ARTIST CV

EDUCATION

2017     MFA Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island.
2014     BA (Hons) Drawing, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK.
2008    BA Architecture and Design (incomplete), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017     Newport Contemporary Fine Arts, Newport, RI. 1 May - 15 June 2017. Newport Contemporary Fine Arts.                                                                                                                        2017     Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI. May 25-June 3.  RISD Grad Show                                                                        2016     Department of Furniture Design Triennial Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI. 17 November – 12 December 2016.  Woods-Gerry Gallery.
2016     Fine Furnishings Show, Pawtucket Armory Arts Center, Pawtucket, RI. 4–6 November 2016. Fine Furnishings Shows.
2014     FloatArt, Bargehouse, London, UK. 24 – 29 September 2014. Float Art London.
2014     FLOCK, GX Gallery, London, UK. GX Gallery London.
2014     BA Degree Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK.
2014     Dress Rehearsal, Hotel Elephant Gallery, London, UK.
2013     DepARTment Foundation, 55 Gracechurch Street, London, UK.
2013     Burgess Park May Fair, Burgess Park, London, UK.
2013     Vault, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, UK.
2012     1st Year Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK.

AWARDS

2014     Clyde & Co Art Prize, shortlist. Clyde & Co, London, UK.

PUBLICATIONS & TELEVISION

2017     Rhode Island Monthly. Home Design 2017 edition, "Cottage Revival". "Local Artisans: Learning the Ropes".
2016     Wayfair.com. Interview quotations on Interior Design by McKenzie, Designer. 
2016     ApartmentTherapy.com. January 25, 2016. "Ellen's Design Challenge: Goodbye, McKenzie".
2016     ApartmentTherapy.com. January 19, 2016. "Ellen's Design Challenge Season 2, Episode 1: In Bed".
2016     ApartmentTherapy.com. January 18, 2016. "Are You In? Get Ready for Season Two of Ellen's Design Challenge With Our Special Recap & Interviews".
2016     ApartmentTherapy.com. January 17, 2016.  "Ellen's Design Challenge: Meet McKenzie".
2016     Providence Journal. January 16, 2016. "2 R.I. designers get shot at furniture fame on Ellen's HGTV Show".
2016     HGTV's Ellen's Design Challenge. Season 2, Designer/Contestant.
2015     Emboss magazine. The Distortion Issue, September. "McKenzie Gibson".
2014     FLOCK 2014 "Fine Art BA Graduates from Leading Art Schools". Exhibition Catalogue. GX Gallery, London, UK.
2014     FloatArt London 2014. Exhibition Catalogue. FloatArt London, London, UK.
2014     Camberwell College of Arts, Degree Show.  Exhibition Catalogue. London, UK.

PUBLISHING PROJECTS

2017     Drawing as Writing: Practice as Theory. Graduate Thesis. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2014     Dynamic Ornament: Completing the Project of Modernism. Undergraduate Thesis. Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK.
2013     Temporality in Southeast London Manifested in Architecture. Hand-made Artist Photography Booklet, 120 pages. Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK.

Introduction to Temporality in Southeast London Manifested in Architecture:
The buildings of southeast London exist in an interstice of time, wherein they exhibit elements of both the past and the present. Remnants of ornamentation, hundreds of years old, can be seen side-by-side with architectural features that regularly change from one decade to another. A building may retain its structural integrity, but a feature – such as a door – can interrupt its original ‘wholeness’. Whereas, at one time, a structure’s design was apparent at first glance, change in cultural trends, functional needs, and external circumstance has fractured any ‘wholeness’ that had originally existed. New technologies – like electricity, CCTV, and alarm systems – stand next to the ancient technology of stonemasonry.

Present day passers-by may roam the streets of their community, wondering where the changes have come from, why, and how distant they are from the past. The nature of structural and decorative elements within southeast London is temporal; they are a physical manifestation of the time that has passed – as well as the present we’re currently experiencing.

Some things are left, forgotten – but still visible. Others have been changed to update or improve use. These elements stand as the witnesses of time; forgotten memories, current experiences, and the promise of the future – all have been and will be seen by elements of our neighbourhood’s buildings.