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Artist
Statement
The process of beginning with nothing
but a vague idea and seeing that idea materialize as a painting
or sculpture, which communicates through visual language, provokes
me. I approach each piece without preconceived ideas, allowing the
forms to develop. I remain in the present, alert for images to reveal
themselves. Working with the infinitely forgiving medium of wax,
I layer, burn, scrape, embed and transfer. Often implementing contrasting
materials, like encaustic and lead, I am intrigued by the rapport,
whether it contrasts, harmonizes, opposes or compliments. Dividing
the surface into compartments fosters a dialogue among the elements.
Those elements that speak to me remain, while those that do not
are removed.
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Solo
Exhibits
| 2007 |
Kim Bernard, Hawthorn Gallery,
Birmingham, AL |
| 2005 |
Wax & Lead, Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham,
AL |
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Eastern Influence, Clown Gallery, Stonington,
ME |
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Encaustic & Raku, York Public Library,
York, ME |
| 2003 |
A Sacred Space, Hay Gallery, Portland, ME |
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Portals & Totems, Stadler Gallery, Kingfield,
ME |
| 2000 |
Rods, Rocks, & Raku, Bromfield Gallery,
Boston, MA |
| 1998 |
Stacked, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture,
Concord, NH |
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Black & White, Dyer Library, Saco, ME |
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Female Forms, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH |
| 1997 |
Archetypal Images, Galletly Gallery, New Hampton,
NH |
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Recent Sculpture & Drawings, River Tree
Arts, Kennebunk, ME |
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Selected Group Exhibits
| 2007 |
Kim Bernard & Tom Driscoll,
Fenn Gallery, Woodbury, CT
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National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA |
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Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad
Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
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Fusion: 10 Maine Encaustic Artists, Greenhut
Gallery, Portland, ME |
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New England Wax: Encaustic I, Salem State College,
Salem, MA |
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New England Wax: Encaustic II, Galletly Gallery,
New Hampton, NH |
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Art Miami, invited by Hawthorn Gallery, AL |
| 2006 |
Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR |
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Kim Bernard & Michael Palmer, Polonaise
Gallery, VT |
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Kim Bernard & Jeanne McCartin, Bowersock
Gallery, Provincetown, MA |
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NH Artists Look at Nature, Burlingame Gallery,
Exeter, NH |
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Momentum IV, George Marshall Store Gallery,
York, ME |
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Oil & Wax, Roman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2005 |
Oil & Wax, National Traveling Encaustic
Exhibit, Pennsylvania, Maine, California, Arizona |
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Faculty Exhibit, New Hampshire Institute of
Art, Manchester, NH |
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A Celebration of the Artists of Southern Maine,
University of New England, Westbrook, ME |
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, River Tree Center for
the Arts, Kennebunkport, ME |
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Many Faces of Clay, Clown Gallery, Portland,
ME |
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Size Doesn’t Matter, Heartwood College
of Art, Kennebunk, ME |
| 2004 |
Maine Sculptors, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset,
ME |
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Sanctuary Arts, Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH |
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Great Works Regional Land Trust Exhibit, Jonathan’s,
Ogunquit, ME |
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Bowls, Bowls, Bowls, Heartwood College of Art,
Kennebunk, ME |
| 2003 |
Maine Sculptors, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public
Library, Portland, ME |
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3 Person Small Sculpture Exhibit, Blue Stocking
Gallery, York, ME |
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Premier, Family Tree Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
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Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Sculpture
Garden, Concord, NH |
| 2002 |
Faculty Exhibit, Chester College, Chester,
NH |
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Outdoor Invitational Exhibit, Derryfield School,
Manchester, NH |
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Two Person Exhibit, Hay Gallery, Portland,
ME |
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Kim Bernard & Tom Driscoll, Ogunquit Art
Collaborative, Ogunquit, ME |
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Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Gallery,
Concord, NH |
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Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Moses-Kent
House, Exeter, NH |
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6 Clay Artists, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture
Garden, Concord, NH |
| 2001 |
NCJW Focus on Art 2001, Van Vleck House &
Gardens, Montclair, NJ |
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River Currents, George Marshall Gallery, York,
ME |
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Art Appeal, UNH, Durham, NH |
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16th Annual Maine Women in the Visual Arts,
Colby Museum of Art, Waterville, ME |
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Members Exhibit, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge,
MA |
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Group, 100 Market Street Gallery, Portsmouth,
NH |
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Boat Show, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture
Garden, Concord, NH |
| 2000 |
Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook &
Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH |
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Spring Mix, George Marshall Gallery, York,
ME |
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Grants and Awards
- Award for Sculpture, National Prize Show, Cambridge,
MA, 2007
- Greater Piscataqua Artist Advancement Grant Finalist,
2005
- Good Idea Grant, Maine Arts Commission, 2004
- 2nd Place Award for Sculpture, 3rd Annual Outdoor
Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH, 2003
- Best of the Best, York County Coast Star, 1st
Place Award as Sculptor, 2003
- Prescott Park Arts Festival, Paul McEachern Award
for Sculpture, Portsmouth, NH, 2002
- Jefferson Pilot Financial Award for Creativity,
51st Annual NHAA Exhibition, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester,
NH, 1997
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Education
| 1983-1987 |
Parsons School of Design, NYC,
B.F.A.
