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Kimberly Thomas

Kimberly Thomas

Artist. Researcher. Educator.

About Me

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EXPERIENCE

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE/PROGRAM DEVELOPER:
NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS/ARTS ALIVE NASSAU


TEACHING ARTIST, CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART

ESE/ART TEACHER, NASSAU ARTS ALIVE 

EDUCATION INTERN, CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART 

ART TEACHER K-12, BEACHES CHAPEL SCHOOL 
 
ART TEACHER K-8, AMELIA ISLAND MONTESSORI

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2020 - MA IN ART EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


MAY 2005 - BFA IN DRAWING AND INSTALLATIONS, KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

SHOWS AND PUBLIC WORK

Group installation at Museo de la Semana Santa Sor Juana de Maldonado, Antigua, Guatemala 2019
 
“Flight” solo show. Magpie Arts, Jacksonville, FL 2018
 
“Icarus” solo show, Union Arts Warehouse, Jacksonville, FL 2017
 
“Organically Grown” solo show, Mulberry Arts, Lancaster, PA 2006
 
3 Pieces on permanent display at San Francisco International Airport

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Imperative for Social Justice in Schools: Collaborations and Conversations with Community and 
Educational Leaders”: University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. October 2019. 
 
“Building relationships: Conversations and Art on Race in the Art Classroom”: Florida Art Educators 
Association. St. Augustine, FL. November 2019.
 
“Friendship Circle: Cultural and Identity”: Florida – Dominican Republic Higher Education Summit. Santiago/Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. November 2019.

​"Building relationships: Conversations and Art on Race in the Classroom": Art + Education for Social Justice Symposium. University of Georgia. Athens, GA. February 2020. 

“Building relationships: Conversations and Art on Race in the Art Classroom”: National Art Educators 
Association. Minneapolis, MN. March 2020. 
 
RESEARCH AND TRAVEL AWARDS 
 
March 2019 – Partial funding from University of Florida for community-based arts research in 
Guatemala.
 
Nov 2019 – Full Funding for travel to speak at Florida Art Educators Association conference
 
Nov 2019 – Full funding for research for Mural work and Summit presenter Florida-Dominican 
Republic Higher Education Summit
 
March 2020 – Partial Funding to Present at National Art Educators Conference 
 
Awards and Appointments
 
University of Florida - Meta-Strategies working group on Research and Creativity - Building a Strategic plan: 2019-2020
 
Graduate Student Grant - University of Florida: 2019-2020
 
Academic Excellence - Kutztown University: 2005 
 
Professional Associations 
 
National Art Educators Association 
 
Florida Art Educators Association 


Narrative Biography 

 I have often said my passion is not art education. My passion is people and art is my language. Through experimentation, and exploration we can find meaning and method. My art and my pedagogy employ a method of working that challenges the artist or student to explore, experiment and to develop a voice and find something to say. Creation becomes a means of discovery about art, ourselves and others. Only through actively making, mistaking, marking and meandering can we find meaning. I was told early on in my research, “It’s not research if you already know the answer”. I believe, it’s not creation if we aren't actively making discoveries  If we set out to produce with a clear vision, what have we truly learned? Throughout the history of visual culture, we have used images to find meaning whether that is as a communication tool or as a method of understanding and healing. Creation to heal communities, and creation to learn about one's self are my passion. This is what I teach. This is what I produce. This is why I Research.



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My Work

My current artworks are a combination of fibers and oil paint representing feelings of being bound into certain rolls as both a woman and educator with a passion for fibers. 
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Community and education are my passion. Art is my language.
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