Mackenzie Urban is an emerging multidisciplinary artist, working primarily in sculpture, installation, and photography. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2019 with a BA in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and a minor in studio art. In examining what exactly it means to be human, Urban draws from her intensive natural science background as well as topics related to social sciences. Urban’s work has been displayed in group exhibitions at the Arvada Center (Arvada, CO), the Museum of Boulder (Boulder, CO), and RedLine Contemporary Art Center (Denver, CO). In May 2019, she had her first solo show at Georgia Art Space (Denver, CO).
Education
2019 BA, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Studio Art Minor, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Exhibitions
2023 Residency, NO VACANCY, RiNo Art District (Denver, CO)
2019 24 Hour Block Party, RedLine (Denver, CO)
Solo Show, To all of my neighbors, Georgia Art Space (Denver, CO), Curated by Megan Gafford
Juried Exhibition, On Edge 2019, Edge Gallery (Lakewood, CO), Juried by Adam Gildar
2018 Group Exhibition, Mutual Sediment, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)
Juried Exhibition, Rethinking Urbanism, RedLine (Denver, CO), Juried by Louise Martorano
Emerging Artist Open Studios, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)
Juried exhibition, There Here Near, Museum of Boulder (Boulder, CO), Juried by Michael Beitz
2016 Group exhibition, 45th Annual Jeffco Schools Foundation High School Art Exhibition, The Arvada Center (Arvada, CO)
2014 Group exhibition, Origins of the Future, Valkarie Gallery (Lakewood, CO)
Group exhibition, Untitled, 40 West Arts Gallery (Lakewood, CO)
Collections
Lakewood High School (Lakewood, CO)
Town of Winter Park, Colorado (Winter Park, CO)
The University of Colorado Special Collections Library (Boulder, CO)
Professional Experience
2017-19 Studio assistant to Megan Gafford, Denver, CO
2019 Studio assistant to Sarah McCormick, Boulder, CO
2018 Teaching assistant for Beginning Sculpture (ARTS 2504) at University of Colorado at Boulder
2017 Head of Media and Radio at Geneva Glen Camp, Indian Hills, CO