Artist Statement
My thesis exhibition titled "Discourse" explores the figure and perspectives on body image with installation and sculpture. My experience drawing and interacting with my models was the catalyst for this work. Issues pertaining to body image and the feelings associated with it are the inspiration for these works. I recorded interviews with my models discussing their attitudes toward their own body image. The combination of the edited audio and numerous mirrors force the viewer in the installation to contemplate their own image. The smaller sculptures incorporate found objects, text from my interviews as well as the drawings, which were a key component of my investigation. In this exhibition it is my intent that the viewer is confronted with the decision to interact and open curtains and drawers and reflect on the subject of this work. I would like the work to make an emotional connection with those who experience it.
Biography
Kim Fabio was born in New York City and raised in both the Caribbean and the New England area. Prior to returning to school to pursue her MFA at Winthrop University, she was employed as a footwear designer for over twenty years working for well-known brands such as Converse, Tommy Hilfiger and Dansko, eventually starting her own consulting business. In addition, she was Owner and Operator of a prestigious private preschool. She received her BFA degree from Syracuse University and has also studied at The New England School of Art and Design, Harvard University Extension School and the Art Students League in New York. She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband James and has exhibited her work in the local community
Exhibition History
| 2018 | RCCC FACULTY ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION Group Exhibition Art and Design Gallery, Salibury, North Carolina |
| 2018 | FIGURE OUT, Group Exhibition Tapps Art Center Columbia, South Carolina |
| 2017 | FUTURISM: ART IN THE AGE OF POST TRUTH Group Exhibition Gallery C3, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2017 | FREE FOR ALL, group exhibition Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2017 | VESSELS MFA THESIS SHOW, Group Exhibition Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 2016 | FIGURE OUT, Group exhibition Tapps Art Center, Columbia, South Carolina |
| 2016 | MCCOLL CENTER MEMBER SHOW, Group exhibition McColl Center for Art, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2016 | NAKED-BODY BEAUTIFUL, Group exhibition Charlotte Art League Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2016 | PRESENCE, Solo exhibition McLaurin Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 2016 | FORUM, Group exhibition The Dirty Hippie, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2015 | FACETS, Group exhibition Gallery Twenty-Two, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2015 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, Group exhibition Gallery Twenty-Two, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2015 | MFA IN PROGRESS, Group exhibition Lendowski Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 2015 | FREE FOR ALL, Group exhibition Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2011 | THE FIGURE, Solo exhibition Taste! At 645 Atlantic, Atlantic Beach, Florida |
| 2011 | PATENT LEATHER SHOES, An exhibit of original illustrations and book signing Gallery 725, Atlantic Beach, Florida |
| 2010 | THE ART OF TREES, Group exhibition R. Roberts Gallery, Avondale, Florida |