Education
2009   MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, with Honors
1999   BA, Studio Art, California State University, Hayward, CA, Cum Laude
1999   BA, Special Major / Psychology, Philosophy, and Religion, California State University, Hayward, CA, Cum Laude
       

Solo Exhibitions

2013   Not Just A Pretty Face, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, April
2012   Well Hung, Moby Dick, San Francisco, CA
2011   New Work, Studio 13, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
    Responsive Constructs, LSarc, San Francisco, CA
2009   Call and Response: Navigating the Space Between, MFA Exhibition, Herbst Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
2006   Trajectory, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
    Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear, Swell Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2001   Four Elements, Tri-Valley Unity, San Ramon, CA
     
Selected Group Exhibitions      
2015   stARTup Art Fair, Hotel Del Sol, San Francisco, CA
    Scapes, Misho Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014   Shift, Curated by Heather Marx for the inaugural exhibition for Heather Marx Art Advisory, The NWBLK, San Francisco, CA
    Sixth Annual 50|50 Show, Curated by Jack Fischer, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
    Off the Wall The 9th Annual Open 2014
Curated by Karl Bielik, Director of the Terrace Gallery, The Terrace Gallery, NY, NY
    10x10x10 Tieton Annual Juried Exhibition, Juried by Vicki Halper, Mighty Tieton, Tieton, WA
    Southern Exposure’s Monster Drawing Rally, the NWBLK, San Francisco, CA
    25th Annual International Juried Exhibition,
Viridian Artists Gallery, Curated by Katherine Brinson of the Guggenheim, NY, NY
    Red: A One Night Stand, Studio 100 Projects, Sausalito, CA
    See Us Roar, Curating contemporary on-line exhibition, curatingcontemporary.com, artist and curator
    INEXORABLE, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, Juried by Conrad M. Meyers II
    Sixth Annual 50|50 Show, Jack Fischer Gallery Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Juried by Jack Fischer
    Red: A One Night Stand, Studio 100 Projects, Sausalito, CA
    See Us Roar, Curating contemporary on-line exhibition, curatingcontemporary.com, artist and curator
2013   Found: White Paper, Studio 110 Projects, Sausalito, CA
    Array, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
    8th National Juried Exhibition, Curated by Glen Helfand, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
   
24th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Veridian Artists Gallery, NY, NY
Curated by Elisabeth Sussman of the Whitney Museum, NY, NY
    Black & White: A National Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, Curated by George Rivera
    Southern Exposure’s Monster Drawing Rally, the NWBLK, San Francisco, CA
    Left Coast Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA Juror: Lucinda Barns, Berkeley Art Center
    ArtSpan Juried Benefit Art Auction, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2012   Wonder, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
    Beauty, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
    7th Annual Juried Show, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
    Sketch Tuesday, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Mark di Suvero’s Peace Tower  for Pacific Standard Time, Laxart, Los Angeles, CA
    Random Acts of Time, curated by William Moreno, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
    Postcards from the Edge, Cheim and Read, Chelsea, New York, NY
2011   MoPA: Retrospective, Bruno David Gallery, Kansas City, MO
    Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
    Art is Education, Hayward Arts Council Gallery at Cinema Place, Hayward, CA
    Abstract Small, Museum of Pocket Art Online Gallery, www.mopaonline.com
    Brooklyn Art Projects, Verge Art Fair, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
2010   Inaugural Exhibition, Hayward Arts Council Gallery at Cinema Place, Hayward, CA
    Bay Area Annual, Curated by Betti-Sue Hertz, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
    Lopped Off, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2009   Minor Landscapes, The Lab (MOPA Traveling Exhibition), San Francisco, CA
    Minor Landscapes, Museum of Pocket Art Online Gallery, www.mopaonline.com
    Alive and Kicking, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2008   Painting’s Edge, Curated by Peter Frank, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
    Painting’s Edge, Curated by Roland Reiss, Idyllwild Arts Center Exhibition Hall, Idyllwild, CA
    Decorators’ Showcase, Curated by Justin Hoover, The Garage, San Francisco, CA
    Women On War, Curated by Karen Tsujimoto, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
2007   SFAI NOW, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
    I Often Shoot Myself, Diego Rivera Gallery, SF Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
    Rituals, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
    Continuing Summer MFA Exhibition, Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
    Chow Fun, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2006   Studio 10 Group Exhibition, Studio 10, San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
    Vagina Monologues-Benefit Performances & Art Exhibition, Castro Theatre, San Francisco, CA
    Chow Fun, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2004   Singing For Your Life, Arts First Oakland, Oakland, CA
    Fifth Element, Curated by Rosa De Anda, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
    Annual Artist-in-Residence Group Exhibition, KALA Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2003   Annual Artist-in-Residence Group Exhibition, KALA Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2002   Annual Artist-in-Residence Group Exhibition, KALA Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2001   Annual Artist-in-Residence Group Exhibition, KALA Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2000   Green Shutter Gallery, Hayward Arts Council, Hayward, CA
    Expressions, Tracy Art League, Tracy, CA
     
Registries/Webpages
    http://www.headlands.org
    http://www.bayvan.org
    http://www.brooklynartproject.com
    http://www.sanchezartcenter.org
 
Residencies/Awards/Honors
    Vermont Studio Center (Artist-in-Residence), Johnson, VT, September 2013
    Triton Museum, George Rivera, Executive Director, (First Place Juror Award ), Black & White, 2013
    Anderson Ranch (Scholarship), Snowmass, CO, July and August, 2013
    Juror Award of Merit, Left Coast Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, 2013 Lucinda Barnes, Juror
    Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont 2013
    Finalist, Introductions, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, 2011
    Quick Grant, Creative Capacity Fund, San Francisco, CA, 2011
    Juror Award (Betti-Sue Hertz, Dir. of Visual Arts, YBCA), Bay Area Annual, Sanchez Art Center, 2010
    Affiliate Artist, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, 2010-2012
    Residency, Painting's Edge, Idyllwild Arts Center, Idyllwild, CA, 2008
    Painting’s Edge, Artist in Residency, Idyllwild Arts Center, Idyllwild, CA, 2008
    Artist-in-Residence, KALA Art Institute, Berkeley, CA, 2000-2005
    Purchase Award, California State University, Hayward, CA, 2000
    Juror's Award, California State University, Hayward, CA, 2000
    Honorable Mention, Tracy Art League, Tracy, CA, 2000
    Mona Froyland Award, California State University, Hayward, CA, 1999
    Studio 290 (Honors Studio) Recipient, California State University, Hayward, 1999-1999
     
Bibliography
    Ahtcast.com Interview with Artist Kimberly Rowe
AHTCAST.COM, May 2016
    Benton, Nancy. Be Curious: I Was Curious About Her – Kimberly Rowe
BE CURIOUS (blog), March 26, 2015
    Shift, Curated by Heather Marx for the inaugural exhibition for Heather Marx Art Advisory, The NWBLK, San Francisco, CA
Featured in a full-page image advertisement for Shift, page 59.
CALIFORNIA HOME AND DESiGN, Fall 2014
    Burger, Mary. Artists Talking about Art – Kimberly Rowe
ARTICIPLE (blog) , June 2, 2014
    MacInnis, Stephen. Have You Met…Kimberly Rowe
PAINTER'S PROGRESS (blog), 6/2/14
    Behnke, Paul. Painters! (I Admire Greatly)
STRUCTURE AND IMAGERY (blog), March 9, 2014
    Baker, Kenneth. How an exhibition juror chooses what the public sees,
Interview: Weston Teruya: Sole juror for 'Feature' show
SF CHRONICLE ONLINE, January 15, 2014
    Baker, Kenneth. Review: 'Wonder' - big curiosity on small scale
SF CHRONICLE ONLINE, January 4, 2013
    Baker, Kenneth. Review: 'Beauty' at Berkeley Art Center
SF CHRONICLE ONLINE, September 5, 2012
    Duboc, Richard, and Ashley Matuszak. Local Artists’ Gallery Opens in Downtown Hayward
THE PIONEER ONLINE, January 27, 2011
    Art alumna Kimberly Rowe shows three pieces at new Hayward Cinema Gallery,
INSIDE CSUEB NEWS, blog, January 21, 2011
    Risenhoover, Michael. 2010 Bay Area Annual
DIRTY PALETTE, November 2010
     
Catalogs/Publications
    An Unwavering Faith in Nonconformity
Self-published, 44 pages, 2013
    Random Acts of Time, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, First Edition, 2012,
curated and juried by William Moreno
    Retrospective
Museum of Pocket Art, Exhibition Catalogue, First Edition, 2011
    Burns, Hannah Piper, ed. Abstract Small, cover image
Museum of Pocket Art, Exhibition Catalogue, First Edition, 2011, curated by Mario Trejo
    Vernissage, The San Francisco Art Institute MFA Graduate Exhibition Catalogue
MFA NOW Catalog, Volume II, 2009