BIOGRAPHY
Kimberlee Connelly Alemian was born in Spokane, Washington, USA and has been drawing and painting since childhood. Trained in Boston and New York, she studied with George Nick, Paul Rahilly, and Rob Moore at the Massachusetts College of Art for her BFA. She received a full scholarship to Boston University, College of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts where she studied with David Aronson, John Moore and Graham Nickson. After receiving her MFA at BU, Alemian went to the New York Studio School to continue her studies with Graham Nickson.

Alemian paints primarily in the medium of oil. Her subject matter includes landscapes, still lifes and figures. She has shown her work in various individual and collective exhibitions in the United States.

In the past few years, she has studied the techniques of, among others, Willem deKooning, Hans Hoffman, Richard Diebenkorn, the Bay Area Figurative artists and contemporary artist Cynthia Packard, adopting their methods of strong, gestural brushwork and aggressive color.

My love for painting, the act of painting and my interest in experimentation have lead me to a current style involving the principals of expressionism. My subjects emerge from open abstract areas of paint and charcoal lines.

Color and light has always been a strong interest, and the exploration of new color and paint application continues to evolve in my work.

Between 1964 and 1967, Alemian lived in Hong Kong and Bangkok, Thailand respectively. Her father worked with Gillette just when United States companies were exploring and opening up the Asian markets. Here she was introduced to exotic art and architecture. Her family moved to Germany in 1967 where she thrived in the art classes at Munich International School and studied art privately with Marika Schreiber. She has traveled to France on numerous occasions with her husband, Richard, and looked closely at the work of Ingres, Poussin, Degas and Matisse. It was her first visit to Italy, however, that profoundly influenced her sense of color and structure. The rich golden tones of the Italian masters hit a unique spot in her sensibilities.

EDUCATION
1989–91 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, VISUAL ARTS DIVISION. MFA in Painting.
Studied with: David Aronson, Stuart Baron, Sidney Hurwitz, John Moore,
Graham Nickson, Richard Raiselis, and Harriet Shorr. (Scholarship recipient.)

1988 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART. Boston, MA . BFA in Painting. (with Honors) Studied with: George Nick, Paul Rahilly, Rob Moore.

Studied NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL OF DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE.
New York, NY. Studied with: Graham Nickson. (1991)

I have had the good fortune to study with excellent faculty who are themselves professional artists. I would like to mention David Aronson, Graham Nickson, John Moore, George Nick, Richard Raiselis and Paul Rahilly. Each had a very different, valuable influence on my work.

Alpers Fine Art Andover, MA, Represented Gallery Artist

LoricaArtworks Andover, MA, Represented Gallery Artist

North River Art Society Marshfield Hills, MA, Artist Member

Pegasus Gallery Quechee, VT, Represented Gallery Artist

South Shore Art Center Cohasset, MA, Gallery Artist Member