ABOUT
MOLLY KAFKA, 29, GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS IN MAY OF 2015 WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PAINTING AND A MINOR IN WESTERN ART HISTORY. THROUGH A DIVERSE BODY OF WORK AND MEDIA, KAFKA EXPLORES THE DEPICTION AND ABSTRACTION OF THE FEMALE FORM AS IT RELATES TO PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS OF BEAUTY. KAFKA IS INTERESTED IN COLOR RELATIONSHIPS AND THE DICHOTOMIES OF FLATNESS AND FORM AND SIMPLICITY AND COMPLEXITY IN RELATION TO THE FIGURE. THROUGHOUT HER BODY OF WORK, KAFKA USES REPETITIVE LINEAR, POLKA DOT, AND ORGANIC PATTERNS AS BOTH A DECORATIVE ELEMENT AND AS A TOOL TO CREATE COHESION, STRUCTURE, AND STABILITY. KAFKA PAYS SPECIAL CARE TO CREATING DEPTH AND TEXTURE, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH HER VARIED USE OF LAYERING PAINT, INCLUSION OF PAINTED SHADOWS, AND EMBELLISHED EMBROIDERED DETAILS, A SKILL SET THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH MANY GENERATIONS IN HER FAMILY.
MOLLY CURRENTLY RESIDES IN BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
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MOLLY KAFKA
B. 1993
EDUCATION
2015 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS | BFA PAINTING | MAGNA CUM LAUDE | BOSTON, MA
2015 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | ART HISTORY MINOR | BOSTON, MA
EXHIBITIONS
2021 | DEAR SO AND SO: NOW MORE THAN EVER | CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION’S KATHRYN SCHULTZ GALLERY | CAMBRIDGE, MA
2018 | HIDE AND SEEK | VIVID SPACE GALLERY | SAN DIEGO, CA
2017 | VISUAL ARTS SUMMER INSTITUTE FACULTY EXHIBITION | GALLERY 5 | BOSTON, MA
2015 | HOTEL COMMONWEALTH PERMANENT COLLECTION | BOSTON, MA
2015 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY BFA THESIS EXHIBITION | 808 COMMONWEALTH GALLERY | BOSTON, MA
2015 | HERE & THERE BOSTON | MOBILE GALLERY | BOSTON, MA
2015 | DISTORTED BEAUTY: EXPLORATIONS OF THE FEMALE FORM | SOLO EXHIBITION | GALLERY 5 | BOSTON, MA
2012 - 2014 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE SHOWCASE | 808 COMMONWEALTH GALLERY | BOSTON, MA
WORK EXPERIENCE
2016 - 2018 | RESIDENT VENUE ARTIST AT HOUSE OF BLUES | BOSTON, MA
2016, 2017 | TEACHING ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATOR, AND LEAD COUNSELOR FOR BOSTON UNIVERSITY’S VISUAL ARTS SUMMER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA
2016 | GALLERY ASSISTANT INTERNSHIP AT LA GALERIA CUBANA | BOSTON, MA
2015 - 2016 | STUDIO ASSISTANT FOR NIHO KOZURU | BOSTON, MA
2015 - 2018 | STUDIO ASSISTANT FOR SOPHIE TRUONG AT STITCH AND TICKLE | BOSTON, MA
2015 | INTERNSHIP WITH SOPHIE TRUONG AT STITCH AND TICKLE | BOSTON, MA
2015 | TEACHING ASSISTANT AND COUNSELOR FOR BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S VISUAL ARTS SUMMER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA
2014 - 2015 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS OFFICE ASSISTANT | BOSTON, MA
2014 | COUNSELOR FOR BOSTON UNIVERSITY’S VISUAL ARTS SUMMER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA
2013 | ART ASSISTANT AT THE ART ATTIC | HINGHAM, MA
AWARDS / HONORS
2014 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY SLOAN HOUSE ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION | BOSTON, MA
2011 - 2015 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY DEAN'S LIST
PRESS
2017 | VANYALAND. VICTORIA WASYLAK. “IN THE PAINT: THREE ARTISTS GIVE THE THE HOUSE OF BLUES SPLASHES OF MUSICAL COLOR.” SEPTEMBER 5, 2017. ONLINE.
2016 | SMUDGE INK. “MEET THE TEAM: MOLLY KAFKA .” SEPTEMBER 22, 2016. ONLINE.
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