ARTIST STATEMENTS
Artist Statement: 2009
Dualities that exist in nature as well as in the mind intrigue me. I have a
certain fascination with connections between body and soul, intellect and
intuition, male and female, life and death. We order our lives in mundane
ways, while we move continuously, and most often unconsciously, toward a
final shape-shifting transition. In my work, I attempt to reflect these
contrasts.
Despite my work taking on a philosophical direction, the natural elements
are symbols for my growth process. Perhaps I am simply an autobiographical
artist documenting my own evolution -- from the center outward.
Artist Statement: Spiral Series
The work in this series evolved from a previous body of paintings/drawings that was an investigation of motion. To perhaps better understand these works, it may be helpful to read a section from my artist statement from the catalogue published by Virginia Tech University, summer 2003, for my exhibit titled, Blacksburg Motion Series, at the Perspective Gallery of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia. >>MORE
Artist Statement: Blacksburg Motion Series
The work in this series was created during the summers of 2001 and 2002 in Blacksburg, a small university town in southwest Virginia. My studio was just south of town, a beautiful drive, each day, through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Before discovering Blacksburg as a place that suited my needs for concentrated focus, I traveled to Vermont to work. Each summer, the churning experience of uprooting my studio (from my home in the San Francisco Bay Area) to paint in a new time zone, space and environment seemed to thrust my thinking in new directions. It was then that my interest in motion began to stir. >>MORE
ARTICLES
DRASTIC PARK [review of Pod Series exhibition]
by DeWitt Cheng
East Bay Express
February, 2008
ENERGY SHIFTS: The Blacksburg Motion Series of Kim Thoman
by Meredith Tromble
April 16, 2003
RESUMÉ
Born: Lincoln, Nebraska
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Sisters Show, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2008.
Oakopolis Gallery, Oakland, California, 2008.
Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 2005.
Dream Institute of Northern California, Berkeley, California, 2005.
Perspective Gallery, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, (catalogue) 2003.
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, California, 1998.
Gallery of the Center for Psychological Studies, Albany, California, 1997.
JFK University Art Gallery, Orinda, California, 1994.
Jung Institute of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 1993.
California School for Professional Psychology, Alameda, California, 1993.
Brewberry's Fine Art, Oakland, California, 1993.
Graham & James Law Offices, San Francisco, California, 1992.
Bank of America World Headquarters, Plaza Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1991.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artists Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1990.
Djurovich Gallery, Sacramento, California, 1987.
Monterey Peninsula Museum, Monterey, California, 1985.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Outnumbered: Works On Paper, Jackrabbit Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005.
Reflections, San Pablo Arts Gallery, San Pablo, California, 2002.
Maxtor Corporation, San Jose, California, 2002
Aspect Communications, San Jose, California, 2001.
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 2001.
Synopsys Incorporated, Mountain View, California, 2000.
Womanscape: Body, Land, Ocean, Urban, Sun Gallery, Hayward, California 1998.
Breakthough/Color, Editions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana 1997.
Spirit of Nature, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California 1997.
Ahead of the Wave, Iris Arts, Berkeley, California, 1996.
Zipzap, Online Magazine, http://www.dnai.com/~zipzap 1996.
ADA: Women and Information Technology, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL 1996.
The World's Women On-Line, United Nations 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, China, 1995.
Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1994.
Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California (catalogue) 1993.
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1991.
Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California, 1988.
Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1987.
San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1986.
Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1984.
Ralph L. Wilson Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (catalogue) 1984.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinberg, Tennessee, 1983.
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, 1983.
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, California, 1983.
GRANTS & AWARDS
Artist-in-Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, 2003, 2000, 1999.
Change Inc. Grant, New York, New York, 1993.
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis, California, Art Department, 1966-68.
University of California, Berkeley, California, Bachelor of Arts, 1972.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, MA, Ceramic Sculpture, 1979.
TEACHING POSITION
Merritt College, Oakland, California.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
East Bay Express, Oakland, California, February 2008, Drastic Park, DeWitt
Cheng (photo).
Tempo, Taos News, Taos, New Mexico, October 2007, Total Arts Gallery Review
(photo).
TSA, Alameda, California, October 1993, Unlikely Collision: Art at CSPP by Richard Whittaker.
Pacific Grove Monarch, Pacific Grove, California, October 1988, Art Notes by Sam Colburn.
Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa, California, May 1988, Los Medanos Exhibit Explores the Art of Grief by Bonnie Ferguson.
San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, January 1987, A Provocative Exhibition Put
Together Like A Chain Letter by Al Morch.
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, December 1983, Art Show Runs the Gamut From Awful to Glorious
by Charles Shere.
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, August 1983, Crowded Talented Walnut Creek Show
by Charles Shere.
Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa, California, August 1983, Walnut Creek Exhibit Features Area Artists
by Carol Fowler.
OTHER ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT
Juror: Print and Video Festival, Vista Community College, Berkeley, CA, 2005.
Juror: Los Medanos Student Art Show, 2000, Los Medanos College Art Gallery, Pittsburg, CA, 2000.
Juror: Los Medanos Student Art Show, 1999, Los Medanos College Art Gallery, Pittsburg, CA, 1999.
Juror: Printmaking: People and Process, California Society of Printmakers, Contra Costa College Gallery and On-Line Show, San Pablo, CA, 1997.
Faculty Advisor for Art Editing Team: Milvia Street Art and Literary Magazine, Vista College, Berkeley, California, 1995-97.
Juror: Ohlone College Art Student League Competition, Fremont, California, 1995.
Slide Lecture: Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California, 1994.
Slide Lecture: JFK University, Orinda, California, 1994.
Contributing Writer: Art In Focus, High School Art Textbook, Glencoe Publishing Company, Mission Hills, California, 1992.
Contributing Writer: Exploring Art, Junior High Art Textbook, Glencoe Publishing Company, Mission Hills, California, 1990.
Art Department Chair: Peralta Community College, Vista Campus, Berkeley, California, 1990-92.
Juror: 1985 Army Artist Contest, Presidio Army Base, San Francisco, California, 1985.
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