KIM SALINAS SILVA 23 Muriel Ave. North Providence, RI 02911 http:// kimsalinas.weebly.com     kskimsalinas@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2011		MFA Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah GA
2004		Bachelor of Arts Degree in Painting Vermont College Montpelier VT
1984		Associate of Applied Arts Degree Art Institute of Houston Houston TX
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2017		STOP ME Periphery Space Gallery Pawtucket RI
2011		The Singing Beast Thesis Exhibition Fahm Hall Gallery Savannah GA
2010		Just Curious Trois Gallery Atlanta GA
Group Exhibitions
2018		34th Annual International Exhibition Meadows Gallery, University of Texas Tyler TX
		Who Saved Who New Bedford Art Museum New Bedford MA
		W-intermission Coastal Contemporary Art Gallery Newport RI
		Ghosts of Electricity Smoke The Moon Gallery Los Angeles CA
		Mystical People, Places and Creatures Mayflower Arts Center Troy OH
2016		Senseless AS220 Two Person Exhibition with Kyle Ransom Providence RI
2015		10x10 Pawtucket Arts Collaborative Pawtucket RI
		10x10 Portsmouth Art Guild Portsmouth RI
		Spring Show New Hope Art Gallery Cranston RI
2011		Text + Texture/SCAD SECAC 2011 Member Exhibition Curated by Dan Cameron Gutstein Gallery Savannah GA
		Year of the Rabbit  Savannah College of Art and Design Hong Kong China
2010		Small Works 2010 Gutstein Gallery Savannah GA
		Locals Only Desotorow Row Savannah GA
		SCAD Painting Applications Pinnacle Gallery Savannah GA
		Back of the Bus Show Savannah,GA
		Day of the Dog Oglethorpe Square Savannah GA
		Oglethorpe Vanitas Savannah GA Collaboration with performance painter Cindy Tower
2009		deFine Art 2009 The River Club Savannah GA
		Small Works 2009 Gutstein Gallery Savannah GA
		Lowcountry Babylon Pei Li Chang Gallery Savannah GA
2004		Kim Salinas Thesis Exhibition Vermont College Montpelier VT
2002		Houston Works  ArtCar Museum (Jim Harithas Dir) Houston TX
		The Next Door Houston TX
1994		Sister Sister Who We Are Houston Women's Caucus for Art Houston TX
1993		Lookout Art League of Houston three-person exhibition Houston TX
		Untold Stories Houston Womens' Caucus for Art Touring Exhibition Houston TX
1992		Juried Womens' Art Exhibit Innova Design Center Houston TX
		1992 Paintings REF Studios two-person exhibition Houston TX
		Dreams and Secrets, Secrets and Dreams  Art League of Houston Houston TX
Publications
2018		VoyageHouston - Feature article showcasing paintings plus interview
2018		Studio Visit Magazine - Juror: Francine Weiss, PhD., senior curator, Newport Art Museum
Scholarships and Awards
2011		Profiled in  Fall 2011 SCAD catalog as ‘Exemplary Student’ (photo)
2009		“New York City Workspace Opportunity Award” Spring 2010  Granted studio at the Elizabeth Foundation for the  Arts in Manhattan for two months
		Awarded solo exhibition in Atlanta of New York paintings
		“Outstanding Student Leadership” SCAD Painting Department Recognition
		Painting Department Memorial Endowed Scholarship
1995		Glassell Scholarship Museum of Fine Arts School Houston TX
1992		Award Winner Juried Womens' Art Exhibit sponsored by Houston Area Women's Center
1980		Full Scholarship to Art Institute of Houston Houston, TX
Commissions
		SCAD Permanent Collection
Collections
		SCAD Permanent Collection
Private Collections
		Mr & Mrs Dan Ruffo Norwich CT
		Kian Xie Uxbridge MA
		Tracey Healy Providence Rhode Island
		Gus Kopriva Houston TX
		Jonathon Macrae Houston TX
		Laura Mosquera Savannah GA
		Jonathon Yoerger and Whitney Dail Savannah GA
Internships
2011		TA SCAD Foundations DRAW101 Drawing II Composition and Media
2010		Pierogi Gallery New York New York Assisted owner Joe Amrhein installing 2010 Whitney Biennial participant Dawn Clements' solo show at “The Boiler”
Professional Experience
2007-2016		Principal Prototype Artist "Designs by Lolita" Pawtucket RI Designer/illustrator glassware/licensed products for award-winning company.
2011		Painting Instructor SCAD Summer Seminar Acrylic Painting Workshops Savannah GA
2007-2009		Drawing and Painting Instructor Jepson Center for Contemporary Art Telfair Museum Savannah GA
2006-2007		Fashion Artist CricketKids Charleston SC Childrens fashion line
1998-2006		Staff Painter/Designer "Blue Domino Ceramics" Houston TX