JONATHAN MUNDEN 20503 W 200th St, Spring Hill, KS 66083 (816) 517-2051 [email protected] www.MundensArt.com @MUNDEN1
Objective
Artist with nearly ten years of related work experience, as well as a portfolio of varied exhibitions and murals that can be found locally and nationwide. Munden has risen to become a leading name in the local KC art community and has recently begun to expand his horizons to out-of-state mural festivals. He has a passion for creating and sharing his art, and flourishes seeing the effect his art has on the surrounding communities.
Munden got his start in landscape and spacescape painting through performance art at festivals and art fairs. That experience lead him to create cityscape skyline pieces, as well as some graffiti style works. For the past few years, Munden's focus has remained on large portrait realism and the study of facial forms, expressions, and textures.
Relevant Professional Experience
Artist (Freelance) • Design, develop, and deliver custom, commissioned art pieces to clients according to their specifications. This includes creating digital or hand-drawn sketches of the proposed work, drawing up a contract, establishing a timeline, and executing the art piece as agreed upon to the client’s satisfaction. • Design and create art pieces to fit into theme-specific exhibitions to be shown in prominent galleries throughout the Crossroads Art District. Exhibitions have previously consisted of themes such as the Mad Hatter, High Fashion Portraits, Expression Portraits, Halloween, and KC Skylines. • Collaborate with other artists with regards to collective murals and art pieces. Examples include creating a custom, collaborative, outdoor art-piece for a client on the Plaza, as well as coordinating the division and allocation of a wall for the Spray See Mo Mural Festival last summer after it had been double-booked.
Significant Murals & Exhibitions For a more comprehensive list, please refer to my website or social media pages Solo Exhibition: “Oral Fixation,” MOD Gallery, KCMO 2019 Public Mural: “Nipsey Hussle,” Made Mobb, 221 Southwest Blvd, KCMO 2019 Indoor Mural: “Zapata,” Kasanova Barbershop, KCMO 2019 Indoor Mural: “Dia De Los Muertos Woman,” Kasanova Barbershop, KCMO 2019 Public Mural: “MOD Robot,” MOD Gallery, KCMO 2019 Group Exhibition: “Dia De Los Muertos Celebration,” Hilliard Gallery, KCMO 2018 Mural Festival: “Meeting of Styles – Houston,” Downton Houston, TX 2018 Mural Festival: “Spray See Mo,” The Bunker Art Gallery, KCMO 2018 Solo Exhibition: “Visage,” MOD Gallery, KCMO 2018 Live Painting: “Belton Downtown Festival,” Belton, MO 2018 Indoor Mural: “Sqez Juice + Health,” Osage Beach, MO 2018 Group Exhibition: “Afroman – Cartoon Themed Exhibition,” MOD Gallery 2018 Public Mural: "Solanoir" Mural & Eclipse Festival, Pawn & Pint, KCMO 2017 Solo Exhibition: "Expression", MOD Gallery, KCMO 2017 Group Exhibition: "Hearts Social Club Skateboard Edition", Escapist, KCMO 2016 Solo Exhibition: Halloween, Gallery 504, KCMO 2016 Private Mural: Underground Frequencies, The House, KCMO 2016 Solo Exhibition: "We're All Mad Here", MOD Gallery, KCMO 2016 Solo Exhibition: "Dreams of KC", Express Gallery, KCMO 2016 Public Mural: "Prince Tribute", KC Crossroads, KCMO 2016 Public Mural: Ink Green Room wall, KC Crossroads, KCMO 2015 Solo Exhibition: "Love KC", MOD Gallery, KCMO 2015
Education Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design -- Avila University, Kansas City, MO