Bio

Kimberlea Bass is a multidisciplinary artist based in Fort Worth, Texas, exploring time, memory, home, and family history through 2D and 3D mixed media.

She earned her MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2022 and her BFA in Studio Art from Southern Methodist University in 1995. Her work has been featured in juried exhibitions across the U.S., including New Orleans Photo Allience (LA) Fotofoto Gallery (NY), Cedar House Gallery (GA), Fort Works Arts (TX), Fort Worth Community Art Center (TX), and Laguna Art Gallery (CA). Her work is held in public and private collections nationwide, including Drake Field Airport in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Create! Magazine, Art of the Hearts Project, The Visionary Arts Collective, and Shout Out DFW have all featured Bass in print.  She has also been recognized multiple times by LensCulture as an Editor’s Pick.

Bass has attended international residencies, including Studio Faire, Château Orquevaux in France, and Photo Trouvée. In 2024, she was invited by The Photographer’s Gallery in London to present her portfolio and engage with local artists. That same year, she joined the Flusser Club’s summer session in Rubion, France, where scholars from around the world studied and debated Towards a Philosophy of Photography by Vilém Flusser.

Beyond her studio practice, Bass teaches foundational art courses at the University of North Texas, where she also trains fellow educators. She additionally teaches middle and high school students through Crimson Global Academy and American Straight A Academy.