, Or
2013-Present, Freelance Artist
2018 Curator, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Trench Art Exhibition, Portland, Or
2018-2020, Fabricator/Project Manager, FORM 3D Foundry, Portland, Or
2018-2019 Fabricator/Project Manager, Savoy Studios, Portland, Or
2016-Present (intermittent) Fabricator, Foil Studios, Portland, Or
2015 Olander Earthworks Studio Assistant for cement casting
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References
Ryan Ong, Owner of FOIL Studios and Art Director
Phone: 503-341-3214 Email:ryanong500@gmail.com
Marcus McCoy, Project Manager, Savoy Studios
Phone: 503-241-5426
Eyal Chernicovsky, Project Manager, Form 3D Foundry
Phone: 971-706-4393
Jay Moody, Owner, Jagged Edge Studios
Phone: 503-544-3044
Brett Watson, Project Manager, Form 3D Foundry
Phone: 503-421-3424