ARTIST STATEMENT
My work investigates symbolic forms and shapes. Icons and totems with sociological significance. Primal experiences, nature and personal identity for example, so basic to our understanding of existence, are symbolized in this private world. Cultural icons explore the associations of figurative images and objects. I love making images with animal, plant, kimono and kite icons. I utilize printmaking and collage as an extension of drawing and painting, I have found that mixed media and collage are the most authentic and subjective tool to express my voice
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kim Laurel is a Chicago based mixed media artist, illustrator and graphic designer and has exhibited in the United States, Canada and England since 1977. She studied at Oberlin College, the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland State University and Illinois State University. Her works of art are part of various public and corporate collections.
Laurel’s recent curatorial work includes: Her Way With Print, Verdant: A Survey of Five Nature Artists, Black/White/Gray, Element Flux, Ethereal Fauna: The Artist’s Muse, Tool Box Flower Box, Integrant Element Lab, Redux Loop, Wild Things and Beyond. She is a long standing member of Woman Made Gallery, the Mid America Print Council, the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative and the Chicago Artist’s Coalition. Kim’s art is exhibited in many Chicago galleries and institutions and is represented by the Workshop Print Gallery – Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, Il. She teaches in private and public classes at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative.
© Kim Laurel