Kenseth Armstead a Brief Biography Kenseth Armstead completed the BFA program at the Corcoran College of Art + Design (1986-1990.) While still an undergraduate, he participated in the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Summer 1989.) Armstead was then accepted to participate in the Whitney Museum of American Art, Independent Study Program (1990-1991.) Armstead’s works have been exhibited at the Photographer’s Gallery in London, the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Berlin VideoFest and the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Boston. His videos and sculptures are included in the collections of the Pompidou Center, African American Museum in Dallas, Texas, Cinemedia in Australia and numerous others. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, Individual Artist Grant (Film and Media / New Technical Production) New York State Council on the Arts, NYFA Video fellowship and the Camille Hanks Cosby Fellowship (Skowhegan) are among the list of the many grants won in support of Armstead’s work. The New York Times, Art in America, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, have positively reviewed his videos and sculptures. Armstead has also co-authored multimedia installations collaboratively with the art-band, X-PRZ, which he co-founded in 1991 with Doug Anderson, Tony Cokes and Mark Pierson. This past year Armstead was the artist in residence at Harvestworks, the Castle Trebesice in Prague, CZ and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace Program. Kenseth Armstead has lived and worked in New York City since 1990. Kenseth Armstead News Upcoming shows 2007: July 13 - August 10, "Late Empire," Roebling Hall, New York, NY Upcoming shows 2008: January, "The Unnamable name," Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY