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Kim Abeles
Kim Abeles is an artist who was born in Richmond Heights, Missouri on August 28, 1952. Her work explores geography, biography, feminism, and the environment. Her work also has an emphasis on society, science literacy, and civic engagement. She created projects with the California Science Center, health clinics, mental health departments, and the National Park Service.

Email: kim@kimabeles.com Facebook: facebook.com/kim.abeles Instagram: instagram.com/kimabeles LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/kimabeles Website: Kimabeles.com

Early Life and Education
Kim Abeles spent her childhood in Pittsburgh then moved to Los Angeles in 1978. In 1969, she was an American Field Service student to Utsunomiya, Japan. During her time there she met Kodak Kobari, a Buddhist Priest, who introduced her to Japanese arts. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of California, Irvine. She also received her BFA in painting Ohio University in 1980.

Career
In the mid-70s she lived in southeastern Ohio. This is where she wrote and illustrated the book Crafts, Cookery and Country Living. In 1980, her life in Los Angeles inspired her to create artwork about “real” life instead of ethereal themes. Since 1985, she had produced artwork about the environment with an emphasis on air pollution. She was able to capture both national and international attention through her The Smog Collector series. Her work can be found in forty public collections including MOCA, LACMA, Berkeley Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, California African American Museum, and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

Solo Exhibitions
Kim Abeles: Smog Collectors, 1987 Curated by: Jennifer Frias Location: Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery, California State University Fullerton Date: September 18 - December 18, 2021 In 2023, the Smog Collector survey exhibition will be at Sacramento State University’s Library Gallery

Book: Kim: Smog Collectors, 1987-2020

Kim Abeles- A Survey Curated by: Michele Ellis Pracy Location: Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA Date: July 30, 2022 - January 8, 2023

Group Exhibition and Public Art in 2022
In Nature Nothing Exists Alone Co-Curated by: Chris Costan and Laziza Rakhimova, NYC Culture Club at the World Trade Center, New York Date: January 26 - March 7, 2022

Mapping the Sublime Co-Curated by: Beth Davila Waldman and Lawrence Gipe Location: Brand Library Art Center, Glendale, Ca Date: April 2 - June 11, 2022

Extraction: Earth, Ashes, Dust Co-Curated by: Isabel Beavers and Sharon Levy Presented by: SUPERCOLLIDER X TAM Location: Torrance Art Museum, CA Date: April 2 - May 14, 2022

On Air Co-Curated by: Iris de Kievith, Jo Pearl, and Annemarie Piscaer Location: Ceramic Art London at The Crossing at University Central Saint Martins, London Date: April 6-10, 2022

Air Curated by: Whitney Tassue Location: Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City Date: July 16 - December 11, 2022

Reflections on Our Warming Planet Curated by: Lucinda Luvaas Location: Lois Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA Date: July 16 - December 17, 2022

From Sea to Shinning Sea Curated by: Koan Jeff Baysa Location: Fellows of Contemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles Date: October 22 - December 17, 2022

Sky Space Time Change Co-Curated by: Sharrissa Iqbal and Michael Duncan Location: Duncan, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA Date: November 2, 2021 - April 25, 2022

Group Exhibitions and Public Art in 2021
25 plus 25| MOLLA + AltaMed Co-Curated by: Gabriela Urtiaga, MOLAA Chief Curator, and Susana Smith Bautista, Ph.D., Director and Chief Curator of the AltaMed Art Collection Virtual exhibition location: Museum of Latin America Art, Long Beach, CA

Stories of the Land Curated by: Susan Greer and Sandra Muller Location: Santa Ana College Art Gallery, CA

A Place for Justice Organized by: Professor Tina Yarelli and students of Art 506: Contemporary Issues Virtual exhibition location: University Art Gallery, San Diego State University

NOMAD (pop-up) Organized by: Max Presneill and Torrance Art Museum at Del Amo Crossing

Differential Ontology Curated by: Khang Bao Nguyen Location: Wonximer, Los Angeles

Citizen Seeds Commissioned by: Los Angeles County Arts and Culture

Sky Leaves Date: (2015 - 2022)

Group Exhibitions in 2020
Common Ground Curated by: Susan Greer and Sandra Mueller Location: Embed Gallery, Chatsworth, CA Date: October 3 - November 14, 2020

Endangered: Exploring California’s Changing Ecosystems Curated by: Danielle Susalla Deery Location: California Center for the Arts, Escondido Date: January 11 - March 8, 2020

What is it about Trees Curated by: Susana Meiers Location: El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA Date: February 18 - March 12, 2020

Access Curated by: Ani Ohanessian, Ara Oshagan, and Anahi’s Oshagan Location: ReflectSpace Gallery, Glendale CA Date: January 31 - Match 15, 2020

Darte Blanche Curated by: Jose Lozano Location: Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA Date: February 8 - March 21, 2020

2019-20 Lands of Promise and Peril: Geographies of California Curated by: UC Berkeley students Location: University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Date: December 11, 2019 - April 26, 2020

Group Exhibitions in 2019
The Coming World: Ecology as the New Politics 2030 - 2100 Curated by: Snejana Krasteva and Ekaterina Lazareva Location: Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia

World Leaders in Smog Location: Expo Chicago Date: September 19-22, 2019

Made in California: Art and Photographic Portraits of Artist By: Wayne Shimabukuro Location: Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, California State University San Bernardino

Documenting Change: Our Climate Curated by: Erin Espelie Location: University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder

Altered States Curated by: Heather Marx Location: Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnit Creek, CA

In the Sunshine of Neglect: Defining Photographs and Radical Experiments in Inland Southern California, 1945 to the Present Curated by: Douglas McCulloh Location: California Museum of Photography and Riverside Art Museum

Call and Response, When We Say… You Say Curated by: Mario Ybarra Jr. and Karla Diaz of Slanguage Location: California State University Long Beach Art Museum

School for Endurance Work Curated by: Carole Frances Lung and Consulting Curator Carol Cheh Location: California State University Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery

Disclosure: Confessions for Modern Times Curated by: Dani Dodge and Alanna Marcelletti Location: Darden and Rey, Los Angeles

Artist Couples Curated by: Trevor Norris Location: Long Beach City College Art Gallery

Kitsch-In-Sync: Art and Its Opposite Curated by: Bradford J Salamon Location: Coastline Community College Art Gallery, Newport Beach

Unfrozen Curated by: Randi Matushevitz Location: Substrate Gallery, Los Angeles