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Welcome to kazoopainters.com
this is the official website for
Kenneth Freed and Denise Lisiecki
Freed and Lisiecki are painters with studios
located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They are
husband and wife and have been making
and selling art since graduate school. They
have been featured in competitions,
exhibitions and invitationals throughout the
United States and have received numerous
awards, grants and recognition for their
work. Freed and Lisiecki's works are in
over a seventy-five corporate and museum
collections in the public sector as well as
over 250 private collections. They have
conducted many painting and printmaking
workshops and have juried competitive
exhibitions. In addition to painting, Denise
Lisiecki is Director of Education at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Art.
this is the official website for
Kenneth Freed and Denise Lisiecki
Freed and Lisiecki are painters with studios
located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They are
husband and wife and have been making
and selling art since graduate school. They
have been featured in competitions,
exhibitions and invitationals throughout the
United States and have received numerous
awards, grants and recognition for their
work. Freed and Lisiecki's works are in
over a seventy-five corporate and museum
collections in the public sector as well as
over 250 private collections. They have
conducted many painting and printmaking
workshops and have juried competitive
exhibitions. In addition to painting, Denise
Lisiecki is Director of Education at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Art.
About Kenneth Freed
Kenneth Freed was born in Dayton, Ohio
and moved to Battle Creek, Michigan at the
age of 14. He started painting at 15 and
was the youngest artist to have a
one-person show at the Battle Creek Art
Center. Before undergraduate school,
Freed had produced nearly a hundred
paintings and several hundred pastels and
drawings. He attended Davidson College
and received a B.A. Degree as one of the
first art majors in the history of the school.
During graduate school, Freed won
purchase awards in several national
painting, print and drawing exhibitions as
well as grants. He received a MA from
SUNY Oswego and a MFA from Western
Michigan University. As a professional
artist, Freed has had exhibitions in many
parts of the country and has won over
thirty purchase and cash awards in
competitions. He been a full-time painter
for nearly 20 years. In 1988 Freed studied
privately with Gregory Gillespie at his
studio in Belchertown, MA as part of his
continuing education. A further part of his
personal development has been the study
of historical painting technique and
painting strategy. Teaching and giving
back has been an important priority as well.
Consequently, Freed developed a three
year apprenticeship program through his
studio with many of his graduates going on
to successful full-time painting careers. In
addition, he has taught for nearly a decade
at the Kirk Newman School at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Art to full capacity
annual classes. He has received many
private and public portrait commissions
including the Irving Gilmore Commission
for the Gilmore Theatre Complex for
Western Michigan University and recently
completed an 8' x 20' mural on panel for
CIR, Battle Creek, MI. His work may be
found in many public collections including
museums, college and corporate
collections. His work was exhibited in
2001-2004 at the Navy Pier International
Exhibition in Chicago.
Kenneth Freed was born in Dayton, Ohio
and moved to Battle Creek, Michigan at the
age of 14. He started painting at 15 and
was the youngest artist to have a
one-person show at the Battle Creek Art
Center. Before undergraduate school,
Freed had produced nearly a hundred
paintings and several hundred pastels and
drawings. He attended Davidson College
and received a B.A. Degree as one of the
first art majors in the history of the school.
During graduate school, Freed won
purchase awards in several national
painting, print and drawing exhibitions as
well as grants. He received a MA from
SUNY Oswego and a MFA from Western
Michigan University. As a professional
artist, Freed has had exhibitions in many
parts of the country and has won over
thirty purchase and cash awards in
competitions. He been a full-time painter
for nearly 20 years. In 1988 Freed studied
privately with Gregory Gillespie at his
studio in Belchertown, MA as part of his
continuing education. A further part of his
personal development has been the study
of historical painting technique and
painting strategy. Teaching and giving
back has been an important priority as well.
Consequently, Freed developed a three
year apprenticeship program through his
studio with many of his graduates going on
to successful full-time painting careers. In
addition, he has taught for nearly a decade
at the Kirk Newman School at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Art to full capacity
annual classes. He has received many
private and public portrait commissions
including the Irving Gilmore Commission
for the Gilmore Theatre Complex for
Western Michigan University and recently
completed an 8' x 20' mural on panel for
CIR, Battle Creek, MI. His work may be
found in many public collections including
museums, college and corporate
collections. His work was exhibited in
2001-2004 at the Navy Pier International
Exhibition in Chicago.
About Denise Lisiecki
Denise Lisiecki was born in Cleveland,
Ohio. She attended Miami University as a
psychology/pre-med major but switched to
painting with a minor in English Literature.
She received a B.F.A. Degree in painting at
Miami University. She attended the Kent
Blossom summer art program at Kent State
University and spent a semester of
graduate school at the University of North
Dakota. She received her M.A. from SUNY
Oswego. As a professional artist, Lisiecki
has been represented by galleries in many
regions of the United States. She has had
numerous one-person exhibitions and has
been included in many major group and
invitational exhibitions. Her work can be
found in over 50 museum and corporate
collections. She has received creative artist
grants from the Michigan Council for the
Arts and National Endowment for the Arts.
Her work has been reproduced in art
magazines, catalogues and books. She has
received public, private and corporate
commissions.
Her services as a juror, lecturer and visiting
workshop artist have been in demand.
Currently Ms. Lisiecki teaches painting and
is Director of the Art School at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
Denise Lisiecki was born in Cleveland,
Ohio. She attended Miami University as a
psychology/pre-med major but switched to
painting with a minor in English Literature.
She received a B.F.A. Degree in painting at
Miami University. She attended the Kent
Blossom summer art program at Kent State
University and spent a semester of
graduate school at the University of North
Dakota. She received her M.A. from SUNY
Oswego. As a professional artist, Lisiecki
has been represented by galleries in many
regions of the United States. She has had
numerous one-person exhibitions and has
been included in many major group and
invitational exhibitions. Her work can be
found in over 50 museum and corporate
collections. She has received creative artist
grants from the Michigan Council for the
Arts and National Endowment for the Arts.
Her work has been reproduced in art
magazines, catalogues and books. She has
received public, private and corporate
commissions.
Her services as a juror, lecturer and visiting
workshop artist have been in demand.
Currently Ms. Lisiecki teaches painting and
is Director of the Art School at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
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