About Kirk

Baltimore City
Kirk Amaral Snow is a Baltimore-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates the relationship between the built world and performative aspects of culture. He holds BA’s in Art History (2002) and Studio Art (2003) from the University of Rhode Island, and an MFA from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2011). Amaral Snow has exhibited and performed both nationally and internationally at The Franklin (Chicago, IL), Gallery Kayafas (Boston, MA), Proof (Boston, MA),… more

The Lonesome Crowded…

Solo exhibition at The Distillery Gallery (Boston, MA).
  • The Lonesome Crowded…
    The Lonesome Crowded…
    The Lonesome Crowded… | Installation Shot | 2015
  • Fact Leaves a Ghost
    Fact Leaves a Ghost
    Stair Stringer, Concrete, Sign Stand, and Rigid Foam | 60” x 61” | 2015
  • Transept
    Transept
    Tarp, Steel Stud, Screws, and Tape | 8’ x 9’ x 4’ | 2014
  • Half-Friend
    Half-Friend
    Half-Friend | Waferboard and Sign Stand | 20” x 26.5” | 2015
  • Infrastructure
    Infrastructure
    Infrastructure | Pine Studs and Crutch | 6’x8’x5’ | 2013-2015
  • Spire (detail)
    Spire (detail)
    Spire | Tarp, Steel Studs, and Tape | 59” x 38” x 48” | 2015
  • Spire
    Spire
    Spire | Tarp, Steel Studs, and Tape | 59” x 38” x 48” | 2015
  • Cornerstone
    Cornerstone
    Cornerstone | Concrete and Plastic Storage Bins | Dimensions Variable | 2015
  • Holding This Moment
    Holding This Moment
    Holding This Moment | Pine and Sawhorse Brackets | 6’ x 2’ x 4" | 2014

LEANDRO & AMARAL SNOW

Works from a two-person exhibition with Melissa Leandro at The Franklin (Chicago, IL), co-sponsored by ACRE.
  • Franklin Installation
    Franklin Installation
    Franklin Installation | Kirk Amaral Snow | 2015
  • When Surface Was Depth (Performance Remnant)
    When Surface Was Depth (Performance Remnant)
    Ikea Lack Table | 21” x 21” x 17” | 2011
  • Every Effort Made
    Every Effort Made
    Pine and Sawhorse Brackets | 3’ x 9’ x 2’ | 2014
  • Night Shift
    Night Shift
    Fan, Plastic Bag, and Trash Bin | 30" x 16" x 14" | 2013

sübSamsøñ Residency

Works produced during residency at Samsøñ (Boston, MA).
  • Crypt
    Crypt
    Tarp, Pine Stud, and Tape | 2" x 9’ x 9’ | 2014
  • Set Us Apart
    Set Us Apart
    Set Us Apart | Plastic Chair and Concrete | 22” x 24” x 36” | 2013-2017
  • Traditional Values
    Traditional Values
    Copper Pipe and Handrail Brackets | 68" x 53" x 3" | 2013

Live Works

Select performances and live works.
  • Untitled (Studio Soto)
    Untitled (Studio Soto)
    Performance with Sand, Empty Sandbags, and Utility Knife | Studio Soto (Boston, MA) | 2013 | photos by Daniel DeLuca
  • Untitled (8-Hour Projects Performance)
    Untitled (8-Hour Projects Performance)
    8-hour Performance with Sandbags, Glasses, Pitcher, and Water | Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) | 2013
  • What Lies Beneath (5)
    What Lies Beneath (5)
    Five-Hour Performance with Drywall, Spackle, and Screws | MEME Gallery (Boston, MA) | 2010
  • Untitled (Fonderie Darling)
    Untitled (Fonderie Darling)
    30-minute Performance with Sandbags | Fonderie Darling (Montreal, QC) | 2012
  • It’s Hard to Stand on My Own
    It’s Hard to Stand on My Own
    Performance with Plaster, Sandbags, and Modified Crutches | Grace Exhibition Space (NYC) | 2011

Additional Sculpture 2009-2014

Additional sculptural works produced between 2010-2014.
  • Set Us Apart
    Set Us Apart
    Set Us Apart | Plastic Chair and Concrete | 22” x 24” x 36” | 2013-2017
  • Market Reliance
    Market Reliance
    Market Reliance | Pine, Corrugated Plastic, and Fluorescent Vinyl | 30" x 39" x 92" | 2013
  • When Transition Becomes Stasis
    When Transition Becomes Stasis
    Ladder, Drywall, Aluminum Studs, Adjustable Clamps, Joint Compound, and Paint | 2’ x 4’ x 8’ | 2010
  • Conspicuous Consumption
    Conspicuous Consumption
    Cardboard, Packing Tape, and PVA | 18” x 16” x 72” | 2010
  • Palisade
    Palisade
    Quikrete and Reflective Driveway Markers | Dimensions Variable | 2012
  • Poor Outlook
    Poor Outlook
    Pine, Concrete Bricks, Corrugated Plastic, and Fluorescent Vinyl | 30" x 33" x 50" | 2012
  • We’ll Get Back To You
    We’ll Get Back To You
    Pine, Concrete Bricks, Corrugated Plastic, and Fluorescent Vinyl | 30" x 39" x 20" | 2012
  • Sometimes It’s Hard To Go On
    Sometimes It’s Hard To Go On
    Book of Portuguese Fairytales, Two Fans, and Pine Platform | 40” x 20” x 10” | 2009
  • What Lies Beneath
    What Lies Beneath
    Plywood, Molding, Screws, Interior Paint, and Primer | Dimensions Variable | 2011
  • Traditional Values
    Traditional Values
    Copper Pipe and Handrail Brackets | 68" x 53" x 3" | 2013