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Contact and Ordering Phone: 415-621-8608 Fax: 415-437-1734 email: Kim@StudioKimSmith.com	Count (1)
Bio Kim Smith - Collage My collages are meant to be intimate and thought provoking. They should evoke a peaceful, quiet and simultaneously compelling response from viewers. One often finds a humorous or unexpected element within the frame. I use art as a form of relaxation and often spend days exploring galleries and museums. The artwork can have an overwhelming impact and strike me with a breath-stopping raw energy that makes me want to produce my own work. Having the time and space to feed this desire is enriching. I was born in Seattle, Washington in 1961 and spent 10 years of my childhood in Germany. Armed with degrees in Design, Economics, and an MBA, doesn’t it seem fitting that I try my hand as an artist? After a decade of studying art vicariously through friends, observing and contemplating, I plunged into my own creativity. As a result of living in and traveling extensively throughout Europe, I am greatly influenced by the Dada, Bauhaus, and Wiener Werkstätte movements, as well as Russian Constructivism. I like working with old material - pieces of paper from everyday life such as photographs, letters, and book pages. I find pleasure in gathering old things to savor for later use. Education 1996 University of San Francisco, McLaren School of Business Beta Gamma Sigma MBA 1991 San Francisco State University Magna Cum Laude, Golden Key National Honor Society BS - Economics Minors - Finance and Business Administration 1981 Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising AA – Design	Count (1)
Shows and Auctions Shows December 2010 Mina Dresden Gallery December 2010 Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco July 2010 Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco - Solo June 2010 Arc Gallery, San Francisco June 2009 San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau February 2009 George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco - Solo December 2008 Off the Point, Shipyard Artists Holiday Show, San Francisco May 2008 Venus Gallery, San Francisco December 2007 Off the Point, Shipyard Artists Holiday Show, San Francisco April 2007 Bean There Café, San Francisco - Solo August 2005 Pier 94 New York International Gift Fair, New York February 2005 Pier 94 New York International Gift Fair, New York August 2004 Pier 94 New York International Gift Fair, New York February 2004 Pier 94 New York International Gift Fair, New York December 2003 Gallery TwoXL, San Francisco August 2003 Pier 94 New York International Gift Fair, New York June – August 2003 Room & Company, Sacramento - Solo January 2003 Pier 94 New York International Gift Fair, New York February – June 2002 Architects & Heroes, San Francisco - Solo Auctions March 2010 Artspan Auction – Jurors’ Award March 2009 Artspan Auction – Jurors’ Award February 2004 Friends of the Academy and Visual Aid (Juried auction) November 2003 Visual Aid February 2003 Friends of the Academy and Visual Aid (Juried auction) November 2002 Visual Aid, sold within first ten pieces of over 500 pieces (The Visual Aid auction is on a first-come first-buy basis, not on a dollar amount bid, like traditional auctions.) November 2001 Visual Aid, first-sold of over 500 pieces Open Studio Starting in October 2002 – Fall Open Studio Starting in October 2004 – Spring and Fall Open Studio at Hunters Point Shipyard	Count (1)
Spring '09 Open Studio Art Guide I was the cover artist for the Spring ’09 Open Studio Art Guide.	Count (1)
Where Quirky Meets Menacing Winner of 3 book awards! Bronze Medal Winner 2009 Independent Book Publishers Awards - Essay/Creative Non-Fiction Honorable Mention Writer’s Digest 17th Annual Int’l Self-Published Book Awards - Life Stories Finalist 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards - Art Seen on the Today Show!	Count (1)
A full wall of Signs in my studio The Signs of Wisdom come in a 5 x 5 inch metal frame and hang from a ribbon. The Signs of Art are 5 x 7 inches.	Count (1)

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