Kian Thomas McKeown
Born 1999, New York, NY. Lives in Queens and works in New York, NY
Education
2021 BFA The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York
2024 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2026 MFA Hunter College program in Studio Art, New York
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2025 A Dove With Books on Its Head, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Partial Objects, Mama Projects, New York, NY
2022 Earthminer, Fragment Gallery, New York, NY
2021 look both ways, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2020 there’s no way inside, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2025 2025 Artist Fellow Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
2024 Site 004 Winter Solstice, Site, Brooklyn, NY
2024 It’s Coming to a Point, Thomas Van Dyke Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Morning Dew, Forecast Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Moon Eats the Sun, Laura the Gallery, Houston, TX
2024 Dirty Work, 205 Hudson Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Friend of A Friend, Curated by Tif XB and Lili Marto, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Unexpect, 205 Hudson 2nd floor, New York, NY
2023 Cooper Union Staff Show, Cooper Union, New York NY
2023 Currents, Morris Adjmi Architects- curated by Alex Feim, New York, NY
2023 Make Yourself at Home, Fragment Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Blue Show, Giovanni’s Room, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Make Me Belong To You, Good Naked Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Works on Paper on Fridges, Harkawik, New York, NY
2022 Merde!, Alyssa Davis Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Small World, Fragment Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2021 River Show, Self Curated, Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY
2020 Tree Show, Self Curated, Central Park, New York, NY
2019 Poke the Wind, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Publications and Media
2025 P/Juncture- Artist book published by Figure Bound
2022 “Earthminer” Kuba Paris
2021 “SENIOR SNAPSHOTS: SCHOOL OF ART 2021” Cooperunion.com
2020 “30 Seconds in the Art Studio with Kian” Cooperunion.com
Awards/ Scholarships
2025 Myma January Grant recipient
2024 2024 National Arts Club Artist Fellow
2023 2023 Artist to Watch, Ortega y Gasset Projects
2022 The Dedalus Foundation Fund for Past Fellows and Awardees
2021 The Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize for Excellence in drawing, The Cooper Union, NY
2021 The Richard Lewis Bloch Memorial Prize for Excellence in Art, The Cooper Union, NY
2018 Tina and Salvatore Guzzardi Scholarship, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2024 2024 National Arts Club Artist Fellow
2023 2023 Artist to Watch, Ortega y Gasset Projects
2022 The Dedalus Foundation Fund for Past Fellows and Awardees
2021 The Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize for Excellence in drawing, The Cooper Union, NY
2021 The Richard Lewis Bloch Memorial Prize for Excellence in Art, The Cooper Union, NY
2018 Tina and Salvatore Guzzardi Scholarship, The Cooper Union, New York, NY