The Modern Color Atelier is an online, multi-year program where students research and develop visual concepts, engage with art history, and contribute their individual approaches to painting.

i am a teacher, a mentor, an advocate, and

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a witness for my students

“Expanding on the Modernist tradition, I teach the formal language of color as the primary means for building images. My teaching method engages students in the process of identifying color relationships with a vocabulary that empowers them to make meaningful, articulate decisions on the palette. Teaching, for me, is a dialog and collaboration with my students.”
—Kimberly Trowbridge

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I do not paint things; I paint the differences between them. – Matisse

Figures in Interiors, Alumni Exhibition, Winter 2023/24, Equinox Studios

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Kimberly’s experience as an artist and her in-depth knowledge of art history inform her approach to teaching. Impeccably organized lectures, slideshows, conversation and demonstration characterize her classes as well as her open-minded regard for each student as an individual with a unique point of view. Kimberly is a charismatic and superbly effectual teacher; she is a gift in my own artistic journey.

—Sally, Atelier and Seminar Student

Kimberly has the ability to transform what often feels mysterious and difficult into tools and practices that anyone can use. She does this while also communicating the magic of creating, and its role in our survival as humans. She is a gem in our midst.

—Rhoda, student for a decade

I am lucky beyond belief to have found you to guide my artistic journey. The impact you have made on me is genuinely life altering and I’m not sure I realized that could still happen in my 50’s...the impact you’ve had on me is multiplied by every student you’ve ever had. We are all living richer, fuller lives due to your teaching...I wake up every day thankful for a world that has the magical, wise, gifted, passionate and hard-working Kimberly Trowbridge in it.

—Margaret, Atelier Student

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Kimberly Trowbridge engages her whole self in the creative process and carries a jangling set of keys to this universe with her at all times, unlocking door after door for her students...

—Shannon, Atelier Student

Kimberly is an outstanding teacher as she is able to analyze and breakdown the process of creating to a format that even the totally inexperienced novice (me) can not only understand but incorporate to an individual style. Additionally, her depth of knowledge of art history allows her to explain concepts and relate them to the practices of the masters of the past. Kimberly’s warm, accepting interactional style makes classes, workshops, and extended learning experiences filled with wonderful fun. This woman is a GEM in our art community!!

—Sue, past student

Kimberly Trowbridge is a talented painter and a gifted teacher, who shares the remarkable wisdom of her own practice with infectious enthusiasm. Her presentation of challenging technical subjects is always clear and methodical, and she incorporates her remarkable knowledge of art both historical and contemporary to further enrich the studio conversation. At every level, Kimberly offers articulate and insightful criticism that gently urges each student further along their own unique artistic path.

—Jane, Atelier Student