Shape, Shape, Serve
- Dates: 5/1/2025, 5/2/2025, 5/3/2025, 5/4/2025, 5/8/2025, 5/9/2025, 5/10/2025, 5/11/2025, 5/15/2025, 5/16/2025, 5/17/2025, 5/18/2025, 5/22/2025, 5/23/2025, 5/24/2025, 5/25/2025, 5/29/2025, 5/30/2025, 5/31/2025, 6/1/2025
- Venue: Artspace
- Location: Downtown Raleigh
- Address: 201 E Davie Street, Gallery 2, Raleigh, NC 27608
- Phone: 919.821.2787
- Times: Thur.-Sat. 11am-7pm; Sun. 11am-4pm
- Admission: Free
About
Shape, Shape, Serve by Kevin Kao's large ceramic sculptures expand on notions of belonging, loss of individuality, and the power of group dynamics. As an Asian-American artist, his work references forms and silhouettes from ancient art histories as a way to re-present “ideal” through double entendre and humor.
Kevin Kao: Born and raised in California, Kevin Kao is a sculptor that explores the construction of collective identity through figure, reflection, and multiplicity. His work has been
exhibited internationally in galleries and spaces such as The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA; Atlanta Contemporary in Atlanta, GA; and the Kranzberg Arts Center in St.
Louis, MO. Recent awards include recognition as a 2021 finalist in the Young Sculptors Competition at Miami University, the Artist Support Grant from the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, and the Warren MacKenzie Advancement Grant presented by the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis. He has earned a B.S. in Biology – Ecology, Evolution and Animal Behavior from the University of California, San Diego; and an M.F.A. in Studio Art – Ceramics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Currently Kao lives and works in Greenville, SC serving as Associate Professor of Art at Furman University.