Carlos Quinto Kemm

Education


New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, 1972
Studied under muralist Romo Estrada, Mexico City, Mexico, 1972
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1973
Studied under painter Elmer Schooley, New Mexico
Highlands University, Las Vegas, B.A., 1975

Publications

2000 "Art Matters - Kemm Halucinogen", by Ellen Berkovitch, Pasatiempo (Arts & Entertainment Weekly), The Santa Fe New Mexican, Sept 29 - Oct 5, 2000, pp10,12
1996 Contemporary Art in New Mexico, by Jan Adlmann and Barbara McIntyre, Craftsman House in Association with G & B Arts International Publishers

1995 ACI's Juried Exhibition CD, "The Best Contemporary Art 1995", Art Communication International, Philadelphia, PA
1995 Magical Blend Magazine, "Collages from the Depths - Carlos Quinto Kemm".
Feature article by Mary Carroll Nelson. May/June/July issue.
1995 Art in America, "Report from Santa Fe - Going Mainstream", by Jan Ernst Adlmann. Color plate & text, p. 55. January.
1994 Santa Fe Fantasy: Quest for the Golden City, by Elmo Baca. Color plate, p.
69, written essay, p. 72. Clear Light Publications, Santa Fe, 1994.

1994 "Pieces Fall into Place in Seductive Collages", by Ellen Berkovitch, Journal North, Thursday, September 22, p. 4

1994 "Sympathetic Humor", by Gussie Fauntleroy, Pasatiempo/The Santa Fe New
Mexican, September 2-8, 1994, pp 32-34

1994 "Local Artists Step Up After Summer Rush", by Suzanne Deats,
Rio/Albuquerque Journal, September 1, 1994, p 20

1993 "Elaborately intricate collages must be examined bit by bit", by John Villani,
Pasatiempo (Arts & Entertainment Weekly), The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 8, 1993, pp 29, 38

1992 "Looking Through Both Sides of the Window", Essay by Jim Edwards in
"Ventanas: Visiones Culturales", exhibition catalog, The Plains Art Museum, Moorhead, Minnesota

1991 "Collage Logic - Recyclers with a Vision", by Judith A. Hoffberg, pp 10-13, Fall
Issue, Visions Art Quarterly, Los Angeles, California

1990 “The Art of the Night", by William Clark, The Albuquerque Journal, June 29

1990 "Selected Figural Works", Andrea Ross Gallery catalog

1989 "State Nurtures Creative Spirit", by Suzanne Deats, New Mexico Magazine, May 1989, p. 47

1988 "Contemporary Hispanic Art in New Mexico Catalog", Essay by Amelia
Mesa-Bains, The Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1987-88 Santa Fe Lifestyle Magazine, Winter Issue/Page 14, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1987-88 "New Mexico '87, A Fine Arts Competition Catalog", Museum of Fine Arts,
Santa Fe, New Mexico

1987 "Conceptions Southwest/Spring Issue", University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1987 "Statements '87 Exhibition Catalog," Fine Arts Gallery, New Mexico State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1987 "Visions of Excellence Exhibition Catalog," Albuquerque United Artists/Fine
Arts Gallery, New Mexico State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1987 "A.S.I. Art Achievement Awards Catalog," Artists' Society International Gallery, San Francisco, California

1986 "The New Generation," 70 selected Southwest Artists, Artlines Museum and Gallery Guide '86, Taos, New Mexico

1986 "He Puts Dreams on Glass," feature article by Maria E. Sharpe, The Journal North, Wednesday, May 7th

1981 Ceremony of Brotherhood, edited by Rudolfo Anaya and Simon Ortiz, Academia Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1980 "Fall Invitational Exhibition Catalog," Roswell Museum, New Mexico

Awards

1993 "Award of Merit", "New Mexico '93: A Fine Arts Juried Exhibition", Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1988 "First Place Award/Two Dimensional Category," "Hispanic Artists Invitational," the Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
1987-88 "Purchase Prize", "New Mexico '87 Fine Arts Competition," The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Public and Corporate Collections

1987 The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1985 Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Jon and Faye Abrams/Private collectors, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Estate of Bill Bomar/Artist, Taos, New Mexico
Ellen Chvany/Private collector, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Sharlene & Martin Cohen/Private collectors, Los Angeles, California
Irene & Gregory Diamant/Private collectors, New York, New York
Anthony Garduno/Businessman,Private collector, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jeff Gorman/Producer, Los Angeles, California
Ray and Barbara Graham/Private collectors, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Susan and Peter Hoffman/Private collectors, Los Angeles, California
Arnie Horwitch/Private collector, Scottsdale, Arizona
Brian Knox/Owner,Cafe Escalera, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Joyce & Seth Landsberg/Private collectors, Los Angeles
Elliott M. McDowell/Photographer, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mark Miller/Owner,Coyote Cafe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ken Nelson/Private collector, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mary Carroll Nelson/Private collector, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tom Patchett/Producer & Director, Los Angeles, California
Harold Ramis/Film Actor-Director, Los Angeles, California
Andrea Ross/Private dealer, Santa Monica, California
Elsa Ross/Private collector, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Elmer Schooley/Artist, Roswell, New Mexico
Sylvester Stallone/Film Actor, Los Angeles, California

