In his artwork, Kurt Kemp brilliantly combines drawing, collage, assemblage, and printmaking techniques, thereby creating complex layers of color and design. Reflections on family, religion, politics, and culture are all vital sources in the making of his work. The images, which portray experiences of struggle and fight-back are kept in check by an idiosyncratic humor and absurdity.
Kurt Kemp earned a B.A. from Marycrest College in Davenport, IA, a M.A. in Printmaking from the University of Iowa in Forest City, IA, and a M.F.A. in Printmaking from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. He went on to work as a studio assistant for renowned artist and printmaker, Mauricio Lasansky. Not only has Kurt Kemp’s work been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally, his work is also included in numerous public and private collections such as the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts at the Legion of Honor Museum (CA), the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris (FR), the Chicago Art Institute (IL), the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (TX), among others. Kemp resides in California and is a Professor at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA.
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