Kortney Niewierski

Title: Senior Lecturer
Dept/Program: Foundation 3D Design
Email: kniewierski@uakron.edu

Biography

Kortney K. Niewierski was born in Canton, Ohio and currently resides in Kent, Ohio.  She received her BFA in Sculpture from The Ohio State University and is a graduate of Kent State University with a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture.  Kortney makes three-dimensional forms and two-dimensional drawings that explore the push and pull of intrigue and peculiarity using bodily and animal imagery, sexual innuendo, metaphor and tactile materials. Kortney’s work consists primarily of soft sculpture, but she has recently begun exploring the use of technology in both her sculptures and drawings. 

 Kortney currently teaches Foundation at both Kent State University and the University of Akron.  Kortney exhibits her work throughout the United States. 

Research

Considerately Killing Me, 2024
3D printed resin, paint, Styrofoam, wire, ribbon, barbie shoes
10”x10”x10” (variable)

Rob the Grave to Snow the Cradle, 2024
3D printed resin, paint, wood, butcher’s twine, meat hooks, ribbon, fabric, poly fiber fill
2’x1’x1’

Look Alive It’s Much Cheaper (The Dead Have Expensive Taste), 2019
Hand drawn images manipulated and drawn on a flatbed plotter with an ink brush
22”x30”

Education

BFA in Sculpture, The Ohio State University, MFA in Sculpture, Kent State University

Courses

ART 145 Foundation 3D