KIM POLOMKA Fine Art/Paintings/Murals/Interior Aesthetics

Solo Exhibitions 1999 Retrospective, Saint Ignatius College, Adelaide, South Australia 1998 Dreams, Desires, Delusions, Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia (SA) 1988 All Things Must Pass, Chesser Galleries, Adelaide, SA 1986 Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 1984 Festival of Arts, Kensington Galleries, Adelaide, SA 1981 Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1976 Manyung Gallery, Frankston, Victoria, Australia 1974 Manyung Gallery, Frankston, Victoria, Australia Sydenham Gallery, Adelaide, SA

Group Exhibitions 2007 Memorial Hospital North, Juried Show. Colorado Springs, CO 2006 St. Francis Medical Center, Juried Show. Purchase Award. Colorado Springs, CO 1996 Watercolorists of South Australia, Royal South Australia Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA 1987 Two person exhibition, Greenhill Gallery, Perth, Western Australia 1985 Fantasy, Contemporary Art Society, Adelaide, SA 1983 Ideas on Ice, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide Watercolor Today, artists from USA & Australia, McClelland Gallery, Victoria, Australia 1982 Eleven South Australian Painters, Royal SA Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA Group Show, Australian Arts Council, Adelaide, SA Two person exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Western Australia 1981 War Babies, Kensington Galleries, Adelaide, SA 1978 Three person exhibition, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Greenhill Gallery 1976 Group show included with Dali & Magritte, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1973 Two person exhibition, Arts Council Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales 1971 Three person exhibition, North Adelaide Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

Miscellaneous Projects 2006 Mural Project, Sister Cities of Colorado Springs and Bankstown, Australia. City Hall, Colorado Springs, CO. Cow Parade, Denver, CO. Three sponsored submissions exhibited in downtown Denver.

2005 Mural Project, Sister Cities of Colorado Springs and Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico, Pikes Peak and Tejon Streets, Colorado Springs, CO 1974 Mural Project, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Adelaide, SA

Public Collections 2006 St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, CO. Purchase Award. 1986 Artbank, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1982 Artbank, Sydney, NSW, Australia City of Elizabeth, South Australia 1981 Barossa Valley Art Foundation, South Australia

Private Collections 1971.2003 Collections in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane – Australia Paris, New York

Commissions 1994 The Stag Hotel, Adelaide. Interior Aesthetics 1993 SAFM Radio, Adelaide. Limited edition poster 1989 J&J Fine Art, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Watercolor paintings. 1973 Volume One, Graphic Artists from Adelaide, cover art and illustrations

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Publications 1996 Town and Country Magazine, feature article on Brompton Palace, teaching/arts center 1990 Artists of Australia and New Zealand 1984 South Australian Magazine (SAM), feature article

Awards and Honors 2010 Second Place, Colorado State Fair, Fine Art Professional Division-Painting 2009 Special award, Colorado State Fair, Fine Art Professional Division-Painting 2007 Jurors Award, Colorado State Fair, Fine Art Professional Division-Painting 2006 First Place, Colorado State Fair, Fine Art Professional Division-Painting 2005 First Place, Colorado State Fair, Fine Art Professional Division-Painting 1982 First Place, Market Place Design, Adelaide, SA First Prize, Painting, City of Elizabeth Art Award 1981 First Place, Cultural Art Centre, New York, NY, USA First Prize, Painting, Stirling Festival, Adelaide, SA 1980 First Prize, Briarwood Art Community, New York, NY, USA Charles White Memorial Juried Competition, New York, NY, USA 1978 On Broadway Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1972 Kym Bonython Prize for Painting, Adelaide, SA

Teaching and Lecturing 2004-2010 Art Instructor, Seniors Making Art, Colorado Springs, CO 1999 Artist-in-Residence, St. Ignatius College, Adelaide, SA 1994-1998 Co-Director and Art Instructor, Brompton Palace, teaching/arts center, Adelaide, SA

Affiliations 1976 Fellow, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA. Youngest elected member.

Education 1979 M.F.A., Painting, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, New York, NY. Completed one year in program. 1972 B.F.A., Painting, South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA

Employment History 2000-2003 Senior Graphic Designer, Junior Achievement Worldwide, Colorado Springs, CO 1994-1998 Co-Director and Arts Instructor, Brompton Palace (teaching and arts commissions), Adelaide, SA 1986-1995 Art Director, Electricity Trust of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Volunteer Activities 2009- Member of the Memorial Hospital Arts Advisory Team 2008- Pikes Peak Library Arts Committee 2008-2010 Artist involvement Butterfly project 2006-2007 Chairperson, Arts Commission of the Pikes Peak Region 2006-2007 Member, Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Steering Committee 2000-2001 Volunteer, Suicide Prevention Partnership, Colorado Springs, CO 1999-2001 Classroom Volunteer, Junior Achievement, Colorado Springs, CO

Community Involvement 2006 Participant, Urban Planning and Development Community Workshop, Colorado Springs 2005 Graduate, Citizen’s Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 1989-1991 Elected Council Member, City of Hindmarsh, South Australia

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