REAL NICE ART

           

 

Kimberly Aubuchon

(312) 375-1871

realniceart@yahoo.com

 

 

Education

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL  1999-2001 BFA.

San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX  1996-1999.

Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO  1985-1987.

Mineral Area College, Park Hills, MO  1984-1985.

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions Since 2001

For the Birds, Joan Grona Gallery, San Antonio, TX  May 2008.

A Freak's Show, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX May 2007.

What a Fool Believes, Stella Haus, San Antonio, TX  April 2005.

Left Hand, Right Mouse, 3Arts Gallery, Chicago, IL  November 2004.

Digitized Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees, Blumgartens Gallery B, Chicago, IL  September 2002.

Digitize It, Lounge Gallery at The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL  November 2000.

Just Digitize It (BFA Thesis Exhibition), Gallery 2, Chicago, IL  March 2001.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions Since 2000

78th Annual Artists Exhibition, San Antonio Artist League, San Antonio, TX April 2008.

Super Best Friends, Capitol Center, Austin, TX February 2008.

Letterforms, curated by Chuck Ramirez, one9zero6 gallery, San Antonio, TX  October 2007.

Welcome to Mananaville, fl!ght gallery, San Antonio, TX  October 2007.

Forking Paths, Mode, Chicago, IL  October 2007.

Bowling in the Wind, Sala Diaz, San Antonio, TX  September 2007.

Art on Sunday, Spectrum, San Antonio, TX  February 2007.

Insanely Sick, i2i Gallery, San Antonio, TX  October 2006.

The T-Shirt Show, Stella Haus, San Antonio, TX July 2006.

La Loteria, Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX June 2006.

Erotica 2006, K Space Studios, Corpus Christi, TX 2006.

Six Flags: Polvo est. 1996, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston, TX February 2006.

I'm a Winner!, i2i Gallery, San Antonio, TX  October 2005.

anthro/socio, curated by Raul Zamudio Taylor, the:artist:network, New York, NY  November 2004.

Function: Intercambio Barcelona, functionvariable/Polvo, Barcelona, Spain  November 2004.

The Likes of Them, The Little Known Gallery, Chicago, IL  September 2004. catalogue.

Fool, Charcoll at Chicago Arts District Warehouse, Chicago, IL  April 2004.

Love Loves to Love Love, Charcoll at Chicago Arts District Warehouse, Chicago, IL  February 2004.

Metabolism:  Energy Made Available, curated by Kathryn Hixson, The Stray Show, Chicago, IL  May 2003.

The New Graphics Revival, The Butcher Shop, Chicago, IL  June 2002. catalogue.

Wanted (Two-Person Exhibition), Gallery 645, Chicago, IL  May 2002.

Blisster - Ladyfest Midwest, Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, IL  July 2001. catalogue.

Spectrum of Solutions, A.T. Kearney Corporate Offices, Chicago, IL  October 2000.

Texas National 2000, Juried by The Art Guys, Stephen F. Austin Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX  August 2000. catalogue.

 

Curatorial Projects

Street Life (Group Exhibtion), Curator, University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Gallery  July 2008. 

Min-Tse Chen (Solo Exhibition), Curator, Joan Grona Gallery, San Antonio, TX  July 2008.

Goin' Mobile (Traveling Group Exhibition), Curator, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX  April 2008.

Goin' Mobile (Traveling Group Exhibition), Curator, Polvo, Chicago, IL  November 2007.

Goin' Mobile (Traveling Group Exhibition), Curator, Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, Houston, TX  April 2007.

Animal Logic and the Lack Thereof (Group Exhibition), Curator, Three Walls Gallery, San Antonio, TX  December 2005.

Behind the Image, Between the Lines (Group Exhibition), Co-Curator, Polvo, Chicago, IL  September 2005.

Are you with me? (Group Exhibition), Co-Curator, Medusa Lounge, San Antonio, TX  July 2005.

a friend is a friend is a friend (Group Exhibition), Co-Curator, Axtryx Gallery, San Antonio, TX  March 2005.

