Education
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; BFA.; Emphasis in Painting and Photography, High Honors
Central St. Martin's School of Art & Design, London, England, UK; Emphasis in Photography and Computer Art
Selected solo and group exhibitions
2024
The Recycled Show: No Waste Earth, CAW, Santa Barbara, CA
2023
5x5, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito, CA
2022
RTH, CAW, Santa Barbara, CA
2021
Nomad, Organized by Max Presneill, Presented by the Torrance Art Museum, Medical Center Building, Torrance, CA
2020
5x5, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito, CA
Time & Memory, juror: Christopher Miles, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito, CA
2019
Flat File Show, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito, CA
#TakeMe, a collaborative traveling exhibition with @jamesvanarsdale, Prague, Czech Republic; Munich and Hohenswchangau, Germany, Instagram, aloft, & beyond.
Drinks on Me, Press Room, Santa Barbara, CA
2016
MAS Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Stone Soup, The Arts Fund Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2015
Deep Disguise, Michael Kate Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
AGORAPHOBIA: Portraits of American Interiors, Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2014
The Season of Spring, curated by Daniel Rolnik, Flower-Pepper Gallery in store, Pasadena, CA
NO-WASTE EARTH, AFS Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
5x5: Celebrating Five Years, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito, CA
Pumpkin Pie, Daniel Rolnik Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
AGORAPHOBIA: Portraits of American Interiors, Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2013
Limuw: An Ode to the Sea, featuring Miya Ando, Jules de Balincourt, Graham Caldwell, Zoe Crosher, Bill Dewey, Kim Fisher, Kimberly Hahn, Emilie Halpern, Mary Heebner, Virgina McCracken, and Raymond Saá, curated by Miki Garcia, MCASB Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara (Previously SBCAF Satellite@Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara), Santa Barbara, CA
Reversal, Left Coast Gallery, Goleta, CA, (Solo)
Loving Lorca - Amando Lorca, Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA
The Story of the Creative, See | Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY
Eye of the Beholder: Contemporary Art from Santa Barbara, Montecito Aesthetic Institue, Montecito, CA
The Object is Null, Design Matters Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Solo)
2012
The Can(n)on, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
2011
Super Santa Barbara 2: On Net Neutrality, curated by Warren Schultheis, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA
Eating Apples in Paradise featuring Macduff Everton, Elizabeth Folk, Nancy Gifford, Penelope Gottlieb, Saul Gray-Hildenbrand, Kimberly Hahn, Cyndee Howard, Hank Pitcher, Warren Schultheis, Steven Soria, Jonny Troyna, and James Van Arsdale, curated by Miki Garcia, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Previously Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum), Santa Barbara, CA
Chain Letter Invitational, curated by Christian Cummings & Doug Harvey, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
DOUBLE TROUBLE, with James Van Arsdale, curated by Nancy Gifford, The Arts Fund Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
5x5, An Invitational and Exhibition, Westmont Museum of Art, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
2010
Revisiting Beauty, juror Peter Frank, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
La Vie en Rose: 13th Annual Valentine's Exhibition and Benefit Auction, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
California Visual Artists, juror Ed Schad, 2nd City Council Art Gallery and Performance Space, Long Beach, CA
2009
Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative 1st Thursday, Casa De la Guerra's Courtyard, Santa Barbara, CA
SUPER SANTA BARBARA, 121 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA
A Communion of Saints: Santa Barbara and San Antonio Artists, David Shelton Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Plastic Planet, Art From Scrap, Santa Barbara, CA
2008
Edge: Santa Barbara County Contemporary Artists, Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2005
Valentine’s Exhibition, Invitational Benefit, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2004
Blur, Bekins, Santa Barbara, CA
Red, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2003
Memorable Suites Kimberly Hahn, Tom Stanley,& Jocelyn Webb Perch Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Forum Show, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2002
Rey Group Show, Elsie's, Santa Barbara, CA
Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA (juried)
Shift, Perch Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Cinergy 6, Absinthe, Samta Barbara, CA
2002
Works on Paper: Recent Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, LSU Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (juried)
Forumulations, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Cynergy 5, Coach House, Santa Barbara, CA
2001
Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA (juried)
The Living Room Show, Santa Barbara, CA
Blue Looking Glass 123, Roma, Santa Barbara, CA
Focus on the Forum, Santa Barbara Contemporary Art's Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Red Door, Espresso Roma, Santa Barbara, CA
Juxtaposition, Roma, Santa Barbara, CA
2000
Small Works, Gallery 2, Ventura Community College, Ventura, CA (juried)
Angel in a Shoebox, Reynald's Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Small Works #15 Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA (juried)
Focused on the Forum, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
1999
Mechanically Reproduced, Dean's Office, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin, TX (solo exhibition)
Annual Student Art Show, Jack S. Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin, TX (juried)
1998
Processing Images, Flood Gallery, Austin, TX (solo exhibition)
Decade Show, Texas Union Art Gallery, Austin, TX (juried)
Student Art Exhibit, Central St. Martin's School of Art & Design, London, England, UK
Annual Student Art Show, Jack S. Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin, TX (juried)
1997
Phantom of the Opera Art Exhibit, Bass Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Austin, TX(juried)
For Once - A Journey, Flood Gallery, Austin, TX (solo exhibition)
Student Photography Exhibit, Texas Union Art Gallery, Austin, TX
Commissioned Installation
Optic Veil (Artifact(s)), Montecito Aesthetic Institute, Montecito, CA
Miscellaneous Projects
2016- Present
#ABeautifulThingOfNoImportance, Instagram project.
