Kev Nemelka

P O R T F O L I O
+ Select projects compiled here (updated July 2021)

E D U C A T I O N  /  T R A I N I N G
+ Master of Arts (Contemporary Art / Theory), Arizona State University, 2017
+ Comms/Design Theory coursework, Arizona State University, 2017
+ Museum Hack™ VX Training, ASUAM, 2017
+ Sustainability coursework, Columbia University (Coursera), 2015
+ Bachelor of Arts (Art History & Curatorial Studies), Brigham Young University, 2014
+ Museum Education coursework, Brigham Young University, 2011
+ HS Diploma, Potomac Falls HS / Würzburg American HS, 2006

W O R K   E X P E R I E N C E
+ Missionnaire, Manager. SLC, UT
Jan 2022–present
+ Klaviyo, Senior Designer. Boston, MA
Aug 2021–present
+ Owlet Care, Art Director / Designer, DEI Chair. Lehi, UT
Feb 2018–July 2021
+ Upkid, Brand Designer / Consultant. SLC, UT
Nov 2020–present
+ Freelance, Designer / Director / Stylist. SLC, UT
Aug 2012–present
+ ASU Art Museum, Designer / Curator / Coordinator. Phoenix, AZ
Jan 2015–Feb 2018
+ AZ School of Real Estate & Business, Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator. Phoenix, AZ
Sept 2017–Feb 2018
+ PC Music Mgmt, Producer. Phoenix, AZ (London, UK)
Nov 2017–Feb 2018
+ CALA Alliance, Graphic Designer (retainer). Phoenix, AZ
June 2017–Oct 2019
+ Phoenix Community College, Adjunct Instructor. Phoenix, AZ
Jan–July 2017
+ Fictionist/Robert Loud Mgmt, Art Director / Stylist / Designer. Based out of Provo, UT
Dec 2014–Oct 2017
+ The Institute for Humanities, Curator / Designer. Tempe, AZ
Aug 2014–June 2016
+ ASU School of Art, Teaching Asst. for Art Dept. Tempe, AZ
Aug 2014–May 2016
+ Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Curatorial/Education Intern. Washington, D.C.
Jan–April 2014
+ BYU Dept. of Visual Arts, Teaching Assistant for Art History and the Visual Arts. Provo, UT
Sept–Dec 2013
+ QP Collections, Commissioned Artist / Copywriter. Based out of Provo, UT
Aug–Oct 2013, May–July 2014
+ Déjenos Jugar Calle, Copywriter. Based out of SLC, UT
July–Aug 2013
+ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), Curatorial / Design Assistant. SLC, UT
May–Aug 2013
+ BYU Museum of Art (MOA), Curatorial Assistant. Provo, UT
April– Aug 2013
+ BYU Harold B. Lee Library, Humanities Reference Assistant (Fine Arts Specialist). Provo, UT
Sept 2010–Aug 2013
+ Springville Museum of Art, Curatorial Intern. Springville, UT
Jan–May 2013
+ BYU Kennedy Center, Curator / Program Coordinator. Provo, UT
Jan–May 2013
+ BYU Art History Department, Research Assistant. Provo, UT
Dec 2012–May 2013
+ The Hunt Museum, Assistant Curator / Designer. Limerick, Ireland
June–Aug 2012
+ Central Utah Arts Center (CUAC), Intern. Ephraim, UT
Sept 2011–Jan 2012
+ BYU Museum of Art (MOA), Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art. Provo, UT
May–Aug 2011