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Bibliography
- Keyes, Bob, “Stacks of Wax”, Portland
Press Herald, February, Feb. 2007
- Kanak, Jim, “Encaustic Exhibit Features
Local Artists”, York County Coast Star, Feb. 2007
- Pascarrella, Matt, “Unframed”, Portland
Magazine, September, 2005
Sozaznski, Edward, “Glories of Wax”, Philadelphia
Inquirer, July, 2005
- Miller, Buzz “Artists Wax Poetic about
Encaustic”, Delaware County Daily Times, May 2005
- Nelson, James, “Recent Works by Kim Bernard”,
Birmingham News, May 2005
- Kravetz, Deborah, “Oil & Wax”,
Art Matters, August 2005
- Nudelman, Stuart “Rock Paper Scissors 2005”,
York County Coat Star, Mar. 2005
- Nudelman, Stuart“Artists’ Portrait,
Vacation, June 2002
- Nudelman, Stuart“Artists’ Renderings,
York County Coast Star, May 2002
- Nudelman, Stuart“Colorful Past Leads to
a Lifetime of Art”, Coast Pilot, July 2000
- Nudelman, Stuart“Sculpture and Drawings”,
York County Coast Star, Sept. 1997
- Shouldis, Victoria “Garden Variety”,
Concord Monitor, July 2003
- McCartin, Jeanne’ “Making Vision
a Reality”, Portsmouth Press Herald, Aug. 2001
- Craven, Robert “Art New England”,
New Hampshire Review, May, 1998
- Duehr, Gary “Four Artists, Four Points”,
Cambridge Chronicle, August 1998
- Mantz, Erica “Celebrating Beauty”,
Foster’s Daily Democrat, February 1998
- Temin, Christine “A Space Between”,
Boston Globe, September 1998
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Teaching
- Currently: Maine College of Art, New Hampshire
Institute of Art
- Previously: UNH, Haystack Mountain School of
Crafts, Chester College, Sanctuary Arts, River Tree Center for
the Arts, Ogunquit Arts Collaborative
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Professional
- Encaustic Sculpture Lecture, National Encaustic
Conference, Montserrat College of Art, 2007
- Encaustic Demonstration for Educators, National
Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, 2007
- Encaustic Presentation, Greenhut Gallery, 2007
- Encaustic Lecture, New Hampshire Institute of
Art, 2006
- Founding member of New England Wax, 2006
- Profiled Artist, HGTV That’s Clever, 2006
- Invited Juror for Newburyport Art Association,
Annual Sculpture Exhibit, 2006
- Encaustic Presentation, River Tree Center for
the Arts, Kennebunkport, ME, 2005
- Curator for the Barn Gallery Sculpture Court,
2004-2006
- Sculpture Panel, Derryfield School, Manchester,
NH, 2002
- Earth, Wind, Fire, Water: Panel Discussion, Barn
Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
- Maine Women in the Arts Chair, 1997-98
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