Curriculum Vitae

BK McCallum

Brian Kennedy McCallum

508 North 6th Street, Garden City, KS 67846

hm 620-640-7953; wk 620-276-0419

email: brian.mccallum@gcccks.edu  or   clayfabulous@gmail.com

EMPLOYMENT

2003-PRESENT   Garden City Community College. 801 Campus Drive, Garden City, KS. 67846.  Art Instructor, Area Head. 

Humanities/Fine Art Division Chair (2007-10; 2018-2025)

Gallery Director (2010-2014; 2016-2018)

2001-03 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record,

Kansas State University.   

1995-2003       Massage Therapist, Kansas State University Athletic Department—providing deep tissue therapy to Track and Field, Volleyball and other athletic teams.

COURSES TAUGHT

Ceramics 1, Advanced Ceramics, Projects Ceramics, Ceramics on the Wheel,Three Dimensional Design, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Professional Arts Practices 1 and 2,  Art Appreciation, Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic, Art History 2: Renaissance to Contemporary, Drawing 1 (GTA)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Strategic planning 
• Assessment Team Chair
• HLC Assurance Argument Team. Criterion 4
• Recruiting, hiring  and evaluation of faculty 
• Organization and event planning
•  Student recruitment and advising 
•  Art studio maintenance
•  Supervise faculty and student employees
•  Budget implementation and supervision
•  Student advisor: academic and non academic
•  Gallery curating and installation of art exhibitions
•  Civic outreach. Pioneering partnerships in the arts (WKAA) 
•  Working knowledge of Adobe products and numerous computer   programs
•  Experience in hybrid/online course development and delivery 
•  Art Administration, Civic Engagement. Grant Writing
• Touring Musician
• Masseur – KSU volleyball and track teams

COMMITTEE Work

• SEM Team 1 Co Chair (strategic enrollment management)
• SLAT (student learning assessment team CHAIR) 2017-23
• Faculty Senate 
• YMCA Board
• WKAA Western Kansas Arts Alliance
• HLC team responsible for responding to requests for information from  the office of Institutional effectiveness

EDUCATION

2003 MFA, Ceramics, Kansas State University

Yoshiro Ikeda, Major Professor

1999 BFA, Ceramics, Kansas State University

1995 Certification in Massage Therapy, International Myomassethics

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS (SELECTED)

2025 “reinventing the flight of Fancy” Western Kansas Folk and Art life            

Center, Lindsborg, KS

2024 “Imagining The Flight of Fancy” Burris Hall, NMHU, 

 Las Vegas NM

“Smoky Hill River Festival”  Featured artist, 06/24

“Prairie Village Art Show” Featured artist 06/24

2023 “Works From the Vault” Mercer Art Gallery, Garden City KS 

2022 “Imaginary friends”  Mercer Art Gallery, Garden City, KS

2021 “Michael Kent Knutson and Brian McCallum” Shafer Art Gallery,        

Great Bend, KS

2020 “Conquering the Flights of Fancy” BK McCallum, Michael Kent 

Knutson, Deines Cultural Center, Russel, KS

2019                “Smoky Hill Art Competition” Hays, KS 

2018 “Engaging in the Flight of Fancy”Carnegie Art Center,

 Goodland KS

“Conquering the Flights of Fancy” Salina, KS

“For Sale: Free!” Performance/installation project. Arkansas River Basin, Finney County, KS

2017 CoLab, Baker Art Center, Liberal, KS

All Y’all Faculties, GCA, Garden City, KS

Form and Figure, Lincoln art Center, Lincoln, KS

Featured artist, Junction City Opera House, Junction City, KS

2016 Parallel Pedagogy Longwell Museum, Neosho, MO

2016 Artist Self Portrait Invitational Birger Sandzen Memorial   Gallery, Lindsborg, KS

Yoshi and Friends,Celebrating the Life and Legacy of  

Yoshiro Ikeda. Thornhill Gallery, 11901 Wornall Rd, 

KCMO, 64145

Recent work of BK McCallum and MK Knutson KSU Willard 

Gallery. KSU Campus, Manhattan, KS. WORKSHOP

2015 1×1, Invitational show featuring state college professors and students, Washburn University, Topeka, KS

Featured Artist Members Only, Garden City Art Center, Garden City, KS

2014 ???Solo sticks out and then right under is a not-solo???

