Sammy Kovnat (SKOVeS)
Sammy Kovnat (SKOVeS) is an internationally shown multimedia artist, mosaicist, and muralist, living and working in Philadelphia. They received their BFA in Fine Art from Rowan University in 2016. Sammy has worked on over 30 murals in Philadelphia and prides themselves on sharing the skills they have learned while working in public art for the last 6 years, helping many first time muralists bring their first large-scale murals to life. Through mosaic and murals they explore ideas of reflection, healing, intergenerational trauma, connection, and warmth.
Sammy Kovnat (SKOVeS) CV
sjkovnat@gmail.com
www.skovesart.com
EDUCATION
2016 BFA Rowan University
2016 Studio Arts Centers International (SACI), Study Abroad
CERTIFICATIONS
2019-2022 OSHA Lift Certification
2017-2022 Swing Stage Training
MEMBERSHIPS, AFFILIATIONS
2020-2022 Da Vinci Art Alliance
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RESIDENCIES
2021 The Wedding Cake House - Providence, RI
MURALS
2022 Lead Muralist - Smoke and Diamonds - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Production Muralist - Monée - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Production Muralist, Logistics Coordinator - The Multitudes We Contain - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Lead Installation Muralist - All at Once - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Production Muralist - Rebecca Rutstein Mural - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Lead Muralist - In The City, In The Woods - Philadelphia, PA
2021 Production Muralist - Unity in Diversity - Philadelphia, PA
2021 Production Muralist - Routing For You - Philadelphia, PA
2021 Production Muralist - We Are Universal - Philadelphia, PA
2020 Co-Lead Muralist - Backyard Mountains - Philadelphia, PA
2020 Production Muralist - Guru Office - Philadelphia, PA
2020 Lead Muralist - South Philly Map - Philadelphia, PA
2020 Co-Lead Muralist - Innovation Lights The Way - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Production Muralist - The History of the Philadelphia Fire Department - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Production Muralist - The Silent Watcher - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Production Muralist - The Promise - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Production Muralist - Industrious Light: Baldwin Locomotive Works - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Production Muralist - Philly Marathon Mural - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Production Muralist - Convergence - Philadelphia, PA
2018 Production Muralist - Expanding Perspective: Infinite Movement - Philadelphia, PA
2018 Production Muralist - Private Text Piece - Philadelphia, PA
2018 Production Muralist - Philadelphia Family Court - Philadelphia, PA
2017 Production Muralist - Rippling Moon: An Urban Fairytale - Philadelphia, PA
2017 Production Muralist - Weaving Cultures - Philadelphia, PA
2017 Production Assistant - Uprooted/reRooted - Philadelphia, PA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Staying Sane. Chhaya Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
2016 Oxytocin. Black Box Gallery - Glassboro, NJ
2014 I Break Plates. White Gallery - Glassboro, NJ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 What I Broke / What I Built. 3 person exhibition in the Philadelphia Airport - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Through The Grid. Da Vinci Art Alliance Members - Philadelphia, PA
2021 Perennial Visions III. Da Vinci Art Alliance Members - Philadelphia, PA
2020 Light. Da Vinci Art Alliance Members - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Exhibitor - The Post: The Vintage Stamp Art Show - Philadelphia, PA
2018 First Friday Group Show. Philly Arts Movement - Philadelphia, PA
2018 First Friday Group Show. TORC yoga - Philadelphia, PA
2018 Lets Connect. The Barnes Foundation - Philadelphia, PA
2016 Berlin Foto Biennale. Palazzo Italia, curated by Julio Hirch-Hardy, Dr. Analy Werbin, Victoria Werbin - Berlin, Germany
2016 Refined IX: Homor. Reavley Gallery, curated by Andy Cooperman - Nacogdoches, Texas
ARTS ADMINISTRATION, CURATION
2019-2020 Cool Jobs Program Coordinator - Cool Jobs Expo, Fresh Artists - Philadelphia, PA
2019 Curator - The Post: The Vintage Stamp Art Show - Philadelphia, PA
2018 Co-Organizer - First Friday Group Show, Philly Arts Movement - Philadelphia, PA
2017 Lab Manager - Monument Lab, A Public Art and History Project - Philadelphia, PA
2015 Lead Organizer - TASK Party, The Rowan Arts Collective - Glassboro, NJ
2015 Installation Assistant - TASK Party, International Sculpture Center - Hamilton, NJ
2015 Lead Organizer - The Second Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Glassboro, NJ
2014 Creator and Lead Organizer - The First Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Glassboro, NJ
2014-2015 President - The Rowan Arts Collective, Rowan University - Glassboro, NJ.
2014-2015 Gallery Coordinator - Rowan University Art Gallery, Rowan University - Glassboro, NJ
PUBLISHED WORKS
2018 The Healing Issue. Caldera Issue 003, Caldera Magazine - Philadelphia, PA
2016 Berlin Foto Biennale, Emotions and Commotions across Cultures. KEHRER Heidelberg - Berlin, Germany
ARTIST LECTURES
2019 Lecturer - Murals and Beyond, Gloucester County Art League - Mullica Hill, NJ
INTERNSHIPS
2017 Summer Painting Intern - Mural Arts - Philadelphia, PA
2017 Mosaic Production Assistant - Isiah Zagar (multiple projects) - Glassboro, NJ & Philadelphia, PA
2016 Jewelry Production Assistant - Stacey Lee Webber - Philadelphia, PA
2015 Jewelry Production Assistant - Reiko Ishiyama - Manhattan, NYC
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2015 Leadership Legacy Award - Rowan University Leadership Summit Conference - NJ
2012 Rowan University Art Department Half Tuition Scholarship - NJ
2011 Best in Show: Sculpture - Arts for Teens Festival Camden County - NJ
2010 Best in Show: Ceramics - Arts for Teens Festival Camden County - NJ