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GRANTS & AWARDS
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency Grant, Taos, New Mexico, 2007
Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, Vermont, 2003, 2000, 1999
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Change Grant, New York, New York, 1993
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Gallery at 48 Natoma, Folsom, California
Natural Dualities, Hardin Center for the Arts, Gadsden, Alabama
Hidden Prints in Motion, San Pablo Art Gallery, California
2018 Goddard Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Equilibrium, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, California (3-Woman Exhibition)
2016 Natural Dualities, Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, California
2015 The Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California
The Anderson Center for the Arts, Anderson, Indiana
Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota
2013 Shadravan Gallery, Oakland, California
2010 Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery, Monterey, California
2009 “W”, San Francisco, California
2008 SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, California
Oakopolis Gallery, Oakland, California
2006 California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California
2005 Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Dream Institute of Northern California, Berkeley, California
2003 Perspective Gallery, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia (catalogue)
1998 Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, California
1997 Gallery of the Center for Psychological Studies, Albany, California
1994 JFK University Art Gallery, Orinda, California
1993 Jung Institute of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
California School for Professional Psychology, Alameda, California
1992 Graham & James Law Offices, San Francisco, California
1991 Bank of America World Headquarters, Plaza Gallery, San Francisco, California
1990 SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, California
1987 Djurovich Gallery, Sacramento, California
1985 Monterey Peninsula Museum, Monterey, California
1983 Chabot College Art Gallery, Oakland, California
1982 Berkeley Stage Theater, Berkeley, California
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 All About Women, Marin Society of Arts, Online Exhibition
A Digital Art Salon, San Luis Obispo Museum, San Luis Obispo, California
ConVERGEnce, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA), Novato, California
35th Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Emeryville, California
2020 Rhythmix Cultural Works K Gallery (online), Alameda, California
The Spirit of Resilience, (online) The Healing Power of Art & Artists, NY, NY. Award of Excellence
2019 34th Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Emeryville, California
2018 The Breakfast Group: Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, California
Generation, UC Berkeley Art Alumni Exhibition, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Berkeley, California
Out of Darkness, Light, Santa Clara Sculpture Exhibition, Santa Clara City Hall, California
2017 A Sculpture Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, California
Guilty Pleasures, Jen Tough Gallery, Vallejo, California
2016 Printmaking Explored, San Pablo Art Gallery, San Pablo, California
One Plus One, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, California
Digital Fabrication Exhibit, Florida State College, Jacksonville, Florida
2015 International Digital Sculpture Exhibition
Sarofim Fine Arts Gallery, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
2014 Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
25th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium
Etter-Harbin Alumni Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas
Real/Surreal, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, California
Return of the Thing: 5 Artists Use 3D Printing, Contra Costa College Gallery, San Pablo, California
The Breakfast Group: Jive and Java, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
2013 Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, California
Oakopolis Gallery, Uplift, Oakland, California
2005 Dayle Dunn Gallery, Half Moon Bay, California
UC Berkeley Art Alumni Show, Berkeley, California
Art Concepts Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California
Outnumbered: Works On Paper, Jackrabbit Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002 Reflections, San Pablo Arts Gallery, San Pablo, California
Contemporary Abstracts, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, California (Best of Show)
Maxtor Corporation, San Jose, California
2001 Aspect Communications, San Jose, California
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, California
2000 Synopsys Incorporated, Mountain View, California
1998 Womanscape: Body, Land, Ocean, Urban, Sun Gallery, Hayward, California
1997 Breakthrough Color, Editions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Spirit of Nature, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California
1996 Ahead of the Wave, Iris Arts, Berkeley, California
Zipzap, Online Magazine
Significants, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, California
ADA: Women and Information Technology, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1995 The World’s Women On-Line, United Nations 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, China
Bayfront Gallery, San Francisco, California
1994 Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, California
1993 Pro Arts Gallery, Annual, Oakland, California (catalogue)
1991 3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, California
1988 Los Medanos College Art Gallery, Pittsburg, California
Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California
Gallery 44, Oakland, California
1987 Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California (catalogue)
Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, California
1986 San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California
1984 Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, California
Ralph L Wilson Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (catalogue)
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California
South of Market Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
1983 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
Holy Names College Art Gallery, Oakland, California
1982 Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
Creative Growth Gallery, Oakland, California
1980 Contemporary Artisans Gallery, San Francisco, California
34th Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco, California
1979 33rd Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco, California
1978 Ligoa Duncan Gallery, New York, New York
1977 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis, California, Art Department, 1966-68
University of California, Berkeley, California, Bachelor of Arts, 1972
University of California, Riverside, California, Education Credential, 1973
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, Master of Arts: Ceramic Sculpture, 1979
TEACHING
Merritt College, Oakland, CA, 2000-2013
Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA, 1980-2000
California College of Arts, Extension Program, Oakland, CA, 1981
Courses Taught: Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Art History: Survey of 20th Century Art, 2D Design, Photoshop
OTHER ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT
Juror: "RISE", Cal State East Bay Art Gallery, Student Show, Hayward, CA 2018
Guest Curator: "Ruth and Me", Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College Gallery, San Pablo, CA, 2017
Guest Curator: Return of the Thing: 5 Artists Use 3D Printing, Contra Costa College Gallery, San Pablo, CA, 2014
Juror: Oakland Art Association Exhibition, Oakland, CA, 2010
Slide Lecture & Talk: “Sustaining A Creative Life” San Leandro Rotary Club, Oakland, CA, 2010
Slide Lecture: California Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS), San Francisco, CA, 2006
Juror: Print and Video Festival, Berkeley City 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: Milvia Street Art and Literary Magazine, Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA, 1995-97
Juror: Ohlone College Art Student League Competition, Fremont, CA, 1995
Slide Lecture: Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 1994
Slide Lecture: JFK University, Orinda, CA, 1994
Contributing Writer: Art In Focus, High School Art Textbook, Glencoe Publishing Company, Mission Hills, CA, 1992
Contributing Writer: Exploring Art, Junior High Art Textbook, Glencoe Publishing Company, Mission Hills, CA, 1990
Art Department Chair, Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA, 1990-92
Juror: 1985 Army Artist Contest, Presidio Army Base, San Francisco, CA, 1985
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Villagelife.com, The Gallery at 48 Natoma: Pushing the Boundaries, by Susan Laird, September 2019
Villagelife.com, Pushing the Boundaries, by Cindy Abraham, September 2019
Mendocino Arts Magazine, by Michael Potts, Kim Thoman: Three Dimensions, 2016
The San Mateo Daily Journal, Natural Duality by Susan Cohn, July 2016
3DPrint.com, What Things May Come by Michelle Matisons, February 3, 2015
3DPrint.com, Emerging Venus: Kim Thoman’s 3D Printed Sculptures Designed to Embody Dualities, by Michelle Matisons, January, 23, 2015
ArtCritical, Online Magazine of Art & Ideas, May 3, 2014, The Breakfast Group: Exhibition at Richmond Art Center toasts Bay Area Institution by Hearne Pardee
East Bay Express, Oakland, California, February 2008, Drastic Park by DeWitt Cheng
Tempo, Taos News, Taos, New Mexico, October 2007, Total Arts Gallery Review
Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto, California, August 2005, Art: Stanford Art Space
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, August 2005, Art on Paper by Monique Beeler
The Forum, California Community Colleges Publication, Sacramento, California, 1997
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, 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
MEMBERSHIP
Bay Area Women Artists Legacy Project (BAWALP)
Breakfast Group
International Sculpture Center - Local Chapter: Pacific Rim Sculptors
Women in 3D
National Museum of Women in the Arts
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
Oakland Museum of Art
Berkeley Museum of Art