“Childhood has to be the most influential period of my life, and perhaps I have remained there, in wonder-filled stories and adventures. Fairy tales, sacred texts, and pseudoscientific treatises from around the world have fascinated me since my youth, and they continue to inform my artistic practice.
These pieces are all references to the deeply rooted devotions we possess as a species, intricately woven into personal psychological experiences. Each one contains a specific story that unfolds layer by layer for the viewer, like a slowly recalled memory. Our closest companions are always some kind of beasts, hidden in the company of our shadow-selves.”
- Bio:
She studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, in the Faculty of Design and Technology, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in 2008. Then, in 2009-2011, she continued her education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, majoring in industrial design. In 2025, she defended her doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under the supervision of Prof. Agnieszka Cieślińska. She received a distinction from the IKI Foundation (2024). She received a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture (2022). She was a finalist in the Polish Graphic Triennial in Katowice (2021) and the 1st prize of the Tadeusz Kulisiewicz Foundation (2019). She is the author of the following individual exhibitions: Czarne Chmury, Galeria WY, Łódź (2025); Miraże, Small Salon, Warsaw Academy of Art, Warsaw (2025); Monsters and Wonders (presentation of her doctoral thesis), BUW, Warsaw (2024); Delirium Decadence, Zachęta Project Room, Warsaw (2023), Metaphysical Places, Gallery of Contemporary Art in Włocławek (2022); Golems, Dybbuks and Witches, Kurpie Culture Museum, Ostrołęka (2021); Alchemy and Transformation, Natural History Museum in Jelenia Góra (2021); Temperamental Elements, KADR Cultural Center, Warsaw (2019); Lantuchy and Devils, 2Piętro Gallery, Warsaw (2018); Once Revered, Now Lost and Forgotten, Stacja Muranów Gallery, Warsaw (2018); Kimba Kerner, Polish Embassy in Tokyo, Japan (2016); Intersecting Visions, Studio 114, Honolulu, Hawaii (2015). She has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including: Nostalgi: The Search For Svithold, Algarden Konstnarernas Galleri, Borås, Sweden (2022); Triennial of Polish Graphics, Silesian Museum, Katowice (2021); Beyond the Borders, Fantapia Museum, Gangneung, Korea (2021); 3rd International Yerevan Print Biennale, Printmaking Studio of the National Center for Aesthetics, Yerevan, Armenia (2021); Awagami Print Competition, Art Space Awagami Museum, Tokushima, Japan (2021); Bas Bulus / Print Meet, Trakya, Türkiye (2021); Athens Print Biennale, Athens, Greece (2021).
- Polski:
Studiowała w Parsons School of Design w Nowym Jorku na wydziale Design and Technology, gdzie w 2008 r. obroniła licencjat. Następnie w latach 2009-2011 kontynuowała edukację na krakowskim ASP na kierunku wzornictwo przemysłowe. W 2025 obroni doktorat na ASP w Warszawie pod opieką prof. Agnieszki Cieślińskiej. W Fundacji IKI otrzymała wyróżnienie (2024). Otrzymała Stypendium Ministerstwa Kultury (2022). Została finalistką w Triennale Grafiki Polskiej w Katowicach (2021), oraz I nagrodę Fundacji Tadeusza Kulisiewicza (2019).
Jest autorką następujących wystaw indywidualnych: Czarne Chmury, Galeria WY, Łódź (2025); Miraże, Mały Salon, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie, Warsaw (2025); Monstra i cudowności (prezentacja pracy doktorskiej), BUW, Warszawa (2024); Delirium Decadence, Miejsce Projektów Zachęty, Warszawa (2023), Metafizyczne miejsca, Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej w Włocławku (2022); Golemy, dybuki i wiedźmy, Muzeum Kultury Kurpiowskiej, Ostrołęka (2021); Alchemy and Transformation, Muzeum Przyrodnicze w Jeleniej Górze (2021); Temperamental Elements, Centrum Kultury KADR, Warszawa (2019); Lantuchy i diabły, Galeria 2Piętro, Warszawa (2018); Once Revered, Now Lost and Forgotten, Galeria Stacja Muranów, Warszawa (2018); Kimba Kerner, Polska Ambasada w Tokyo, Japonia (2016); Intersecting Visions, Studio 114, Honolulu, Hawaje (2015).
Uczestniczyła w wielu wystawach zbiorowych, m.in.: Nostalgi: The Search For Svithold, Algarden Konstnarernas Galleri, Borås, Szwecja (2022); Triennial Grafiki Polskiej, Muzeum Śląskie, Katowice (2021); Beyond the Borders, Fantapia Museum, Gangneung, Korea (2021); 3rd International Yerevan Print Biennale, Printmaking Studio of the National Center for Aesthetics, Yerevan, Armenia (2021); Awagami Print Competition, Art Space Awagami Museum, Tokushima, Japonia (2021); Bas Bulus / Print Meet, Trakya, Turcja (2021); Athens Print Biennale, Ateny, Grecja (2021).
KIMBA FRANCES KERNER 