Kim Bernard - 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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Education

1983-1987 BFA Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

Exhibitions

• 2007 Fusion: 10 Maine Encaustic Artists, Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME

• 2007 New England Wax: Encaustic I, Salem State College, Salem, MA

• 2007 Art Miami, invited by Hawthorn Gallery, AL

• 2006 Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR

• 2006 Kim Bernard & Michael Palmer, Polonaise Gallery, VT

• 2006 Kim Bernard & Jeanne McCartin, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA

• 2006 NH Artists Look at Nature, Burlingame Gallery, Exeter, NH

• 2006 Momentum IV, George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME

• 2006 Oil & Wax, Roman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

• 2005 Oil & Wax, National Traveling Encaustic Exhibit, Pennsylvania, Maine, California, Arizona

• 2005 Faculty Exhibit, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH

• 2005 A Celebration of the Artists of Southern Maine, University of New England, Westbrook, ME

• 2005 Rock, Paper, Scissors, River Tree Center for the Arts, Kennebunkport, ME

• 2005 Many Faces of Clay, Clown Gallery, Portland, ME

• 2005 Size Doesn’t Matter, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, ME

• 2004 Maine Sculptors, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME

• 2004 Sanctuary Arts, Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH

• 2004 Great Works Regional Land Trust Exhibit, Jonathan’s, Ogunquit, ME

• 2004 Bowls, Bowls, Bowls, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, ME

• 2003 Maine Sculptors, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME

• 2003 3 Person Small Sculpture Exhibit, Blue Stocking Gallery, York, ME

• 2003 Premier, Family Tree Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

• 2003 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH

• 2002 Faculty Exhibit, Chester College, Chester, NH

• 2002 Outdoor Invitational Exhibit, Derryfield School, Manchester, NH

• 2002 Two Person Exhibit, Hay Gallery, Portland, ME

• 2002 Kim Bernard & Tom Driscoll, Ogunquit Art Collaborative, Ogunquit, ME

• 2002 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH

• 2002 Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Moses-Kent House, Exeter, NH

• 2002 6 Clay Artists, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH

• 2001 NCJW Focus on Art 2001, Van Vleck House & Gardens, Montclair, NJ

• 2201 River Currents, George Marshall Gallery, York, ME

• 2001 Art Appeal, UNH, Durham, NH

• 2001 16th Annual Maine Women in the Visual Arts, Colby Museum of Art, Waterville, ME

• 2001 Members Exhibit, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA

• 2001 Group, 100 Market Street Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

• 2001 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

• 1998 Show Stoppers, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME

• 1997 Three Person Exhibit, Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ

• 1997 51st Annual NHAA Exhibit, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH

• 1997 Annual Sculpture & Photography Exhibit, Danforth Gallery, Portland, ME

• 1997 Maine Women in the Arts, York Institute Museum, Saco, ME

• 1997 In Other Words, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME

Awards and Grants