About the Artist
Cayman Kane, born Ahmad Kane January 30, 1993 Las Vegas Nevada.
I've been creating art as far back as I can remember. My Air Force family has always supported my efforts, especially my grandmother. My grandmother always took a liking to whatever I made and was my number one fan. I chose to go by Cayman as a homage to her after her passing. She always use to say “See you later alligator.”
My work is mainly based off of wacky characters that I've created over the years with the occasional head nod to pop-culture references within media and film. Originally I use to paint mainly on canvas until I attended Tony Dotson’s show at the Orphanage Gallery in Dayton Ohio. After meeting him, he inspired me to explore what I could do creatively with found wood. As I changed the direction of my art, I began receiving acclaim for my progress. My work is now collected around the world.
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CV/ Resume
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2023
Shows
April- The Front Street Art Jam Dayton, Ohio
March- Kentucky Folk Art Center Morehead, Kentucky
January-Midwest Winter Showcase, Hilliard Civic & Cultural Arts Center Hilliard, Ohio
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2022
Shows
September- Finster Fest Summerville, Georgia
July- Minnie Adkins Day Sandy Hook, Kentucky
February-Black Mountain College Museum & Art Center Benefit Show Dayton, Ohio
May-Front Street Folk Art Fair Dayton, Ohio
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2021
Shows
October- Finster Fest Summerville, Georgia
July- Minnie Adkins Day Sandy Hook, Kentucky
December-Black Mountain College Museum & Art Center Benefit Show Dayton, Ohio
February- Dayton Art Institute Benefit Show Dayton, Ohio
Front Street Folk Art Fair Dayton, Ohio
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2020
Shows
March- Artist United Group Show The Orphanage Gallery Dayton, Ohio
February- Dolla Artshow Pop Up Group Show The Lore Dayton, Ohio
January- Possum County Folk Art and Collectibles
January- Solo Show Annex Art Space Dayton, Ohio
January- Tonic Dayton Group Show Mikes Bike Park Dayton, Ohio
Little Gallery Exhibiting
Little Gallery Lewisburg, Ohio
Little Gallery Wholly Grounds Dayton, Ohio
2019
Shows
December- Annex Art Space Dayton, Ohio Solo
December- Alematic Artisan Ales Gallery Space Huber Heights, Ohio Solo
December- Gift Show, Us And Them Art Space, Dayton, Ohio Solo
July- I’m sorry your work does not fit with my gallery model. Group Show of Folk Art curated by Bill Montana, The Orphanage Gallery Dayton, Ohio
June- Short Solo Show The Orphanage Gallery Dayton, Ohio
June- Minnie Adkins Day Sandy Hook, Kentucky
May- Solo Show Us And Them Art Space Dayton, Ohio
April- Short Solo Pop Up Show Us And Them Art Space Dayton, Ohio
Art Fairs
September- Artfest Beavercreek, Ohio. Juried Art Festival. Judges Michael Roediger, Director and CEO of Dayton Art Institute, Lisa Seibert Sales Director at DaytonLocal.com and Paula Johnson critic for the Dayton City Paper.
Little Gallery Exhibiting
Little Gallery Bobcobel, Wisconsin
Little Gallery The Orphanage Building, Dayton, Ohio
Little Gallery Heights Cafe, Huber Heights, Ohio
Little Gallery We Care Arts Center, Kettering, Ohio
Little Gallery Preble Arts Center, Eaton, Ohio
Little Gallery Lewisburg Art Center, Lewisburg, Ohio
Little Gallery Rusty Harden Studio Building, Tipp City, Ohio
Workshops
The Little Gallery live workshop took place on 11/07/2019 in Eaton, Ohio. This workshop was presented alongside Bill Montana to students of the RISE program.
Little Gallery Building and Painting
* The Little Galleries were built by Greg Seitz, Bill Montana, and Cayman K.
Little Gallery The Orphanage 73 N Dutoit Street Dayton, Ohio 45402
Little Gallery Heights Cafe 6178 Chambersburg Road Huber Heights, Ohio 45424
Little Gallery We Care Arts Center 3035 Wilmington Pike Kettering, Ohio 45429
Little Gallery Preble Arts 207 E. Main Street Eaton, Ohio 45320
Little Gallery Joy and Whimsy Depot 200 W. Second Street Lewisburg, Ohio 45338
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Awards
Little Gallery Trade show Model helped win Artfest Beavercreek’s Best Interactive Booth.