Biography

Emily Kimball (born in Colorado, 1975) lives and works between Santa Fe and Santa Barbara. She is a self-taught artist, working primarily in painting and sculpture. Her most recent work, fearless sculptural installations in hand-sculpted cast resin, explore the nature of individuality in the face of societal conformity, and self-determination as a vehicle for the realization of one’s aspirations. In her most recent works, swarms of lithe, doll-like bathers clad in vintage swimming attire swoop and dive through the air in a haphazard choreography. While most have been cast in a drab monochrome grey, a small number of vibrantly hued swimmers emerge, triumphantly independent from others. These works play on tensions of kinetic movement and shadow, but are also an ode to the search for one’s own uniqueness.

Kimball has recently exhibited at Box Gallery (Santa Fe) and Yares Art Projects (Santa Fe), and Niman Fine Art (Santa Fe), as well as Judy Chicago’s Through The Flowers project (Belen) and Gerald Peters Gallery (Santa Fe). She has also exhibited widely at art fairs, including Aspen Art Fair, Art Hamptons, and Miami Art Basel.

Exhibition History

July 2005 | Niman Fine Art | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Group Exhibition

December 2006 | Box Gallery | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Time and Tides | Solo exhibition

July 2008 | Through The Flower | Belen, New Mexico | Feminists Under Forty | Group Exhibition

January 2009 | Gerald Peters Gallery | Santa Fe, New Mexico | | Group Exhibition

December 2009 | Box Gallery | Santa Fe, New Mexico | | Solo exhibition

January 2012 | Miami Art Basel | Gallery | Miami, Florida | Yares Art Projects | Group Exhibition

April 2012 | Yares Art Projects | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Now And Art | Group Exhibition

July 2012 | Art Aspen | Gallery | Aspen, Colorado | Yares Art Projects | Solo Exhibition

July 2013 | ArtHamptons | Gallery | Bridgehampton, New York | Yares Art Projects | Solo Exhibition

August 2014 | Yares Art Projects | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Aquatic | Solo exhibition