CURRICULUM VITAE
K E N N E D I S I L E S
KSilesArt@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2027 BFA, Sculpture, Winthrop University. Rock Hill, SC
2022-25 Coastal Carolina University. Myrtle Beach, SC
2022 Governors School for the Arts & Humanities. Greenville, SC (Visual Arts, Sculpture)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Brain Food, POP Gallery @ Blue Goose, Rock Hill, SC
2025 Book Arts Showcase, Visitors Center, Conway, SC
2022 Senior Concentration Showcase, Lipscomb Gallery, Greenville, SC
2022 Fall Semester Showcase, Lipscomb Gallery, Greenville, SC
2021 Fall Semester Showcase, Lipscomb Gallery, Greenville, SC
PANELS, JURIES, CURATORIAL + SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2025 Workshop facilitator, Book Arts Showcase, Collage, Visitors Center, Conway, SC
2025 Resident Artist, Rice Museum, Georgetown, SC
2024 Guest Speaker, Black History Month Symposium, Aynor High School, Aynor, SC
2024 Workshop facilitator, Recycling Textiles, Aynor High School, Aynor, SC
2024 Workshop facilitator, Recycling Textiles, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
2024 Workshop facilitator, Recycling Textiles, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
2023 Workshop facilitator, Jewelry, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2022 Curator, Fall Semester Showcase, Lipscomb Gallery, Greenville, SC
2021 Curator, Fall Semester Showcase, Lipscomb Gallery, Greenville, SC
2015 Guest Speaker, Black History Month Festival, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
RELATIVE EXPERIENCE
2025 Studio Assistant, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2025 Showcase Assistant, Fall Festival, Habitat for Humanity, Concord, NC
2025 Graphic Designer, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Mu Rho Chapter, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2024 Cypher Leader, High Museum, Atlanta, GA
2024 Event Coordinator, Gullah Geechee Community Day, Conway, SC
2023 Art Camp Counselor, YMCA of Greater Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Promotion
2016 Illustrator, Children’s Book Contest, Charlotte, NC
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS + HONORABLE MENTIONS
2025 Academic Achievement, Dean’s List, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2023-26 Scholarship Recipient, Coleman Kerry Scholarship, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
2024 Competitive Grant Recipient, High Museum, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC