Project Description
Kim Radochia
Artist Kim Radochia immerses us in the moment with creations that capture movement and energy. Her intense process of making, exploring materials and connecting to place has led to inventive, vibrant artworks that convey fragility and strength.
In 2016 Radochia installed ‘AB’, a kinetic, highly polished metal sculpture representing molecules in the human body called antigen binding sites for the bioscience company Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA. In 2010 through an open competition, Trinity Financial, Boston, MA awarded her a commission for an atrium sculpture called ‘Currents’ at Appleton Mills in Lowell, MA. In 2011 she was featured in Art New England as three sculptors to watch in an article titled, Setting the Pace by David Raymond. Her fellowships and honors include, the American Academy in Rome, Italy, the Camac International Residency Program in France, S.L.A.P. Artists in Residency Program in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
Radochia’s exhibitions and installations include an invitation to exhibit at the Huntenkunst International Art Fair in Ulft, ND, Sculpt Miami, the Miami International Art Fair, Miami, FL and Adelphi University’s Sculpture Biennial, Garden City, NY. Recent solo exhibitions include, Shimms at Casco Bay Artisans Gallery, Portland, ME, Less at The Object Center, Boston, MA and Murmurations at the West Branch Gallery in Stowe, VT.
Radochia attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, MA, Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, and has taught middle school, high school, and lectured throughout country on creativity, art, and sculpture. Kim’s art is represented by Casco Bay Artisans Gallery, Portland, ME and Matthew Swift Gallery, Gloucester, MA.
“My art moves fluidly between large site-specific outdoor sculptures, small intimate assemblages room-sized installations, and large, immersive wall reliefs. I work in sculpture and other media to explore visual and physical boundaries that diverse materials can present.
The common themes in every case are pattern, structure and the perception of space as it relates to the timeline of life. My artwork records that space or moment in time while incorporating the movement of energy residing there both human and elemental. Water currents and water lines, patterns of flocking birds called murmurations, and geological formations collect and disperse on my worked surfaces. The structure and patterns of domesticity, family, and history build as stacked forms in metal or hundreds of rocks cast in pulp as an homage to honor women.
My work is inspired by the natural world, time, and a desire to interconnect the spiritual, physical and intellectual.”
Available Work
Kim Radochia ‘Swallowtail’ Hand Painted Torn Paper on Panel 24″x36″ $21,735
Past Work
Videos
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Exhibitions
2022: Meadow Reclamation Projects, Community Project @Blackburn Circle, Gloucester, MA
2022/21 Dirven 2 Abstraxion, Matthew Swift Gallery, Gloucester, MA
2022-07 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Mass Convention Center Authority, Boston, MA
2022-06 Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, Hamilton, OH
2021 Art Miami, Matthew Swift Gallery, Miami, FL
2021 Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton Art Center, Matthew Swift Gallery, Southampton, NY
2021 Heart in the Haystack, Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA
2021-10 Harborarts International Sculpture Exhibition, Boston Harbor Shipyard, East Boston, MA
2020 Diptychs, Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, Patchogue, NY
2019 Joy, West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park, Stowe, VT
2018 Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2017 Dimensions: Space & Line, St. Botolph Club, Boston, MA
2017 Summer Exhibition, Newport Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Newport, RI
2016 Less, solo, Object Center, Boston, MA
2016 Murmurations, solo, West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park, Stowe, VT
2015 EVEnt, Galerie bij de Boeken, Ulft, Netherlands
2015 Huntenkunst International Art Fair, Ulft, Netherlands
2014 Sculpt Miami, Winwood Arts District, Kavachnina Contemporary Gallery, Miami, FL
2014-12, 2012-10 Adelphi University Biennial Sculpture Exhibition, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
2013-10 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Triennial, Stevens Point, WI
2013 Indoor/Outdoor, Peabody Institue Library, Danvers, MA
2012 Miami International Art Fair, Bayfront Nogucci Park, Kavachnina Contemporary Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2012, 2011 Flying Horse Sculpture Exhibit, Pingree School, South Hamilton, MA
2012 Cox Reservation, Essex County Greenbelt Association, Essex, MA
2011 Hilton Head Public Art Program, Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head Island, SC
2011 Energy Wisps, solo, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, N. Andover, MA
2011 Art in Nature Sculpture Exhibition, The Fells Historic Estate & Gardens, Newbury, NH
2011 Off the Wall Exhibition, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
2011 Sculpture Exhibition, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
2011-10 Public Sculpture Program, City of Greeley, Greeley, CO
2010 Sculpture, solo, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA
2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
2009 Inside Out, School for the Museum of Fine Arts Exhibit, Boston, MA
2009-06 Navy Pier Walk Sculpture Show at Arlington Heights, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008-07 Conversations, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA
2007 Shelter: Sculpture on Main Street, Sculpture Now, Stockbridge, MA
2007-06 Sculpture at Somerbys Landing, Newburyport Public Art Program, Newburyport, MA
2007-06 Artquest, Marco Island Foundation for the Arts, Marco Island, FL
2007 Dimensions, Art League of Marco Island, Marco Island, FL
2006 Contemporary Sculpture, solo, The White Gallery, Lakeville, CT
2006 Cairn Croft Sculpture Show, Cairn Croft Gardens, Dover, MA
2006-05 Sculpture Visions, Chapel Hill Public Art Commission, Chapel Hill, NC
2006-05 Avenue of Art, Coral Springs Public Art Program, Coral Springs, FL
2006-05 Sculpture in the Public Arena, Sculpture Now, Great Barrington, MA
2005 Riverbend Sculpture Biennial, Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Owensboro, KY
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2004 Sculpture In and By the River, Norman Rockwell Museum, W. Stockbridge, MA
2004-03 Sculpture Exhibit at Ferncroft Hotel, Barn Gallery, Danvers, Ma
1992 Charles River Installation #3, The Reclamation Artists, Boston, MA
1991 Innocent Voices, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Awards/Commissions
2022: Essex County Community Foundation Grant, Meadow Reclamation Projects, Gloucester, MA
2018: 10 Farnsworth Art Wall Commission, finalist, title: Channeling Water, Boston, MA
2017: American Academy, Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, Rome, Italy
2016: Cell Signaling Technology, Sculptural Commission, title: AB, Beverly, MA
2015: Foundation Atelier SNAIL, Artist in Residence Program, Arnhem, Netherlands
2014: Haslla World Art Museum, Artist in Residence Program, Jeongdongjin, South Korea.
2011: S.L.A.P. (StillPoint Land Art Project) Artist in Residency Program and Sculpture Symposium, Martha’s
Vineyard, MA
2011/10: Appleton Mills Atrium Public Sculpture Commission, title: Currents, Lowell, MA
2010: Camac International Residency Program, Marnay-sur-Seine, France; Woodland School, Sculptural
Commission, title: Outdoor Classroom/Nest at Woodland, Weston, MA
2009: Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch, public sculpture finalist, Boston, MA
2008: Winthrop School, Sculptural Commission, title: Outdoor Classroom/Nest and Gnomon at River Run,
Hamilton, MA
2007: Symphony Builders, Sculptural Commission, title: Tropical Toss, Coral Springs, FL; Mother’s Rest Park
Project, public sculpture finalist, Dorchester, MA;
2005: Avenue of Art, finalist, Coral Springs, FL; Riverbend Sculpture Biennial, finalist, Owensboro, KY;
2000: Thunderstruck Garden, Sculptural Commission, title: Mt. Despairs Echo, Manchester, MA
Selected Press/Bibliography
Boston Globe, Boston, MA, May 18, 2016, Helga returns; kinds of blue; taking wing, Cate McQuaid.
Artscope Magazine, Boston, MA, May-June, 2016, Cornered: Kim Radochia at Object Center, Brian Goslow.
Art New England Magazine, Boston, MA, July-August, 2011, ‘Setting the Pace: Three sculptors create public work
that mimic life’s flow’, David Raymond.
ArtsEditor, Boston, MA, July 26, 2011, ‘Restore, Reflect, Renew: following the creation of Currents’, Brigit Ganske.
Northshore Magazine, Lowell, MA, March 25, 2011, ‘Lowell Massachusetts: Lowell breathes new Life into it’s old assets,
Tamsen Venn.
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, WI, June, 2010, ‘Stevens Point Sculpture Park’, Cara Spoto.
The Boston Phoenix, Phlog, Boston, MA, Oct.3, 2009, ‘Open Season on Open Studios: Art Tripping in SoWa’, Emily
Cantaneo.
Teaching, Curatorial, Panels for Sculpture
2022 – panel, The Cultural and Environemental Significance of the Great Marsh, Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester,
MA
2016 – filmed lecture, What is 3D? Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2013 – voice actress. International League of Conservation Photographers, Washington, DC.
2012 – lecture. Sculpture Environment and Place, Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA.
2011 – lecture, visiting artist. Creative Stretch, The Waring School, Beverly, MA
lecture. Participatory Public Art, Public Art Discussion Series, New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston,
MA
2010 -sculpture judge. Art Complex Museum, Duxbury Art Association Annual Exhibition, Duxbury,
curator. Riverfront Corporate Properties, Cambridge, MA
2007 – presentation, filming for public broadcast. Sculpture Now on Main St., Stockbridge, MA (award winning film
and broadcast)
lecture. Senior Seminar, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2006 – panelist. Sculpture Symposium, Marco Island Foundation for the Arts, Marco Island, FL
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2005 – lecture. Response to Nature. Chesterwood Museum, W. Stockbridge, MA
2004 – curator, filming for public broadcast. Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA
presenter. In and By the River, Norman Rockwell Museum, W. Stockbridge, MA
2004-2000 Middle School Teacher, Glen Urquhart School, Beverly, MA
1989-88 Teacher, Gengras Center, St. Joseph’s College, W. Hartford, CT
Collections
Acme Packet, Bedford, MA
Ascend Learning, Burlington, MA
Aureus Asset Management, Boston, MA
Appleton Mills Association, Lowell, MA
Cell Signaling, Bevelry, MA
Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
Mass. Convention Center Authority, Boston, MA
Symphony Builders, Coral Springs, FL
Winthrop School, Hamilton, MA
Woodland School, Weston, MA
Education
1991-1994 School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts.
1988-89 University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Masters in teaching program, completed 1 year.
1985 Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. BA Business Management, Minor Fine Arts
Professional Affiliations
Matthew Swift Gallery, Gloucester, MA
Casco Bay Artisans Gallery, Portland, ME
Turning Art, Boston, MA
Nine dot Arts, Denver, CO
Board of Directors, Manship Artists Residency + Studios, Gloucester, MA
Fort Point Artist Community, Boston, MA
International Sculpture Center Professional, Hamilton, NJ
Board of Directors, KyndL Corp, Danvers, MA