GALLERIES & Education
SOLO SHOWS
July 2024 - January 2025: Avalon City Hall, Catalina Island, CA: Solo Exhibition by Invitation of City Officials; 5 Paintings on display in Public Entrance
2014: The Village Chapel; The Living Room Gallery; Rediscovering Home; Nashville, TN
2022: Kymberlee Stanley Studios; West Nashville Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
2014: The Village Chapel; The Living Room Gallery; Rediscovering Home; Nashville, TN
JURIED GROUP SHOWS
2020- Present: Catalina Art Association Gallery; Avalon, CA
2024: Southern California Plein Air Association: Quick Draw Competition and Exhibition,“Back Bay Eye Candy” (Third Place); The Muth Interpretive Nature Center, Newport Beach, CA
2024: Galerie Tangerine; “Sunshine and Shadows” Show, Chestnut Group, Nashville, TN
2023: Ashton Gallery; Beach Party; “Sailing On” (Honorable Mention); San Diego, CA
2022: Laguna Beach Plein Air Association Gallery; From Dusk to Dawn; “Long Beach Promenade”; Laguna Beach, CA
2022: Oceanside Museum of Art; Alliance Artists: Renewal; Front Porch Gallery, Oceanside, CA
2022: Oceanside Museum of Art, Alliance Artists:Beneath the Surface, Ashton Gallery; San Diego, CA
1990: The Parthenon Museum; Both Sides Now; Plein Air show; 18 pieces featured; Nashville, TN
2018: Crystal Cove Conservancy Plein Air Invitational; “Jumping In” painting; Crystal Cove State Beach, CA
2018 - 2017: Chestnut Plein Air Group; Warner Park Exhibitions, Nashville, TN
2017: Forest and Ocean Gallery; Hot August Nights; LPAPA Online Juried Show; Laguna Beach, CA
FESTIVALS
2024: Catalina Island Art Festival: Avalon, CA
2024: Main Street Art Festival; Franklin, Tennessee
2022 and 2024: West Nashville Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
2022: Catalina Island Art Festival: Spring and Fall, Avalon, CA
2021: Catalina Island Art Fall Festival: Avalon, CA
2016: 5th and Taylor Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
ART RELATED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
2024- Present: Founder: “Nashville Painters Salon”; Founder of Bi-monthly Art Salon for 10 local oil painters: Art Critiques, Artist Support and Education in my artist studio, Nashville, TN
2025: Expressive Arts Therapist/CEU Teacher: “Using Expressive Arts and Internal Family Systems in Private Practice”; Nashville Area Association of Christian Counselors, Nashville, TN.
2024: Expressive Arts Therapist/CEUTeacher: “Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy in Private Practice”; Continuing Education for Nashville Area Association of Christian Counselors, Nashville, TN
2021-Present: Oil Painting Teacher; Private and Group Oil Classes, Avalon, CA and Nashville, TN
2018-2019; Oil Painting Teacher Group Classes/Adults: Little Art House Nashville, Nashville, TN
2018-2019: Art Therapist Group Facilitator: Volunteer, Next Door Ministries; Art therapy classes for inpatient drug rehabilitation facility; Nashville, TN
2018: Teacher: Expressive Arts for Therapists, CEU units: NAACC; Nashville, TN
2007: Therapeutic Expressive Arts Therapy Course: 3 units; Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2004-Present: Owner Private Practice, Kymberlee Stanley, LCSW; Psychotherapy utilizing expressive arts; Garibaldi Studios, Nashville, TN
1992: Art Teacher: Renaissance School, Developed/taught 20 original art lessons for private school summer art program; Irvine, CA
1990: Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies; Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential/ Art Certification; California State University, Long Beach, CA
1987: Volunteer: “Art in Schools” Program; CSULB Art Gallery; Developed children’s art gallery curriculum for public school students; Long Beach, CA
1985: Art Major: 16 units art completed; Dance minor; Biola University, La Mirada, CA
AWARDS/PRESS
2025: Recipient, “Betsy Schmidt Memorial Scholarship” Award; Honoring emerging artists over age 55; Artist feature article in annual OPA publication, Oil Painters of America
2024: Featured: “Nashville Emerging Artist”; '“Crawl Space space: ‘New Member’ at Coop and Old Favorites in West Nashville”, Nashville Scene magazine
2024: Featured Artist/Poster Contest Winner; 64th Annual Catalina Island Art Festival; Catalina Island Art Association; Catalina Island, CA
2024: “Best Catalina Scene” Award, “Green Pier Promenade”, 64th Annual Catalina Island Art Festival
2024: Third Place Award; “Back Bay Eye Candy”; SoCalPAPA Quick Draw Competition; Newport Beach, CA
2023: Honorable Mention; “Sailing On”; Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
2022: 2nd Place Award; “Hamilton Cove View”; Catalina Island Art Festival; Avalon, CA
2021: Featured Artist/Poster Contest Winner; 61st Annual Catalina Island Art Festival; “Casino Overlook”: Catalina Island Art festival; Avalon, CA
2019: Jury Finalist; Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts; Laguna Beach, CA
1985: Scholarship Recipient; Biola University Art Program, La Mirada, CA
MEMBERSHIPS
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association
Southern California Plein Air Association
The Chestnut Group: Nashville, TN
The Arts Council of Williamson County, TN
Catalina Art Association
California Art Club
Oil Painters of America