Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2012
Fact and Fantasy: Beaded Narratives by Nancy Hooten and Kym Hepworth; curated by Tania Sammons, Indigo Sky Community Gallery, Savannah, GA.

2009
Time: Work by Kym Hepworth and Robin Miller
, Learning Resource Center Galleries, Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus, Dunwoody, GA.

2008
Little Journeys, Brown Art Gallery at Swilley Library, Mercer University – Atlanta Campus, Atlanta, GA.

Silent Slumber, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

1996
Always Thinking of You, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Bergen Hall, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.


Group Exhibitions

2015
Landfall, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

The Light Inside the Bell Jar, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA.

2014
Small Works, 2012, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.


2013
Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.

2012
Small Works, 2012, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.


2011
Small Works 2011, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

2nd Annual Telfair Trunk Show, Jepson Center Atrium, Savannah, GA.

Elvis and Other Kings, Estel Gallery, Nashville, TN.

Affinity, Vision and Difference: Women Artists from the Permanent Collection, Gallery 1600, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA.

Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.

I'm In Love With This Idea (curated exhibit of WCAGA members), Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.

Mixed Media: Textures of Life
, Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.

Art of Love/Love of Art, Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA.

2010
Small Works 2010, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

Open Art, The Jepson Center, Savannah, GA.

2009
Wimpel! Wrapped Wishes, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA.

Open Art
, The Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, GA.

After Poe: Works of Mystery and Imagination, The UMF Art Gallery, University of Maine, Farmington, ME.

Be a Doll
, Estel Gallery, Nashville, TN.

Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival
, The Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.

SCAD Painting Alumni Exhibition
, Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

Not Just Pretty
, Jim Cherry Resource Center Library Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus, Clarkston, GA.

MOCA GA Salutes the Rising Movers + Shakers of the Georgia Art Scene
, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA.

2008
Sweet Dreams and Nightmares: The Subconscious Unleashed, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD.

I-4 Corridor: Stretching Threads Across Florida, Harris House Gallery, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL.

WCAGA Annual Members’ Exhibit: Red, Fine Arts Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.

2007
From Our Perspective: National Women’s Art Exhibition, Wallace Smith Theater, Oakland Community College Womencenter, Farmington Hills, MI.

Combined Talents: The Florida International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL.

Halpert Biennial 2007 Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

The Edge of Excess, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO.

Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.

Footprints, Temple Gallery, Decatur, GA.

10th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.

Adam’s Rib, Eve’s Air in Her Hair, SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY.

2006
Small Works, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA.

Repetitive Gestures: Seeking Solace in the Process of Making, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, CO.

Fine Contemporary Crafts, Artspace, Raleigh, NC.

Turnout, The Forum Gallery at the Defoor Centre, Atlanta, GA.

Needle Culture: Contemporary Mixed Media Textiles, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ.

Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.

Vital Voices: Women’s Visions, Kniznick Gallery, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.

2005
Myths, Mystery, and Ritual: A Portal into the Night, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA.

Re-Visioning: Women’s Caucus for Art National Juried Exhibition, Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL.

Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival, The Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.

Texas National 2005, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.

Art with a Southern Drawl XIV, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL.

Multiples: Am I Repeating Myself? Alumnae Exhibition, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA.

Devils and Dolls, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2000
Small Works, Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

1999
Small Works, Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

1998
China Art Exposition, Beijing, China.

16th Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA.

Fourth Annual International Exhibition of Women’s Art, SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY.

Woman: In the Broader Sense, St. Louis Artists’ Guild in cooperation with Women’s Caucus for Art, St. Louis, MO.

1996
National Drawing 1996, Trenton State College, College Art Gallery, Trenton, NJ.

1995
About Drawing, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

1994
Meet the Neighbors, The Paley Design Center of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Design, Philadelphia, PA.

1993
Philadelphia International Contemporary Art Competition of Old City, 479 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

Art of the State: Pennsylvania ’93, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.


Education

M.F.A. 1996 Painting Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA

B.F.A. 1988 Painting Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia PA


Grants/Awards

2009
Gold Award, Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur, GA.

2007
Honorable Mention, Combined Talents: The Florida International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL.

Group 4 Award, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO.

Silver Award, Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur, GA.

2006
Honorable Mention Award, Fine Contemporary Crafts, Artspace, Raleigh, NC.

City of Decatur Purchase Award, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA.

2005
Silver Award, Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur, GA.


Collections

Savannah College of Art and Design's Permanent Collection, Savannah, GA and private collections


Bibliography

Magazines and Newspapers:
Hersh, Allison, "Beaded beauty: 'Fact and Fantasy' explores the gothic, Savannah Morning News, Sunday, March 25, 2012, p. 6F.

Morekis, Jim, "Beads of light & darkness", Connect Savannah, Mar 21-Mar 27, 2012, p. 39. 

Hepworth, Kym, "Dark Beauty: The Ballad of James Harris", Fiberarts Magazine, Sep/Oct 2009, Volume 36, Number 2, p. 26-27.

Stewart, Laura, “Sew Fine”, Daytona Beach News-Journal Online, June 15, 2008.

Cantalupo, Barbara, “Marginalia: Kym Hepworth’s Poe Inspired Artwork”, The Edgar Allan Poe Review, Spring 2008, Volume IX, Number 1, p. 71-73.

Tower, Amanda, “Emerging Artists Need Apply”, Coastal Antiques and Art, March 1, 2008, p. 8.

Hersh, Allison, “Gothic Visions”, Savannah Morning News, January 17, 2008.

Wall, Katie, “Hepworth engages loss in ‘Silent Slumber’, The Chronicle, January 4, 2008, p. 4.


Hughes, Ally, “Silent Slumber expresses loss, grief, and eternal rest”, Coastal Antiques & Art, January 1, 2008, p. 7.

Roy, Ronnie, “Artists go to the edge for exhibition”, St. Charles Journal, July 5, 2007.

Ullrich, Polly, “Devils and Dolls, Issues and Images”, Fiberarts, Summer 2005: 60.

Shuter, Marty. “Eye on Art: A Personal Statement”, Savannah Morning News, November 17, 1996, p. 2G.

Goldberg, Deborah. ““Always Thinking of You” Explores Archetypes of Women”, The Georgia Guardian, November 15-21, 1996, p. 3B.

Sozanski, Edward J. “A Neighborhood Show with a Wide Angle View”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 12, 1994.

Beyer, Rita. “Artists of neighboring Manayunk, East Falls at Paley”, Chestnut Hill Local, June 16, 1994, p. 31.

Catalogues:
Young, Jean D., ed. Combined Talents: The Florida International. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, 2007.

Falk, Darcy, and Juliarose Loffredo. Needle Culture: Contemporary Mixed Media Textiles. Flagstaff, Arizona: Flagstaff Cultural Partners, 2006.

Re-visioning: Women’s Caucus for Art National Juried Exhibition. Maitland, Florida: The Women’s Caucus for Art of Florida, 2005.

Texas National 2005. Nacogdoches, Texas: Texas National, 2005.

16th Annual September Competition. Alexandria, Louisiana: Alexandria Museum of Art, 1998.