Solo Recent work BK McCallum The Green Room, KCMO

BK McCallum And Kyle Chaput, 2nd St. Arts Guild, Dodge City, KS.

Recent works, GCCC faculty and students,  InterUrban Art house, Overland Park, KS

“Home” Blue valley county library, Overland Park, KS.

2013 “Art of the New West” Process art House, Amarillo, TX.

2012 GCCC Faculty Exhibition, GCCC Campus

2010 Material Mastery Strecker Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS.

Rendezvous, National Clay Invitational, Jackson Hole, WY

2009 GCCC Faculty Exhibition, Mercer Gallery, Garden City, KS

2008 KACA Member Show, Lucas, KS

Reflections, Garden City, KS

          Solo Works by Brian McCallum DCCC Gallery, Dodge City, KS

2007 The International Nude Show,  Cash Award,  Lexington, KY

The Baker National, First Place, Three Dimensional,

Baker Art Center, Liberal, KS

Solo Featured Artist: Pinon Hills Art Gallery, La Veta, CO

Pride Festival, LGBT Center, San Diego, CA 

2006 First Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition,

Concordia University, St. Paul, MN, Juror: Mika Negishi-Laidlaw

          36th Annual Smoky Hill Art Competition, Hays, KS

GCCC Faculty Exhibition, Mercer Art Gallery, Garden City, KS

2005 Faunatical: Ceramic Artists and The Forms of Nature, 35th Annual Clay Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of 

Whitewater-Wisconsin

          It’s All About Love, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State   University,  Juror: Jeanne Quinn

 Topeka Competition 27, Alice Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS

Sandhill Art Competition, Cash Award, Garden City, KS

Juror: Scott Girard

2004   Kiln God National, Chicken Farm Art Center, San Angelo, TX

          Solo Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery, Featured 3D Artist, Manhattan, KS

Art Center on Main, Featured 3D Artist, Garden City, KS

Red Dot Fine Art Gallery, Featured 3D Artist, Santa Fe, NM

2003 Ana 32,  Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

Juror: Richard Notkin

Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

Great Plains National, Honorable Mention, Moss Thorns Gallery of Art, Hays, KS

Topeka Competition 25, Purchase Award, Cash Award, 

Juror: Matthew Zupnick

          Solo Go Figure, MFA Exhibition, Urban Designs Gallery, Manhattan, KS

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARD (CONTINUED)

Work by BK McCallum, Featured Artist, Art Center on Main, Garden City, KS

2002 Pushing Clay, The Art Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Gorham ME ,  Jurors: Ray Chen, John Holvereson, John Elder

International Orton Cone Box Show, Purchase Award, Baker University, Baldwin, KS, Jurors: Patti Warshina, Mitsuo Shoji, Wilfredo Torres

George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge, Grand Prize, 3D,

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, Biloxi, MS, Juror: Paul Soldner

La Petite X, Alder Gallery, Coberg, OR, Jurors: Kate Wagel, Kathy James

Salamungundi VI, Rocky Mount Art Gallery, Rocky Mount, NC,

Juror: Eric Blume

The Grand Nude Show, Art Magazine Award, Hobbs Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Jurors: Kelly and David Kuhn

Graduate Ceramics, KSU – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and University of Missouri, BNIM Architects, 106 W. 14th, 2002 NCECA

My Art Can Beat Up Your Daddy, KSU Graduate Student Show, 

Kansas State University

All the Somethings, Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, KS

  Prairie Heat: Current KSU Graduate Ceramics, Chang Gallery 

Kansas State University

Natural Resources, Manhattan Public Library, Manhattan, KS

Artistic Elements, Willard Gallery, KSU    

        Solo Udder Madness, Espresso Royale Cafe, Manhattan, KS

2001 First Peek, Urban Designs Gallery, Manhattan, KS

Metaphor and Meaning, Columbian Theatre, Wamego, KS

Real Work, Willard Gallery, Kansas State University

            2000  KSU Sculpture and Ceramics Show, Minngenback Art Center,       Bethany College, Lindsbourg, KS

  Hot and Wet, Willard Gallery, Kansas State University

PUBLICATIONS

      2004      500 Figures in Clay,:Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form, 

Lark Publications, Veronika Alice Gunter, ed. 2004, Lark Books  

2003      Pottery Making Illustrated, Sculpting a Figure from a Thrown Form, BK McCallum, Author 

1. Oversea Contemporary Ceramic Art Classics, Ba Ming, Hebei Fine Art Publishing, Page 137

WEB MEDIA 

     Ongoing   http://bkmccallumstudios.com/ Blog and images

        Also on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/bkmccallumstudios/  

                Instagram @bkmccallumstudios

COLLECTIONS

Longwell Museum, Neosho, MO

Sabatini Art Gallery, Topeka, KS

InterUrban Art House, Overland Park, KS.

Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC

Art Center on Main, Garden City, KS

Art Center of Jackson Hole

Dr. Kandi Klein Collection

GCCC Permanent collection, Mercer Gallery, Garden City, KS

WORKSHOPS/LECTURES PRESENTED

2024    Judge Scholastic league competition, Stanton Co. High School

Workshop presented GCHS, Lakin HS, 

 “Fast figures and Lovers eyes” Workshop, NMHU Highlands 

2023 Judge Community Christian Art Show, 

2022 Garden City High School Presentation

“From Zero to Hero: promoting LGBTQ health and well being in Garden City KS”  Presenter and speaker. KSU LGBTQ leadership conference. Virtual.

Judge: WKSA scholastic league. Scott City and Sublette

2018    Judge: Scholastic art show. Ulysses, KS.

2017    Fast Figures  CSU Pueblo, 9/29-10/01

KACA Conference, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS

2016    Workshop, Crowder College, Neosho, MO 10/2016

Workshop. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

02/2016

Workshops at various High schools in the SW KS. Region

2015    Presenter, Sandhills Art Association, Garden City, KS

2012 Presenter, KAEA, Electric kiln maintenance, wheel throwing and glazing techniques 

2010 Lecturer and presenter, Jackson Hole Art Center

Jackson Hole, WY summer 2010

Holcomb High School, Holcomb, KS

2008 Dodge City, Community College, Dodge City, KS

2006 Holcomb High School, Holcomb, KS

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2005 Syracuse High School, Syracuse, KS

Holcomb High School, Holcomb, KS

WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED

2023    “What Next” Tristan Lindo solo show

2022    “KSU graduate candidates” Garden city, KS

2017    Muslim American/American Muslim, Robert Gerhardt, several lectures,      

                        Garden City KS

Joseph Rincones/Emily Chamberlain Simultaneous sculpture demonstration. GCCC Campus

2016    Katy Guthrie, Bookmaking Workshop Garden City, KS

WSU Ceramics, Featuring Laura Nave and Garet Reynek, GCCC

Joel Dugan, FHSU Painting workshop, Garden City, KS

2015   Virginia McKinney,Lindsborg, KS

Joel Dugan, MK Knutson, FHSU

2014 Joshua Novack, WSU

Brian Hutchinson, Hays, KS

Margaret Haden, KSU Graduate Students, KSU

2013    Stephanie Lanter, ESU

Kyla Toomey, KSU

2012 Gordon Sherman, Hays, KS

Joseph Ehlers, ESU

2010 Sam and Jenny Dowd, of Jackson WY.

2009 Jennifer Higerd and Brianne Fulton, of Hays, KS

Chanda Glendinning and Chris Graber of Manhattan, KS

Elisa Stone, Sublette, KS

2008 Eric Stearns of Hays, KS

2007 Jennifer Nolan and Andy Nolan of Dodge City, KS

2006 Donna Rozman of Crested Butte, CO

2005 Donna Cole of Portland, OR

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

NCECA (National council for Education in the Ceramic Arts)

College Art Association

Kansas Artist and Craftsman Association

Garden City Arts

NISOD 

PROFESSIONAL and COMMUNITY SERVICE 

2022 YMCA Board of Directors Current

2019 Member, Faculty Senate, GCCC

Advisor/originator PRISM Club (Gay/straight alliance at GCCC)

2018   Western Kansas Arts Alliance (charter member)

2015-Present Volunteer monthly server at Emmaus House (Homeless shelter)

2011-Present Past President, Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association

2007-10 President of Kansas Artist and Craftsmen Association, KACA

2006-2018 GCCC Representative, EduKan Curriculum Committee

2006-2007 KACA, Southwest Kansas representative

2005-2012 Member, GCCC Curriculum Committee

2004-06 Junior Member, Faculty Senate, GCCC

2000-03 Member, Parish Council, St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Mission, 

Manhattan, KS

2000-01 President, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Manhattan, KS

1997-00 Vice President, Peoples’ GroceryCo-operative, Manhattan, KS