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BIOGRAPHY

American female artist, Kim Weissenborn was born on May 25, 1959 in St. Louis Missouri. Kim received a BFA at Parsons School of Design in New York in 1983. Her work is exhibited throughout the US, France and Bolivia. Kim's paintings are often figurative with an emphasis on storytelling. She draws inspiration from her  desire to identify with and connect with her subject matter. Painting is a way for her to satisfy her curiosity about the world around her.  Kim has been a professional Artist, art teacher and children's book illustrator for over 40 years. A resident of Florida, Kim lives part of the year in Paris, painting in her studio overlooking the Seine River. She hosts artist workshops in Normandy, France.

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ARTIST STATEMENT AND PROCESS

I want to engage in the essence of the thing that I am painting. The exterior is not what attracts me to my subject matter. It is it's interior world and the beautiful story it is telling. My collected photos and drawings, along with the paint brush and palette knife are some of the tools I use to create my paintings. Working in oil gives me the freedom to explore without fear.  Alla Prima (wet into wet) allows me to change direction as often as I want, wiping out big areas with turpentine and reapplying paint onto the bare canvas again with fresh new color. Referring to my multiple photos and pencil drawings I use a paintbrush dipped in a bright color to sketch the scene onto the canvas, I turn the canvas upside down and sideways making the necessary changes. I may veer from the photo in order to enhance my design or narrative. Next, I apply color in large brush strokes, blocking in the basic shapes. My goal is to keep the painting feeling fresh and loose.  I don't stop to rest until I am finished. This can take many hours. The next day I may return to the painting to make changes or reinforce the narrative.  I am never fully sure what I am looking for but I know when I am done.  Most of my process is purely intuitive. Some paintings finish in a few hours. Some take days or even months. 

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EXHIBITIONS

Vero Beach Museum,Treasure Coast Creates 2023

Chapelle Saint-Léonard, Croissy, France 2022

Atelier Grognard Museum Paris, France 2022

M.Maison Gallery Vero Beach, FL USA 2020

Legends Gallery Chatham, NJ USA 2019

Christ Church Vero Beach FL USA 2017

Vero Beach Museum USA 2015

Vero Beach Museum USA 2014

Vero Beach Museum USA 2012

Monterey Virginia USA 2002

Martha Lincoln Gallery FL 1999​​

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PUBLICATIONS

TAP into Chatham 2019

Vero Beach Magazine July 2017 

TC Palm March 2106

TC Palm March 2015

32963 Article May 2014

32963 Magazine Article May 2013 Page 22

Vero News.com May 2013

The Vero Beach Magazine January 2013

32963 Magazine 2013

TC Palm 2012

Vero News 2012

Vero Beach Businesses.com