Resume
Justin Bernhardt
Education
2013: MFA Goddard College, Plainfield, VT; Painting/Drawing Concentration
2010: Study towards an MFA at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2005-2006: Study towards an MFA at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; Painting/Drawing Concentration
1996, 2006: Studied Landscape Painting at Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI
2000-2002: Studied Web Design, Animation, and Computer Art at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MI
1999: BFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL; Painting/Drawing Concentration
Exhibitions
2020; Carnegie Center, Three Rivers, MI
2019: Lowell Art Institute, Lowell, MI
2011, 2012, 2019: Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center For New Media, Kalamazoo, MI
2014, 2018: Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2012, 2017: Main Street East Atrium, Kalamazoo, MI
2017: De Luna Fine Art Gallery, Freeport, IL
2016: Websters, Kalamazoo, MI
1996, 2016: Tromblay’s Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2003, 2010, 2014: Willow Lake Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2012, 2014: Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo, MI
2013: Western Michigan University CHHS, Kalamazoo, MI
2013: Amy Zane’s, Kalamazoo, MI
2012: Midtown Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2011: Gallery 344, Kalamazoo, MI
2011: Bronson Hospital, Plainwell, MI
2010: Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2009: A Food Affair, Galesburg, MI
2008: Martini’s, Kalamazoo, MI
2007-2008: The Lucid Gallery (owner), Kalamazoo, MI
2004-2007: The Timmel Collection, Saugatuck, MI
2001-2005: Lovell Street Gallery (owner), Kalamazoo, MI
2005: Lowell Art Institute, Lowell, MI
2004: Kingscott Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2004: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2001: Art on the Hill, Grand Rapids, MI
2000: Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Teaching Experience
2018: Guest Art Lecturer at Spring Valley, Kalamazoo, MI
2016: Guest Art Lecturer presenting personal artwork and slides at Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI
2002-Present: Art Instructor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MI
Instructed the Following Courses:
-Figure Painting: Created this as a new course for KVCC in 2004
-Life Drawing
-Drawing and Composition I
-2-D Design and Color Theory
-2-D Design and Appreciation
-Digital Painter
-Drawing the Human Figure in Motion
-Painting I
-History of Illustration
2013 Summer: Taught an ongoing en plein air painting workshop at Parkview Hills, Kalamazoo, MI
2005-2006: Worked as a graduate Teacher’s Aid at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Art Teaching Volunteer Experience
2014, 2016, 2017: Taught painting classes at Friendship Village Senior Living Community, Kalamazoo, MI
2006-2007: Held weekly art class at Ministry with Community, Kalamazoo, MI
2004-2006: Worked with kids’ art projects at Vineyard Outreach Ministries, Kalamazoo, MI
Art Business Experience
2000-Present: Exhibited artwork in Art Fairs in the Midwestern states of America
2007-2008: Owned, curated, and operated the Lucid Gallery on the Kalamazoo Downtown Mall, MI
-Exhibited own work and the work of multi-disciplined artists
-Worked on commissioned artwork
2001-2005: Owned, curated and operated the Lovell Street Gallery in downtown Kalamazoo, MI
-Exhibited own work and the work of multi-disciplined artists
-Worked on commissioned artwork
2002: Paid Internship as the Art Director for a publicity video for the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International
Bibliography of Articles
Mark Schwerin: “Awareness Merges with Object in ‘Essential Rhythms’ Art Show,” WMU, September 25, 2013.
Carole Davenport: “High Art, Small City: Meet Kalamazoo’s Justin Bernhardt”, Paragon Life, December 10, 2010.
John Liberty: “Artist’s portrait of Local Man Featured on Founder’s Label”, Kalamazoo Gazette, Tuesday February 05, 2008.
Marion Riedl: “Young artist captures Best of Show award at art fair”, Ludington Daily News, July 3, 2000.
Purchase Collections
-Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services, Kalamazoo, MI
-Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI
-Spectrum Health Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
-Holland Hospital, Holland, MI
-Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
-Kalamazoo Academy, Kalamazoo, MI
-Founder’s Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, MI
-Many other Corporate and Private Collections Worldwide
Selected Background Notes
2015, 2017: Artwork selected as a finalist for the Art Comes Alive exhibit competition, Cincinnati, OH
2015, 2016: Awarded the “Purchase Prize Award” from the East Lansing Art Fair, East Lansing, MI
2006: Awarded the “West Michigan Merit Scholarship” to study at Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI
2002: Awarded First Place in Painting and Purchase Prize Award, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
2000: Awarded "Best of Show" in the Ludington Art Fair, Ludington, MI
1997: Awarded “Lang Art Scholarship” from Guilford College, Greensboro, NC