My work explores not only the beauty of nature but of people who appear to be looking right through you. The images of nature are lonely and still and those images of people tend to show emotion with a direct view into their life at that moment in their eyes. Heavily inspired by photographer Nan Goldin, my favorite images to produce are of what is and who is around me living real life, which sometimes mirrors the sadness that engulfs many of us. I’m fascinated by the polarity of nature images to the portrait images and this can be seen in my newly published book titled, Abstracted Distractions: teetering between here and gone which showcases images from the past twenty years. Inspired by my artist residencies new work entitled See Me, illustrates the moments that tend to be missed while most go on with their day. This work suggests the value of slowing down and seeing your surroundings. I realized if you watch a child they look at everything that surrounds them, they watch people walking by, walk slower, and take in their surroundings. Adults tend to have their heads down or checking their phone. See Me showcases people and locations nationally and internationally drawing on the comparison of subject matter. This series title See Me derives from the irony of not being seen as I photograph my environment of those who are passing by.
Artist Statement
Artist Biography
Kimberly Flynn (American, b. 1985, Boston, MA) is a Savannah, Georgia based travel photographer whose work has taken her to national and international artist residencies where she was inspired to create the new series See Me. Flynn is the author of Businify Your Art Life which is to help other artists with the business side of their art and Abstracted Distractions: teetering between here and gone which showcases her work from the past twenty years. Her work has been part of numerous national and international exhibitions and has accompanied many writers’ work in printed publications. She has had the pleasure of being on the other side of being an artist and has juried and curated several exhibitions. Flynn has also served as Board Treasurer for local Savannah Art Nonprofit and currently serves as Board Grant Management Director for a Photography mentorship Nonprofit.
Published Works, Workshops, and Professional Photography
2023-Present Starlight Elopement, Black & White Documentary Elopement Photography, Savannah, GA
2006-2011 Wedding & Event Photography, Rhode Island & Massachusetts
Abstracted Distractions: teetering between here and gone
Streetlight Magazine 2022 Anthology
Social Media Workshop at Savannah Cultural Arts Center
Selected Juror, Curator, and Manager
2021-2022 Museum Operations SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
2020 con-duit, Curator, Starlight Art Consultancy, Savannah, GA
2020 Divine Feminine, Curator, Starlight Art Consultancy, Savannah, GA
2020 ::through clarity::, Curator, Starlight Art Consultancy, Savannah, GA
2020 OPULENCE, Curator, Starlight Art Consultancy, Savannah, GA
2020 Confront comfort., Curator, Starlight Art Consultancy, Savannah, GA
2020 InSeason, Curator, Starlight Art Consultancy, Savannah, GA
2019 RE::CLAIMED, Juror, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2019 Open Studio Night, SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
2019 Open Studio Night, SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2019 Animal Farm, Juror and SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2018 Small Works, Juror and SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2018 FIGURE/GROUND, Juror and SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2018 Open Studio Night, SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
2018 Open Studio Night, SCAD Art Sales Gallery Manager, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2017 Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, Gallery Manager, Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, GA
Artist Residency
2023 Watershed Studio Art Residency, Galway, Ireland
2023 La Macina di San Cresci, Chianti (FI), Italy
2024 Satori, Prince Edward Island, Canada
2024 South Porch Artists Residency, Summerville, South Carolina, USA
2024 Arte Studio Ginestrelle & Writing Residency, Assisi, Italy
Group Shows
2024 Street Photography, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland
2024 BY CHANCE, THIRST art, Savannah, GA
2023 OXO, Outset Gallery, Galway, Ireland
2023 Earth Day, Every Day, Hodge Podge, Madison, WI
2023 Spring, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY
2022 WOMEN IN ART, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 TENSION, THIRST art, Savannah, GA
2022 The Captured Image, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY
2022 Portrait Exhibition, Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Small Works Exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2014 Festival Fete’s 1st Annual Newport Art Festival, Bowen’s Wharf, Newport, RI
2013-2014 Silver Tides, Wakefield, RI
2013 Festival Fete’s Holiday Market, Rhodes On The Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI
2013 Providence Flea Holiday Market, Providence, RI
2013 Craftopia, Hope Artist Village, Pawtucket, RI
Featured Artist & Author
2023 Variant Literature, Issue 16
2023 After Happy Hour 2023, Volume 2
2023 Blood Orange Review, Washington State University
2023 Docu Magazine Volume 24
2023 The Shallot: Journal of Mental Health, Art, & Literature, Volume 2. No. 1
2023 Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Issue 35, April 2023
2023 Rock Salt Journal Spring 2023
2023 Beyond Queer Words - A Collection of Poems
2023 Peatsmoke Journal Spring 2023
2023 Peanut Butter Shrimp Newspaper, MAPRIL
2021 Nonfiction Authors Association
2020 Starlight Art Consultancy Tips to Help Artists Blog
2013 Providence Flea Featured Artist
Board Grant Management Director
Board Treasurer
Professional Experience
2024-Present Global Program Grant Manager, Talent Beyond Boundaries
2022-2024 Economic Mobility Programs & Operations Grant Manager, Impact Charitable
2022 Finance Operations Manager, Freelance for various non-profits
2021-2022 Operations Manager, Global Climate Change non-profit
2017-2022 Operations Management, SCAD Museum of Art & SCAD Art Sales
2003-2015, Financial Operations & Audit Management, Financial Institutions
Education
B.A. New England College of Business, Boston, MA Graduated 2018
Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA 2016-2017
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA 2005-2006
Art Educator Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Credential ID Georgia Cert. ID: 1795326