2013-2016
#ABeautifulThingOfNoImportance, Twitter/Instagram/Facebook project.
2015
White Balance Backdrop (Tungsten) included in Janet Jackson's No Sleeep, video, featuring J. Cole.
Awards
2014 1st, 4th, 5th, & 6th Artslant Showcase Juried Winner
2013 1st, 2nd, 7th, & 8th Artslant Showcase Juried Winner
2012 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 6th Artslant Showcase Juried Winner; Selected as a juried winner in Round 6 of the ArtSlant Showcase Series & highlighted in the Showcase Watchlist.
1998 2nd place Brushwork, Decade Show
1996 1st Place Black & White Photography, Student Photography Exhibit
Books
The View From Here, International Library of Photography
Mechanically Reproduced, Artist's Book
The Grid Beneath, Artist's Book
Events
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
From Dusk 'til Drawn: 24-Hour Drawing Rally, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Press/Publications
2024
Jesse Caverly, No Waste Earth: The Recycled Show, Voice Magazine, March 21
Leslie Dinaberg, Eco-Art Show Confronts Environmental Issues at Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop, Santa Barbara Independent, March 18
2016
Charles Donelan, 'Stone Soup' at the Arts Fund: Can(n)on Art Studios in Group Show, Santa Barbara Independent, May 18
2015
Charles Donelan, Art Seen: Funk Zone May Sightings, Santa Barbara Independent, May 7
2014
ArtSlant STREET, Surprises, Surprises!: The Season of Spring opens at Flower Pepper Gallery, Artslant Street, February 27
Kat Ward, Flower Pepper Gallery, Hometown Pasadena, March 2014
2013
Lorie Dewhirst Porter, Ones to Watch: Conceptual Beauty, Santa Barbara Magazine, Fall 2013
Daniel Rolnik, The Object is Null, an exhibition by Kimberly Hahn at Design Matters Gallery, Notes on Looking, November 26
Charles Donelan, Null On West Pico, Santa Barbara Independent, December 11
Daniel Rolnik, Just Say Hello: Daniel Rolnik Visits the Santa Barbara Art Scene, Artslant Street, December 23
2012
Showcase Watchlist: Kimberly Hahn, Artslant.com, October 24
Charles Donelan, Can(n)on Art Studios: Group Show at SBCC Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara Independent, March 5
Josef Woodard, Small Town Space, Big Ideas, Santa Barbara News-Press, March 2
2011
Charles Donelan, Double Trouble at the Arts Fund, Santa Barbara Independent, November 29
Josef Woodard, Art Under Shared Roofs, Santa Barbara News-Press, November 25
Jessica Oliveira, Double Trouble, Santa Barbara Seasons blog, November 10
Geoff Tuck, Initial Public Offering: email conversation with Miki Garcia, Notes on Looking, May 17
Charles Donelan, A Real Eden, Santa Barbara Independent, March 31, pg.44
Geoff Tuck, Santa Bruta? It’s just up the coast dear…. (images only), Notes on Looking, March 24
Josef Woodard, Artburgers In Paradise, Scene Magazine, Santa Barbara News-Press, March 11
2010
Kimberly Hahn, The Creative Community with David Starkey - video
Revisiting Beauty by OCCA, catalogue
2001
D.J. Palladino, Little Wonders, Santa Barbara Independent Vol 15. No.776, Oct 4 - 11
Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Community Engagement and Advisory Roles
2015
Contemporary Art World Trends, Guest Speaker for Judy Larson's Contemporary Art class, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
TIP (Teen Insider Project), Guest Speaker, MCASB at the Can(n)on Art Studios, Goleta, CA
Communications Chair, Volunteer Advisory Committee, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
2014
Communications Chair, Volunteer Advisory Committee, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
TIP (Teen Insider Project), Guest Speaker, MCASB at the Can(n)on Art Studios, Goleta, CA
smART Talk: Kimberly Hahn, lecture, MCASB, Santa Barbara, CA
Kimberly Hahn lecture, Visual Thinking Strategies, Guest Speaker for class taught by Elizabeth Folk, Santa Barbara Community College, Santa Barbara, CA
2013
Sessions: The Crisis of Photography, Seminar, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Altered Sights, workshop, Art From Scrap, Santa Barbara, CA
Mentorship for Santa Barbara High School VADA student, Can(n)on Art Studio, Santa Barbara, CA
2012
Mentorship for Santa Barbara High School VADA student, Can(n)on Art Studio, Santa Barbara, CA
Double Trouble, panel discussion, The Arts Fund Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
The Can(n)on, panel discussion, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
2010
Steering Committee Member, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Santa Barbara, CA
2009
Branding and Web Design Committee Member, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Santa Barbara, CA
Curatorial
2015
Kat Trajano: Mother's Recipe, Can(n)on Art Studios, Goleta, CA
2014
Intellectual Property Prints, Can(n)on Art Studios, Goleta, CA
Writings
2016
What Lies Between Is Gray, Review of Seven Doors: Jan Tichy and the Chiaroscuro of Art Museum Collecting, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, ArtSlant Community Reviews.
2015
Beautiful Experiments, Review of The Paintings of Moholy-Nagy: The Shape of Things to Come, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, ArtSlant Community Reviews.
2013
As if of the Past and for the Present Future, Review of A Handful of Dust, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, ArtSlant Community Reviews.
She's a Confection, Review of The Foreign Correspondent: Your Man in Los Angeles, Public Fiction, Think.
From Simplicity to Complexity, Review of Things That Turn Your Brains To Mush, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, ArtSlant Community Reviews.