Kim Bouldin-Jones
Mixed Media Artist and Photographer
Artist Statement
I like to say my work is “slightly hazardous.” Not because of the subject matter — though life in the Diaspora has plenty of grit — but because resin sticks to everything, including me. More than once I’ve nearly walked out of my studio attached to a canvas. But truthfully, I’ve been happily stuck to art my whole life.
I merge photography and painting, two passions I refuse to choose between. I cut and collage my photos, layer them onto painted surfaces, and seal them with resin to create three-dimensional pieces. The result isn’t flat art you politely view from a distance — it’s work that pulls you in. I want you to feel like you’re stepping into a house, riding a ferry, or leaning into a conversation with the aunties.
My practice balances humor with commitment. I’ve been honored to exhibit four years in a row in the juried Black Creativity Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and to complete major commissions, including a large painting for the Barnes Jewish Hospital lobby. I’ve also shown in numerous exhibitions, each one reminding me that art can be both serious and playful.
For me, photography brings truth, painting adds feeling, and resin preserves it all like a time capsule. Together, they allow me to tell stories of people you may never meet but will never forget — hopefully without gluing myself to the gallery floor.
Exhibitions and Juried Shows
Queeny Park Juried Art Fair
Aug 2025
Webster Groves Juried Artist Fair
June 2025
Black Creativity Exhibition Griffith Museum Science and Industry Chicago
Jan 2025-May 2025
Commission Siteman Cancer Center Barnes Jewish Hospital
October 2024
Webster Groves Juried Artist Fair
June 2024
Black Creativity Exhibition Museum Science and Industry Chicago
Jan 2024-May 2024
Artists in the Loop
Sept. 2023- Feb 2024
Group Exhibition Heartland Gallery Kirkwood Missouri
April 2023-June 2023
Solo Exhibit Chesterfield City Hall Art Gallery
April 2023- June 2023
Black Creativity Exhibition Museum Science and Industry Chicago
January 2023- April 2023
Open Exhibit Webster Arts Webster Groves, Mo.
January 2023-February 2023
Solo Exhibit at Saint Louis Public Library
February 2023- March 2023
Solo Exhibit Chesterfield, Missouri City Hall Gallery
April 2023
Declaration Art Saint Louis
September/October 2022
Convergence: A Contemporary Photography Exhibition Indianapolis Art Center
AUG 2022-OCT 2022
Missouri’s Art Council Featured Artist of the Month
JUNE 2022-AUG 2022
July Exhibit Jones Gallery, Kansas City Mo.
July 2022
Art from the Heartland Indianapolis Art Center
JUNE 2022- AUG 2022
Perspectives in Drawing St. Louis Artists’ Guild
MAY 2022-JUNE 2022
Visions of the American Landscape St. Louis Artists’ Guild
APRIL 2022 — MAY 2022
Parenthood Exhibition Art Saint Louis
APRIL 2022 — JUNE 2022
Emotions at The Gallerium, Online
JANUARY 2022 — FEBRUARY 2022
2022 Open Theme Annual Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO
JANUARY 2022 — FEBRUARY 2022
Sand and Sea
Basic Fate
Flash back Self Portrait *
Sold
Gold Planet
Skater Boy
Skater Girl
Riding into the Abyss
Solitude
Traces
Ancient
Paradise Cafe
Abstract Heartland
Textured Pink
Lines of Metallic
Eye Squared
Melon
Monster
OJ
Blue
Textured White *
SOLD
Orange Eye
Above the Golden Planet II
Pop Flower
Something Different
Town Square
Vacancy *
Some people only see the Flowers *
Street Fair
Under Construction 36x48
Vista Mini Mart
Just Paris *
EYE FULL TOWER
Golden Night
Town Square
The Stove
Cut Grass
Simple House
Soul Fest
Abstract Gospel
Blocks A and B
Alphabet House 3D Mixed Media
The Old Rugged Cross
RED
The Blanket
3 to 1
Happy Minutes
The Chair
Waiting Room
Watercooler Talk
The Ferry
The Hotel
The Little Corner Palace *
Italian Stroll
"Southern Miss"
Board Girl
Crumbled Tower
Basketball Heaven
Littered Highway
STL Pride
Four Faiths
Italian Beach Blanket
Back to Oz
Cardinal Nation
Line Stone
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