emily@emilygraceking.com
I am a full-service creative human, always looking for new things to learn and inventive ways to merge my talents into new industries and forms. I can often be found doing a handful of "jobs" at once: working as a visual designer for small businesses and institutions, making props for local theaters, installing gallery shows at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, teaching maker-space classes at the library, or (my favorite) spending hours in my backyard studio experimenting with new mediums to make inventive things of all sorts. All of these interests, venues, people, and experiences influence my art dramatically, and I prioritize keeping my time full of as many differing things as possible; it's how I stay driven to create and stay connected to my community.
In the summer of 2016, I started Art Drop Arvada as a way to connect with other local artists and to give art to the community in a new, grassroots-style method. Art Drop Arvada hides 6-24 works of a single artist in a public space, leaving clues on social media for members of the community to follow on this epic art treasure hunt.
I am a full-service creative human, always looking for new things to learn and inventive ways to merge my talents into new industries and forms. I can often be found doing a handful of "jobs" at once: working as a visual designer for small businesses and institutions, making props for local theaters, installing gallery shows at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, teaching maker-space classes at the library, or (my favorite) spending hours in my backyard studio experimenting with new mediums to make inventive things of all sorts. All of these interests, venues, people, and experiences influence my art dramatically, and I prioritize keeping my time full of as many differing things as possible; it's how I stay driven to create and stay connected to my community.
In the summer of 2016, I started Art Drop Arvada as a way to connect with other local artists and to give art to the community in a new, grassroots-style method. Art Drop Arvada hides 6-24 works of a single artist in a public space, leaving clues on social media for members of the community to follow on this epic art treasure hunt.
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Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2009
University of Northern Colorado
Visual Arts - Painting Emphasis
Professional
Founder - Art Drop Arvada, Arvada, CO
Gallery Assistant - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
Creative Director - Elevated Eateries Restaurant Group, Greeley, CO
Art Director - Crabtree Brewing Company, Greeley, CO
Docent - The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2018 One Square Foot, RedLine Gallery, Denver
2013 ActivArt, CentreGallery at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2013 EcoExpressions, Whole, Tampa, FL
2009 Detrius Transformed, The Oak Room Gallery at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2009 University of Northern Colorado Gala, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO
2007 University of Northern Colorado Gala, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO
2005 Inside Out, Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO
Artist Residency
2008 Artist in Residence, Christ Community Church, Greeley, CO
Community Arts, Boards, and Commissions
2019 Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
2019 Olde Town Arvada Placemaking Committee, Arvada, CO
2018 Arvada Festivals Commission, Arvada, CO
2017 Scenic Designer, In The Heights, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
2017 Props Designer, Heathers: The Musical, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Nomad Playhouse, Boulder, CO
2016 Founded Art Drop Arvada
Published
Golden's Public Artventure: Sketch Your Way Through the City. Created in partnership with the Golden Public Art Commission, Colorado, 2019.
Art in Your Park: a Guidebook for Getting Creative in Your Neighborhood. Created in partnership with the City of Arvada, Colorado, 2018.
Repeat, photograph. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Luke and I, Acrylic on wood. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Press
In 2014, I made a "Make Out Practice Pillow." It was wildly spread throughout the internet and was subsequently covered by Huffington Post, Metro News, Daily Mail, Tosh.O, USA Today, ABC Action News, and more.
Honors, Accomplishments, and Talks
2018 Leadership Arvada Graduate
2017 Artist Talk, Fragile Glory Impressions, Littleton, CO
2016 Left Hand Right Brain episode 71: LIVE Hand Right Brain with Emily Grace King
2009 Angie Southard Award
2009 PVA Visual Arts Scholarship
2008 PVA Visual Arts Scholarship
2007 Fred Myers Award for Excellence
2005 PVA Visual Arts Scholarship
Other Volunteering
Court Appointed Special Advocate for CASA of Jeffco/Gilpin Counties, providing a voice for children involved in abuse/neglect cases
Lead Host at Living Well Showers, Community Table Arvada location, offering showers to those experience homelessness
Volunteer of the Year, Rocky Mountain Animal Defense
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2009
University of Northern Colorado
Visual Arts - Painting Emphasis
Professional
Founder - Art Drop Arvada, Arvada, CO
Gallery Assistant - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
Creative Director - Elevated Eateries Restaurant Group, Greeley, CO
Art Director - Crabtree Brewing Company, Greeley, CO
Docent - The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2018 One Square Foot, RedLine Gallery, Denver
2013 ActivArt, CentreGallery at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2013 EcoExpressions, Whole, Tampa, FL
2009 Detrius Transformed, The Oak Room Gallery at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2009 University of Northern Colorado Gala, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO
2007 University of Northern Colorado Gala, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO
2005 Inside Out, Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO
Artist Residency
2008 Artist in Residence, Christ Community Church, Greeley, CO
Community Arts, Boards, and Commissions
2019 Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
2019 Olde Town Arvada Placemaking Committee, Arvada, CO
2018 Arvada Festivals Commission, Arvada, CO
2017 Scenic Designer, In The Heights, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
2017 Props Designer, Heathers: The Musical, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Nomad Playhouse, Boulder, CO
2016 Founded Art Drop Arvada
Published
Golden's Public Artventure: Sketch Your Way Through the City. Created in partnership with the Golden Public Art Commission, Colorado, 2019.
Art in Your Park: a Guidebook for Getting Creative in Your Neighborhood. Created in partnership with the City of Arvada, Colorado, 2018.
Repeat, photograph. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Luke and I, Acrylic on wood. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Press
In 2014, I made a "Make Out Practice Pillow." It was wildly spread throughout the internet and was subsequently covered by Huffington Post, Metro News, Daily Mail, Tosh.O, USA Today, ABC Action News, and more.
Honors, Accomplishments, and Talks
2018 Leadership Arvada Graduate
2017 Artist Talk, Fragile Glory Impressions, Littleton, CO
2016 Left Hand Right Brain episode 71: LIVE Hand Right Brain with Emily Grace King
2009 Angie Southard Award
2009 PVA Visual Arts Scholarship
2008 PVA Visual Arts Scholarship
2007 Fred Myers Award for Excellence
2005 PVA Visual Arts Scholarship
Other Volunteering
Court Appointed Special Advocate for CASA of Jeffco/Gilpin Counties, providing a voice for children involved in abuse/neglect cases
Lead Host at Living Well Showers, Community Table Arvada location, offering showers to those experience homelessness
Volunteer of the Year, Rocky Mountain Animal Defense
