Art Center Waco presents
Exhibit Open Through August 3rd, 2008
Exhibit Hours:
- Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.
BIO
Phillip (Flip) Kimmel was born on December 17, 1967, in Waco, Texas. Flip graduated from Richfield High School in 1986 and Baylor University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology. Flip manages and maintains the family business (rental property) in Waco, Texas. He worked as Curatorial Assistant at The Art Center of Waco from 2000-2002. Flip volunteers throughout the community as an art instructor, visiting artist, curator, juror, and supporter of the arts.
A self-taught artist who began his art career by coloring a paper tablecloth at a restaurant one evening in 1996, Flip literally started and has never stopped creating. An avid reader, Flip studied art on his own and continues to read and learn about the arts. He enjoys visiting museums and learning about other artists. Flip’s vivid and creative sense of color draws you into his work and creates pure simplicity out of a volume of deliberated detail. Most important to Flip is the interaction of the viewer and the artwork - love or hate - it allows an individual to think and feel. Flip continues to explore painting, sculpting, photography and other media of art.
Flip’s art includes influences from literature, music, mythology, and people/society/culture. He has three dogs, Gizmo, Blu and Rambo, and four birds, Peepers, BBT, Nemo and Baby Nut. His pets and animals are often the inspiration and the subjects of portrayal in his paintings.
Flip wants to provide the viewer an opportunity to look beyond the “box” and ask questions. His art may appear simplistic, but it makes one think and opens one’s mind. Basically, Flip believes that everything in life can be art and is art.
Flip currently resides in Waco, Texas, and is volunteering at South Waco Elementary School and Hillcrest Professional Development School.
EDUCATION:
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Bachelor of Arts, 1993
Majors - English and Psychology
EXPERIENCE:
Hillcrest Professional Development School,
Volunteer Art Instructor, 1999-2008
South Waco Elementary School, Volunteer Art Instructor, 2007-2008
North Waco Elementary School, Volunteer Art Instructor, 2005
Kendrick Elementary School, Volunteer Art Instructor, 2002-2005
Association Of Retarded Citizens of Waco, Volunteer Art Instructor, 2002
The Art Center of Waco, Art Instructor, 2000-2008
Del Valle Elementary School, Visiting Artist, 2000, 2003
Waco Independent School District, Partner in Education
Hillcrest Professional Development School, 2006-2008
The Art Center of Waco, Curatorial Assistant, 2000-2002
Assisted Curator with installation and deinstallation of exhibitions; implemented restoration and conservation of artwork; maintained gallery space and sculpture path; and assisted with announcement design and public relations.
AWARDS/HONORS:
Featured segment on Inside WISD as a volunteer and artist at Hillcrest Professional Development School
Waco Independent School District Channel, 2006
Golden Apple Award - Most Unique Experience
Hillcrest Professional Development School
Waco Independent School District, 2000-2001
Association of Retarded Citizens of Waco
Talent Link Program, 2002
EXHIBITIONS:
Exhibits:
Teacher-Protégé Exhibit, Cultural Activities Center,
Temple Texas, 2000-2008
Beatnix Coffeehouse, Waco, Texas, February 2007
Waco Art House Exhibit, Waco, Texas, December 2006, May 2007
Central Texas College, Solo Exhibit, Killeen, Texas, 2004
Cultural Activities Center, Solo Exhibit, Temple, Texas, 2001
WACOWS Public Exhibition, Waco, Texas, 2000
Waco Civic Theatre, Waco, Texas, 2000, 2003
Hillcrest Professional Development School, Waco, Texas, 2000, 2005
The Salon at the Village, Waco, Texas, 2000, 2002
J.D.’s Art Café, Waco, Texas, 2000-2004
Table Toppers Silent Auction, Waco, Texas, 2000, 2004, 2007
The Art Center of Waco, Central Texas Competition, Waco, Texas, 1999
Open Door Arts Fest, Waco, Texas, 1999, 2000, and 2001
Curator:
Waco Symphony Orchestra, Children’s Art Competition, Waco, Texas, 2002
Association Of Retarded Citizens, Talent Link Program, Waco, Texas, 2002
Juror:
Region 12 Art Competition, China Spring High School,
Texas Art Education Association, 2007
Waco Symphony Orchestra, Children’s Art Competition, Waco, Texas, 2002
Future Exhibits:
Teacher-Protégé Exhibit, Cultural Activities Center,
Temple, Texas, March 1 - 28, 2008
Art Center Waco, Solo Exhibition - Waco‘s Own, April 4 - August 1, 2008 Waco Art House Exhibit, May 2008
