CASSIA KITE, AMERICAN, B. 1979
EDUCATION:
2010-2008: M.Ed., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Curriculum and Instruction Major: Curriculum Design Specialist, School Improvement and Teacher Leadership and Technology
2003-1998: B.F.A.,Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO; Major: Fine Arts; Painting and Sculpture
2003-1998: B.S. Ed., Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO; Major: Art Education Pre K-12
SELECTED *SOLO & GROUP SHOWS, PUBLICATIONS, RESIDENCIES, AWARDS & PERFORMANCES:
*2024; The MicroWIP@theHAT, January 26th, The Historic Asolo Theater, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, Florida, 34243
2023; Stitched & Dyed; Dunedin Fine Arts Center; June 16, 2023 - August 13, 2023; 1143 Michigan Blvd. Dunedin, FL 34698
2023: Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit; National Willa Cather Center and Foundation; May 16-July 15; Red Cloud Opera House Gallery, 411 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NE 68970
*2022: Playing With Art: Cassia Kite and the Invention of Soundstitching; Florida State University; August 15-September 30; William Johnston Building, 43 Honors Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32304
*2022: SOUNDSTITCHING: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather’s World; National Willa Cather Center and Foundation; May 3-June 6; Red Cloud Opera House Gallery, 411 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NE 68970
2022: Halo Arts Fellowship Award Recipient; Halo Arts Project, 1621 Stanford Lane, Sarasota, FL 34231
2021: Sarasota Art Education Association Award, Florida Art Education Association Member Exhibition Winner for Francis Schwartz Soundstitching, 2021 in Orlando, Florida, October 15, 2021.
2021: littleSCULPTURE Show & Art Sale, October 1-24 in support of Jun Kaneko Lifetime Achievement Award and the International Sculpture Center, 1111 Jones Street, Omaha, NE 68102
2021: Skyway 20|21: A Contemporary Collaboration Exhibition; June 3- October 10; Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602
2021: Family Patterns, January 9- March 25; Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
2020: NAEA Virtual Exhibition, July 1- December 31; 901 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; www.arteducators.org
2020: Contemporary Fiber in Florida, March 13- May 2; Artist Talk March 15th at 2:30PM-4PM, Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
2020: Threaded, October 1, 2019 – February 9, 2020, MONA - Museum of Nebraska Art, 2401 Central Ave, Kearney, NE 68847
*2019: Common Threads, June 20-July 31, Stalder Gallery, Falls City Library and Arts Center, 1400 Stone Street, Falls City, NE 68355
*2018: SOUNDSTITCHING at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts; Residency, July 2-13; Artist Talk, July 19th; Exhibition, July 2-August 24; 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410
*2018: SOUNDSTITCHING with NWMSU, March- April, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468
2018: Spirit: A Celebration of Art in the Heartland, March 10-April 9, Museum of Nebraska Art, 2401 Central Avenue, Kearney, NE 68847
2017: Privates, September 6 - November 2, H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art at Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Dr, Kenosha, WI 53140
2017: Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration Exhibition, June 24 - October 2, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
*2017: Soundstitching: OMAHA, NE with Omaha Under the Radar Festival, July 1-10, KANEKO, 1111 Jones Street, Omaha, NE 68102
*2017: Soundstitching: BROWNVILLE, NE; June 2-25, SchoolHouse Art Gallery, 427 Main St, Brownville, NE 68321
2017: RED Exhibition, February 10 – March 9, Palmetto Art Center, 907 5th Street West, Palmetto, FL.
2016: [blank] Slate Gallery Contemporary and Fine Arts Small Works Exhibition, July 29 – August 20, Blank Slate Gallery, 538 S. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
2016: #postdigital Exhibition, May 19-June 25, Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
2016: Print Exhibition, January 28 – March 05, Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
2015: Bemis Benefit Juried Art Auction Exhibition; November 11-30, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 South 12th Street Omaha, NE 68102
2015: GREEN Exhibition: November 3 – December 16, 2015, Nov 7 opening reception; Englewood Art Center, 350 S McCall Rd, Englewood, FL 34223
2015: Key Influence Exhibition: September 26 – October 31, October 9 (6-9pm) opening reception, Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Dr. S., Longboat Key, FL 34228
2015: Here and Now Exhibition: August 14 – 28, 2015, August 15 (6-9pm) opening; State of the Arts Gallery; 1549 State Street Sarasota, FL 34236
2015: Creators and Collectors Tour 2015, Fine Arts Society of Sarasota; March 13-14, 10AM- 4PM, Kite Home Studio, 5020 Brandeis Circle North, Sarasota, FL
2015-2014: The Violin Project, Perlman Music Program Suncoast Outreach Program, Sarasota, FL, October through February 2015
2014: Ten Big Portraits and Sentimental(s); Featuring Artists: Tim Jaeger and Cassia Kite, Palmetto Art Center, 907 5th Street West, Palmetto, FL., December 6- January 6, 2014
