Kim Stringfellow
Encyclopedia
Kim Stringfellow is an American
artist
, educator, and photographer based out of Joshua Tree
, California
. She is an associate professor at the San Diego State School of Art, Design, and Art History and received her MFA
in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been featured on KPBS-FM
and in the New York Times.
from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco in 1988. She graduated with distinction and appreciation.
A collection of her photographs entitled Photographic Constructions, was displayed at the Morphos Gallery in San Francisco in 1994. The collection explored personal narratives and addressed spirituality
and feminist issues through art history
.
Stringfellow's The Charmed Horizon
was selected for exhibit at the School of Visual Arts
as part of the Seventh New York Digital Salon and the technOasis: ArtSite in 1999. During this same year, it was chosen as the Best-Art related site at the 2nd Annual South by Southwest
Interactive Web Competition.
In the year 2000, Stringfellow received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The next year, she became an assistant professor at San Diego State's School of Art, Design, and Art History. In addition, Stringfellow took part in Salmoncity.net, a web-based piece of art commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission in response to the ESA listing of the Puget Sound Chinook salmon as regionally threatened.
Stringfellow was commissioned to create Safe As Mother's Milk
for the Cornish College of the Arts
in 2002. This project had its final exhibition in 2004.
In 2005, the Center for American Places published Stringfellow's first book, Greetings from the Salton Sea
.
In 2006, Stringfellow collaborated with artist Amy Balkin
to launch invisible 5
, a self-guided audio tour of the portion of Interstate 5 which stretches from San Francisco to Los Angeles
. She also appeared on KPBS in an interview with Tom Fudge to commemorate the centennial and discuss the future of the Salton Sea
.
The following year, Stringfellow rose to become an associate professor with tenure
at San Diego State University.
The work which would be featured as part of Jackrabbit Homestead
was first featured in a 2008 exhibition in the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont Community College in El Cajon, California
.
Stringfellow was part of the art department of University of Nevada Las Vegas' visiting lecturer series in 2009. In October of that same year, Stringfellow spoke about her photography at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She also released her second book Jackrabbit Homestead: Tracing the Small Tract Act in the Southern California Landscape, 1938-2008 in December of that year.
United States
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, educator, and photographer based out of Joshua Tree
Joshua tree
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She is an associate professor at the San Diego State School of Art, Design, and Art History and received her MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been featured on KPBS-FM
KPBS-FM
KPBS-FM is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to San Diego State University, broadcasting in San Diego on 89.5 MHz, 89.1 MHz K206AC in La Jolla, and on 97.7 MHz KQVO in Calexico, Imperial County. The station is affiliated with National Public Radio, with programming...
and in the New York Times.
Biography
Stringfellow received her Bachelor of Fine ArtsBachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco in 1988. She graduated with distinction and appreciation.
A collection of her photographs entitled Photographic Constructions, was displayed at the Morphos Gallery in San Francisco in 1994. The collection explored personal narratives and addressed spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
and feminist issues through art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
.
Stringfellow's The Charmed Horizon
The Charmed Horizon
The Charmed Horizon is a project created by Southern California-based artist Kim Stringfellow. It was selected as Best Art-Related Site at the 2nd Annual South by Southwest Interactive Web Competition and was featured as part of the Seventh New York Digital Salon at the School of Visual...
was selected for exhibit at the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
as part of the Seventh New York Digital Salon and the technOasis: ArtSite in 1999. During this same year, it was chosen as the Best-Art related site at the 2nd Annual South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Interactive Web Competition.
In the year 2000, Stringfellow received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The next year, she became an assistant professor at San Diego State's School of Art, Design, and Art History. In addition, Stringfellow took part in Salmoncity.net, a web-based piece of art commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission in response to the ESA listing of the Puget Sound Chinook salmon as regionally threatened.
Stringfellow was commissioned to create Safe As Mother's Milk
Safe As Mother's Milk
Safe As Mother's Milk is a multimedia project created by Kim Stringfellow which examines the history of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. It consists of a website and a physical installation. The project uses declassified documents, news reels, and historical photography to create an unofficial...
for the Cornish College of the Arts
Cornish College of the Arts
-Library:The library at Cornish College specializes in art, dance, design, music, performance production, and theatre. As of 2011 it holds 4700 CDs, 40,000 books, has 2,200 videos, and subscribes to 154 periodicals...
in 2002. This project had its final exhibition in 2004.
