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BIO
Kimberly Garland she/her/mr. (Born: Oneida, NY, 1977 into a warm water bath) is a community-taught sculptor and mixed media artist with degrees in psychology and social work. She is a former artist’s model and singer. Her work as an art model included stints at Yale and The Art Student’s League of New York, immersive experiences which informed her early work. From 2010-2018 she lived in Burlington, Vermont and was part of the 8-Space Art Studio. In 2017 she was a 1st runner up for the Festival of the Arts/SEABA Juried competition. From 2018-2019 she was a resident artist in Kinston, North Carolina, where she helped co-create a public sculpture with assemblage artist Lonnie Holley, a major influence on her work since. While in Kinston she also: curated a local show on the female gaze, and won a North Carolina Art’s Counsel grant for her installation piece “Don’t Forget To Remember,” about memory, perception and childhood sexual trauma.
Since 2020, Kim’s practice has primarily been focused on sculptural assemblage and more recently soft sculpture with found and reused materials. In 2020, she was a finalist for the Global Eye Awards. She currently lives in Middletown, Connecticut.
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Kimberly Garland
802-310-3340
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.
SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Howard Center Developmental Services, Burlington, VT
Specialized Community Support Worker/Home Care Provider, 2010-2018
Assisted with Community Integration and recreation activities, working with clients with multiple physical and developmental disabilities. Full time/part-time and respite.
Chittenden Clinic/Howard Center, South Burlington, VT
Substance Abuse Clinician, October 2015-July 2016.
Provided individual, group therapy and case management at the MAT clinic.
Committee On Temporary Shelter/Canal Street Veterans Housing, Winooski, VT
Program Coordinator/Case Manager, February 2013-April 2014
Oversaw day-to-day operations of the transitional housing program. Supervised social work interns and head resident. Provided housing assistance and case management to residents.
Phoenix House/Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, South Burlington, VT
Substance Abuse Counselor, September 2011-April 2012
Provided individual and group counseling to incarcerated women in recovery from substance use disorders. Utilized psychoeducational and therapeutic techniques including Seeking Safety and other trauma-informed treatment. Ran art groups and cofaciliated group on violence and substance use in collaboration with Steps.