About

Daniel Kytonen is a visual artist based in Seattle, Washington, with a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Washington. His accomplishments include numerous regional and national exhibitions, including work shown at South Seattle College, Artswest, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Confluence Gallery, and Emerge Gallery. His solo exhibitions and public work include projects through Artswest Gallery, Shunpike Storefronts, Spaceworks Tacoma, the Spokane Public Library, Spokane Arts Signal Box Projects, and Redmond Lights. In 2017, he was a recipient of the Spokane Arts Grant Award (SAGA). Additionally, Daniel has had work commissioned by Forza Coffee Company, Violinworks, showcased in publications like Ruminate Magazine, and was a recent artist-in-residence through the Seattle Residency Project.

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Education
2013 BFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Awards/Residencies
2022 Artist-in-Residence, The Seattle Residency Project, Indianola, WA
2019 Artist-in-Residence, The Brehm Center, Seattle, WA
2017 Spokane Arts Grant Awards (SAGA) Recipient, Spokane, WA
2011 Artist Apprenticeship, Studio of Mel McCuddin, Spokane, WA

Solo Shows
2021 Penumbra, The Maverick, Burien, WA
2021 In This Present Moment, ArtsWest, Seattle, WA
2020 Apricity, Shunpike Storefronts, Seattle, WA
2019 Maailmankaikkeus, Woolworth Building, Tacoma, WA
2018 Consolation & Desolation: Presence in the Interstitial, Downtown Library, Spokane, WA
2017 The World Between, Downtown Library, Spokane, WA

Two Person Exhibitions
2022 Anterior Periapt, Seattle Restored at 2+U, Seattle, WA
2019 Selah, Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, WA
2017 Convergence, Emerge, Coeur d'alene, ID
2017 Oils, Drawings & Mixed Media, Emerge, Coeur d'alene, ID

Group Exhibitions
2023 Art Ability, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Malvern, PA
2022 Meet Us in the Afterglow, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2021 Art Ability, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Malvern, PA
2020 Redmond Lights, Redmond, WA
2020 Created, Rosen Centre, Orlando, FL
2019 The Power of Small Things, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
2019 Light in Darkness, Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, WA
2019 RED: The Artswest Gala, Artswest, Seattle, WA
2019 Open Doors, South Seattle College, Seattle, WA
2018 The Hidden, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
2017 Emerge Collective Pop-up Show, Emerge, Coeur d'alene, ID
2017 Select Impressions, Little Dog Gallery, online show
2017 Share the Love, Bellwether Brewing Co, Spokane, WA
2017 Tiffany Patterson and Friends, Emerge, Coeur d'alene, ID
2016 Kaleidoscope Flash, Little Dog Gallery, Spokane, WA
2016 Emerge Collective Pop-up show, Emerge, Coeur d'alene, ID
2016 First Friday Pop Up Show, Communitas Art Space, Spokane, WA
2014 Jekyll and Hyde, Tin Man Gallery, Spokane, WA
2013 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 BFA/BA Exhibition, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle WA
2010 YMCA Youth Center, Spokane, WA
2007 Student Show, Spokane Art School Gallery, Spokane WA

Commissions / Installations
2021 Lumi, Violin Works, Spokane, WA
2018 Triptych, Urbana Missions Conference, St Louis, MO
2018 Hand Bound Art Books, InterVarsity Regional Conference, Belllingham, WA
2017 Painting Installation, Forza Coffee Company, Spokane, WA
2017 Public Art Signal Box Design, Spokane Arts, Spokane, WA
2010 Painting installation, GeoEngineers, Spokane, WA
2009 Mural, Violin Works, Spokane, WA

Bibliography
2021 Timshel Magazine, Issue 2, Fall 2021
2021 Stephi Wild, ArtsWest Will Reopen Gallery With Daniel Kytonen: In this present moment, Broadway World, Aug. 4
2017 Brianna Van Dyke, Opening the Door, Ruminate Magazine, Summer 2017. Pp. 56-64
2009 Inroads Magazine, Cover Art

Professional Experience
2016 Panelist, Ruminate Magazine Issue 42 Visual Art Prize

Presentations/Artist Talks
2020 Interview, JBC Connect, Sep. 24
2019 Selah, Japanese Baptist Church, Mar. 31