My paintings are densely patterned, focused on color, filled with yearning. I am captivated by the earth’s linear quality, the moment of place where sky touches earth and what happens in those remaining spaces that eventually arrive at our feet. I chisel away at the natural world, patching together bits and pieces, composing and rebuilding the landscape.
Repeated fragments, dissected skies, slabs of earth.
Separating the land with paint, my intent is to look beyond and through.
Capturing moments, glimpses of creation, landscapes, the order of atmosphere and the outside world. Its central formations and ecosystems, fields stumbled upon or driven by - caught in a glance; newly trampled ground on previously unchartered territory. Giving the viewer recollection- a sense of having been there.
This reminiscence also gravitates towards objects that inhabit a past. I attempt to capture their wistfulness, the nostalgic quality that they hold so dear. A celebration of their existence; a commemoration of remembrance.
My work is about the recognition of the subtleties of life and environment. These are the moments and pieces I attempt to capture and recreate: accumulation and repetition, intricacies found in the structure of organic objects, the concept of time and space through light and layers.
Kimberly Stemler was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, and received a BFA in painting from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Living with her husband Jon and their three boys in a rural area of Montgomery County she is inspired by the land. Her work primarily revolves around landscapes that are densely patterned, layered and focused on color. These landscapes, while abstracted, have the ability to give the viewer a sense of connection to place, time, moment. They can feel nostalgic and almost recognizable, like a fuzzy memory. Another focus of her work tends to revolve around objects that are evocative, wistful, and full of remembrance.
Kimberly is the recipient of Best Abstract Award from the Philadelphia Sketch Club's "Absolutely Abstract" group show and the Member Award from the "Small Works" show located at Studio B in Boyertown. Recent juried shows include InLiquid’s “Crafting Nature”, Media Art’s Council, New Hope Arts “Ancestral Intersection” and solo shows at the Abington Art Center and Cairn University. Collaborative public work with Jonathan Stemler includes "little red string" temporarily installed in Northern Chinatown through the Asian Arts Initiative in 2009, "alpha and omega", a permanent installation commissioned by New Hanover United Methodist Church, and "Windows of History", located in Souderton, PA. Jon and Kimberly will be having a two-person show at Montgomery County Community College at the Pottstown campus August-October 2024.
1992
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
Bachelor of Fine Art
1990 - 1991
Temple University Abroad, Rome, Italy
Schira, Ron, “Art Review: ‘Art Attack’ Proves A Thrilling Display At Studio B,” Reading Eagle, Sunday July 12, 2015
Schira, Ron, “Art Review: Stuido B Revamps Its ‘Farm’ Exhibition,” Reading Eagle, January 29, 2015
Schira, Ron, “Art Review: An Unpretentious ‘December Members’ Show In Boyertown,” Reading Eagle, December 25, 2014
"Chinatown North Social Project Lab", Art Place America, December 29, 2012
Ptah, Gabrie, “Flux Capacity,” Philadelphia City Paper, June 18, 2009
Art Place America, Chinatown North Social Practice Lab
Cairn University, Langhorne, PA
NHUMC, Gilbertsvill, PA
Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Solar Manufacturing, FMFCU, Souderton, PA
Univest National Bank, Souderton, PA
York Square Condominium, Philadelphia, PA
Todd and Kristin Curry
Janet Belford
John and Sarah Harm
2018
Windows of History, Souderton, PA
Collaborative piece with Jonathan Stemler
Alpha and Omega, Commission for NHUMC, Gilbertsville, PA
Collaborative piece with Jonathan Stemler
2016
The Cross, Commission For NHUMC
Collaborative installation with Jonathan Stemler
2009
Little Red String, Asian Arts Initiative , In/Flux Project, Philadelphia, PA
Collaborative installation with Jonathan Stemler
2015
Award for Best Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Honorable Mention Award, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Coffee Break, Artist Talk, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2011
Artist Talk, Cairn University, Langhorne, PA
2018
These Things I Carry, Cairn University, Langhorne, PA
2017
Winter Solo Series, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2001
Between Earth & Sky, Myrtle Gallery, North Wales, PA
1998
