Artist Statement
Beauty is strangely familiar. I am fascinated with creating abstract paintings that, upon first viewing, evoke a sense of familiarity or remembrance. My work explores spatial and color relationships. I approach my paintings through a process of layers that emerge as I work. The layering occurs both in the physical layering of paint and the visual layering of elements vertically suspended or stacked in a sedimentary effect. Through careful consideration, objects are saved, abandoned, or eclipsed until I find a composition that interests me. Painting allows me to indulge in my compulsion to organize. I enjoy composing and arranging shapes and forms so that the end result is unexpected, yet harmonious.
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| Solo Exhibitions | |||
| 2011 | Climb | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | In Particular | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago IL |
| Group Exhibitions | |||
| 2019 | Perfect (Im)perfection | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago, IL |
| 2013 | Chicago Six | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago, IL |
| 2010 | Give + Take: Group Collaborative show with Kim Frieders & Renee Robbins | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago, IL |
| 2010 | 1020 2010: group collaborative show | Studio 1020 | Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival | 1238-40 N. Ashland | Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Open Studio at the Feather Loft | Feather Loft building | Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | 20 North Clark Street Exhibition Program: Paintings by Kristin Komar and Kim Frieders | 20 North Clark Street / care of Suzanne Randolph Fine Arts in NYC | Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | (re) Surface | Chicago Art Source | Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | Around the Coyote | Wicker Park Fieldhouse | Chicago IL |
| 2007 | Art Bitch Private Party | Heart of Gold | Chicago IL |
| 2006 | Community Watch | Kim Frieders' Studio | Chicago IL |
| 2006 | Chicago Artist's Month Group Exhibition | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2006 | April Exhibition | Projekt 30 | Online Gallery |
| 2005 | Group Show: 5 Chicago Artists | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2005 | Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Salutes Chicago Emerging Artists | Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust | Chicago IL |
| 2005 | Fall 2005 Group Show | The Art Girls | Chicago IL |
| 2005 | Group Exhibition | Tag Art Gallery at the Arts Company | Nashville TN |
| 2005 | 14 Reasons for Red | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2004 | Resident/Non-Resident | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2004 | Art Squared | Chicago Art Source Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2003 | ArtBitch Holiday Art Sale | Second Floor Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2003 | Curator's Choice | Around the Coyote | Flat Iron Building | Chicago IL |
| 2003 | Surface Tension: the Graff Movement | ARC Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2002 | Collaborations and No Shows with Niki Kriese | Second Floor Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 2002 | Curator's Choice | Around the Coyote | Thirteenth Floor Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 1999 | Squirrels on Parade | Suitable Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 1999 | Hawaiian Freedom Luau Show | Suitable Gallery | Chicago IL |
| 1996 | Group Show | Mask Gallery | Hamtramck MI |
| 1995 | Revenge | The Cement Space | Detroit MI |
| Awards and Grants | |||
| 2006 | Community Arts Assistance Program Grant | City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs | ||
| 1995 | Matilda Wilson Scholarship | ||
| 1994 | Edsel and Betty Ford Scholarship | ||
| 1992-1994 | College for Creative Studies Merit Scholarship | ||
| Education | |||
| 1992-1996 | College for Creative Studies | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting | Detroit MI |
| Collections | |||
| Nordstrom | Florida | ||
| General Motors | Detroit MI | ||
| Detroit Medical Examiner | Detroit MI | ||
| Private Collections | Throughout the US | ||