Kevin Staniec
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Kevin Staniec is an American writer
/publisher. He is an author of children's literature, poetry, essays, fiction, non-fiction and screenplays. He publishes creative magazines, limited edition art journals and project books/catalogs.
Staniec graduated from the School of Film and Television at Chapman University
in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He received a minor degree from the Department of English with a concentration in Creative Writing.
In 2002 Staniec co-created ISM: a community project, a non-profit organization
dedicated to benefiting the youth of society through the artistic enrichment of community. What started as a local printed periodical has developed into an internationally distributed collectible.
With poet/performer Derrick Brown, Staniec co-edited The Good Things About America anthology for Write Bloody Publishing. This book serves as a historical document that uses poetry and prose to explore and celebrate the United States. The cover design features polaroids taken by Staniec.
For his upcoming children’s book ‘The Special Adventures Of Super Bunny And The Great Giant Cat Bear’, Staniec has collaborated with artist Patrick Ballesteros.
Staniec is currently completing an illustrated poetry book entitled I am. You Are. with San Francisco based artist/poet Melanie Moore and Los Angeles based illustrator Emilio Santoyo.
During Autumn of 2007 Staniec began production on the Untitled Love Project, an emotionally-influenced experiment examining the broken heart. After two years of touring exhibitions, with over 100 artists revisiting past relationships through their medium, Staniec designed a book highlighting these artistic expressions accompanied with interviews, short stories and journal entries.
His next project was a charity auction entitled SK8OLOGY, with over 150 artists, celebrities and skaters mixing mediums to produce one-of-a-kind, rare skate deck canvases in support of ISM: a community project and Now That You Know. The exhibition opened at the ISM: gallery in Long Beach, shipped to San Diego for the Action Sports Retailer convention and concluded at the Surf Expo in Florida.
In the Summer of 2009, Staniec created a tribute to instant film
and the discontinued Polaroid
600 Series with a touring gallery exhibition entitled INSTANT GRATIFICATION: a polaroid party, featuring over 200 professional and amateur photographers from around the world celebrating the historic format. A jury of artists and designers will collaborate to produce a rare retrospective print collectible documenting the INSTANT GRATIFICATION project including personal essays and love letters bidding farewell to instant film.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
/publisher. He is an author of children's literature, poetry, essays, fiction, non-fiction and screenplays. He publishes creative magazines, limited edition art journals and project books/catalogs.
Biography
Staniec was born in Chicago, Illinois. His family moved to Southern California where he was raised in Orange County and continues to live.Staniec graduated from the School of Film and Television at Chapman University
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He received a minor degree from the Department of English with a concentration in Creative Writing.
In 2002 Staniec co-created ISM: a community project, a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
dedicated to benefiting the youth of society through the artistic enrichment of community. What started as a local printed periodical has developed into an internationally distributed collectible.
Books
Staniec's first book And This Was My Happy Ending was published in the summer of 2006. This narrative short viewed romance from the perspective of a struggling writer with poetic prose and honest emotion. Integrated into the story is a series of polaroids photographed by the author.With poet/performer Derrick Brown, Staniec co-edited The Good Things About America anthology for Write Bloody Publishing. This book serves as a historical document that uses poetry and prose to explore and celebrate the United States. The cover design features polaroids taken by Staniec.
For his upcoming children’s book ‘The Special Adventures Of Super Bunny And The Great Giant Cat Bear’, Staniec has collaborated with artist Patrick Ballesteros.
Staniec is currently completing an illustrated poetry book entitled I am. You Are. with San Francisco based artist/poet Melanie Moore and Los Angeles based illustrator Emilio Santoyo.
Projects
Before the holiday season of 2006 Staniec invited a group of artists from around the world to donate paintings and photographs for a fundraising exhibition entitled White Elephant. All proceeds from the benefit event would help support the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Guests attending the show were asked to donate art supplies for patients of the hospital.During Autumn of 2007 Staniec began production on the Untitled Love Project, an emotionally-influenced experiment examining the broken heart. After two years of touring exhibitions, with over 100 artists revisiting past relationships through their medium, Staniec designed a book highlighting these artistic expressions accompanied with interviews, short stories and journal entries.
His next project was a charity auction entitled SK8OLOGY, with over 150 artists, celebrities and skaters mixing mediums to produce one-of-a-kind, rare skate deck canvases in support of ISM: a community project and Now That You Know. The exhibition opened at the ISM: gallery in Long Beach, shipped to San Diego for the Action Sports Retailer convention and concluded at the Surf Expo in Florida.
In the Summer of 2009, Staniec created a tribute to instant film
Instant film
Instant film is a type of photographic film first introduced by Polaroid that is designed to be used in an instant camera...
and the discontinued Polaroid
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation is an American-based international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February...
600 Series with a touring gallery exhibition entitled INSTANT GRATIFICATION: a polaroid party, featuring over 200 professional and amateur photographers from around the world celebrating the historic format. A jury of artists and designers will collaborate to produce a rare retrospective print collectible documenting the INSTANT GRATIFICATION project including personal essays and love letters bidding farewell to instant film.