Kristofer M. Neely
Professor of Art at Spartanburg Methodist College
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Interdisciplinary Art
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT Spring 2009
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT Spring 2009
Bachelor of Arts (Religion)
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC Spring 2002
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC Spring 2002
International Presidential Scholar, Summa Cum Laude, Honor Graduate, Phi Beta Kappa,
The Walter E. Hudgins Award for Intellectual Courage, Creativity, and Vision
Professional Experience
Professor of Art and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies
Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Studio Art
Professor of Art and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies
Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC
June 2016 - PresentAssistant Professor and Coordinator for Studio Art
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
August 2012 - August 2016
Owner and Creative Director
Wet Paint Syndrome, LLC, Spartanburg, SC
September 2009 - Present
Assistant Dean and Coordinator for Studio Art
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
July 2011 - August 2012
Assistant Dean for Studio Art
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
July 2010 - July 2011
Executive Director of the Success Initiative
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
February 2007 - June 2010
Director of Project Development in Student Affairs
and Assistant Director of the Success Initiative Program
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
July 2005 - February 2007
Director of Residence Life
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
July 2004 - July 2005
Special Education Teaching Assistant
Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools, NC
December 2003- June 2004
Upper School English Instructor (9th and 11th grade)
Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg, SC
July 2002 - July 2003
Judging and Curatorial Work
Juror,
United Methodist Association of Communicators (Visual Design), 2018
AP
ART Portfolio Evaluator/ Visiting Advisor, Woodruff High School, Spring 2018
and 2019
College
Gallery Curator, Vintage Warehouse of Spartanburg, Fall 2016- Spring 2018
Juror,
Focus on Youth Art Show, Spartanburg Artist Guild Gallery, April 2017
Ellis Hall Galleries Coordinator, Spartanburg Methodist College, August 2016 - Present
Guest Juror, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC, April 2016
Gallery Director, Pop-Up Gallery Nights, Spartanburg, SC, Nov. 2009 - Feb. 2011
Judge, U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Art Show (4th District- SC), April 2010
Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Gallery Selection Committee, 2009 - 2011
Gallery Director, Pop-Up Gallery Nights, Spartanburg, SC, Nov. 2009 - Feb. 2011
Judge, U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Art Show (4th District- SC), April 2010
Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Gallery Selection Committee, 2009 - 2011
Commercial Gallery Representation
Vintage Warehouse, Spartanburg, SC
Vintage Warehouse, Spartanburg, SC
Wild Oats and Billy Goats, Atlanta, GA
Wet Paint Syndrome, Spartanburg, SC
Wet Paint Syndrome, Spartanburg, SC
Mayfair
Studios, Una, SC – Resident Artist
Selected Honors and
Awards
The SGA SMC Founder’s
Day Faculty Award Fall 2019
The Dr. James S. Barrett
Award 2019 – Given by SMC Institutional Advancement
A.V. Huff, Sr. Faculty
Prize 2019 – Awarded by SMC Faculty
The St. George Episcopal
Award 2019 – Given for service to youth by the Episcopal Church
Scouter Training Award
2019
Den Leader Service Award
2019
Scoutmaster Award of
Merit - Camp Barstow 2019
William
D. Boyce Award New Unit Organizer Award 2018-2019
Outstanding
Service Award – SMC 2017 Service Challenge, Faculty Award
S.C.
