Professor of Art Appreciation
MikeKennedy@dcccd.edu

Master of Fine Arts, 1986 University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Painting and Drawing major

Bachelor of Business Administration, Cum Laude,1980 Baylor University, Waco, TX
Economics concentration

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Adjunct Professor of Art Appreciation, 2004-Present, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX

President of 500X Gallery, 9/1987 to 5/1990, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

Drawing Instructor, 1988-1989, Richland College, Dallas, TX

Teaching Fellowship, 1984-1986, North Texas State University, Denton, TX

Senior Network Administrator, 2000-Present, Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc.

Corporate Network Manager, 1999-2000, Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc.

Retail Network Manager, 1997-1999, Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc.

Training Coordinator,1990-1997, Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc. .

Personnel Assistant, 1987-1990, Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc.

Bookseller, 1986-1987, Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc

Assistant National Bank Examiner, 1980-1981, Comptroller of the Currency

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) 6/2002

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 7/2000

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1994
Connemara, Plano, Texas.
1993
Mike Kennedy, Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Mike Kennedy, Longview Museum and Art Center, Longview, Texas.
Works on Paper, San Jacinto College South, Houston, Texas, Award: Juror's Award, Juror: Ann Philbin.
Dishman Gallery Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Award: Honorable Mention, Juror: Lynne Goode.
Senses Beyond Sight, D'Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas.
Senses Beyond Sight, Selected Traveling Exhibition, Museums of Abilene, Abilene, Texas.
Beyond the Object, Judy Youens Gallery, Houston Texas.
500X at 15: Selected Alumni and Current Members, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas. 1992
Considering the Evidence: Mike Kennedy and Kathy Lovas, Hickory Street Annex, Curators: Robert McAn and Victoria Montelongo, Dallas, Texas.
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Award: Juror's Citation Award, Juror: Patterson Sims.
Longview Museum and Art Center 33rd Annual Invitational, Longview, Texas, Award: Juror's First Place Award, Juror: Elizabeth Simon.
Primarily Paint, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas, Award, Juror's Merit Award, Juror: Peter Doroshenko.
The Next Show, Gray Matters, Dallas Texas, Curators: David Szfranski and Vance Wingate.
1991
Gray Matters @ Gray Matters, Gray Matters, Dallas, Texas, Curators: Davis Szfranski and Vance Wingate.
Messages: Form Follows Content, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, Texas, Curators: Diana Block and Suzanne Weaver.
1990
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Ned Rifkin. Third National Juried Competition, Winners' Exhibition, Viridian Gallery, New York, New York, Juror: Susan Herschfeld.
Woodwork, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, Curator: June Mattingly.
Earth Day, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Curators: Pam and William Campbell.
Texas Art Celebration '90, Assistance League of Houston, Houston, Texas, Juror: Neil Printz.
Museums of Abilene 46th Annual Art Competition, Museums of Abilene, Abilene, Texas, Award: First Place, Juror: Joan Davidow.
1989
The TV Show, The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, Curators: James Chefchis, David Hynds and Bart Weiss.
Mike Kennedy and Shep Meirs, Didactic Gallery, Frito-Lay, Plano, Texas, Curator: June Mattingly.
Mike Kennedy and Michael McKenzie, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Distinctive Visions IV, Air Gallery, Austin, Texas, Curators: Murray Camp and Kevin Curry.
It's About Time, Trammell Crow Center, Dallas, Texas, Sponsor: Texas Fine Arts Association.
Members Exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Mike Kennedy and Jim Clement, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1988
Early Works for Late Shoppers, 500X Gallery Dallas, Texas.
Rotan - Mosle Loan Exhibition, Renaissance Tower, Dallas, Texas, Curator: Diana Block.
Members Exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Ancestral Glyph, D'Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1987
Mike Kennedy and John Willke, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Members Exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1986
Connections: Dallas Women's Caucus for the Art Invitational, Plaza of the Americas Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Peter Frank.
Lives in Peril: Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
Voertman's Awards Exhibition, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas, Juror: Barry Whistler.
1985
Visual Communication: Dallas Women's Caucus for the Art Invitational, Bell Plaza Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Mike Kennedy and Elaine Hansen, Union Gallery, Denton, Texas.
Day of the Dead, Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma, Juror: Jack Mims.
Union Art Show, Union Gallery, Denton, Texas. 1984
Virginia Braden and Mike Kennedy, Union Gallery, Denton, Texas.
Mike Kennedy and Rudy Ellis, Southwest Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma.
A Public Hanging, Union Gallery, Denton, Texas. 1983
Texas Fine Arts Association's Regional Citation Show, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Dave Hickey.
Amarillo Competition, Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas, Jurors: Susie Kalil, William Peterson.
Texas College Art Show, Mountian View College, Dallas, Texas, Jurors: Murray Smither, Bettye Saar, Susan Freudenheim.
Voertman's Awards Exhibition, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas, Juror: Paul Harris.
Union Art Competition, Union Gallery, Denton, Texas, Juror: David Ryan.

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