DAWN KRAMLICH
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Education
2013         MFA in Studio Art, summa cum laude, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2009         BA in Art, magna cum laude, with honors, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
                 BA in English, magna cum laude, with honors, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

Artist Residencies
2023         Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2012         Burren College of Art, Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan, Ireland

Affiliations 
Shelfd, of Design at 329, Chicago, IL 

Solo Exhibitions
2024         A Capitalist Plaid, Pink Noise Projects, Philadelphia, PA
2023         Mark My Words, Barbara Crawford Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015         Gilding Fissures: Variations on Existence, collaborative installation w/Yvonne Love & Laura Bernstein,
                           ​ The Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Group / Juried Exhibitions
2025         Between the Lines, St. Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, MO, juror: John Early
2024         44th Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Association L'Étangd'Art, Bages, France
                 44th Mini Print International, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, Spain 
                 Midwest Regional, ArtLink Contemporary Gallery, Auer Center for Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, IN, juror: Joey Quiñones
2023         Skull Sessions, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Newtown, PA
                 The Woodmere Annual: 81st Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, juror: Doug Bucci
2022         Philadelphia Open Studio Tours 2022 Feature, CFEVA on Artsy, online and on Artsy app
                 Jawn 6: It's A Philly Thing, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA, curator: Leah Douglas
                 2022 Juried Alumni Biennial, Moore College of Art & Design, Phila, PA, juror: Morgan Hobbs of Gross McLeaf Gallery
2021         Faculty Exhibition, Muhlenberg College Martin Art Gallery, Allentown, PA 
                 Art Faculty Exhibition, Penn State Abington College Art Gallery, Abington, PA 
            ​     Only If We Wish To, Equity Gallery, New York, NY, team-curated by: Hayley Ferber and Luciana Solano,
                          with curatorial residents Shane Allen, Cecilia André, Hadassah Backman, Shwarga Bhattacharjee,  
                          Gosha Karpowicz, A. Morgan McKendry, and Alison Pirie
                 Capitolism: The Normalization of Political Violence in the United States, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham, AL
2020         Going Sane​, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA, curator: Jeremy Sims (moved online due to COVID-19)
                 Group Text​, NAPOLEON (now Pink Noise Projects), Philadelphia, PA, curated by NAPOLEON members
2019​         8th Annual Germantown Show, Imperfect Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
​        ​         PAM Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2018         Beyond the Screen, 3 person show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
                 Perennial Visions, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
                 Dear Fleisher, invitational exhibition (within curated section), Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2017         Creative Research, Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
                 404: Category Not Found, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, juror: Eric Preisendanz
                 Under the Knife, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Bucks County Community College, Philadelphia, PA; curator: Sean Stoops
                 Connotations, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, juror: Gerard Silva
                 Hopelessly Hopeful, Gray Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, curator: Carole Loeffler
                 Paperscapes, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 4 person show, Philadelphia, PA, curator: Melissa Caldwell
2016         Don't Stop Me Now, Call for Bushwick, 195 Morgan Ave., Brooklyn, NY
                           Jurors: Sandro Bosi, Jeanne Brasile, Colin Thomas Darke, Benjamin Krause, & John Seed
                 Second Language, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, awarded honorable mention, Juror: Dr. J. Susan Isaacs
                 Drawing On and On, Wilson Gallery, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
                 tXtMe, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, Juror: Leisa Austin
2015         Small Works IV, Philadelphia Sculpture Gym Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
                 Databody, Wilson Gallery, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA 
2014         Faculty Exhibition, Penn State Abington College, Abington, PA
                 The Symbiotic Relationship, Montgomery County Community College Art Gallery, Blue Bell, PA
2013         Dialogic, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ (exhibited with Lesley Dill, Jenny Holzer, 
                            John Giorno, ​Glenn Ligon, Jaume Plensa, Meg Hitchcock, et al), curator: Mary Salvante
                 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2012         NASAD Qualifying Review, Widener Memorial Foundation Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
                 Moore College Group Show, Studios at Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
                 MFA Sneak Peek, Wilson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
                 2012 Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ, Juror: Edwin Ramoran
2009         Hand Picked, Ken Jones Jr. Fine Art, Easton, PA
                 Group Show: Recent Works, JAG Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Awards + Lectures
2025         Annual "Artists to Watch" Cohort, 2025 Honoree, Comfort Station, Chicago, IL
2024         Purchase Prize Awardee, Mini Masterpiece Competition, The Hoyt Art Center, Greater Pittsburgh Area, PA
2023         Small Research Grant Recipient, Center for Scholarship and Teaching, Elmhurst University
                 Merit Awardee, The Kite Prize for Contemporary Art, International Juried Competition
2022         Lecture, Visiting Artist Program, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
                 Guest Artist Lecturer, Literature + the Visual Arts, English Dept, Muhlenberg College
2021         Humanities in the World Grant Recipient, Penn State Humanities Institute, Penn State University
2020         Conference Funding Recipient, Writing Program Committee's Mellon Grant, Muhlenberg College
2019         Guest Artist Lecturer - Senior Studio Seminar, Spring semester, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
2018         Artist Lecture, Beyond the Screen, 3 person show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2017         Finalist for the Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 
2013         Guest Artist Lecturer - Senior Studio Seminar, Fall semester, Muhlenberg College
2011         Studio Art Fellowship, 2 years, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2009         Phi Beta Kappa inductee, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

