KIMIA FERDOWSI KLINE
E D U C A T I O N
MFA San Francisco Art Institute, Painting, 2011
BFA Washington University, Painting, 2008, Cum Laude
Minors in Persian and Business
S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S
Mother Tongue, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2021
Elbow Room, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2018
Soulmate, 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany, 2017
Waiting Outside, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2017
Breathing on Land, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2017
Sky Thing, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2016
As Above, So Below, Elaine. L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State, Detroit, MI, 2016
Landscapes For The Hungry, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2015
Eden, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2014
S E L E C T G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
To Make Me Forget About Now, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France, 2022
The Fire And The Cow, Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Milan, Italy, 2022
Shelter From The Storm, Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2022
Orion, Scott Miller Projects, Birmingham, AL, 2022
Mundus Inversus, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2022
Spring Break Art Show, New York, NY, 2021
Pencil In The Studio, Hope College, Holland, MI, 2021
SWAB Art Fair, 68 Projects, Barcelona, Spain, 2020
You Look Like A World, Able Baker Contemporary, Portland, Maine, 2020
Healing Feeling, Dominique Gallery, 2020, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Les Corps Primaires, Galerie C.O.A., Montreal, Quebec, 2020
Dialogues, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2020
Keyhole, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2020
Make Me One With Everything, Grifter Space, New York, NY, 2020
Zwang, CG Boerner, New York, NY, 2020
Purple, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY, 2020
Spring Break Art Show LA, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Birds Make People Smile, Room Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
Pool Party, C24 Gallery, New York, NY, 2019
Pack den Badeanzug Ein, 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany, 2019
Ramblin' Round, Stonehouse Projects, Cortlandt, New York, 2019
Rosy-Fingered Dawn, PACE University, New York, NY, 2019
Paper Bound, Turn Gallery, New York, NY, 2018
MOCAD Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 2018
Steady Hands, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2018
Untitled Projects, Crush Curatorial, Amagansett, NY, 2018
Collect, Soloway Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
MOCAD Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 2017
Feed the Meter Vol. 2, Ceysson & Bénétière, Luxembourg, 2017
East Hampton Biennial, CANADA Gallery, East Hampton, NY, 2017
We Might Not Have a Planet Left Soon, 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany, 2017
Say Yes, Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery, Detroit, MI, 2017
Body/Head, Field Projects, New York, NY, 2017
The World's Mine Oyster, Galerie Nicolas Hugo, London, UK, 2016
Borderless, New York Foundation for the Arts, Brooklyn, NY, 2016-2017
Phantasmagoria, Idio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
Tomorrow's Today, Brilliant Champions, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
The Intuitionists, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, 2014
C U R A T O R I A L
"Unwoven Light" by Soo Sunny Park, Color Factory (Houston), 2020
"Frames" by Jason Stopa, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2020
"Origin of the Universe II" by Tim Fite, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2019
"Jacksicles" by Jack Early, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2019
"Hall of Mirrors" by Johanna Jackson, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2019
"Show: 13" with Marina Adams, Andrea Bergart, Michelle Segre, Jason Stopa, Wythe Hotel, 2019
"Hang On To Each Other" by Jordan Sullivan, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2019
Alicia Henry, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2018
"Show: 12" with Steve DiBennedetto, Chris Martin, and Chuck Webster, Wythe Hotel, 2018 (upcoming)
"Storme at Stonewall" by L.J. Roberts, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, 2018
"Sleepless Nights" by Andrew Tarlow, Brilliant Champions, Brooklyn, NY 2018
"Show: 11" with Alicia Gibson, Susumu Kamijo, Jennifer Sullivan, and Rachel Euelena Williams, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
"Once Upon A Place" by Aman Mojadidi, Wythe Hotel, NY, 2018
"Show: 10" with Michael Berryhill, An Hoang, Wallace Whitney, Annette Wehrhahn, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
Maria Calandra, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
"Clean Labor", a performance piece by Brendan Fernandez, Wythe Hotel, 2017
"Pride" by Caroline Wells Chandler, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
"Show: 9" with Yevgeniya Baras, Tamara Gonzales, EJ Hauser, and Adrianne Rubenstein, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
"Panty Hunter" by Misaki Kawai, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
"Say Yes", Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery, Detroit, MI, 2017
"Show: 8" with Maria Calandra, Clare Grill, Matt Phillips, and Mason Saltarrelli, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
"Sketchbook" by Mason Saltarrelli, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
