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Kenseth Armstead a Brief Biography
Kenseth Armstead completed the BFA program at the Corcoran College of Art + Design (1986-1990.) While still an undergraduate, he participated in the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Summer 1989.) Armstead was then accepted to participate in the Whitney Museum of American Art, Independent Study Program (1990-91.)

Armstead’s works have been exhibited at the Photographer’s Gallery in London, the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Berlin VideoFest and the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Boston. His videos and sculptures are included in the collections of the Pompidou Center, African American Museum in Dallas, Texas, Cinemedia in Australia and numerous others.

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, Creative Capital Grant (film/video), NYSCA Individual Artist Grant (Film and Media/New Technical Production), NYFA Video fellowship and the Camille Hanks Cosby Fellowship (Skowhegan) are among the list of the many grants won in support of Armstead’s work. The New York Times, Art in America, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, have positively reviewed his videos and sculptures. Armstead has also co-authored multimedia installations collaboratively with the art-band, X-PRZ, which he co-founded in 1991 with Doug Anderson, Tony Cokes and Mark Pierson.

Armstead's artist residencies include the Eyebeam Center for Art + Technology, Harvestworks, the Castle Trebesice in Prague, CZ and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace Program.

Armstead lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. His current project series is called SPOOK™.

Kenseth Armstead News
Upcoming shows 2009:
Ongoing, "VECTOR Issue 2," Vector Artists Journal, New York, NY
Ongoing, "Fine Art Adoption Network," Spook™ drawing to be remade for a new home FAAN Website
June 17th, "2009 Whitney Art Party Auction," Whitney Art Party, New York, NY
June 19th, 2:45-3:30pm, "Open Video Conference," Open Video Conference, New York, NY
June 25th, "Spook™: The Negro Revolution 1776-1781: A Screening," Eyebeam, New York, NY
Summer, "2009 Summer Video Show (as yet untitled)," Light Box, Los Angeles, CA
December 16-19th, "Siggraph Art Gallery, Spook™ (video game + Scenes)," Siggraph Asia, Yokohama, Japan
Upcoming shows 2010:
September, "SPOOK™: Establishing Shot," Chateau de Blerancourt Museum, Blerancourt, France