DHEC Unsung Hero of the Year, 2005
Exhibitions and Community-Based Art Projects
Safety Pin Guardians
Carri Bass Gallery, Tryon, NC
Solo Exhibition
December 2016-January 2017
Circumpliance: The Decomposition of the Piano
Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, FL
March 2015 - May 2015
March 2015
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Unbounded: New Guardians by Kris Neely
A Tribute to Oakley Coburn
Dreams and Nightmares
Installation remembering the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dwell With Us: New Guardians by Kris Neely
Swing Low: New Guardians by Kris Neely
21 Artists ON Residence
Spartanburg
Virtual ArtWalk
Virtual
Studio Tour Presenter
May
2020
8th Annual
Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition
Spartanburg
Public Library, Spartanburg, SC
March 2020 - May 2020
March 2020 - May 2020
The
Sparkle
Featured
Artist at The Montgomery Building, Spartanburg, SC
Group Exhibition
Group Exhibition
November
2019
Guardians
Featured
Artist at Still Hopes, Columbia, SC
Group Exhibition
Group Exhibition
November
2019
Artists
Going Live
Indigo
Hall, Spartanburg, SC
Fundraising
Event
November
2019
7th Annual
Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition
Spartanburg
Public Library, Spartanburg, SC
March 2019 - May 2019
March 2019 - May 2019
Guardians
SMC
Downtown Studio Opening, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
November
2018 – January 2019
The
Sparkle
Featured
Artist at Drayton Mill, Spartanburg, SC
Group Exhibition
Group Exhibition
November
2018
Guardians
Featured
Artist at Still Hopes, Columbia, SC
Group Exhibition
Group Exhibition
November
2018
6th Annual
Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition
Spartanburg
Public Library, Spartanburg, SC
March 2018 - May 2018
March 2018 - May 2018
God
With Us: Guardians from Advent to Epiphany
Tyger
River Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
November
2017 – January 2018
Safety Pin Guardians
Carri Bass Gallery, Tryon, NC
Solo Exhibition
December 2016-January 2017
Circumpliance: The Decomposition of the Piano
Collaborative Sound and Sculpture Installation with Dr. Peter B. Kay
Included in SOUND exhibition curated by Barry Jones and Michael DickinsCrisp-Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, FL
August 2016 - November 2016
March 2016 - May 2016
4th Annual Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition
Spartanburg Public Library, Spartanburg, SCMarch 2016 - May 2016
Kris Neely: Angels
Ellis Hall Galleries, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
November 2015 - January 2016
3rd Annual Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition
Spartanburg Public Library, Spartanburg, SCMarch 2015 - May 2015
West Main Artist Co-Op 5th Anniversary Gala
West Main Artist Co-Op, Spartanburg, SCMarch 2015
Unbounded: New Guardians by Kris Neely
The Carolina Foothills Artisan Center, Chesnee, SC
January 2015 - February 2015
Circumpliance: The Decomposition of the Piano
Collaborative Sound and Sculpture Installation with Dr. Peter B. Kay
Included in SOUND exhibition curated by Barry Jones and Michael DickinsAustin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
January 2015 - February 2015
The Carolina Foothills Artisan Center, Landrum, SC
November 2014 - December 2014
Circumpliance: The Decomposition of the Piano
Collaborative Sound and Sculpture Installation with Dr. Peter B. Kay
Hub-Bub Showroom, Spartanburg, SC
Hub-Bub Showroom, Spartanburg, SC
November 2014
Iconic
Chapman Gallery, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
September 1 - October 15, 2014
Circumpliance: The Decomposition of the Piano
Collaborative Sound and Sculpture Installation with Dr. Peter B. Kay
Montgomery Music Building Courtyard, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
May 2014 - October 2014Montgomery Music Building Courtyard, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
A Tribute to Oakley Coburn
The Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
May 2014Dreams and Nightmares
Installation remembering the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Slide Room Gallery, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
January 2014Dwell With Us: New Guardians by Kris Neely
The Juice Bar Gallery, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Spartanburg, SC
December 2013 - April 2014Swing Low: New Guardians by Kris Neely
The Bijou Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
November 2013 - December 2013
Pop-Up Gallery
Writefully His Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Paired Exhibition with Ernest Lee and Harry Strider
November 2013 - December 2013
All Souls
The Bijou Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Joint Exhibition with Scott Neely and Carri Bass
October 2013
The Juice Bar Opening
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Exhibition with Connor Smith and Becca Horvath
September 2013 - November 2013
Shuttered Pasts: Snapshots Altered by Kris Neely
Wet Paint Syndrome, Spartanburg, SC
Collaboration to feature photography for ArtWalk in Spartanburg
July 2013Collaboration to feature photography for ArtWalk in Spartanburg
Seventh Annual Art and Conservation Celebration
Larkin's on the River, Greenville, SC
Charity Auction to Benefit Upstate Forever
April 30, 2013
The Wheeler Estate Sale and Folk Art Fest
The Wheeler Estate, Chapin, SC
Paired Exhibition with Ernest Lee, A.K.A "The Chicken Man"
March 8 and 9, 2013
Artists Among Us
The Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg, SC
Group Exhibition
January 2013 - March 2013
Fear Not
Cannons Elementary School Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
November 2012 - January 2013
Chapman Cultural Center Five-Year Anniversary Art Sale
Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC
Outdoor Festival
October 27, 2012
Reflections of the Spirit
West Main Artists Co-Op, Spartanburg, SC
Paired Exhibition with Chip Walters' "Applauding God"
September 2012 - October 2012
Guardian Cart
Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Studio and Garden Tour
Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Studio and Garden Tour
Hatcher Gardens, Spartanburg, SC
Featured Artist Exhibition
May 12, 2012
Guardian Cart
Spring Fling, Spartanburg, SC
Featured Artist Exhibition
May 5-6, 201221 Artists ON Residence
Mill Street, the Northside Neighborhood, Spartanburg, SC
Collaborating Artist
April 28, 2012
Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg
Upstairs Art Space, Tryon, NC
Group Show
March- April 2012
Arts with a Heart
Hub-Bub Showroom, Spartanburg, SC
Featured Artist in Fundraiser for Local Non-Profits
February 2012
Prayers for The Candidates, Prayers for My Country, Prayers for Our World
SCGOP Experience and Presidential Primary Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC
Featured Artist
January 2012
Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg
West Main Artists Co-op, Spartanburg, SC
Group Show
November 2011
Into Your Hands: Post-Modern Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church Sanctuary, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition: Ecclesiastical Installation
November 2011
Prayers for My Daughter
Converse College Wellness Center, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition: Interactive Installation
October 2011 - September 2013
Art Grab Bag Fundraiser
Guild Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
show of 50 works by 50 artists
October 2011
The Prayers of the People
Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
September 2011 - January 2012
Wet Paint Syndrome
Upstate Women’s Show, Greenville, SC
Featured Artist Exhibition
August 26-28, 2011
Converge
Atlanta Art Institute, Decatur, GA
Curated Exhibition Featuring: Michael Banks, Blacktop, Amy Bradford, Bailey Jack, Michael Klapthor, Chris May, Amelia Netto, Kristofer Neely, Travis Smith, Kathleen Taylor, Corinne Workmaster, and Sandy Erickson Wright
Curator: Angus Galloway
June 10 - August 8, 2011
Wet Paint Syndrome
Spring Fling, Spartanburg, SC
Featured Artist Exhibition
May 7-8, 2011
Wet Paint Syndrome
Upstate Spice of Life Show, Greenville, SC
Featured Artist Exhibition
April 28-29, 2011
Kristofer M. Neely
Wild Oats and Billy Goats Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Featured Artist Exhibition
February-April 2011
Into Your Hands: Post-Modern Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
Oxford Chapel, Emory University, GA
Solo Exhibition: Ecclesiastical Installation
March - April 2011
Focus on Youth
Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC
Corporate Sponsor of Juried Awards
March 2011
Mardi Gras Carnival Exhibition
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC
Featured Artist in Fundraiser for Local Healing Arts Program
March 2011
Arts with a Heart
Hub-Bub Showroom, Spartanburg, SC
Featured Artist in Fundraiser for Local Non-Profits
February 2011
College Town Faculty Show
Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
Invitational Group Show
February 2011
Great Joy! : New Guardian Paintings
Wet Paint Syndrome, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
December 2010
Guardians by Kristofer M. Neely
Summit Hills, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
November 2010 - January 2011
Memory Guardians
The Memory Garden, Spartanburg, SC
Guardian Installation for the Alzheimer’s Association
May 2010 - Present
Art Grab Bag Fundraiser
Guild Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
show of 50 works by 50 artists
April 2010
Painting Demonstration: May 1, 2010
Death & Taxes
Wet Paint Syndrome, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
April 2010
Fear Not: New Guardian Paintings
Wet Paint Syndrome, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
December 2009
Ghost Ranch Residency
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
Invitation to paint Guardians on wood found on-site
November 2009
Studies in Place: Lumber Wrap Banners
Outdoor Installation with Recycled Lumber Wraps
Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont August 2009
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC October 2009
Buy Local: Independence Starts Here
Graphic Designer for Campaign Logo
Spartanburg, SC
a grassroots, underground effort to support local businesses
May 2009
Guardians
Erik Hudson Neely Day Center
SPIHN (Spartanburg Interfaith Hospitality Network), Spartanburg, SC
Guardian Installation for a homeless shelter
March 2009 - Present
Weeping Hearts
Open Heart House, Spartanburg, SC
Guardian Installation for a home for battered women
January 2009 - Present
PASO.BUS: The Performance Art and Science of Business
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Team-taught undergraduate course with Dr. JIm Proctor
January 2009
We Hear the Christmas Angels Collaboration
Morningside Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC
Ecclesiastical Guardian Installation
December 4 - 19, 2008
life breaks open...
