Kim Thoman has been painting and exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally for more than 35 years.

She spent her first two years of college at UC Davis, (1966-68) then finished a BA in Art from UC Berkeley. She completed an MA in Ceramic Sculpture from San Francisco State University and began a teaching career that spanned nearly 35 years, retiring from Merritt Community College in 2012.

She was a grant recipient at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of Taos, New Mexico and other awards include the Vermont Studio Center Residency Grant and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Change Grant.

Selected solo exhibitions include: The Hardin Cultural Center for the Arts, Gadsden, AL, Godard Center for the Arts, Ardmore, OK. The Anderson Center for the Arts, IN, Saint Mary’s University Gallery of Minnesota, MN, Virginia Tech University Perspective Gallery, VA.