Kim Roberts

I'm a Colorado based artist, so the mountains are my muse.

My work is about space, whether it's the vast expanse of a mountain landscape or the quality of mind that accommodates all that arises within it.

As a long-time meditation practitioner, I notice that what’s right before my eyes often gets obscured by the thinking mind. Making art helps me stay in the present moment to see what's actually there. The activity of painting is truly the only thing that stops my mind for any significant period of time.

So I’m interested not only in the subjects I paint, but also the process itself. I try to capture the ineffable atmosphere in which things take place—the quality of mind--and space-- that accommodates all things.

Having spent much of my adult life as an expat in South Asia, I’ve seen how art connects us to each other in a way that transcends culture. How language influences what we see--or don’t see.

Each piece I create is an attempt to plant a seed of awareness, and to invite the viewer into a deeper experience of their own awareness—a sort of meditation in action. My hope is to convey how art is a bridge to this experience of connection-- with ourselves, with each other, and with something larger than ourselves.

I work wi...

My training has taken been eclectic, and I've learned with artists all over the world, either in person or recently, online. I've studied with Jane Hunt, Paula Roland, Homare Ikeda, Jeff Hirst and many others...

Art Students League, Denver 2019-20
Private lessons 2015-2017

M.A. Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy
Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado, USA
1994

B.A. French Studies
American University in Paris
Paris, France
1987

Taking Up Space
Curtis Center for the Arts
Greenwood Village, CO
November 2023

D'art Gallery
CONNECTIONS IN SPACE Solo Exhibit
Denver, CO
June 30--July 24, 2021

D'art Gallery
ESSENTIAL NATURE Solo Exhibit
Denver, CO
June 3-27, 2021

Curtis Center for the Arts
Greenwood Village, CO
Old Myths, New Stories
November 2020

R Gallery
Boulder, CO
Turning Leaves of Fall
October 2020

R Gallery
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Animalia
September 2020

D'art Gallery - Solo exhibit
12 June - 17 July 2020
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, Colorado USA

R Gallery
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Exploring Sunlight
Mar 13 - Mar 29

SYNC Gallery
Denver, Colorado USA
SYNCOPATION
Feb 21 - Mar 14, 2020

Core New Art Space
Denver, Colorado USA
The Red Show
Through December 9, 2019
https://www.coreartspace.com/

D'art Gallery - Member group exhibit
12-22 December 2019
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, Colorado USA