Even from a young age growing up in Eastern Washington, Kim Slate had a fascination with the creation of images and the power they had to capture the imagination and elicit emotion. The encouragement of her interests and talents led her to study animation where the power of images are amplified by story. After graduation, she applied her training to several feature films, most recently the award winning film Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio. In her sculptures and paintings she has honed a unique perspective, depicting the mysterious and sometimes mischievous adventures of ordinary and exotic creatures. Each piece suggests a narrative, her charming characters caught in some act of scheming, play, or discovery. Kim resides in Portland Oregon where she can be found running its miles of forest trails or traveling with her husband and four year old son.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
“Houses” - Group Exhibition - Nucleus House - February 2025
Solo Show - Nucleus Portland - March 2025
“Creatures: Art Toys & Small Sculpture” - Group Exhibition - Beinart Gallery - March 2025
“Dreamland Awaits” - Group Exhibition - Corey Helford Gallery - April 2025
Small Solo - Brassworks Gallery - April 2025
Group show - Antler Gallery - June 2025
Solo Show - Beinart Gallery - September 2025
Gems - Group Exhibition - Nanny Goat Gallery - November 2025
PAST SHOWS:
“Little Big” - Haven Gallery - December 2024
“Wonders of Other” - Mortal Machine Gallery - November 2024
“Wonder” - Modern Eden Gallery - October 2024
Solo Show - Haven Gallery - September 2024
Small Solo - Nahcotta Gallery - September 2024
“Fable and Folklore” - Copro Gallery / Beautiful Bizarre Magazine - April 2024
Solo Show - Nucleus Portland - March 2024
“Little Big” - Haven Gallery - December 2023
“Intertwined” - wowxwow - December 2023
“Serendipity” - Haven Gallery / Beautiful Bizarre Magazine - October 2023
Solo - Roq La Rue - Seattle, WA - September 2023
Seattle Art Fair /Antler - Seattle, WA - July 2023
Salut 8 - Nucleus Portland - Portland, OR - May 2023
“Existential” - Antler / Thinkspace - Portland, OR - April 2023
“Sculpture Garden” - Modern Eden Gallery - San Francisco, CA - April 2023
“Cluster” Group Show - Nucleus House - Portland OR - April 2023
Solo - Nucleus Portland - Portland, OR - January 2023
Nucleus Portland - Portland OR - December 2021
Antler Gallery - Portland OR - June 2021
Unnatural Histories IX - Antler Gallery - Portland OR - September 2020
3 Person Show with Nicole Gustafsson and Faunwood - Nucleus Portland - Portland OR - August 2020
SALUT! 5 - Nucleus - Portland OR - June 2020
All Around the World - Antler Gallery - Portland OR - 3/26/20 - 4/21/20
SALUT! 4 - Nucleus - Portland OR - 11/8/19 - 12/4/19
Unnatural Histories VIII - Antler Gallery - Portland OR - 9/26/19 - 10/24/19
World of Succulents - Q Pop - Los Angeles CA - 6/8/19 - 6/29/19
Tondo - Talon Gallery - Portland OR - 5/30/19 - 6/23/19
BRINK - Antler Gallery - Portland OR - 1/31/19 - 2/24/19
ASCENT - Talon Gallery - Portland OR - 1/31/19 - 2/24/19
Taller del Diablo - Hellion MX - Mexico City - 12/6/18 - 1/29/19
Unnatural Histories VII - Antler Gallery - Portland, OR - 9/27/18 - 10/24/18
Fur and Feathers - Brassworks Gallery - Portland, OR - 5/4/2018 - 5/31/18
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