Kaiya Rainbolt
kaiyarainbolt@gmail.com
Education
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. MFA Jewelry/Metalsmithing 2016
Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Graduate Studies Metals, 2012-2013
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Metals, Sculpture, Ceramics 2006 – 2012
Laney College, Oakland, CA, MIG Welding, 2011, Woodworking 2004
Earlham College, Richmond, IN, BA English Literature
Teaching Experience
-Adjunct Professor, Art Department, Miramar College, San Diego, CA, 3-D Design. 2017.
-Instructor of Record, 2-D Design-Foundations Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 2-D design fundamentals and color theory. 2014
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jewelry and Metals Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, Assistant to Kerianne Quick in Beginning Jewelry and Metals. 2015
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Foundations Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, Assistant to Sondra Sherman in 3-D design. 2014
-Graduate Studio Technician, Jewelry and Metals Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, Assisted beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of undergraduates with class assignments. 2013-2015
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jewelry and Metals Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, Assistant to Sondra Sherman in Beginning Jewelry and Metals. 2013
-Studio/Teaching Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Jewelry and Metals Studio, Teaching assistant during casting workshop sessions and shop maintenance. 2012
-Teaching Assistant, Jewelry and Metals Department, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Assistant to Suzanne Pugh in Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Metals, and Casting. 2011-2012
Professional Experience
-Graduate Studio Technician, Jewelry and Metals Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, Studio maintenance and safety. 2013-2015
-Graduate Assistant, Jewelry and Metals Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Buyer of studio materials, studio and machine maintenance, organization of visiting artists and fundraising events. 2013-present
-Grant Reviewer, Screening Committee for College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Review and ranking of grant proposals. 2014
-Ceramic Lab Technician, City College of San Francisco, Ceramics Department, Studio and supply maintenance, kiln maintenance/firing, glaze and clay mixing. 2007-2012
Professional Presentations
-Fold forming Workshop, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Techniques and methods for fold forming with applications in both jewelry and objects, 2013
-Enameling Workshop, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Techniques and methods in enamel application and processes. 2015
Lectures
-Artist Talk, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA, 2016
-Artist Talk, San Diego Gem and Mineral Society, San Diego, CA 2015
-Artist Talk, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2014
-Enameling Lecture, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2014
-Studio Assistants’ Lecture, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 2012
Residencies
Recology Artist-in-Residence Program, Recology Waste Transfer and Recycling Center, San Francisco, CA, four month residency 2011
Solo Exhibitions
-Upscale, Recology Waste Transfer and Recycling Center, San Francisco, CA2011
-Aposiopesis, University Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2016
Exhibitions
-Duality of Presence, CENTERCOURT Gallery, Munich, Germany, 2017
-AKA Wear It @ LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA 2016
-SDSU Downtown Gallery Juried Alumni Exhibition, SDSU Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA 2016
-Art Council Scholarship Exhibition, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA, 2016
-SDSU Juried Student Award Exhibition XVIII, Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2016
-Commonplace, Bridoon Terrace, Encinitas, CA, 2015
-Secret – National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2015
-AKA Wear It @ Downtown Gallery, SDSU Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA, 2015
-Blau, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2015
-Society of North American Goldsmiths Juried Student Exhibition, Park Plaza, Boston, MA 2015
-AKA Wear It, Boston Commons, Boston, MA 2015
-Edible Palette Exhibition, University Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2015
-Whose Comfort Zone are You In, University Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2014
-Headless, University Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2013
-Yuma Symposium Student Exhibition, Yuma, AZ 2013
-‘Amalgam' CSULB Metals Group Show, Long Beach, CA 2013
-Group Exhibition, SOMA Residences, San Francisco, CA 2011
-National Juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2011
-The Unresolved, Cell Space, San Francisco, CA2011
-Juried Student Exhibition, City Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2011
-Winter Holiday Exhibition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 2009, 2010, 2011
-Radical Jewelry Makeover, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA 2008
-Biennial Juried Ceramic Student Exhibition, City Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2007
Awards and Fellowships
-College Art Association Professional Development Fellowship - Honorable Mention in the Visual Arts, 2016.
-SDSU Art Council Scholarship, 2016
-Juror’s Award, SDSU Student Award Exhibition XVIII, 2016
-California State University Grant, 2013, 2014, 2015
-San Diego Mineral and Gem Society’s William Turk Scholarship, 2015
-Equity Fellowship 2014
-Isabel Kraft Sculpture Scholarship, 2014
-SDSU Art Council Student Excellence Award, 2014
-Windgate Scholarship, 2013
-Lewton-Brain Fold Form Award, Jurors Choice, 2013
-Lewton-Brain Fold Form Award, 3rd Place, 2012
Collections
Recology, San Francisco, CA
Curatorial Projects
Amalgam - Group Jewelry and Metalwork Exhibition, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 2013
AKA Wear It – Interactive Group Jewelry Exhibition, Boston Commons, Boston, MA, 2015.
AKA Wear It @ Downtown Gallery – Interactive Group Jewelry Exhibition, San Diego State Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA 2015.
Publications (work appears/artist cited)
-Periodical, Adams Avenue News, Vol.25 No. 9 September, 2016
-Catalog, SECRET, Arc Gallery San Francisco, CA 2015
-Book, Fold forming at 30, Publisher: Iceform Press 2014
-Periodical, Trash and Treasure Become One at Recology’s Artist in Residence --Exhibitions, Heidi De Vries, Sept. 21, 2011.
-Book, Forum, Publisher: City College of San Francisco 2011
Memberships
-Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2011-present
-Klimt02.net, 2013-present
-San Diego State Jewelry Student Co-op, 2013-2016
-San Diego Gem and Mineral Society, 2014-present
-College Art Association, 2015-present