Stephen Knudsen
Cell: (912) 398-8394
sknudsen@scad.edu
EDUCATION:
1992 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia,
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Painting
1985 Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington,
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)Biology, Cum Laude, Minor, Fine Arts
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
1980-1989 Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington,
Etc.
Completed twenty-five courses in Fine Art Studio, Art History, and
Education Psychology
TEACHING:
1993-Present Full Professor of Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
( Expertise in teaching 12 different courses- undergraduate/graduate level - art theory, painting ,design,drawing)
1989-2007 Crew (Rowing) Coach, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
1992-1993 Full Professor of Foundations, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah ,Georgia
1986-1990 Instructor, Metro Christian High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Subjects taught: Fine Art, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy / Physiology
1985, 1986, 1995 Participated in humanitarian projects in India and Haiti
RECENT PUBLISHED ESSAYS:
Indirect Painting: Jan Van Eyck Today
Art Calendar Magazine, April 2010
The Fourth Dimension Of Color and the Knudsen Dual Color Wheel
Art Calendar Magazine, March 2010
Student Made Textbooks: How to Boost Learning and Enthusiasm in the Classroom
Art Calendar Magazine, September 2009
Narrative Painting (ten essays)
SCAD eLearning, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2008
ESSAYS ACCEPTED (pending publication 2010):
Practical Aesthetics: The Power Of Engagement Through Intensity
Art Calendar Magazine, September 2010
Practical Aesthetics: The Power Of Engagement Through Complexity and Unity
Art Calendar Magazine, October 2010
Improving Writing Skills: E.B. White Makes Peace with Stanley Fish
Art Calendar Magazine, October 2010 (essay in progress)
Courbet's Realism
ArtStory.org
Monroe Beardsley's I.C. U. Revised : Objective Reasons For Aesthetic Goodness
ArtStory.org
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2010 (Traveling exhibit this summer) Contemporary Art Centre of Montenegro,
Petrovic Castle, Podgorica, Montenegro
2010 Modern Gallery Budva, Montenegro,
2010 Gallery Josip Bepo Benkovic Herceg Novi, Serbia
2010 Kod Homena Gallery Kotor, Serbia
2010 Vojvodina Contemporary Art Museum, Novi Sad, Serbia
2009 Define Art,River Gallery Savannah, GA.
2005 This Gift, Red Gallery, Savannah, GA.
2003 Decade—A Retrospective Stephen Knudsen, , Bergen Gallery, Savannah, GA
2000 Selected Works, Broome Gallery, New York, New York
1997 Fruits from the Garden of Savannah, The New Century Gallery, Jian Cultural Center, Shanghai, China
1997 Fruits from the Garden of Good and Evil, LKF Gallery, Hong Kong, China
1996 Fruits from the Garden of Good and Evil, Olympic Celebration Exhibition, New Vision Space, Tula Arts Center, Atlanta,GA
1996 Fruits from the Garden of Good and Evil, The Gallery in Cork Street, London
1994 Dreams and Visions, Exhibition A Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
1993 Deepening Concerns and New Impulses, Amerika Haus Cologne,Cologne, Germany
1992 The Transfigured, University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, Aquarium Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
AWARDS:
2003 Recipient of Presidential Art Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design
2002 Nominated as the national C.A.S.E. foundation teacher of the year. Nominated by Dean of School Of Fine Arts
1992 National Dean's List
1990-1992 Propes Graduate Scholarship