"Show: 7" with Holly Coulis, Shaun Ellison, Caroline Larsen, and Karen Lederer, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
"Freddie Mercury in His Words" by Erik den Breejen, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
"Show: 6" with Katherine Bradford, Todd Bienvenu, Sarah Faux, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
"Fingerprints" by Judith Braun, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
"Show: 5" with Austin Eddy, Shara Hughes, Matt Kleberg, Russell Tyler, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
"Snow Mound" by Ellen Rutt, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
"Show: 4" with Trudy Benson, Ridley Howard, Emma Kohlmann, Paul Wackers, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
"Broadway Boogie Woogie" by Jimmy Marble, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
"Self-Evident Truths" by iO, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
"Inside the Sketchbook" by Brad Kahlhamer, Solo exhibition, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
"Show: 3" with Louise Despont, Wilmot Kidd, Jean Jullien, Beau Stanton, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
"Twelve Hours" by Vadis Turner, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
"Show: 2" with Julia Clift, Caitie Moore, Carrie Schneider, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
"You're a Grand Ole Fag" by Jack Early, Public Installation, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
"Show: 1" with Hiro Kurata, Mikael Kennedy, Jing Wei, Youngna Park, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
"Sky Watch" by Emily Klass, Solo exhibition, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
A W A R D S + R E S I D E N C I E S
Surf Point Foundation, York, Maine, 2023 (Upcoming)
The Macedonia Institute, Hudson Valley, NY, 2019
Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant Nomination, 2018
68 Projects Residency, Berlin, Germany, 2017
New York Foundation For the Arts, Basil Alkazzi Detroit Residency, 2015-2016
Makehouse Artist Residency, 2014-2015
New York Academy of Art, Master Class Scholarship, 2014
The Drawing Center Viewing Program, 2012
The Dune Residency, Pondicherry, India, 2011
Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting, Washington University, 2007
Danforth Scholarship, Washington University, 2004-2008
T E A C H I N G + L E C T U R E S
Adjunct Faculty, Vanderbilt University, 2023
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, Yale University, 2020
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, SUNY Purchase, 2020
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, 2020
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, Lipscomb University, 2020
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, FIT, 2020
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, Chautauqua Institute, 2019
Visiting Artist, Kunstraum, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
Visiting Artist, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Visiting Artist & Critic, Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Visiting Artist, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY 2017
Visiting Artist & Curator, Wayne State University, 2017
Visiting Artist & Critic, Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2015
S E L E C T B I B L I O G R A P H Y
After Pregnancy, an Artist’s Work Changes Course, Hyperallergic, 2021
Meet the Art World Rising Star Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, Departures, 2020
CANADA & Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Hyperallergic, 2020
Art Maze Mag, Winter Issue 16, Curated by Scott Ogden, 2020
The Women's Issue, The Harvard Advocate, 2019
A Look Inside The Wythe Hotel's Multidisciplinary Art Program, Galerie Magazine, 2019
Taking Wythe Hotel Live, Performance is Alive, 2019
Interview with Kimia Kline, The Creative Independent, 2019
The Curators, The Observer, April 16, 2018
Paradise Lost: The Ills of Intimacy, Blouin Art Info, May 15, 2017
Maake Magazine, Issue 4, curated by Jon Lutz, 2017
New American Paintings, No. 128 Northeast Issue, 2016
Artist's Guide to Detroit, Architectural Digest, June 2016
Talking with Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, Brooklyn Magazine, May 2016
Mythical Memory, Cultured Magazine, May 2016
Kimia Kline at the ELJ Gallery, Detroit Art Review, April 2016
Pencil in the Studio, Maria Calandra, April 2016
How The Wythe Hotel Became an Incubator for Artists, Brooklyn Magazine, March 2016
Pass a Tortilla Factory and Enter a Phantasmagoria of Art, Bedford and Bowery, January 2016
Conversation with Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, NYFA Current, December 2015
An Enchanting Love Letter to her Iranian Heritage, Gallery Gurls, November 29, 2015
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline Takes Residency in Detroit, Playground Detroit, October 5, 2015
Painter Kimia Ferdowsi Kline chosen as Basil Alkazzi Artist in Residence at Wayne State University in Detroit, NYFA Current, September 2015
Artist's View: Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, Travel + Leisure, October 2015
Artist Feature: Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, By Way of Brooklyn, September 2, 2015
Three Artists On the Verge, Cultured Magazine, Summer 2015
Brooklyn's Ever-Cool Wythe Hotel Now Spotlights Local Artists, Travel + Leisure Magazine, 2015
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline Gets Back to the Garden in 'Chahar Baagh' Paintings, Asia Society, 2012
One Face at a Time, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008