About the Artist
Artist Bio and Selected Exhibitions
Artist Bio
Kim Kleinhardt is a visual artist residing in Traverse City, MI. She majored in Art at Central Michigan University in Mt Pleasant MI & received her BS in Art Education in 1977. From there Kim taught art at Mid Michigan Community College & also Clare High School. During her years at Clare High School, she developed a gallery management class where her students actively ran a professional art gallery in downtown Clare. After completing thirty years of service, Kim retired from teaching in 2014. After retiring Kim continued her 515 Gallery exhibitions until closing the gallery due to Covid in 2020. Her sole focus at this time is creating meaningful compositions in her studio in Traverse City, MI.
Kim Kleinhardt
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Adrian Center for the Arts | Trading Spaces | Adrian, MI
Crooked Tree Arts Center | Guild Member Salon Show | Traverse City, MI
Calling All Heroes
2023
Monroe Community Church | Art Prize 2023 | Grand Rapids, MI
Calling All Heroes
Higher Art Gallery | Traverse City, MI
Hidden Spirits
2022
Monroe Community Church | Art Prize 2022 | Grand Rapids, MI
Lowell Arts Gallery | West Michigan Art Competition 2022 – award winner | Lowell, MI
Muskegon Museum of Art | 94th Contemporary Exhibit – award winner | Muskegon, MI
Pawn or Queen
2021
Monroe Community Church | Art Prize 2021 | Grand Rapids, MI
Lowell Arts Gallery | West Michigan Art Competition 2021 – award winner | Lowell, MI
Pins and Needles
Selected Exhibitions
2020
Higher Art Gallery | Traverse City, MI
Overwhelmed
2018
Midland Artists Guild | Juror for Midland Artists Guild 34th Annual Juried Exhibition – March 2018
2017
J.W. Marriott | Art Prize | Grand Rapids, MI
There is No Gambling Like Politics
515 Gallery | Wonderful Life Exhibition | Clare, MI
Ignite I, Resist
515 Gallery | 1 in 4 Exhibition | Clare, MI
The Farm I, II & III
2016
Midland Center for the Arts | Greater Michigan Juried Art Exhibition | Midland, MI
Ruby
Cornerstone Church | Artprize | Grand Rapids, MI
Helios Gallery | Artwalk Central – Top 10 | Mt. Pleasant, MI
Balanced
2015
Boardwalk Condominiums | Artprize | Grand Rapids, MI
University Gallery | Artwalk Central | Mt. Pleasant, MI
God Bless Permapress
2014
CMU Gallery | Artwalk Central | Mt. Pleasant, MI
Boardwalk Condominiums | Artprize | Grand Rapids, MI
Filed
Midland Center for the Arts | Greater Michigan Juried Exhibition | Midland, MI
Photo Gallery | Artprize | Grand Rapids, MI
University Gallery | Artwalk Central | Mt. Pleasant, MI
Just Not the Blue Dress
2013
Midland Center for the Arts | Greater Michigan Juried Exhibition | Midland, MI
Boardwalk Condominiums | Artprize | Grand Rapids, MI
University Gallery | Artwalk Central | Mt. Pleasant, MI
Doily
