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Kent Ambler
Selected Exhibition
2008
- POP Open Studio Tour - home studio - Tri County Area, SC
- Piccolo Spoleto - Marion Square, Charleston, SC
- 60 x 60: Small Prints- group show - Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
- Life in Relief - solo show- Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
- Congaree Art Festival - SC State Museum, Columbia, SC
- Thirteen Black Birds - group show - American Folk Art, Asheville, NC
- 33rd Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
2007
- Toast the Arts - Little Theatre, Pendleton, SC
- Little Gems - Chroma Gallery, Savannah, GA
- Telfair Art Fair - Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
- Kentuck Art Festival - Kentuck Park, Northport, AL
- Group Show - Bus Stop Gallery, Columbia, SC
- Woodcuts - solo show- North Greenville University, Tigerville, SC
- Juried Show - Bascom Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC
- Atalaya Festival - Huntington Beach State Park, Murrels Inlet, SC
- Saphire Valley - Saphire Valley Resort, Cashiers, NC
- Piccolo Spoleto - Marion Square, Charleston, SC
- 27th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- 28th Annual Competiton - Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC
- 32nd Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- Congaree Art Festival - SC State Museum, Columbia, SC
- Dogwood Art Festival - Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA
- Scenes from Life - solo show - American Folk Art, Asheville, NC
- 20th Parkside Small Print - University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI
- Coconut Grove Festival - Coconut Grove, Miami, FL
- Pentimento - Blue Ridge Art Center, Seneca, SC
2006
- Telfair Art Fair - Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
- Animal Images - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- Congaree Art Festival - State Museum, Columbia, SC
- Spring - solo show - Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, SC
- 26th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- 27th Annual Competiton - Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC
- 31st Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- Black Box - group show - Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
- 40th Anniversary Show - Blue Ridge Art Center, Seneca, SC
- Outside-In Inside-Out - group show - Center for the Living Arts, Mobile, AL
- Holiday Show - group show - Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
- Sixty Square Inches - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Hard Pressed - group show - Nelson Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2005
- 70 Woodcuts in 70 Days - solo show - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- Woodcuts - solo show - Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
- Face Value - Associated Artists, Winston Salem, NC
- Woodcuts - solo show - Sharp Studio, Walhalla, SC
- 70 Woodcuts in 70 Days - solo show - Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
- 30th Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 25th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- First Tennessee Exhibition - Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
- Black Box - group show - McWherter Cultural Center, Jackson, TN
- Thrown and Pressed - two person show - Blue Ridge Art Center, Seneca, SC
- 58th American Color Print - Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
2004
- 70 Woodcuts in 70 Days - solo show - Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, SC
- High Plains Invitational - group show - Dodge City College, Dodge City, KS
- 29th Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 24th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- Belton Standpipe Show - Belton Center for the Arts, Belton, SC
2003
- Pet Show - solo show - Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, SC
- 28th Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 23rd National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
2002
- Ball State Alumni Show - group show - Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- New Paintings - solo show - Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, SC
- 23rd Annual Competiton - Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC
2001
- Recent Work - solo show - Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, SC
- Go Figure - group show - County Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 22nd Annual Competiton - Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC
2000
- Recent Work - solo show - Studio 510, Roswell, NM
- Paintings and Prints - solo show - The Gallery, Roswell, NM
- 25th Annual Show - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- Belton Standpipe Show - Belton Center for the Arts, Belton, SC
1999
- Paintings and Prints - solo show - Andrew Hall, Roswell, NM
- 19th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
1998
- Works on Paper - solo show - The Gallery, Roswell, NM
- 6th National Art Exhibition - San Juan College, Farmington, NM
- 18th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
1997
- 5th National Art Exhibition - San Juan College, Farmington, NM
- Fall Art Show - Museum of the Horse, Ruidoso, NM
- 17th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
- Art and Religion Exhibition - The Balch Institute, Philadelphia, PA
1996
- Woodcuts - Teasyatwho Gallery, Aztec, NM
- Three Printers - group show - West Chaco Gallery, Aztec, NM
1995
- The Woodcut - solo show - West Chaco Gallery, Aztec, NM
- Small Works Show - Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
1994
- Minnetrista Art Show - Minnetrista Center, Muncie, IN
- 14th National Print Exhibition - Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
1993
- React to Art / Video - Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- Anderson Art Show - Anderson College, Anderson, IN
1992
- Minnetrista Art Show - Minnetrista Center, Muncie, IN
- Anderson Art Show - Anderson College, Anderson, IN
Selected Awards
- 2007 -Third Place - Telfair Art Fair, Savannah, GA
- 2007 -Honorable Mention - Atalaya Festival, Hunnington Beach, SC
- 2007 -Purchase Award - Parkside Small Print Show, Kenosha, WI
- 2006 -Merit Award - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 2006 -Purchase Award - Sixty Square Inches, Purdue University
- 2004 -Lena Massara Award - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 2003 -Special Merit Award - Artlink 23rd Nat’l Print Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN
- 2001 -Merit Award - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 2000 -Special Merit Award - Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC
- 2000 -Merit Award - Belton Standpipe Show, Belton, SC
- 1998 -2nd Place - 6thNational Art Exhibition, Farmington, NM
- 1997 -Jurors Choice - 5th National Art Exhibition, Farmington, NM
- 1994 -Merit Award - Minnetrista Art Show, Muncie, IN
- 1993 -2nd Place - React to Art React to Video, Muncie, IN
- 1992 -Best of Show - Art Heads, Muncie, IN
- 1992 -2nd Place - Minnetrista Art Show, Muncie, In
Grants
- South Carolina State Parks 2005, Artist Residency, Wedgefield, SC
- South Carolina Arts 2003, 70 Woodcuts in 70 Days, Seneca, SC
- Ball State University Grant 1991, Egg Tempera Paintings, Muncie, IN
Articles
- Verge - Life in Relief: Woodcut Prints by Kent Ambler” - by Katie McGuire 04/2007 Augusta, GA
- Charleston Post and Courier - “Ambler Carves Out Nice Niche in these Woods” by Olivia Pool 12/27/07
- Bootleg - “One from the Gut” by Tom Perkins 02/14/07 Clemson, SC
- The Beat - “Cover Image” 08/02/05 Greenville, SC
- Johnson City Press - “Artist Sets Task” 02/13/05 Johnson City, TN
- Zine Magazine - “Carving a Niche” 06/01/99 Roswell, NM
Selected Collections
- Georgia Transmission Corporation
- University of Wisconsin - Parkside
- Appalachian State University
- Clemson University
- Purdue University
- Carol Reece Museum
- Bosch Corporation
- Jackson State Community College
- Roswell Museum and Art Center
- Twenty First Century Fox
- 1000 + Private Collections - USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia
Galleries
- The Route of Art Florence, AL
- Mary Praytor Gallery Greenville, SC
- American Folk Art & Framing Asheville, NC
- Prima Gallery Bloomington, IN
- Shem Creek Gallery Mt Pleasant, SC
Education
- Ball State University – BFA: Painting 1988 - 1992
- Clemson University _ Graduate Studies 2001-2002
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