Publications
2025          Prospect Magazine, Summer 2025 issue, pages 22-23, Elmhurst, IL, print and online
2023          Radiate and Repeat, Spring 2023 Exhibition issue, I Like Your Work Podcast's print and online catalog, curated by Christina Massey
2022          Muhlenberg Magazine, Spring 2022 issue, online and print versions, Allentown, PA
2020          Creative Quarterly, issue 60, November 2020, runner-up included in the online magazine 
2015          "The Written Word", CODAmagazine, February 2015 issue, online magazine 
2014          THE Magazine, March 2014 issue, online magazine, app publication for iPads
2013          Palimpsestual Responses, Moore College of Art & Design, Thesis, Philadelphia, PA
2012          Book of Burren, Vol. 2, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2009          Muses: annual art/literary magazine, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 
2008          Muses: annual art/literary magazine, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

Press
2023         "Screen print at the Free Library... ‘Skull Sessions’ at Hicks Art Center Gallery," ArtBlog Philly Weekly RoundUp, Nov 29, 2023, web
                 "Queer artist's compelling 'Mark My Words' at SCH Gallery," Len Lear for Chestnut Hill Local, Feb 15, 2023, print; Feb 19, 2023, web
2017         "Essay: The changing nature of paper reflects the changing way we communicate," Pamela J. Forsythe for WHYY
                           ​ NewsWorks, Feb. 28, 2017, web
2016         "Call for Bushwick 2016: Don’t Stop Me Now rises to the occasion in Bushwick Hipster Glory," Nick Rogers for Arte
                            Fuse
, Oct. 4, 2016, web
2015         "Small but Mighty Artworks," Chip Schwartz for Knight Foundation Blog, Dec. 11, 2015, web
                 ​"Abington Artists, Poet Contemplate Loss and Renewal," Regina Broscius for Penn State News, September 25, 2015
                  CBS Philly News featured Gilding Fissures, host: Vittoria Woodill, September 9, 2015
                 "Five Philly Art Shows to See in June," Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice, June 9, 2015, web
2014         "InLiquid Artist Profile: Dawn Kramlich," Flying Kite Media Features, Nov. 4, 2014, online interview
                 "Benefit V. 14 Stand-Out Taste Artist: Dawn Kramlich," Erica Minutella for The InLiquid Blog, Jan. 28 2014, 
                             online interview

Teaching/Relevant Experience
2023 –       Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, TT, Elmhurst University, Greater Chicago Area, IL
2014–23    Adjunct Professor, Painting/Drawing/Sculpture, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
                  Lecturer, Art and Art Theory, Painting/Drawing/Sculpture, Penn State University, Abington College, Abington, PA
2019          Gallery Assistant for Maus Contemporary at EXPO Chicago, Chicago, IL
2017          Adjunct Professor, Visual Studies, Foundations 3D, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017/18     Gallery Assistant for Maus Contemporary at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL
2016/17     Gallery Assistant for Maus Contemporary at VOLTA NY, New York City, NY
2015          PR and Gallery Relations Team for VOLTA NY, New York City, NY
​2012          Teaching Assistantship, Painting 1, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
                  Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Assistant Instructor, Family Jams program, Philadelphia, PA
2010          Guest Critic for Design I, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

Public Collections
2024         The Hoyt Art Center, Greater Pittsburgh Area, PA
2022         PHL International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
2015         The Logan Hotel, Philadelphia, PA 

Private Collections
2024         Private Collection, Philadelphia, PA
                 Donna Quinn Collection, Philadelphia, PA
2021         Grant F. Scott Collection, Allentown, PA
                 Sampson/Kim Collection, Philadelphia, PA
                 Private Collection, Philadelphia, PA
2020         Private Collection, Jonestown, PA
2019         Arlene and Bernie Solomon, Philadelphia, PA
2018         commissioned painting based on William Cullen Bryant's poem "Thanatopsis," SaraLouise Howells, Morgantown, PA
2017         Private Collection, Walnutport, PA
2017         Timothy Schwartz, Allentown, PA
2014         Synergy #1, #2 and #3, laser-cut edition prints commissioned by InLiquid for their 15th anniversary, Philadelphia, PA
2012         Fusion: Unify and Evolve, commissioned painting, Glenys and Mike McMenamy, Houston, TX
2009         Private Collection, Emmaus, PA
2009         Private Collection, Catasauqua, PA
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  • Artwork
    • Beyond the GridPath
    • Capitalist Plaid
    • American Appraisal
    • bR(AM)ain
    • Installations
    • Gilding Fissures
  • Exhibitions
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