During this virtual artist talk Cridler shared her work and spoke about her exhibit, "Nature Patterns: Kim Cridler and Tamara English", at the Archer Gallery. This event is free and open to everyone.
"Today I have the pleasure to introduce artist Kim Cridler, a metalsmith, educator, curator, administrator, enthusiast, nemophilist (A nemophilist is someone who loves forests, woods, or woodland scenery.) I met Kim at the University of Wisconsin- Madison in 2006, where she taught me about metalsmithing and became a friend. She is an ambitious, hardworking, inspiring artist whose work is both beautifully poetic and thematically powerful.
Trained as a metalsmith, Kim was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, earned an MFA in Metals from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and studied at Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting. Kim has taught in art programs across the country including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Michigan, San Diego State University, Arizona State University, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Penland School of Crafts. Her work can be found in the public collections including the Arkansas Art Center Decorative Museum of Art, the Chazen Art Museum, the collection of the Grand Valley State University, the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, the collection of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYC, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Racine Art Museum, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the Scottsdale Contemporary Museum of Art, and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Her website is https://www.kimcridler.com Without further ado - please help me welcome Kim Cridler to Clark College.