Rude Awakenings, Borders, Montgomeryville, PA
1992
A Tree In All It’s Hollow Glory: BFA Exhibition, Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
2024
Of Earth & Myth, with Jonathan Stemler, North Hall Gallery, Montco, Pottstown, PA
2018
Everything Is There: Landscape, Water, And Still Life Paintings, Helen Halstuch, Brooke Lanier, and Kimberly Stemler, River’s Edge Gallery, Upper Black Eddy, PA
Curated by InLiquid
2023
Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
Legacy: Remembrance Matters, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Juror: Ellen Martignetti
Ethnicity Through the Eyes of the Artist, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Jurors: Nina Guzman, Erika Land, Cheryl Harper
Salon Of Small Works, Nap Annual Invitational, Kutztown, PA
Curator: James Carrollalso 2005-2018
Juried Art Exhibition, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
Juror: Mark Mahosky
Crafting Nature, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Curated by InLiquid
Passages, Media Arts Council, Media, PA
Juror: Maryanne Buschini
2022
Ancestral Intersection, Invitational, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA
Curator: Dalissa McEwen Reeder
Reflections, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
In My Mind’s Eye Invitational, Up Arts Incubator, Lansdale, PA
Curator: Dalissa Reeder
Locally Grown, Up Arts Incubator Gallery, Lansdale, PA
Juror: Erik Sacony
Birds, John James Audubon Center, Audubon, PA
Birds, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
2020
All things Bright & Beautiful, Up Arts Incubator Gallery, Lansdale, PA
2019
Rust to Rise, Community Arts of Phoenixville Gallery, Phoenixville, PA
Juror: Teresa Haag
2018
Drawn From Nature, John James Audubon Center, Audubon, PA
Jurors: Cheryl Agulwick Hochberg & Bruce Hoffman
January 2018 Juried Show, 3rd St Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Luella Tripp
Glow, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Veritas Annual Arts Invitational, Lancaster, PA
Curator: Ned Bustard
Dear Fleisher, Biennial Invitational, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
also 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
On The Road, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
The Farm, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Vessel, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
2017
Muse, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Agri-Culture, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
2016
Immersed, Gray Gallery, Germantown, PA
Juror: Jill Pederson
Spring Gala Exhibition, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
Juror: Sharon Ewing
Drawn From Nature, John James Audubon Center, Audubon, PA
153rd Small Oil Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Til Death Do Us Art, Invitational, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Curator: Susan Biebuyck
Shine, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Under The Spreading Boughs: Artists' View of Trees, Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, PA
Local By Local, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Cul-Ti-Vate, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Radius, Franklin Commons, Phoenixville, PA
2015
Watch Us Sparkle, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Art Attack, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Get Down To Earth Show, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
The Modern Farm, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
Local Artist Show, Dog House Art Gallery, Boyertown, PA
Absolutely Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Juried Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Jurors: Dufala Brothers
2014
Small Works Show, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
2013
Drawn From Nature, John James Audubon, Audubon, PA
Summer Art Show, Studio B, Boyertown, PA
2009
Drawn From Nature, John James Audubon Center, Audubon, PA
2007
Group Abstract Invitational, JMS Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA
2006
Landscape Revisited, Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
Juror: Elizabeth Osborne
Winter Group Exhibition, Invitational, JMS Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA
2005
Multimedia Art Exhibit to Benefit Hurricane Victims, Broad Street Gallery, Quakertown, PA
2024
Chester County Studio Tour, Visiting Artist at Helen DiCaprio’s Studio, West Chester, PA
2021
Montgomery County Studio Tour, Visiting Artist at Dale Robert's Studio, Norristown, PA
2019
Montgomery County Studio Tour, Visiting Artist at Dale Robert's Studio, Norristown, PA