E X H I B I T I O N S
+ Project Asterisk – exhibition designer, Oct 2020
+ Neighborhood – exhibition designer, UMOCA, Jan 2019
+ Elena – curator, ASU Art Museum, Jan 2018
+ Actual Source: Call Now – curator, ASU Art Museum, August 2017
+ Euan Macdonald xJumpcuts – co-curator, ASU Art Museum, July 2017
+ Energy Charge – lead designer / asst. to curator, ASU Art Museum, Sept 2016
+ The New Animist – curator, ASU Art Museum, Jul 2016
+ Meta Views – curator, Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art (phICA), March 2016
+ Watertight: Sandra Ramos – asst. curator, ASU Art Museum, Jan 2016
+ Monstalgia – curator, ASU Institute for Humanities Research, Jan 2016
+ Superflex: Superfake – asst. to curator, ASU Art Museum, Jan 2016
+ Balance-Unbalance – co-curator, Balance-Unbalance International Conference, March 2015
+ The Weight of the World – curator, ASU Institute for Humanities Research, Jan 2015
+ Gravity’s Edge – interpretive guide, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Jan 2014
+ Damage Control – interpretive guide, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Jan 2014
+ Markings of Modernity – exhibited in group exhibition, The Startup Building, Dec 2013
+ Golden Days: California Art and Artists – asst. to curator, BYU MOA, Dec 2013
+ Community Action Art Benefit – exhibited in group exhibition, The Startup Building, Nov 2013
+ Tala Madani – asst. to curator, UMOCA, Oct 2013
+ The Age of Godz – solo exhibition, BYU Gallery On Five, Sept 2013
+ GALAXSEA – curator, Gallery on 21st, Aug 2013
+ Royal Nebeker: An Artist’s Journey – asst. to curator, BYU MOA, June 2013
+ Real Life: Paintings by Adam Klopp – curator, Downtown Inc. Gallery Stroll, May 2013
+ International Studies Photo Competition – curator, BYU Kennedy Center, March 2013
+ H U E + M E – curator, Academy Square Gallery, Jan 2013
+ Panel Paintings by Greg Caldwell – curator, Downtown Inc. Gallery Stroll, Oct 2012
+ Student Art Show – juror, BYU Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC), Oct 2012
+ Paintings by Evan Jolley – curator, Downtown Inc. Gallery Stroll, Sept 2012
+ Think Flat: The Art of Andy Warhol + Takashi Murakami – asst. curator, BYU MOA, Aug 2012
+ AIB Collection Exhibition – asst. curator, The Hunt Museum, July 2012
+ China Through the Lens – asst. to curator, The Hunt Museum, June 2012
+ Faith in Works (Supplementary Exhibition) – exhibited in group exhibition, BYU HFAC, Oct 2011

P U B L I C A T I O N S  /  P R E S E N T A T I O N S
+ Looking for Something: Selected Paintings by Brian Kershisnik (Oct 2018) — back cover praise
for the artist’s practice & collection
+ “Strategic Aesthetics: Business, Marketing and Elevated Design” (Nov 2017) — presentation for
DECA Western Region Leadership Conference 2017 at Phoenix Art Museum
+ “STE(A)M: Art and Sustainability” (April 2017) — presentation/workshop for Art Impact at
Phoenix Art Museum
+ “Art and Effective Altruism: Case Studies in Sustainable Practice” (March 2017) — MA thesis
+ “Sustainable Practice: Reconciling Art and Effective Altruism” (April 2016) — presentation for
TEDx Valencia 2016: Connecting the Dots
+ “LAGI: Toward Sustainable Art and Energy” (March 2016) — original essay presentation at the
10th Annual Council of Graduate Art Historians Symposium
+ “(Sub)Liminal Ooze” (Jan 2015) — introductory essay for Monstalgia exhibition catalogue
+ “Top 20 Songs of 2015: A Year of Post-Irony and Nostalgia” (Jan 2016) — contemporary music
thinkpiece for Thought Catalog
+ “A Beginner’s Guide to Post-Ironic Pop” (Sept 2015) — contemporary music thinkpiece for
Thought Catalog
+ “Spirituality and the Revolution in the Art of Béla Kondor” (April 2015) — original essay
presentation at the 2015 VCU Spirituality and the Arts Conference
+ “Carrie and Lowell and Everyone We Know: On Sufjan Stevens’ Nostalgic New Album”
(March 2015) — contemporary music thinkpiece for Thought Catalog
+ “The Weight of the World: A Contemporary Art Exhibition of Affect, Reason, and
Sustainability” (March 2015) — original essay presentation at Balance/Unbalance: An
International Conference on Water, Climate, and Place
+ “Nostalgia in the Art of a Hungarian Revolutionary” (March 2015) — original essay
presentation at the 9th Annual Council of Graduate Art Historians Symposium
+ “An Atlas Terrestrial” (Jan 2015) — introductory essay for The Weight of the World exhibition
catalogue
+ “Top 20 Songs of 2014 (According to a Twentysomething Pop Enthusiast)” (Dec 2014) —
contemporary music thinkpiece for Thought Catalog
+ “’1989′ and the Perpetuation of Bad Poptimist Criticism” (Nov 2014) — contemporary music
thinkpiece for Thought Catalog
+ “The Faux-Naïve Candor of Brian Kershisnik” (Jan 2014) — foreword published in Meyer
Gallery exhibition catalogue
+ “Béla Kondor and the Transatlanticism of the Faux-Naïve Tradition” (Feb 2013) — presentation
at 7th Annual Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
+ “Utah Faux-Naïve: A Conversation with Andrew Ballstaedt, Fidalis Buehler, & Brian Kershisnik”
(Jan 2013) — interview article published in 15 Bytes: Utah Arts Magazine
+ “Andrew Ballstaedt” (Sept 2011) — biographical article published in Faith in Works large group
exhibition catalogue

