Shark in My Sink
Kim Mikenis
recipient of the 2012 Connecticut Commission on the Arts Fellowship Grant
Solo Exhibits:
Traveling Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn May 2011
Hula Hoops, Circus Troops and Things that go Bump in the Night: Place to Ponder Gallery, September 2007
Kim Mikenis: Koffee?, December 2005
Group Exhibits:
Out of Nature: Institute Library in New Haven, 12/11-1/12
Toys and Games: Brickbottom Gallery in Sommerville, 12/2011
Gorky's Granddaughter, The First Go: Westcove Gallery in West Haven, CT: July 2011
Creatures: MAC850 Gallery in Middletown, CT 8/2011
Mindsets: Haskins Lab in New Haven, 1/2008
Women in History: New Britain City Hall, March 2009
Free AC: New Haven Public Library, July 2008
An Experiment in Light and Sound: City Lights Gallery, May 2008
PLUSH: Hello My Name is Gallery, March 2008
UN+ART: Hartford Artspace, January 2008
Art and Animation Festival, Milford Fine Arts Council, November 2007
Small Works: Milford Fine Arts Council, June 2007
The IRS Thinks We’re Dead, The Nest, November 2006
Art That Brings Meaning to your Life: Hygienic Gallery, January 2006
Feet: Artwell Gallery, November 2005
Untitled: The Space, June 2005
Untitled: The Neverending Bookstore, October 2002
City Wide Open Studios 2000-2010
Juried Shows and Auctions:
"Put Face Here" sold at ArtSpace GALA auctiion April 2011
New Britain Museum of Art Annual Art Auction, May 2009
CT + 5 West Hartford Art League, April 2009
CONNcentric: ArtSpace, 2008
Puppet Shows:
"The San Diego Special" performed during Adult Puppet Cabaret at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. 2/24/12.
"The Two For One Special": Cabaret Extraordinaire at 33 Golden Street, New London. January 28th, 2012.
"The Worm": Puppet Showplace Theatre in Boston, 9/2011
"The Statue of Liverty Takes a Holiday" in New Haven at Bentara's for Pecha Cucha, April 2011
"Love Inks" at Dixon Place in NYC, April 2011
"The Guilded Pinata": The Tank in NYC for the Carnival of Samhain , 11/2010
"Knock Twice to Enter": Catalogue in Hartford 10/2010
"The Guilded Pinata": New Britain Art Museum: Museum After Dark, 10/2010
"The Seed": at the Galapagos in Dumbo with the Bindlestiff Family Circus, 4/2010
"The Statue of Liberty Takes a Holiday" performed at ArtSPACE UNDERGROUND, 4/2010
"The Statue of Liberty Takes a Holiday": Dixon Place in NYC, 2/2010
"The Thanksgiving Special", York Street Cafe for the Robin Banks Show, 11/2009
"The Rustied Hooked Hacker": Parkside Lounge in NYC, 10/2009
"CHOMP": at The SPACE in Hamden, CT. May 2009
Muttering Udders!: Bellies Beards and Barnacles: Pockabook Cabaret, May 2009
The Valentine Puppet Passion Special: Café 9, February 2009
Perhaps Puppet?: Four Resolutions For You: ArtSpace Underground, January 2009
The Tale of the 5 Headed Beast: The Little Theatre, October 2008
Puppets Before Bedtime: Café 9, September 2008
Joseph Grady in Cable Love: recorded and televised on The Chad Raines Show, CTV: August 2008
Parlez Vous Puppet?: Art League of New Britain September 2008, and at Café 9, July 2008
Puppet Mayhem: Café 9, August 2007
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Harbor Seals of New Haven: Café 9, July 2007 and performed at Ideat Village June 2007
Little Henry Smote, the Turtle who Could Float: Milford Art Festival, July 2007
The Legend of Acho: The Space 2004
The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal: The Space 2004, Ideat Village 2004
The History of Dentistry in America: The Space 2004
The Life of Joseph Merrick: The Space 2003 and Ideat Village 2003
The Lonely Shark: Ideat Village 2002
Little Sam’s Global Circus: Folk Festival New Haven 2001
Mural:
Rehabilitation Center in Luena, Angola July 2005
Movies and Animations
"Lost and Found": Puppet Film Festival at 92YTribeca, 10/2011
The Passion of the Football
Escape from the Purse
Whatever Happened to Lillian Mosely
The Cowboy Who was too Big for this Town
Construction Joe in Naptime
Nivek and the Wondrous Land of Wonder
The Forgotten Briefcase
Dr. Octopus Adventures
Red Hot Jazz
Mr. Henry takes a Walk in the Woods after a Tough Day at Work
Additional Information:
Frankly Speaking, sculptural work created and featured on New Haven Independent Online Art Gallery 4/2012
Interview: Gorky's Grandaughter 10/2010
Artist Talk: ArtSpace, New Haven November 2008
Planning Committee Member: Parachute Gallery
Member of Sewing Circle, ArtSpace
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