Artists’ Guild Gallery, Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC
Collaborative Exhibition with Scott Neely
December 1 - 29, 2008
Winter Arts Expo
The Red Clover Gallery, Landrum, SC
Exhibiting pieces from the Guardians Installation Project
November 29 - December 24, 2008
The 35th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Spartanburg Artists’ Guild
Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC
Juror: Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
July 29 - October 18, 2008
SPARK! Creative Energy Parade
Giant Puppet Parade in Downtown Spartanburg, SC
Collaboration with Artist-in-Residence, Beth Nixon
June 13 -19, 2008
Evolutionary Girls Club Traveling Group Show
Ladyfest, Toronto, ON,
Equal Grounds, Rochester, NY,
and The Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY
May - September 2008
The Transparent Studio
Palmetto Building, Spartanburg,SC
Solo Painting Performance
April 12 - August 1, 2008
The Faces of Work
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Life/Art Performance
February - June, 2008
Artist-In-Transit
Six-month community-based art project
throughout the city of Spartanburg, SC
August 2007- January 2008
Final Exhibition at SPARTA Bus Passenger Center
January 26, 2008
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
Saluda Fine Arts, Saluda, NC
Exhibition with Philip Powell
December 1 -15, 2007
Synapses
The Showroom, Spartanburg, SC
talk20: Performance Piece
June 16, 2007
Kristofer M. Neely: Paintings and Photographs
Spartanburg High School Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
August 22 - October 20, 2006
Kristofer M. Neely: Paintings and Photographs
Chapman Gallery, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition
June 16 - August 18, 2006
Hidden Voices: Artist-In-Residence
Piedmont Care, Inc., Spartanburg, SC
Community-based writing workshops
January - June, 2005
(Named a S.C. DHEC Unsung Hero of the Year, 2005 for this work.)
Publications
The Underground Guide to Spartanburg, edited by Joe C. Mullinax, Hub City, 2012.
Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg, by Edward Emory and Stephen Stinson, Hub City, 2011.
Into Your Hands: Post-Modern Meditations of the Stations of the Cross. Worship Leaflet by Rev. Lyn Pace, Oxford Chapel, Emory University, 2011.
“Kristofer Neely” The Minutiae of Visionaries: Experiments Toward Social Evolution, Evo Girls, 2010.
Photographic Contributor to Sandlapper Magazine, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.
Kris Neely’s “Guardians”, Featured by the Wooster Collective on woostercollective.com, Sept. 18, 2008.
Spartanburg Walking Trails Map, Featured Artist for 2008 Printing by the City of Spartanburg.
Spartanburg Creative Energy, Featured Artist for 2008 Promotional Video by the City of Spartanburg.
“Community Thanksgiving, 1996” Still Home: The Essential Poetry of Spartanburg, Hub City, 2008.
“Guardians i,ii, and iii,” This Threshold: Writing on the End of Life, Hub City, 2007.
Editor for Hidden Voices: Reflections from an Affected Community, Hub City, 2005.
Professional Organizations
Brother in the Monastic Order of St. Edward the Confessor, 2011 - Present
Northside Development Corporation's Neighborhood Committee, 2013 - 2016
Brother in the Monastic Order of St. Edward the Confessor, 2011 - Present
Wood
Badge Training SR-551-19
Scoutmaster
Indoor and Outdoor Training 2019
Basic
Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) 2018
SR-5
Conclave, Chaplain – Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, SC 2018
Palmetto
Council BSA - Executive Board Member
2017 -2018
Cubmaster
for Pack 67, Spartanburg, SC 2018 - Present
Chaplain for BSA Troop 11, Spartanburg, SC, 2015 – Present
Children’s Sunday School Teacher, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 2018- Present
Chaplain for BSA Troop 11, Spartanburg, SC, 2015 – Present
Children’s Sunday School Teacher, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 2018- Present
Scouting
Committee Chair, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 2018-Present
Development
Committee, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 2015 – 2016
Juice Bar, Grant Writer and Renovation Project
Manage
Northside Development Corporation's Neighborhood Committee, 2013 - 2016
Piedmont Care, Inc., Board Member, 2010 - 2011
The Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, Board Member, 2009 - 2011, Vice President, 2010 - 2011
Hub-Bub Artist-In-Residence Program Committee, 2009-2011
The Evolutionary Girls Club
Phi Beta Kappa, Resident Member, Wofford College
College Art Association
Foundations
of Art: Theory and Education (FATE)
International Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA)
