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Seneca Kuchar 



BIO
Seneca Kuchar is an arts worker and artist from rural Mid-Michigan. 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 Francis J. Meyers ‘51 Scholarship for Excellence in Drawing (2020), the Kelly Druger Award for Excellence in Painting (2020), the Joseph McCullough ‘48 Scholarship (2019), and the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Gund Family Scholarship (2017). Seneca won second place in Eastern Michigan University’s Fresh Looks 2021 Exhibition (2021). Her first curatorial project, Stopgap, was exhibited early 2022 at SPACES. Seneca earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting in 2021 from the Cleveland Institute of Art.



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EDUCATION

2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing, Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

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

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Are We There Yet?, Magdalena Moskalewicz, curator, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
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
2024-
Assistant Director of Exhibitions + Collections, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2024
Installation Assistant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2024-
Seasonal Installation Technician, moCa Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
2024
Temporary Assistant Director of Operations, Cleveland Arts Prize, Cleveland, OH
2024
Temporary Administrative Assistant, Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, New York, NY
2022-24
Exhibitions Coordinator, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2021-22
Office Assistant, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2021
Gallery/Office Assistant,The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, Cleveland, OH
2020-21
Programming Fellow, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2019
Gund Studio Institute Education Intern, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH