Artist
United States
Born in 1966
Joined Artisor: November 2024
Artist Stats
Total pieces for sale: 1
Kris Rehring is a figurative painter. She earned a BS from the University of Miami, Coral Gables and an MFA in Graphic Design from the University of Tennessee. She also attended the Jerusalem Studio School Summer Art School and Residency’s Master Class program in Civita Castellana, Italy. Kris has exhibited work nationally and is the recipient of several awards including grant funding and is a member of the National Association of Women Artists. She has been a lecturer at the University of Tennessee’s School of Art and Architecture. Kris organized and maintained a group studio called Studio 2515 in Knoxville, TN. As of late summer 2021, she and her family relocated to Tucson, AZ where she continues her studio practice while exploring the western part of the US. To find out more about Kris Rehring, visit www.krisrehring.com.
Exhibits
2024
– 12 x 12 Show, T. H. Brennen Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
– Prince Street Gallery 2024 Juried Exhibition, New York, NY, Jurists: Renée Khatami, Diana Freedman-Shea,
Preston Trombly
– Texas National 2024, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Juror: Peter S. Briggs
2023
– Brownsville Museum of Art 48th International Art Show, Brownsville TX, Juror: Christina Rees
– Prince Street Gallery 2023 Juried Exhibition, New York, NY, Jurists: Flavia Bacarella, Larry Groff, Gina Werfel
– Texas National 2023, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Juror: William U. Eiland
2021
– From These Hills, William King Museum of Art, Abington, VA, Curator: Michael Rooks
2020
– Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA, Juror: Curlee Raven Holton
– Into the Blue: Artist Invitational 2020, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
2019
– Two-person exhibit, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
2018
– NAWA at B. Beamesderfer 3: Sea and Sky, Highland Park, NJ, Jurors: Jeffrey Wechsler and Jane Voorhees
– 60th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA, Juror: Sabina Turner
– Second La Grange Southeast Regional, La Grange Art Museum, La Grange, GA, Juror: David Houston
– National Association of Women Artists, Winter Small Works Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2017
– Savvy Art Competition sponsored by Gambling Artists Colors and Trekell Art Supplies, Juror: Carol Marine
– Solo Exhibit, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Figure + Form, Cape Girardeau, MO
– Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Gallery, 127th Annual NAWA Members’ Exhibition, New York, NY
2016
– Bennett Galleries, Group Exhibit, Knoxville, TN
– National Association of Women Artists, Summer Small Works Exhibition, New York, NY
– Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition, Knoxville, TN, Juror: Samantha Andrews
– Middle Tennessee State University, 12×12: A National Exhibit of Small-Scale Works of Art, Murfreesboro, TN,
Juror: Dr. Leslie King-Hammond
2015
– Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Regional Juried Exhibit, Cape Girardeau, MO, Juror: James F. Wilson
– Morristown Art Association, Juried Exhibition, Morristown, TN, Juror: Tom Root
– FEAST: pleasure+hunger+ritual, Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2014
– Figuratively Speaking, National Juried Exhibition, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN, Juror: Ruth
Crnkovich
– Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition, Knoxville, TN, Juror: Paul Collins
2013
-Small Works, National Juried Exhibition, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
– Arts in the Airport, Fall Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
– 20 Years Later, UTK MFA Class of ’93 Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
– Body Language, Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
2012 – Office of the Mayor, Knoxville, TN
2006, 2010, 2011 – Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, Members Show, Knoxville, TN
2005 – Office of the Mayor, Knoxville, TN
2003 – Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2000 – Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville, Art in Public Spaces, Knoxville, TN
1999 – Mayor’s Art Gala, Knoxville, TN
1997 – ArtFest, Townsend Gallery, Knoxville, TN
1993 – MFA Thesis Show, Candy Factory, Knoxville, TN
1992 – 45th Annual Student Show, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
1991
– 44th Annual Student Show, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
– Architecture Library, Chair and Book Show, Knoxville, TN
1990 – Hodges Library, Awarded Artist of the Year, Knoxville, TN
1998 – Broward Art Guild, Human Image Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1987 – Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Bibliography
– Arts Council of Southeast Missouri “Let’s Talk Arts”, 10/17
http://www.capearts.org/LetsTalkArts.aspx
– Create! Magazine, February 2018
– FOA, Friend of the Artist, Volume 5, Winter 2018
– Lexington Art League “Art Stories”, 8/31/15
http://www.lexingtonartleague.org/art-stories/feast-artist-feature-kris-rehiring
Awards & Honors
2018
– Second place, Stockton Art League, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
– Ann & Steve Bailey Opportunity Grant
2015 – Second place, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 – Virginia Bellamy Memorial, Rose Center Council, Morristown, TN
1990 – Hodges Library, Awarded Artist of the Year, Knoxville, TN
1987 – William Oberman Award, Best Drawing, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Corporate and Private Collections
Ambassador Victor H. Ashe, II
Fred R. Langley & Co., Knoxville, TN
Teaching
Fall 2018 – Adjunct Instructor, College of Architecture and Design, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Master’s of Fine Arts, May 1993
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor’s of Science, May 1988