Kim Wagner Nolan
Kim Wagner Nolan is a multidisciplinary artist and Museum Exhibition Designer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. While attending RISD, she began working as an Exhibit Developer for the Providence Children's Museum. It was there that she combined her passions for art and science and discovered a love for creating engaging interactive exhibits.
Since then, she has had a successful career working for many notable institutions such as the Long Island Children's Museum, Macy's, New York Hall of Science, African American Museum, and the Wildlife Conservation Society designing exhibits for the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, and Prospect Park Zoo. Her role as Project Manager for an international design and engineering firm led her to travel all over the world (twice!), which she's chronicled in Museum Trekker, a travel blog about museums she's visited around the globe.
She has taught art to all grade levels from Pre-K through graduate school, lecturing at Nassau Community College and Fashion Institute of Technology. Her broad expanse of work, ranging from illustration, painting, graphic design, photography, and exhibition design, is published in several books and magazines and displayed in museums, galleries, libraries, and both private and corporate collections worldwide.
Kim grew up in New York and has also lived and worked in Rhode Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand. She currently lives in Florida with her husband, where they are foster parents.
See below for a list of her museum and gallery exhibitions.
Since then, she has had a successful career working for many notable institutions such as the Long Island Children's Museum, Macy's, New York Hall of Science, African American Museum, and the Wildlife Conservation Society designing exhibits for the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, and Prospect Park Zoo. Her role as Project Manager for an international design and engineering firm led her to travel all over the world (twice!), which she's chronicled in Museum Trekker, a travel blog about museums she's visited around the globe.
She has taught art to all grade levels from Pre-K through graduate school, lecturing at Nassau Community College and Fashion Institute of Technology. Her broad expanse of work, ranging from illustration, painting, graphic design, photography, and exhibition design, is published in several books and magazines and displayed in museums, galleries, libraries, and both private and corporate collections worldwide.
Kim grew up in New York and has also lived and worked in Rhode Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand. She currently lives in Florida with her husband, where they are foster parents.
See below for a list of her museum and gallery exhibitions.
Discovery Museum and Planetarium - Bridgeport, CT
Represented by Karen Ledbetter Galleries - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2013-2014)
Represented by Art-Tee-Da gallery - Stuart, FL (2014)
The Palm Room - Sewall's Point, FL
Elliott Museum- Stuart, FL
The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast-Jensen Beach, FL
Longhi's - Lahaina, HI
Represented by: By the Bay Gallery - Paia, HI (2013-2014)
Represented by Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center - Makawao, HI (2012-2013)
One Strange Bird Gallery - Chicago, IL
National Institutes of Health - Bethesda, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA
Wheaton College - Norton, MA
Discovery Museum - Acton, MA
AQA gallery - Forest Hills, NY
Smithtown Historical Society - Smithtown, NY
Nassau County Museum of Art - Roslyn, NY
The Long Island Museum - Stony Brook, NY
Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau - Hauppauge, NY
Huntington Arts Council - Huntington, NY
Moneta Sleet Foundation - Baldwin, NY
Maritime Explorium - Huntington, NY
Martin Luther King Community Center - Long Beach, NY
Long Island Christian Academy - Hicksville, NY
Temple Shaaray Tefila - Bedford Corners, NY
Curiosity on Court - Brooklyn, NY
New York Hall of Science - Corona, NY
Long Island Children's Museum - Garden City, NY
Bronx Zoo - Bronx, NY
Queens Zoo - Corona, NY
Central Park Zoo - New York, NY
New York Aquarium - Coney Island, NY
African American Museum of Nassau County - Hempstead, NY
The National Bottle Museum - Ballston Spa, NY
Andrew Edlin Gallery - New York, NY
The Mermaid Inn - New York, NY
Magic City Discovery Center - Minot, ND
Black Box Gallery - Portland, OR
RISD library gallery - Providence, RI
Providence Art Club Dodge House Gallery - Providence, RI
ISB gallery - Providence, RI
Woods-Gerry gallery - Providence, RI
Providence Children's Museum - Providence, RI
Don Harrington Discovery Center - Amarillo, TX
Represented by Karen Ledbetter Galleries - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2013-2014)
Represented by Art-Tee-Da gallery - Stuart, FL (2014)
The Palm Room - Sewall's Point, FL
Elliott Museum- Stuart, FL
The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast-Jensen Beach, FL
Longhi's - Lahaina, HI
Represented by: By the Bay Gallery - Paia, HI (2013-2014)
Represented by Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center - Makawao, HI (2012-2013)
One Strange Bird Gallery - Chicago, IL
National Institutes of Health - Bethesda, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA
Wheaton College - Norton, MA
Discovery Museum - Acton, MA
AQA gallery - Forest Hills, NY
Smithtown Historical Society - Smithtown, NY
Nassau County Museum of Art - Roslyn, NY
The Long Island Museum - Stony Brook, NY
Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau - Hauppauge, NY
Huntington Arts Council - Huntington, NY
Moneta Sleet Foundation - Baldwin, NY
Maritime Explorium - Huntington, NY
Martin Luther King Community Center - Long Beach, NY
Long Island Christian Academy - Hicksville, NY
Temple Shaaray Tefila - Bedford Corners, NY
Curiosity on Court - Brooklyn, NY
New York Hall of Science - Corona, NY
Long Island Children's Museum - Garden City, NY
Bronx Zoo - Bronx, NY
Queens Zoo - Corona, NY
Central Park Zoo - New York, NY
New York Aquarium - Coney Island, NY
African American Museum of Nassau County - Hempstead, NY
The National Bottle Museum - Ballston Spa, NY
Andrew Edlin Gallery - New York, NY
The Mermaid Inn - New York, NY
Magic City Discovery Center - Minot, ND
Black Box Gallery - Portland, OR
RISD library gallery - Providence, RI
Providence Art Club Dodge House Gallery - Providence, RI
ISB gallery - Providence, RI
Woods-Gerry gallery - Providence, RI
Providence Children's Museum - Providence, RI
Don Harrington Discovery Center - Amarillo, TX
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