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This website is a repository of creative and artistic works by Kurt West, including but not limited to:
Sculpture, public art, small architecture, “drawings”, homewares, books, et al.
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BIO
b. 1981, Belleville, IL
Lives and works in Raleigh, NC
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EDUCATION
2014, Master of Architecture, University of Virginia
2005, Bachelor of Architecture, Ball State University
EXHIBITIONS + AWARDS + COMMISSIONS
2021 - Heartbeat - Cary, NC Academy Street Artwork Projects GLOW Program (Installed 2023)
2017 - RFP Finalist for Twin Peaks - Hyattsville, MD CDC Sculptural Bus Shelter
2016 - Built To Scale, District Architecture Center, Washington, D.C. (Group Show)
2014 - AIA DC Honor Award for Polyhut
2009 - Amateur Surveys, Hank & Dolly’s Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (Two-Person Show)
2009 - AIA Indianapolis Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture
2009 - RFP Finalist for Light Screen (in collaboration with Timothy Gray) Indianapolis Art Council Great Ideas
2007 - RFP Finalist for Oil Screen (in collaboration with Timothy Gray) Indianapolis Art Council Great Ideas
ACADEMIA
2021 - Instructor at Architecture is Free Foundation
2021 - The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Guest Juror
2021 - Samford University School of Art & Design, Guest Juror
2020 - Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, Guest Juror
2020 - The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Guest Juror
2019 - University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Guest Juror
2018 - Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, Guest Juror
2017 - Virginia Tech School of Architecture, Guest Juror
2016 - Catholic University School of Architecture and Planning, Guest Juror
PROFESSIONAL
Member, Tri-State Sculptors Association
Licensed Architect in North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member, Business Networking International (BNI)
Architect at West Workshop
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EMAIL
kurtwestjr (at) gmail (dot) com
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This website is a repository of creative and artistic works by Kurt West, including but not limited to:
Sculpture, public art, small architecture, “drawings”, homewares, books, et al.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
BIO
b. 1981, Belleville, IL
Lives and works in Raleigh, NC
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EDUCATION
2014, Master of Architecture, University of Virginia
2005, Bachelor of Architecture, Ball State University
EXHIBITIONS + AWARDS + COMMISSIONS
2021 - Heartbeat - Cary, NC Academy Street Artwork Projects GLOW Program (Installed 2023)
2017 - RFP Finalist for Twin Peaks - Hyattsville, MD CDC Sculptural Bus Shelter
2016 - Built To Scale, District Architecture Center, Washington, D.C. (Group Show)
2014 - AIA DC Honor Award for Polyhut
2009 - Amateur Surveys, Hank & Dolly’s Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (Two-Person Show)
2009 - AIA Indianapolis Merit Award for Unbuilt Architecture
2009 - RFP Finalist for Light Screen (in collaboration with Timothy Gray) Indianapolis Art Council Great Ideas
2007 - RFP Finalist for Oil Screen (in collaboration with Timothy Gray) Indianapolis Art Council Great Ideas
ACADEMIA
2021 - Instructor at Architecture is Free Foundation
2021 - The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Guest Juror
2021 - Samford University School of Art & Design, Guest Juror
2020 - Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, Guest Juror
2020 - The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Guest Juror
2019 - University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Guest Juror
2018 - Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, Guest Juror
2017 - Virginia Tech School of Architecture, Guest Juror
2016 - Catholic University School of Architecture and Planning, Guest Juror
PROFESSIONAL
Member, Tri-State Sculptors Association
Licensed Architect in North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member, Business Networking International (BNI)
Architect at West Workshop
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kurtwestjr (at) gmail (dot) com
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