Unit B (Gallery), Founder and Director, Chicago, IL  May 2002-October 2004, San Antonio, TX  January 2006-present.

 

Committees

Artball Entertainment Committee, The Artist Foundation of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX  2006.

Chicago Artists Month Advisory Committee, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs  2003, 2004.

Unit B (Gallery), Founder and Co-Director (Artist-Run Gallery), Chicago, IL   2002-present.

Rock For  Kids Art Auction, Chicago, IL  2002, 2004, 2005.

Jump Start Performance Theatre, Volunteer, San Antonio, TX  1999.

San Antonio College Film and Lecture Committee, San Antonio, TX  1998-1999.  

San Antonio College Art Guild, President (1998), San Antonio, TX  1997-1999.

                                                                                                                                                                            Panels/Forums

Artists Looking at Art, Marion Koogler McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX  November 2008.

What does it take to be a successful artist? Workshop, VSA Arts of Texas, San Antonio, TX  March 2007

Art Connects - Moderated by Dr. Diane Grams, Panelist, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL  October 2004.

24 Hour Chicago Film Festival - 2004, Juror, Chicago, IL  August 2004.

Future Focus Group, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL  July 2004.

'Reflections' - School of the Art Institute student juried exhibition, Juror, Chicago, IL  May 2004.

Interlink Visiting Artist Lecture Program, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL  April 2004.

Art Business Fair 2003, Panelist, Chicago Artists Coalition at Roosevelt College, Chicago, IL  April 2003.

"Why A Womans Gallery in 2003?", Panelist, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL  March 2003.

Good Art Cheap:  Buying Art Off the Grid, Panelist, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL  February 2003.

2002 Museum of Contemporary Art Staff Show, Co-Chair, Arena Gallery, Chicago, IL  2002.

"Standing on Your Own Two Feet:  Life After Art School," Panelist mediated by artist and fashion designer,

    NickCave (Artist in Residence), Beloit College, Beloit, WI  2002.

 

Press/Publications

San Antonio Express-News, Weekender - Highlights, September 7, 2007.

San Antonio Current, Art Capades - Critics Pick, September 5, 2007.

SA210, Wardrobe Warrior - Unusual Artsy Pieces Fill Her Closet, august 29, 2007.

San Antonio Current, Art Capades - Guide to First Friday, May 2, 2007.

San Antonio Current, The Last Word, March 28, 2007.

San Antonio Current, Art Capades, December 21, 2005.

Chicago Artists Coalition Newsletter, A Closer Look, October 2004.

The Likes of Them, exhibition catalogue, The Little Known Gallery, 2004.

Chicago Magazine, The New South Side, March 2004, pg. 116.

Skyline, Barewalls 2003, December 2003, pg. 7.

Mouth to Mouth, Mi Casa Su Gallery, Fall Issue 2003, pages 9-18.

School of the Art Institute Alumni Newsletter Pilsen Galleries and Artists, Spring Issue 2003.

The Chicago Tribune Sunday Tribune Magazine Section, Sunday insert, February 9, 2003.

Chicago Social, Living Arts by Genesa Garbarino, January/February 2003, page 76.

The New Graphic Revival:  A Comics Anthology The New Graphics Revival Kit Issue, pg. 46, 2002.

Chicago Reader, May 10, 2002 The Culture Club (featured art work), section 2, pgs. 1, 23-24.

Chicago Sun-Times, Exhibit Shows the Influence of Institute of Design, by Bill Cunniff, March 1, 2002 Pg. 20 NC.

Chicago Reader, March, by Liz Armstrong, March 1, 2002 Section 1, pg. 30.

Chicago Sun-Times, Performing Arts:  Watch the Canvas by Sara Fiedelholtz, November 11, 2001 Showcase 6D.

School of the Art Institute 2001-2002 Undergraduate Bulletin, pgs. 5-6, 2001.

Texas National 2000 exhibition catalog, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2000.

San Antonio Express News, On the Scene, by Rodolfo and Edward Ornelas, 1997.

 

Grants

CAAPS Grant, City of Chicago/Department of Cultural Affairs, 2003.






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