Curriculum Vitae
GALINA KIM | ARTIST
Represented by Kirsty Collett
+64 21 705081| info@galinakim.co.nz | Christchurch, New Zealand
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts | Lvov Academy of Applied Arts, Ukraine | 1985 – 1990
Master of Design (Honours) | Kiev Collage of industrial Art, Ukraine | 1980 – 1983
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full-time Fine Artist | 1990 – Current
Masterclass Workshop Tutor | NZ and Australian galleries and art societies | 2000 - Current
Private Tutor | Galina Kim Studio | Christchurch, NZ | 2010 – Current
Art Tutor | Art Metro |Christchurch, NZ | 2009 – 2010
Co-Director and Artist in Residence | ArtSmart Gallery | Christchurch, NZ | 2006 – 2009
Open Studio Gallery Artist | The Arts Centre | Christchurch, NZ | 2001 – 2006
Industrial Designer | Ukrainian State Centre of Design | 1983 – 1985
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2019 Art & Music | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2018 Society of Arts Annual Exhibition | Ashburton Art Gallery | Ashburton, NZ
2018 Nature Speaks | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2018 Birds of a Feather | Selwyn Gallery | Darfield, NZ
2017 Sculpture and Palette Knife | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2017 St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church fresco | Brisbane, Australia
2016 Sounds and Colour | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2016 RSM Law Plunket Art Show | Aigantighe Art Gallery | Timaru, NZ
2016 Reflections | Raglan Gallery | Cooma, NSW, Australia
2015 Tribute to the Masters | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2015 From the Tree of Life | Arts at Oxford Gallery | Oxford, NZ
2015 Out of the Square | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2014 Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church fresco| Christchurch, NZ
2012 Destinations | Bryce Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2011 Russian Women in Art | ANU School of Art Gallery | Canberra, Australia
2011 Ever Ancient, Ever New | Christchurch Cathedral | Christchurch, NZ
2010 Ever Ancient, Ever New | Arts at Oxford Gallery | Oxford, NZ
2009 Russian Heritage | Massey University | Palmerston North, NZ
2009 Recent Works | Powerhouse Gallery | Akaroa, NZ
2008 Reflections | Cloisters Gallery | The Arts Centre, Christchurch, NZ
2007 Feathers Unfettered | ArtSmart Gallery | Christchurch, NZ
2006 Merging Traditions, Aotearoa | Christchurch Cathedral | Christchurch, NZ
2006 Where Rivers Meet | Raglan Gallery | Cooma, NSW, Australia
2005 Dialogues | Selwyn Gallery | Darfield, NZ
2006 Mount Pleasant School Mural | Christchurch, NZ
2005 On Pilgrimage | Cloisters Gallery | The Arts Centre, Christchurch, NZ
2004 After the Icon Door | Cloisters Gallery | The Arts Centre, Christchurch, NZ
2003 Guest Artist | City Gallery | Invercargill, NZ
2002 Origins | Cloisters Gallery | The Art Centre, Christchurch, NZ
COLLECTIONS
Nelson City Council, Nelson, NZ
City Gallery, Invercargill, NZ
Christchurch Cathedral (currently in holding), Christchurch, NZ
ArtHouse B&B, Matamata, NZ
Bradleys Pharmacy, Queenstown, NZ
Private Collections in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Canada
AWARDS
The Drawing Room Art Award winner | Ashburton Society of Arts Annual Exhibition | 2018
Highly Commended Award winner | Ashburton Society of Arts Annual Exhibition | 2015
Paramount Art Award winner | Art Expo Nelson | 2014
Paramount Art Award finalist | Art Expo Nelson | 2013
Telecom Art Awards finalist | 2005
Originality Award winner | Provincial Pride Art Awards | ‘Southern Mood | 2005
People’s Choice Award winner | Southland Art Society Annual Exhibition | 2003
Best of Show Award winner| The Lake Taupo Open Art Awards | 2001
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
Creative Ripple Magazine | Feature Artist | September 2018
The Christchurch Press | ‘Layers of subtle beauty in powerful art’ article | November 2017
Metropol Magazine | November 2016
New Zealand Gallery by Denis Robinson | New Holland Publishers 2010
Stitch: Textile Art in New Zealand by Ann Packer | Random House New Zealand 2006
Chrysalis Seed Arts Magazine | ‘On Pilgrimage’ review by Joanna Osborne | March 2007
Chrysalis Seed Arts Magazine | ‘Merging Traditions’ review by Joanna Osborne | July 2006
Bay Harbour News | ‘On Pilgrimage’ article | December 2005
Chrysalis Seed Arts Magazine | ‘Dialogues’ review by John Stringer | August 2005
An English Kiwi by Brian Priestley | Illustrated by Galina Kim | Collins Publishers NZ | 2001
CURRENT REPRESENTATION
Bryce Gallery | 21 Paeroa St | Christchurch, NZ
Art Box Gallery | 16 Loftus St | Christchurch, NZ
Mobile Art Gallery | 23 Edwin St | Auckland, NZ
Queenstown Gallery of Fine Art | 61 Beach St | Queenstown, NZ