About Kenneth Cotlar

CONTACT e-mail: kc@kcotlarart.com
USPS: PO Box 754, Ebensburg, PA. 15931

Biography
Kenneth Cotlar, originally from in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; earned a BFA from Penn State University in 1969. He
worked as a graphic design artist in Philadelphia for several years before moving to Cambria County to partner with his wife
in business. He freelanced graphic design projects for various regional businesses as well as visual merchandising and
advertising art. During the last three decades he painted sporadically, selling his works selectively. Since retiring from
business in early 2001, he has returned to full time painting after graduate work at Indiana University of PA. His paintings
have been exhibited in numerous juried shows and are held in private collections throughout the United States.

Juried Shows
Allied Artists Spring Show 2010 Johnstown Pa (Award)
Allied Artists Fall Show 2009 Pasq. Arts Center
Laurel Arts, Somerset, Pa summer Show
Allied Artists Spring Show Johnstown PA 2009 (Award)
76nd Annual Show Allied Artists 2008 @ Pasquerilla Arts Center
Allied Artists Summer Show at CCAC Johnstown PA 2007 ( Highest Award winner)
Five Counties Art Assc. West PA Art Exhibit 2007
Southern Allegenies Museum of Art, 2006 Biennial PA Artists
Artists in our Midst @ Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona October, 2006 ( Award winner)
75th Annual Fall Show Allied Artists November, 2006 ( Award winner)
Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts January, 2006
74th Annual Show Allied Artists March, 2006
73rd Annual Show Allied Artists March, 2005
Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts September, 2004
72nd Annual Show Allied Artists July, 2004 @ Pasquerilla Arts Center
Artists in our Midst @ Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona August, 2004
71st Annual Show Allied Artists August, 2003 @ Pasquerilla Arts Center (Award winner)
Westsylvania Arts & Heritage Festival / Pa Council on the Arts May, 2003
Artists in our Midst @ SAMA, Altoona August, 2003
Goldhaber-Fend Fine Arts Center, Johnstown, Pa May, 2003 (Highest Achievement award)
Westmoreland Art Nationals July, 2002 (2 selections)
Westsylvania Arts&Heritage Festival / Pa Council on the Arts May, 2002 (2 selections)

Special Exhibits
One Man Show: 2/15/-5/15 Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, PA
One Man Show: 7/09 2009 Community Arts Center Cambria County, PA
One Man Show: 2/09-03/09 Zola Gallery/Bistro, State College, PA
One Man Show: 10/07-11/30/07 Zola Gallery/Bistro ,State College, PA
One Man Show: 10/05-11/30/05 202a Gallery State College, PA
One Man Show: 8/1-8/31/2005 Blair County Arts Foundation, Downtown Altoona, Pa
One Man Show: 3/1-5/14, 2005 The BottleWorks Ethnic Arts Center, Cambria City Johnstown, Pa
One Man Show 7/1-8/1, 2004 Featured artist / Arts Along the Avenue, Michaels Café Altoona, Pa
program sponsored by Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Group Show Agora Gallery, Soho, NY January 2003
One Man Show: 7/1, 2002 Mountaintop Gallery, Cresson Pa