GALLERIES & Education
SOLO SHOWS
July - September 2024: Avalon City Hall, Catalina Island, CA: Solo Exhibition by Invitation of City Officials; 5 Paintings on display in Public Entrance
April, 2014: The Village Chapel; The Living Room Gallery; Rediscovering Home; Nashville, TN
December, 2022: Kymberlee Stanley: Garibaldi Studios; West Nashville Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
April, 2014: The Village Chapel; The Living Room Gallery; Rediscovering Home; Nashville, TN
JURIED GROUP SHOWS
July 2024: Southern California Plein Air Association: Quick Draw Competition and Exhibition,“Back Bay Eye Candy” (Third Place Award); Muth Interpretive Nature Center, Newport Beach, CA;
June 6 - July 24, 2024: Gallerie Tangerine; “Sunshine and Shadows” Show, Chestnut Group, Nashville, TN.
June, 2023: Ashton Gallery; Beach Party; “Sailing On” (Honorable Mention); San Diego, CA
August, 2022: LPAPA: Laguna Beach Plein Air Association Gallery; From Dusk to Dawn; “Long Beach Promenade”; Laguna Beach, CA
May, 2022: Oceanside Museum of Art; Alliance Artists: Renewal; Front Porch Gallery, Oceanside, CA.
January, 2022: Oceanside Museum of Art, Alliance Artists: Beneath the Surface; Ashton Gallery; San Diego, CA
May 2020- Present: Catalina Art Association Gallery; Avalon, CA
October, 2019- January 2020: Historic Parthenon Museum; Both Sides Now; Two person Plein Air show; 18 pieces featured; Nashville, TN
February, 2019: Lipscomb Academy Art Show: Nashville, TN
January, 2019: Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts; Digital jury finalist; Laguna Beach, CA
November, 2018: Montgomery Bell Academy Art Show; Nashville TN
August, 2018: Crystal Cove Conservancy Plein Air Invitational; “Jumping In” featured; Crystal Cove State Beach, CA
April, 2018: Chestnut Plein Air Group; Honor the Earth: Warner Park, Nashville, TN
November, 2017: Chestnut Plein Air Group: Love the Lake, Love the Land; Nashville, TN
August, 2017: Forest and Ocean Gallery; Hot August Nights; LPAPA Online Juried Show; Laguna Beach, CA
April, 2017: Tibbott Gallery, University of Nashville; Nashville, TN
April, 2016: 5th and Taylor Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
FESTIVALS
September, 2024: Catalina Island Art Festival: Avalon, CA
May 2024: Main Street Art Festival; Franklin, Tennessee
December, 2022-2024: West Nashville Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
September, 2022: Catalina Island Art Festival: Avalon, CA
April, 2022: Catalina Island Spring Art Festival: Avalon, CA
September, 2021: Catalina Island Art Fall Festival: Avalon, CA
April, 2016: 5th and Taylor Art Crawl; Nashville, TN
ART RELATED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
2024: Founder: “Nashville Painters Salon”; Leader of Bi-monthly Group benefitting 10 local oil painters: Art Critiques, Artist Support and Education; Garibaldi Studios, Nashville, TN
2024: Expressive Arts Therapist/Teacher: “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 Painting and Plein Air Classes in CA and TN
March, 2018- March 2019; Adults Oil Painting Teacher: Little Art House Nashville, “Intro to Oil Painting for Adults” Class
February, 2018-2019: Art Therapist: Volunteer, Next Door Ministries, Nashville, TN; Teacher; Art therapy classes for inpatient drug rehabilitation facility.
May, 2018: Teacher, Expressive Arts Class: Taught 7 licensed psychotherapists experiential expressive arts debriefing sessions.
2007: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA: Therapeutic Expressive Arts Therapy Course: 3 units
2004-Present: Expressive Arts Psychotherapist, LCSW; Private practice with women and children since 2004.
1992: Private School After School Art Teacher: Renaissance School, Irvine, CA: Developed and taught 20 original art lessons for private school art program
1990: California State University, Long Beach, CA; BA in Liberal Studies; Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential; Art Credential/Supplemental
1987: Volunteer: “Art in Schools” program at CSULB Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA: Wrote children’s art gallery curriculum to help children engage in using hands-on art lessons in gallery.
1985: Biola University, La Mirada, CA; Awarded Art Scholarship for freshman year, 16 fine art units; art major.
AWARDS
September, 2024: Featured Artist and Poster Contest Winner; Catalina Island Art Festival; Catalina Island Art Association; Catalina Island. CA
July 2024: Third Place Award; “Back Bay Eye Candy”; Southern California Plein Air Association Quick Draw Competition; Newport Beach, CA
June 2023: Honorable Mention; “Sailing On”; Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
September, 2022: 2nd Place Award; “Hamilton Cove View”; Catalina Island Art Festival; Avalon, CA
September, 2021: Featured Artist and Poster Contest Winner of 61st Annual Poster Contest; “Catalina Overlook”: Catalina Island Art festival; Avalon, 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
Oceanside Museum of Art; Artists Alliance; Oceanside, CA
Catalina Art Association
California Art Club
Oil Painters of America