KIM BERNARD
SOLO EXHIBITS
2008 Kim Bernard: Splash, Spiral, Gesture, Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 WaxWorks, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
Spirals, Orbs, Sticks, Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
Kim Bernard, Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2005 Wax & Lead, Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Eastern Influence, Clown Gallery, Stonington, ME
Encaustic & Raku, York Public Library, York, ME
2003 A Sacred Space, Hay Gallery, Portland, ME
Portals & Totems, Stadler Gallery, Kingfield, ME
2000 Rods, Rocks, & Raku, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
1998 Stacked, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture, Concord, NH
Black & White, Dyer Library, Saco, ME
Female Forms, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
1997 Archetypal Images, Galletly Gallery, New Hampton, NH
Recent Sculpture & Drawings, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, ME
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2008 On the Edge, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, Honorable Mention
Visiting Artists, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
3 Person Show, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL
The Diptych Project, Portland, ME, Portland, OR, Beverly, MA, Tucson, AZ & Steamboat Springs, CO
Momentum VI, George Marshal Gallery, York, ME
Kim Bernard, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL
2007 Kim Bernard & Rose Umerlik, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Kim Bernard & Tom Driscoll, Fenn Gallery, Woodbury, CT
Maine Sculptors, Atrium Gallery, USM, Lewiston, ME
National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA
Hot Stuff, National Encaustic Juried Exhibition, Montserrat College, Beverly, MA
Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Fusion: 10 Maine Encaustic Artists, Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME
New England Wax: Encaustic I, Salem State College, Salem, MA
New England Wax: Encaustic II, Galletly Gallery, New Hampton, NH
Art Miami, invited by Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2006 Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR
Kim Bernard & Michael Palmer, Polonaise Gallery, VT
Kim Bernard & Jeanne McCartin, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
NH Artists Look at Nature, Burlingame Gallery, Exeter, NH
Momentum IV, George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME
Oil & Wax, Roman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Oil & Wax, National Traveling Encaustic Exhibit, Penn., Maine, California, Arizona
Faculty Exhibit, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
A Celebration of the Artists of Southern Maine, University of New England, Westbrook, ME
Rock, Paper, Scissors, River Tree Center for the Arts, Kennebunkport, ME
Many Faces of Clay, Clown Gallery, Portland, ME
Size Doesn't Matter, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, ME
2004 Maine Sculptors, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
Sanctuary Arts, Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
Great Works Regional Land Trust Exhibit, Jonathan's, Ogunquit, ME
Bowls, Bowls, Bowls, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, ME
2003 Maine Sculptors, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
3 Person Small Sculpture Exhibit, Blue Stocking Gallery, York, ME
Premier, Family Tree Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
2002 Faculty Exhibit, Chester College, Chester, NH
Outdoor Invitational Exhibit, Derryfield School, Manchester, NH
Two Person Exhibit, Hay Gallery, Portland, ME
Kim Bernard & Tom Driscoll, Ogunquit Art Collaborative, Ogunquit, ME
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH
Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Moses-Kent House, Exeter, NH
6 Clay Artists, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
2001 NCJW Focus on Art 2001, Van Vleck House & Gardens, Montclair, NJ
River Currents, George Marshall Gallery, York, ME
Art Appeal, UNH, Durham, NH
16th Annual Maine Women in the Visual Arts, Colby Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Members Exhibit, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Group, 100 Market Street Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Boat Show, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
2000 Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook & Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
Spring Mix, George Marshall Gallery, York, ME
1998 A Space Between, University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Show Stoppers, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME
1997 Three Person Exhibit, Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ
51st Annual NHAA Exhibit, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Annual Sculpture & Photography Exhibit, Danforth Gallery, Portland, ME
Maine Women in the Arts, York Institute Museum, Saco, ME
In Other Words, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Greater Piscataqua Artist Advancement Grant Finalist, 2007 & 2005
Award for Sculpture, National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA, 2007
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
EDUCATION
1983-1987 Parsons School of Design, NYC, B.F.A.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Governor Angus King, Maine
Axis Design & Construction, Somerville, MA
Senator Harley Chandler, Worchester, MA
Mayflower Place, Sanford Housing Authority, Sanford, ME
Sisti Law Offices, Portsmouth, NH
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Blair, Joel, "3 Abstract Artists in Three Media at Lucky Street", Solares Hill, April 2008
Nelson, James, "Kim Bernard Recent Works", Birmingham News, May 2007
O"Shaughnessey, Tracy, "Woodbury Show Perfect Touch for Art Lovers", Republican- American, May 2007
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
"Artists' Portrait, Vacation, June 2002
"Artists' Renderings, York County Coast Star, May 2002
"Colorful Past Leads to a Lifetime of Art", Coast Pilot, July 2000
"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
TEACHING
Currently: Maine College of Art
Previously: New Hampshire Institute of Art, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
UNH, Chester College, Sanctuary Arts, River Tree Center for the Arts, Ogunquit Arts Collaborative
VISITING ARTIST
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 2008
South Shore Art Center, Cohassett, MA, 2008
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, 2007
Merrimack College, Merrimack, MA, 2007
PROFESSIONAL
Invited Speaker, Second National Conference of Encaustic, 2008
Encaustic Sculpture Lecture, Demonstration for Educators, First National Encaustic Conference, 2007
Encaustic Demonstration for Educators, First National Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, 2007
Encaustic Presentation, Greenhut Gallery, 2007
Encaustic Lecture, New Hampshire Institute of Art, 2006
Founding member and chair of New England Wax since 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
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Fenn Gallery, Woodbury, CT
Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, AL
McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH
Boston Sculptors, Boston, MA
10 Hills Avenue, Concord, New Hampshire 03301
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