Kevin McNamee-Tweed (b. 1984) is based in Durham, North Carolina. He received an MA and MFA The University of Iowa and a BFA from New York University. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Cob Gallery (London), Steve Turner (Los Angeles), L21 Gallery (Mallorca), Harper's (New York), Rod Barton (London), Devening Projects (Chicago), The Still House Group (New York), and The Menil Collection Books (Houston). He has participated in group shows in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Australia, Iceland, Greece, and the UK. He is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies including the Ella Fountain Pratt Award, the Mildred Pelzer Grant, the Willhelm and Jane Bodine Fellowship, The Iowa Arts Fellowship, and the Montello Foundation Fellowship. Reviews of his work have appeared in Artforum, Art in America, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Artnet, Glasstire, and Hyperallergic, among others. A monograph on his ceramic work was published by Steve Turner (Los Angeles) in 2020. Upcoming projects include solo exhibitions at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee and The Greenville County Museum of Art in South Carolina, as well as two new books, including a monograph surveying McNamee-Tweed's interdisciplinary practice.
