Kimberly Cole Trowbridge

Education
2006 M.F.A. Painting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2003 B.F.A. Painting/B.A. English Literature, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2002 Advanced Drawing/ Renaissance Seminar, Indiana University, Florence, Italy
2000 Academic Year Abroad, University of Kent, Canterbury, England.
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Self as Subject, Steele Gallery, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
Public Lecture: The Picture Plane is a Mirror
2008 Self Reflect, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibitions
2009 Drawings VIII, Biannual, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, Los Angeles, CA
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Invited Artist, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA
Suspend, Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL
Drawing is a Verb, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Color Key, The Painting Center, New York City, NY
Face Forward, Anne Focke Gallery, Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
GO! Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
Seven Propositions, selected group show, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
On the Wall: New Instructors at Gage, Steele Gallery, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2007 Big Painting: Kimberly Trowbridge, Shane Walsh, Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, WA
Annual Juried Erotic Art Exhibit, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
Structured (In) Time, Selected group show, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 University Alumni House, Seattle, WA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Works in Progress, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 Allotropy, Mavris Cultural Center, Juried Group Show, Indianapolis, IN
Exposure, Mavris Cultural Center, Featured artist in juried group show, Indianapolis, IN
BFA Thesis Exhibition, The School of Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2002 National Society of Arts and Letters Showcase, Rosemary P. Miller Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Awards and Honors
2009 Finalist: Seattle Public Utilities Emerging Artist Commission, Seattle, WA
2008 smART Ventures Grant, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culteral Affairs, Seattle, WA
2006 Exellence in Teaching Nominee, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle. WA
2005 Gonzales Merit Scholarship, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2004 Recruitment Scholarship, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Partial Fellowship Recipient, Vermont Studio Center, Artist-in-Residence, Johnson, VT
2003 Independent Research Grant, Honors College, Indiana University
Elected member Phi Beta Kappa Society
2002 Schnicke Merit Award, National Society of Arts and Letters
International Experience Grant, Florence, Italy, Honors College, Indiana University
Reviews
Joey Veltkamp, “Kimberly Trowbridge,” Best Of, May 8, 2009
Sharon Arnold. “Interview, Kimberly Trowbridge,” Dimensions Variable, May 2, 2009
Jim Demetre “Kimberly Trowbridge at Gage Academy,” Artdish, Editor’s Picks, February 17, 2009
Thea Liberty Nichols, “Hanging with Paintings in Suspend,” ARTslant Chicago, January 19, 2009
Emily Pothast, “Kimberly Trowbridge’s Archetypal Acts of Creation,” Translinguistic Other, December 15, 2008
"Visually Speaking," University Week, University of Washington. June 22, 2006
Blythe Lawrence. "Art Gone Wild at the Henry," The Daily, University of Washington. June 1, 2006
"Annual Mostest of Bloomington," Pin-Up Magazine, Bloomington, IN. April 2003
Teaching Experience
2007/08 Current Instructor, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2007/08 Visiting Lecturer, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2006/07 Visiting Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA