Kenneth Lo mostly makes work consisting of different kinds of memorials. Sometimes the memorials he makes are serious, and sad. Mostly they’re serious, and kind of funny. Almost always they’re about the people he’s loved, or should have loved better, or wanted to love all night. Usually when the work isn’t admitting that of all the people he loves, he loves himself the most (all night), his work is about people he’s loved and lost. Pretty much always, he loses absolutely everyone in the end--just like we all do.
Kenneth has a BA in Philosophy and Religion from San Francisco State University, as well as a BA in Painting from SFSU. He earned his MFA at UC Berkeley. He is currently based in San Francisco.
EDUCATION:
2006 MFA, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2003 BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1996-1998 Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011 “Every Stone Tethered to Sleep / Every Presence Wedded to Stone,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2008 "Summer Solos", ProArts Gallery, Oakland, CA
2007 "The Rice Balla Chronicles" Artist Television Access, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2013 “want.here.you.now.” Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2012 “Decryptions” Johansson Projects Oakland, CA
2010 “Now and When” SF Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 “Art in Storefronts” TripleBase, San Francisco, CA
2009 “In Between” DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
2009 "Present Tense" Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA
2007 "Garage Biennale", The Garage, San Francisco, CA
2006 “American Folklore” Campus Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA
2006 “ 8th Annual Apature.” Kearny Street Work Shop, Intersection for the Arts, SF, CA
2006 “The Flaming Sword of Truth,” Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
2003 “5th Annual Apature,” Kearny Street Workshop, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Under 30, Over 20,” Barton Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2003 “Stillwell Juried Student Show,” San Francisco State Univeristy, San Francisco, CA
2002 “Stillwell Juried Show, CA” San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
PARTICIPANT:
2011 “Mega Mega Mega” Benefit Auction, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2010 “Space Odyssey” Benefit Auction, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2009 "Pop Noir" Benefit Auction, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2009 "9th Annual Drawing Rally" Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2008 "8th Annual Drawing Rally" Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2007 "7th Annual Drawing Rally" Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
PRESS:
2011 “Arts Guide for the Sweet and Broken-Hearted,” Jeremiah Barber, KQED Visual Arts, http://www.kqed.org/arts/visualarts/article.jsp?essid=43612
2011 “Every Stone Tethered to Sleep / Every Presence Wedded to Stone” David Huff, Art Practical.
2010 “Now and When,” Critic’s Picks by Glen Helfand in Artforum.com
http://artforum.com/new.php?pn=archive&id=26105
2010 “Lo on Time, “ by Nick Moore, The Daily Californian, Oct. 18, 2010
http://www.dailycal.org/article/109745/lo_on_time
2009 "The Eye", by Anne Ray, SF Examiner, May 31st, 2009.
2009 "Kobe Bryant's Fantasy Mentor Kicks It In Chinatown" by Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, May 6th, 2009
http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-05-06/entertainment/17201787_1_kobe-bryant-yellow-f
2009 "Culture Wire." Hosted by Meg Schiffler.
2007 "Kenneth Lo at ATA", ART FEVER, blog by Bob Calloway.
http:// artfever.blogspot.com/ 2007/01/kenneth-lo-at-ata-sf.html
2006 "On Berkeley's MFA Exhibition" Stretcher.org, by Christian L. Frock.