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Seneca Kuchar 



BIO
Seneca Kuchar is a painter from rural Michigan. Seneca earned a BFA in drawing and painting in 2021 from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Her first solo exhibition, On Blocks, was shown at Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland (OH) in 2022. She has also exhibited her work in multiple group shows in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Her honors include the Kelly Druger Award for Excellence in Painting (2020), the Joseph McCullough ‘48 Scholarship (2019) for painting, and the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Gund Family Scholarship (2017). Seneca also won second place in Easten Michigan Universities Fresh Looks 2021 Exhibition (2021). Her first curatorial project, Stopgap, was exhibited early 2022 at SPACES. 



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EDUCATION

2021
BFA in Drawing, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
BFA in Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
On Blocks: Repair Manual for an American Dream, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2021
See the USA in Your Chevrolet, Kohl Corridor, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022
The Way We Transcend, CAN Triennial: You Are Here, Ann and Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2021
Art in the Fastlane, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2021 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH

2021 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI

Post-Rustbelt: Living Between America, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Student Independent Exhibition 75, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH

Fresh Looks 2021, School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University, Online
2020
Student Independent Exhibition 74, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH

Handled With Care, Cleveland Institute of Art, Online
2019
Infecting the Human Experience, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Spring Show: The Musical, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2022
Stopgap, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
AWARDS + SCHOLORSHIPS
2021
3rd Place, Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition. Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH

Honorable Mention with Distinction, Student Independent Exhibition 75, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2nd Place, Fresh Looks 2021, School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University, Online
2020
Francis J. Meyers ‘51 Scholarship for Excellence in Drawing, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Kelly Dreger Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting, Student Independent Exhibition 74, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2019
Joseph McCullough ‘48 Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2017
Cleveland Institute of Art Gund Family Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
   
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022-pesent 
Exhibitions Coordinator - SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2021-22
Office Assistant - SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2021-22
Gallery/Office Assistant - The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, Cleveland, OH
2020-21
Programming Fellow - SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2019
Education Intern - Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH