Painter, sculptor, and installation artist, Kimberly Rowe lives in Berkeley and maintains a studio in Oakland, California. Her work has been seen in many solo and group exhibitions in the United States, including all over California, as well as in New York, New York; Tieton, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; and in London, England, UK.  She has been featured in several online and print articles, including three reviews between 2012 and 2014 by Kenneth Baker, the senior art critic of the San Francisco Chronicle and SF Gate.  Recently, she has been interviewed by Paul Behnke for Structure and Imagery (blog), Stephen McInness for Painter’s Progress (blog), and Mary Burger for Articiple: Artists Talking About Art (blog), Nancy Benton for Be Curious (blog).  Two of her paintings were used as cover images for print publications: the artist’s self-published 2013 painting catalogue, An Unwavering Faith in Nonconformity, andthe Museum of Pocket Art’s exhibition catalogue Abstract Small (2011). Residencies include Vermont Studio Center (A.I.R., 2013); Headlands Center for the Arts (Affiliate Artist, 2010-2012); Painting’s Edge (A.I.R., 2008); and Kala Art Institute (A.I.R., 2000-2005). Kimberly is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including recent Juror Awards from Betti-Sue Hertz, Director of Visual Arts of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator and Director of Programs and Collections, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley; and George Rivera, former Executive Director of the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA. She earned her MFA with Honors from the San Francisco Art Institute and Bachelor’s degrees Cum Laude in both Studio Art and a special major in Psychology, Philosophy, and Religion, from California State University, Hayward.