Kimberly McNeelan
Instagram: ksm_woodworker
www.kimberlymcneelan.com
EDUCATION
2016 MFA Furniture Design/ Fabrication, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2005-06 Baulines Craft Guild Apprenticeship, with Michael Cullen, Petaluma, CA
2005-07 Marc Adams School of Woodworking, internship, Franklin, IN
2005 BFA, Sculpture/ Industrial Design/ Art Ed, Purdue University, IN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018-present Adjunct Professor, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
2017-present Woodworking Instructor, Kimberly McNeelan Design, Indianapolis, IN
2017-present Woodworking Instructor, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2019 Little Free Library Workshop Instructor, Maker Village, Kansas City, MO
2017 Visiting Artist Teacher, Center for Inquiry, Indianapolis, IN
Visiting Artist Teacher, Maker Youth Foundation STEAM Camp, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Graduate Teaching Associate, 3-D Design Instructor, Herron School of Art/Design
2015 Graduate Teaching Associate, 3-D Design Instructor, Herron School of Art/Design
Teaching Assistant, Furniture Design, Herron School of Art/ Design
2014 Teaching Assistant, Furniture Design, Herron School of Art/ Design
2013-2014 Woodworking Instructor, Group/ private lessons, American Workshop, Burnsville, MN
2012 Volunteer Teacher/ Freelance Writer, Art courses and general education with Burmese
Refugees in Malaysia, Thailand, and India
2006-2012 Woodworking/ Art Teacher, Developed curriculum K-12, Baulines Craft Guild,
Marin County, CA
2005 Class Assistant, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-present Woodworker, Designer, Maker- commissions, public sculptures, furniture. Indiana -
California - Southeast Asia - Minnesota - Indiana
2013-present Contributing Author, Woodworker’s Journal- print articles and blogs, across the US
2018 Furniture Society Conference Panelist, Dogpatch Studios, San Francisco, CA
Featured Woodworker Season 3, Good Bones on HGTV
Wooden Hand Plane Class, North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN
2017 Collaborative Project Participant, World Wood Day, Long Beach, CA
Safety Instruction Author, for First Maker Spaces, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Lathe Demonstrator, Haven Conference, Buckhead, GA
Scandinavian Shrink Box Class, North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN
2015 “7 from Herron” Panelist, Murray State University, Murray, KY
Lathe Demonstrator, Haven Conference, Buckhead, GA
2014 Getting Started Woodturning DVD, co-host Woodworker’s Journal, Cleveland, OH
A.A.W. Lathe Demonstrator, “Cocktails with Culture,” Gallery of Wood Art, MN
Tool Demonstrator, Rockler Woodworking, Indianapolis, IN, Aug.-Dec.
Spoon Gathering, Carving and demonstrations, Milan, MN
Pick-Up Sticks Class w/ Wendy Maruyama, Haystack, Deer Isle, ME
2013 Furniture Exhibit Organizer/ Curator, Bolinas, CA and Minneapolis, MN
2008 Collaborator and Restoration Assistant, JB Blunk restorations, Inverness, CA
2007 Visiting Lecturer, Mt. Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA
2006 Wood Specialist, Restoration/ commissions, Mar-Cal Construction, San Rafael, CA
2006 Cabinet Maker, ‘green’ cabinet shop, Sky-side Studios, San Rafael, CA
2005 Work trade assistant, With Michael Cullen, Blue Horse Studio, Petaluma, CA
SELECTED PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS/ INSTALLATIONS
2019 Exploring, Sculpture for Chapelwood Elementary via Keep Indianapolis Beautiful,
Indianapolis, IN
2018-2023 Motion, Sculpture with input from the community and students made possible by Arts
for Learning, Lebanon, IN
2015-2019 Evolution of Reading, The Public Collection, White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
2015-2018 Community Cabinet, An instigating piece to claim part of the Grand Hall as
community driven exhibition space now called “Common Grounds”, Herron School of
Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2017-present Sculpture Installation, Student’s Lending Library, Center for Inquiry, Indianapolis, IN
Sculpture Installation, Let’s Compost, Public Greens, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Public Engagement Sculptures, Skep and Sprouting Food, Bluebeard, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Traveling Public Engagement Sculptures, Skep and Sprouting Food, at Bluebeard,
Pioneer, Mass. Ave., Cottage Home Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN, May-July
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 . “Palate: An Appetite for Art”, Garfield Park Art Center, Indianapolis, IN Dec.