2014: Featured Artist; Sarasota International Arts and Dance Festival, November, Sarasota, FL
2014: The Juried Art Show, Studio 620, St. Petersburg, FL; March 6 - April 4
2014: Sarasota Keys Project: Featured Artist, Interactive Music and Art Project, Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Sarasota, FL January – May 2014
2014: 10 X 10: Ten Slides, Ten Speakers; Guest Artist Speaker; SRQ Media Headquarters, 331 S. Pineapple, Sarasota, FL; February 27, 2014
2013: Miniatures: A Juried Exhibition, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL; November 1- January 4, 2014
2013: Awarded Featured Artist: Studio Visit Magazine, Vol.22, A Juried Selection of International Visual Artists, Pg. 83; May 2013
2013: Sarasota Youth Orchestra Music Box Project, Juried Artist Selection, Sarasota Orchestra Association, Sarasota, FL; January-March 2013
*2012: ROOTS: The Regeneration Series, Solo Show, Palmetto Art Center, Palmetto, FL; October5- November 12, 2013
2012: Awarded Featured Artist on the cover of SEASON Magazine: The Observer’s Guide to the Arts and Society, Sarasota, FL; Fall 2012
2012: EXHIBIT: HI-FI HIGHLIGHTS ON FINE ART, State of the Arts Gallery Group Show, Sarasota, FL; September 1- December 2012
2012: Featured Artist, Sarasota Visual Art, Sarasota, FL; September 17, 2012
2011: Art of Salvage Group Show and Fundraiser, Ringling College of Art and Design, Architectural Salvage; October 13, 2011
2011: Awarded Featured Artist, SRQ Magazine, “CULTURE AGENDA: A Bright Frenetic Mill, October 8, 2012 Issue, Sarasota, FL
2011: Awarded Featured Artist: Art Paris | Prix Saatchi online: ARTPARIS Showdown, ARTPARIS Grand Palais 2011, Top 64 Artists, Paris, France, March 31, 2011 – April 3, 2011
2011: The Juried Art Show 2011, Central Art Supply Company and Studio 620, St. Petersburg, FL; February 11-21, 2011
*2010: Regeneration Concept Series, Solo Show, Café Bohemia, St. Petersburg, FL; November 13- December 9, 2010
2009: Re: Age Exhibition: Young artists reflect on age, creativity and longevity, NOVA 535 Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL; March 2009
2003: Kansas City Artists Coalition 8th Annual Juried Undergraduate Show, Mallin and Charno Galleries, Kansas City, Kansas; April 11- 25, 2003
2003: MSSU Spiva Art Gallery: Four State College Salon Juried Exhibition, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri; March 2003
RESIDENCIES:
2022: The National Willa Cather Center; J.L. Miner House, June 3-6; 413 North Webster, Red Cloud, NE 68970
2019: Hambidge Center for the Arts and Sciences Residency, July 16-28, 105 Hambidge Ct, Rabun Gap, GA 30568
2018: Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency, July 2-13, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410
2017: Omaha Under the Radar Music Festival, KANEKO, 1111 Jones Street, Omaha, NE 68102, July 1-10
2015: Key Influence, Ringling College of Art and Design, Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Dr. S., Longboat Key, FL 34228, August-September
2010: Connecting The Collections Residency for Artist and Art Educator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY; July 2010
PERFORMANCES:
2022: “Burlington Depot” with Dr. Stacey Barelos and SOUNDSTITCHING: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather’s World, June 6 at 10:30AM on site at The Burlington Depot, 437 W. Welsch Street, Red Cloud, NE.
2022: “Home” with Dr. Stacey Barelos and SOUNDSTITCHING: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather’s World, June 5 at 4PM, Red Cloud Opera House, 411 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NE 68970
2021: Soundstitching with Francis Schwartz, Tampa Homegrown New Music Ensemble and the Tampa Museum of Art; September 29, 3PM; 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602
2019: SOUNDSTITCHING The Gehling Theatre in collaboration with Kenneth Be on the Baroque Lute, June 20, 2019 at 6 p.m; Stalder Gallery, Falls City Library and Arts Center, 1400 Stone Street, Falls City, NE 68355
2018: SOUNDSTITCHING with NWMSU, March- April in collaboration with Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468
2017: SOUNDSTITCHING: Pot Luck Dinner at Longboat Key Center for the Arts in collaboration with New Renaissance Artist/Composer, Elizabeth A. Baker; Artistic Director, Kellie Harmon and Coreographer/Movement maker Helen Hansen French, September 21st, 6:30-8:30p.m. performance, artist talk and panel discussion, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
2017: SOUNDSTITCHING: KANEKO and Joslyn Art Museum in collaboration with Composer, Dr. Stacey Barelos, The Chicago Academy of the Arts, The Omaha Under the Radar Soundry, Tbd. Dance Collective and the Omaha Under the Radar Festival, July 8th, 1:30p.m., KANEKO, 1111 Jones Street, Omaha, NE 68102
2017: Soundstitching: BROWNVILLE, NE; June 2-25, in collaboration with Lilli Summerlin, Violinist at the SchoolHouse Art Gallery, 427 Main St, Brownville, NE 68321
SHOWS JURIED:
2023, 2022,2019,2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012: Juror, Siesta Key Crystal Sand Classic Competition, Siesta Key, Sarasota, FL