A W A R D S  /  R E C O G N I T I O N
+ Fulbright Scholarship Finalist, 2017
+ ASU Graduate and Professional Travel Award, 2016
+ ASU School of Art Student Enrichment Grant, 2016
+ ASU Art Museum Windgate Curatorial Fellowship, 2015–2016
+ ASU Graduate Education Fellowship Award, 2015–2016
+ ASU School of Art Research-Travel Award, 2015
+ ASU Graduate Education Fellowship Award, 2014–2015
+ BYU DVA Art History Senior of the Year Award, 2014
+ BYU DVA REVERB Grant, 2013
+ BYU ORCA Research Grant, 2012
+ BYU Multicultural Academic Scholarship, 2007

V O L U N T E E R
+ Black Lives Matter Utah, volunteer. SLC, UT
May 2020–present
+ Inner-city Youth Program, Leader / Mentor. Phoenix, AZ
Sept 2015–Feb 2018
+ ASU Council of Graduate Art Historians (CoGAH), President. Tempe, AZ
Sept 2015–May 2016
+ Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Pacific Region Conference, Campus
Public Art Liaison. Tempe, AZ
Oct 2015–March 2016
+ Balance/Unbalance 2015 Conference, committee member. Tempe, AZ
Jan–April 2015
+ ASU Council of Graduate Art Historians (CoGAH), Vice President. Tempe, AZ
Sept 2014–May 2015
+ BYU Museum of Art, Student Docent. Provo, UT
Sept 2010–Jan 2011
+ ESL Program, English instructor. Budapest, Hungary
May 2008–March 2010

A D D I T I O N A L   S K I L L S
+ Proficient with Adobe CC (Ps, Ai, Ae, Id, etc.)
+ Sketch / Figma experience
+ Photography and retouching
+ Wardrobe and set styling
+ Small-prop fabrication
+ Studio art background / advanced art skills
+ PC / Mac proficiency
+ Shopify web experience
+ Exhibition installation
+ Vinyl cutting and installation
+ Intermediate Google SketchUp
+ Intermediate Hungarian speaking / reading
+ Basic French speaking / reading
+ University-level art history & theory lecture skills
+ Proficient in The Museum System (TMS)
+ Intermediate matting and framing skills

C O N T A C T
+ Email: kevnemelka@gmail.com

R E F E R E N C E S
+ Jessi Blackham (art director, Owlet), jblackham@owletcare.com
+ Brittany Corrales (curator, ASUAM), bcorrale@gmail.com
+ Angelica Fox (curator, MoMA), angelicabrandtfox@gmail.com
+ Jeff Lambson (curator, Emmanuel Gallery), jeffclambson@gmail.com
+ Tyler Morgan (CEO, Upkid), tyler@joinupkid.com
+ Aaron Moulton (curator, Nicodim/Gagosian), aaronkmoulton@gmail.com
+ James Swensen (professor, BYU), james_swensen@byu.edu