Exhibitions

2004-05 Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2003 Galeria Maria, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2002 ”Contemporary Art of New Mexico", New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2000 Invitational Exhibition, Zip Gallery, Valencia, New Mexico
2000 "Vision Quest", Two Artists Exhibition, Quinto Kemm / Stephen Harman, Panacea, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2000 "The Ray Graham Collection", The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2000 Art Reach, Lester Libo Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2000 "Anne Frank Exhibit - The Artists View Invitational", Albuquerque, New Mexico

2000-03 LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1999 Art Reach, Lester Livo Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1999 ACA, Anderson Contemporary Art, Taos, New Mexico
1999 LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1998 ACA, Anderson Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1998 "Collage & Landscape", Invitational Exhibition, Lew Allen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1998 LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997 Contemporary New Mexico Artists: Sketches and Schemas. Curated by Jan Adlmann. Sheldon Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
1997 Cline-LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1996-97 Contemporary New Mexico Artists, Sketches and Schemas. Curated by Jan Adlmann. Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996 Three Artist solo Exhibition, Horwitch-LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996 The Virtuosity Juried Exhibition CD-ROM 3-D, Art Communication International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995 ACI's Curated Collection I CD-ROM, "The Best Contemporary Art 1995", Art Communication International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995 Horwitch-LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1995 CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 "Artistas Contemporaneo De Nuevo Mexico", Mayor Gallery, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
1994 Three Artist Solo Exhibition, Horwitch-LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1994-95 "ReViews/PreViews", Group exhibition, CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1994 Horwitch-LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1994 LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1993 CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993 Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1993 LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1993 Valerie Miller Fine Arts Gallery, Palm Desert, California
1993 "New Mexico '93: A Fine Arts Juried Exhibition", Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1993 "Collectibles", A Group Show, LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1993 "Fiesta Artistica de Colores" Invitational Exhibitions, Albuquerque Convention Center Exhibit Hall, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993 "CAFE Collects", exhibition from the permanent collection of Ray Graham,
CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993 "Multum in Parvo", group exhibition, Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1992 CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1992 Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1992 LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1992 Valerie Miller Fine Arts Gallery, Palm Desert, California
1992 "Earth Goddess", Invitational Exhibition, CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1992 "Ventanas: Visiones Culturales Contemporary Hispanic Art", Plains Art Museum, Moorhead, Minnesota.
1992 "Ventanas: Visiones Culturales Contemporary Hispanic Art," University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1992 "Two Artists Exhibition - Carlos Quinto Kemm/Christina Hall-Strauss", CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1991 CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1991 Valerie Miller Fine Arts Gallery, Palm Desert, California
1991 "Anonymous Bosch," Independent Exhibition by 22 Artists, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1991 "Encuentros: Recordando La Cofradia," Commemorative Exhibition, The Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
1991 "Solo Exhibition," Andrea Ross Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1991 "The Edge of Night Exhibition", Muckenthaler Cultural Center Foundation, Fullerton, California
1991 "Solo Exhibitiont", CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1991 "Mexico - Both Sides of the Border," Invitational 10 Artists Exhibition, Spectrum Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert, California
1990 "Selected Figural Works," Andrea Ross Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1990 "Cinco de Mayo Arts Invitational," Red Mesa Art Center, Gallup, New Mexico
1990 "The 4th Annual Shrine Show Invitational," Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1990 "Selections '90," The College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, New
Mexico
1990 "Introductions 1990," Invitational/Contemporary Arts Society of New Mexico, CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1989 "Two Artists Exhibition - Carlos Kemm/Jason Knapp," Natoli/Ross Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1989 "0cho Inspiraciones Contemporanias," New Mexico State University Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico
1989 "Summer Group Show," Los Manitos Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1989 "Second Annual Gallery Summer Group Show," Andrea Ross Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1989 "Sacred Symbols/New Visions: Religious Imagery in Contemporary Art," Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
1989 Barry White Fine Art Gallery, Malibu, California
1989 "Art L.A. '89," Fourth International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California
1988 "Sensual Surfaces," Invitational Exhibit, Marilyn Butler Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1988 "Hispanic Artists Invitational," The Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
1988 Natoli/Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1988 "Contemporary Hispanic Art in New Mexico," Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1988 "Hispanic Expressions of New Mexico," Invitational Exhibit, Governor's Gallery State Capitol Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1988 Natoli/Ross Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1988 "Solo Exhibit/Artist in Residence," Armand Hammer United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico

1987-88 "New Mexico '87: A Fine Arts Competition," Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1987 "On the Wall/Off the Wall," Invitational Show of Nineteen New Mexico Artists, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1987 Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1987 "Visions of Excellence Exhibition," Fine Arts Gallery, New Mexico State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1987 "Statements '87 Exhibition," Fine Arts Gallery, New Mexico State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1986-87 The A.S.I. National Art Competition, Artists' Society International Gallery, San Francisco, California
1986 The Performance Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1986 "Second Annual Southwest Exhibition," Armand Hammer United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico
1986 Galerie 836, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1986 Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1985 The Performance Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1985 Galerie 836, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1984 Galeria Solari, Taos, New Mexico

1984 "Alumni Art Exhibition," New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
1983 New Trends Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1983 Solo Exhibition, Galeria Solari, Taos, New Mexico
1982 "Los Tiempos Exhibition," Santuario de Guadalupe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1982 "Invitational Art Exhibition," Armand Hammer United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico

1980 "La Cofradia Exhibition," Fine Arts Museum of the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1980 "Fall Invitational," Roswell Museum, Roswell, New Mexico
1979 Taos Man Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1979 The Performing Space, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1978 Taos Man Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1976 "Second Annual New Mexico International Exhibition", Clovis/Portales, New Mexico