In 2005, the Center for American Places published Stringfellow's first book, Greetings from the Salton Sea
Greetings from the Salton Sea
Greetings from the Salton Sea is a project created by artist Kim Stringfellow. It features photography by Kim Stringfellow and documents the history of the Salton Sea, California's largest inland body of water. It consists of a book, exhibition, and website...
.
In 2006, Stringfellow collaborated with artist Amy Balkin
Amy Balkin
Amy Balkin is an American artist who studied at Stanford University and is now located in San Francisco. Her work 'combines cross-disciplinary research and social critique to generate ambitious, bold, and innovative ways of conceiving the public domain outside current legal and discursive systems.'...
to launch invisible 5
Invisible 5
invisible-5 is an art project created by Amy Balkin and Kim Stringfellow which uses the methods employed by a self-guided art gallery tour to provide a self-guided tour of the portion of Interstate 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles. It was initially distributed on two compact discs, but is...
, a self-guided audio tour of the portion of Interstate 5 which stretches from San Francisco to Los Angeles
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. She also appeared on KPBS in an interview with Tom Fudge to commemorate the centennial and discuss the future of the Salton Sea
Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California's Imperial Valley. The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside counties in Southern California. Like Death...
.
The following year, Stringfellow rose to become an associate professor with tenure
Tenure
Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.-19th century:...
at San Diego State University.
The work which would be featured as part of Jackrabbit Homestead
Jackrabbit Homestead
Jackrabbit Homestead is a multimedia project created by Kim Stringfellow. It consists of a book, downloadable audio tour and website. The project examines the legacy of the Small Tract Act of 1938 in the Morongo Basin. The project was made possible by a grant from the California Council for the...
was first featured in a 2008 exhibition in the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont Community College in El Cajon, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Stringfellow was part of the art department of University of Nevada Las Vegas' visiting lecturer series in 2009. In October of that same year, Stringfellow spoke about her photography at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She also released her second book Jackrabbit Homestead: Tracing the Small Tract Act in the Southern California Landscape, 1938-2008 in December of that year.
Books
- Jackrabbit HomesteadJackrabbit HomesteadJackrabbit Homestead is a multimedia project created by Kim Stringfellow. It consists of a book, downloadable audio tour and website. The project examines the legacy of the Small Tract Act of 1938 in the Morongo Basin. The project was made possible by a grant from the California Council for the...
: Tracing the Small Tract Act in the Southern California Landscape, 1938–2008 (2009) - Greetings from the Salton SeaGreetings from the Salton SeaGreetings from the Salton Sea is a project created by artist Kim Stringfellow. It features photography by Kim Stringfellow and documents the history of the Salton Sea, California's largest inland body of water. It consists of a book, exhibition, and website...
: Folly and Intervention in the Southern California Landscape, 1905–2005 (2005)
Websites
- Jackrabbit HomesteadJackrabbit HomesteadJackrabbit Homestead is a multimedia project created by Kim Stringfellow. It consists of a book, downloadable audio tour and website. The project examines the legacy of the Small Tract Act of 1938 in the Morongo Basin. The project was made possible by a grant from the California Council for the...
- invisible-5Invisible 5invisible-5 is an art project created by Amy Balkin and Kim Stringfellow which uses the methods employed by a self-guided art gallery tour to provide a self-guided tour of the portion of Interstate 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles. It was initially distributed on two compact discs, but is...
- Safe As Mother's MilkSafe As Mother's MilkSafe As Mother's Milk is a multimedia project created by Kim Stringfellow which examines the history of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. It consists of a website and a physical installation. The project uses declassified documents, news reels, and historical photography to create an unofficial...
- The Charmed HorizonThe Charmed HorizonThe Charmed Horizon is a project created by Southern California-based artist Kim Stringfellow. It was selected as Best Art-Related Site at the 2nd Annual South by Southwest Interactive Web Competition and was featured as part of the Seventh New York Digital Salon at the School of Visual...
- Salmoncity.net