Kim Roberts

USA Artist

Residence

Crestone, Colorado, USA

Technique

Painting (Encaustic wax monotypes / Melted beeswax, resin and pigment on rice paper)

Education

B. A. French Studies, American University of Paris, 1987

M. A. Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy, Naropa University, 1994

Training

Stephen Futral, private tutoring + mentorship, 2015-present

Paula Roland, encaustic monotype workshops, 2015, 2016, 2017

Ellen Koment, encaustic painting workshop, 2017

Angel Wynn, photo-encaustic workshop

Biography

Kim grew up in Washington DC, USA and attended university in Paris. After earning an MA in Contemplative Psychology from Naropa University, she spent 15 years as an expat, teaching and leading retreats at luxury resorts throughout SE Asia and Western Europe. She started painting seriously while in (Mysore) India, and discovered the encaustic medium when she moved back to the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Her work was recognized by Shumei International, a worldwide arts organization, and is represented in private collections around the world. Her work was recently invited into the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She divides her time between Crestone and Denver, Colorado, with yearly visits to Thailand.

Artist Statement

Art is a refuge - a sacred, secret place to step out of conceptual mind and into direct experience. Museums are like places of worship, or sources of nourishment. Having spent much of my adult life in Asia, I’ve seen how art connects us to each other in a way that transcends culture. Living in a foreign country reinforces universal themes of what it means to be human, and also presents a unique view into our differences. Art brings me back to what I feel is true. Concepts are finite and static; art is infinite and fluid. It mirrors consciousness and invites a dialogue with a larger understanding of the world. Both artist and viewer/experiencer are transformed in the interaction. Relationship is born. My hope is to convey how art is a bridge to this experience of mind that connects us with something larger than ourselves, and encourages us to realize that we are not alone. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche identified a trend he called "spiritual materialism" that is characterized by a conceptual understanding of spirituality, rather than a direct experience as the basis for a spiritual path. I believe that an authentic creative process mirrors spiritual development and provides the medium for this direct experience to occur. Exploring color, form, images and ideas as they present to us, we mine the unconscious for treasures inherent in a moment of being fully awake. My intention is to spark this experience through the visual image. When the thinking mind is allowed to rest through contemplating form and color, an experience of the primordial arises. Habitual patterns are cut, making way for new perspectives. Though I have been painting my entire life, discovering encaustics, changed everything. I was hooked by the versatile nature of the medium. I work in Denver, but my home base is Crestone, Colorado.

Solo Exhibitions

2018 Kucha Tea House Gallery, Boulder, Colorado, USA

2017-18 Pinon Real Estate Group Galleries, Salida, Colorado, USA

2017 Unauthorized SFMOMA, San Francisco, California, USA

2016 Shumei Institute, Crestone, Colorado, USA

206 Vic’s Coffee, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Group Exhibitions

2019 – Art Beat, Silapix Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand

2018 Douro Biennal, Alijo, Portugal

2017 Douro Biennal, Alijo, Portugal

2017 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

2016 Crestone Open Studio Tour, Crestone, Colorado, USA

2016 Gallery Van De Water, Salida, Colorado, USA

2016 Salida Regional Library, Salida, Colorado, USA

2015 Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, Colorado, USA

2015 Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2015 Crestone Open Studio Tour, Crestone, Colorado, USA

Juried Festivals

2016 Salida Riverside Arts Festival

2016 Ketchum Arts Festival

Public / Private collections

Private collections in San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong, Paris, London, Dallas, Chicago, Boulder

Charleston, Houston and recently acquired by the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe.

Contact

Email: kim@kimrobertsart.com

Telephone: +17195887404

Internet

Artist website

Facebook Page

Instagram

LinkedIn

Personal development

Tools for evolution

SoundCloud podcasts

Toward a secret sky: creating your own modern pilgrimage

Transformational journey to the jungle

Videos

Art symposium Kim Roberts 07 31 2016