Artist in Residence: Ken Castelli

Ken Castelli, up and coming artist and son of famed Chesapeake painter Marc Castelli, has agreed to continue as our Artist in Residence for a third year! Ken earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art and a Bachelor of Art in History from St. Mary's College, worked at the Sultana Shipyard where the John Smith Shallop was later built and was an apprentice at Vicco von Voss Furniture Design. His work has been shown at the Carla Massoni Gallery in Chestertown, MD, and he was a visiting artist for "Art in the 'Toon Age" at the Delaware Art Museum.

Ken spent 2 months in Bosnia and Herzegovenia, where through Builders for Peace, he volunteered at a monastery to clean, organize, and catalogue antique books.

During his first two years as the Artist in Residence, Ken helped with design and construction of the museum displays. He also taught art classes and has become involved with the community.

You can view some of Ken's work here


Collections, Work, Publications and Shows:
 

• Drawings in collection of Kent County MD Public School system
• Participated in Smart Growth high school art exhibition in Annapolis (submitted several political cartoons dealing with the subject of urban/suburban sprawl in rural areas)
• One piece from Bachelor's Degree in Art final project selected for Purchase Prize by St, Mary's College of Maryland, May 2006, now in permanent College Collection
• Various posters announcing upcoming visiting authors and poets for Bookplate LLC in Chestertown, 2006 - 2007
• Participated in "Next Generation" show at Carla Massoni Gallery in Chestertown, January 13 - February 10, 2007
• Excerpts from Bachelor's Degree in History final project (oral history of various aspects of life on the water on the Eastern Shore of Maryland) published in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Spring 2007 publication of Waterways
• Participated as visiting artist for 'Art in the Toon Age," a traveling exhibition of art inspired by and directly under the influence of cartooning, held at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, DE, April 24, 2007
• Designed Chestertown Tea Party Raft Race graphic, 2007 - 2008
• Through group Builders for Peace, volunteered at Franciscan Monastery in Fojnica, Bosnia & Herzegovina to clean, organize, and catalogue books (most over 250 years old) at their library, June - July 2007
• Work from first year as THMICC Artist-in-Residence displayed in show at Tangier History Museum and Interpretive Cultural Center, June 5 - December 2008 (two pieces selected for Museum's permanent collection)
• Several drawings, maps, boat models, and displays created for THMICC, 2007 - present
• Designed T-shirts for Tangier's Homecoming, 2008 and 2009
• Participated in "Art in the Farm" at the Barrier Islands Center, Machipongo, Virginia, May 2009
• Work from 2nd year as THMICC Artist-in-Residence displayed in show at Tangier History Museum and Interpretive Cultural Center July 4th - Present, 2009 (one piece selected for the Museum's permanent collection)
  
  
  Private Collections:
   
• Susan and Neil Kaye, M.D.
• Joseph Ramzy, M.D.
• Laura Vaughan
• THMICC
• Jenny Horton