Faculty Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, IN Nov.
Faculty Exhibition, Butler University, IN Sept./ Oct.
“Environmental Justice In Indiana", Interchurch Center, Indianapolis, IN May- June
2017 Faculty Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, IN Nov.
Public Engagement Sculptures, Bluebeard, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Traveling Public Engagement Sculptures, Bluebeard, Pioneer, Mass. Ave., Cottage Home
Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN, May-July
“Bluebeard Pop-Up Show”, Bluebeard, Indianapolis, IN July
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
“Holy Knollers: A Pop-up Furniture Exhibition”, Grove Haus, Indianapolis, IN
“The Human Affect”, IUPUI Campus Center, Indianapolis, IN
2015 “Herron 7”, Murray State University, Murray, KY
“Milkbeard”, Pop-up Show, Bluebeard, Indianapolis, IN
“Yep, It’s Wood (Unless It’s Not)”, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2014 “Connection a Collaboration,” Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
“The Organic and the Synthetic”, IUPUI Campus Center, Indianapolis, IN
“Visible Transparency Project”, Collaboration at the Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA
2013 “Nature Inspired”, solo exhibition, NE Minneapolis, MN
“Art of the Holidays”, juried exhibition, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, MN
“Loco 6”, Furniture and Art- Bolinas Gallery, Bolinas, CA
“Baulines Craft Guild 40th Anniv. Exhibition”, Corte Madera, CA
2012 Bolinas Holiday Show, Local Artisanal Crafts, Bolinas, CA
West Marin Open Studios, Bolinas, CA
2011 Jingletown Open Studios, Oakland, CA
2010 Bolinas Holiday Show, Local Artisanal Crafts, Bolinas, CA
2009 Artworks Downtown Holiday Open Studios, San Rafael, CA
Roy Helms Contemporary Crafts Market, San Francisco, CA
2008 “Exposure II”, Students’ and Teacher Works, MYC in San Rafael, CA
West Marin Open Studios, Bolinas, CA
“The Parlor of Earthly Delights”, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
2007 West Marin Open Studios, Bolinas, CA
2006“Baulines Craft Guild Master Apprentice Annual”, Oakland, CA
2005 “Tapping Softly on a Weathered Ceiling”, West Lafayette, IN
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Wooden Bodied Hand Plane”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, April 2019
“Motion”, a sculpture for Central Elementary, pictured work, The Lebanon Reporter, November 2018
“Rippling Water Shelf”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, April 2018
“Adventures in Woodworking”, blog and Ezine contributing author, Woodworker’s Journal, August 2014 – 2017
“Folding Table”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, December 2017
“Graceful Bar Cart”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, June 2017
“Thinking of You Clock”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, April 2017
“Carved Shrink Boxes”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, December 2016
“Portable Game Board Storage Box”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, October 2016
“Six of Our Favorite Jigs, Up Close”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, June 2016
Safety and Training Manual for Woodworking, author, 1st Maker Space, July 2016
“Easy to Build End Table”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, April 2016
“Wine Rack”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, Oct. 2015
“Bar Stool”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, August 2015
“Spice Rack”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, Feb. 2015
“Lap Desk”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, Oct. 2014
“A Woodworker’s Dog Bed”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, August 2014
“Murphy Bed/ Desk”, author, Woodworker’s Journal, Jan./Feb. 2014
“Baulines Guild and Wine Turners”, pictured work, Woodworker West, Sept. 2008
“A Small Box”, pictured work, Woodwork, April 2007
AWARDS and HONORS
Fresh StArt, Sculpture Installation Grant via Arts for Learning, Lebanon, IN Nov. 2018
Featured Public Projects ArtPrize Finalist, Grand Rapids, MI April 2018
Page One Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, Woodworker’s Journal, 2017
Bronze Award, Publishing Excellence, Minnesota Magazine/ Publishing Assoc., 2016
The Public Collection Commission, Public lending library and sculpture grant, White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN on display until 2019
Fellowship, Herron School of Art and Design, 2014- 2016
Baulines Craft Guild Apprentice Scholarship, 2005-2006
Roger Cliffe Memorial Fund Scholarship, June 2005