Bio
Kimberly Hempel was born Kimberly Hamilton and raised in the central valley of Fresno, California. She earned her bachelor's degree in studio art from Cal-State University, Fresno in 2010. After six years of being a sculptor's apprentice for Margaret Hudson, she was inspired to pursue her dreams of being an artist and a teacher. In 2013 she received her teaching credential to teach art at the secondary level from the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at Cal-State University, Fresno. She met her husband while finishing her credential and they relocated out of the valley to live on the central coast. After settling and marrying in Los Osos, California, she chose to go back to school to get her MFA in painting from the Academy of Art, San Francisco. Her current series of paintings examines how we connect memory to things and places. Through her use of the vintage and antique toys that she introduces into the landscape settings, she creates narratives that feel nostalgic.
Résumé
Education
2018 MFA in Painting, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2013 Teaching Credential, Single Subject, Art, Cal-State University, Fresno, CA
2010 BA, Art Major, Cal-State University, Fresno, CA
2006 AA, Art Major, Fresno City College, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2020 The Things and Places of Memory, 688 Sutter Gallery, San Fransisco, CA
2020 The Things and Places of Memory, Ascendo Coffee, San Luis Obispo, CA
2019 The Things and Places of Memory, Marie Ramey Fine Art, Atascadero, CA
2019 The Color of Light, Gallery at Marina Square, Morro Bay, CA
2018 A Journey in Oil, Gallery at Marina Square, Morro Bay, CA
2017 Art After Dark: Garden Street Goldsmiths, San Luis Obispo, CA
Group Exhibitions
2021 MBAA Artist Salon 2021, Morro Bay Art Center, Morro Bay, CA
2021 Broken Nature, Morro Bay Art Center, Morro Bay, CA
2021 Flower Power and Ikebana, Morro Bay Art Center, Morro Bay, CA
2020 Birds, Birds, Birds, Gallery at Marina Square, Morro Bay, CA
2019 Timeless ocean, Gallery at Marina Square, Morro Bay, CA
2019 Local Inspiration, Art Central Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
2005-2006 Presidents Exhibition, Fresno City College, CA
2005 Annual Student Exhibition, Fresno City College, CA
2004-2005 Presidents Exhibition, Fresno City College, CA
2004 Annual Student Exhibition, Fresno City College, CA
2000 Annual Student Exhibition, Cal-State University, Fresno, CA
Professional Experience
2014-2016 Substitute Teacher, San Luis Obispo Unified School District
2013 Substitute Teacher, Clovis Unified School District
2006-2012 Sculptors Apprentice and finisher, Margaret Hudson's Earth Arts Studio, Fresno, CA
2011 Curriculum Adviser- Fiber Arts, Partners In Art Program, Cal-State University, Fresno, CA
2004-2006 Teachers Assistant, Printmaking, Fresno City College, CA
Publications
2020 How 33 Artists Deal with Fear in Their Art Practices by Vanessa Childers, Artistnetwork.com
Commissions
2021 Untitled Abstract, Private Collectors
2018 Estuary Landscape, Private Collectors
2017 The Bards of Ireland Series: Luke Kelly, Private Collectors