BIO
Kimberly J. Garland is a visual artist with over 15 years of experience, celebrated for her unique perspective and imaginative creations. She was honored as the first runner-up in the 2017 Festival of Fine Arts-SEABA juried competition in Burlington, Vermont, and was a finalist in the 2020 Global Eye Awards. Kimberly’s work is driven by a belief in the transformative power of creativity, and through this coloring book, she invites others to unlock their own artistic potential. For her, coloring is more than just a pastime—it’s a collaborative, soul-stirring journey that connects people and inspires the creation of the weird, wonderful, and unexpected. Kimberly lives in Connecticut with her cat, Stanley Shostakovich, and is the proud auntie to two amazing kids.
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Kimberly Garland
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EDUCATION
M.S.W., August 2007, Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA.
B.A., Psychology, May 2005, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Honors Scholar, Magna Cum Laude.
American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Certificate, 1997, New York, NY
Greater Hartford Academy of Arts, Diploma, 1995, Hartford, CT
TRAININGS
Master Workshops: Theater of the Oppressed
Facilitated by Julian Boal at the Theater of the Oppressed Lab, NYC 2009 & 2010. Techniques use theater games to facilitate groups. Applications include group therapy, classroom facilitation, conflict resolution, community organizing.
VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE
Recent:
Waitlisted: Spring Break Art Fair, LA, 2024
Visible: group show at The Free Center, Middletown, CT, October-December, 2021
Finalist: Global Eye Award, Startnet (online), in association with Saatchi, London, October, 2020.
Blues, online group show, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2020.
Hygienic Salon des Independants XLI, group show, Hygienic Art, New London, CT, February, 2020
Residencies:
Fall Intensive: Penland School for Crafts, Penland, North Carolina: 2 week intensive in small metals with instructor Maia Leppos, October, 2019.
smART Kinston City Project Foundation, Resident Artist: monthly open studios, artist talks and other community responsibilities, Kinston, NC, April 2018-October 2019.
Workshop with artist Lonnie Holley, Kinston, NC, April 2019. A two-day intensive sculpture and assemblage workshop lead by artist Lonnie Holley, which resulted in a new public art sculpture created collaboratively from found materials, by Mr. Holley and smart Kinston artists.
Public Art:
Diatoms of the Neuse River, a public art mixed media mural in the Mitchelltown neighborhood of Kinston, NC. Made possible by a grant from the smART Kinston City Project Foundation, Kinston, NC, May 2019.
Curator: Embodying The Female Gaze, a local group art show about womyn’s bodies, supported by a project grant from the smART Kinston
(Installation)The Intimacy of Hard to Reach Places,City Project Foundation, Kinston, NC, September 2018. at smART Pop Up Space, Kinston, NC, June 2019.
Don't Forget To Remember, preview at smART Kinston City Project Foundation Open Studios, July/August 2018. Supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and on view at smART Gallery March- May 2019.
Studio Member, 8 Space Arts Collective, Burlington, VT, 2010-2016. Awards: 2nd Place, Arts Alive/SEABA, Festival of Fine Arts Juried
Mess The Dress, Using a second-hand white wedding dress, participants (primarily young girls) used different media and paint to show free expression/reclaim object. Media included: paint, a Twinkie, a Yoo-hoo, a juice box, and Cheetos. 25th Annual South End Art Hop, SEABA/8 Space Arts Collective, Burlington, VT, September 2017 & Kinston BBQ Festival, May 2018.
Previous Juried Shows:
Red, Blue + White: Brookline Arts Center, Jurer: Camilo Alvarez, Brookline, Boston, MA, March 15-April 20, 2018.
Intolerance As Violence: Hera Gallery, Jurer: Ian Alden Russell, Ph.D, Wakefield, RI, April 7-May 5, 2018.
Vermont Stands With, Main Street Landing, Arts Alive/SEABA, Burlington, VT, April 2017.
The Fifth Crossing, Juror: Sharon L. Butler, at Hygienic Arts, New London, CT, April 2010.
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