Floral and Botanical Sculpture

Kim Bernadas

Instructor

Kim Bernadas works in both figure and portrait sculpture using a classical approach achieving an uncanny likeness to her subjects in her portraiture. In her figures, she uses gesture,u00a0 proportion, and the uniqueness of each individual to express the essence of the subject. With a background as a physical therapist and a former ballet instructor, Kim has had a life long study in the dynamics of the human form. Her artistic training began at New Orleans Academy of Fine Art in 1991, where she presently teaches portrait and figurative sculpture. Additionally, Kim conducts Sculpture intensives at several locations in the Southeast throughout the year. Her professional career has included many public and private collections; most recently in 2017, the installation of the monumental work depicting 4 of the 9 Greek Muses in bronze for the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Other collections include theu00a0Walter Dumas Bustu00a0for the Baton Rouge Community College,u00a0Ed McKeeu00a0Plaqueu00a0for Livingston Parish,u00a0Baby Panu00a0for the Soniat Gardenu00a0 and The Lifesizeu00a0Mother and Childu00a0for the Tulane Medical Center Maternity Pavillion. As of Fall 2011, u201cBirth of a Museu201c, the first Post Katrina Public Art Commission for City of New Orleans, was installed as part of a revitalization project for the Coliseum Square Park. She was also featured in the New Orleans Magazine and named theu00a02005 WYES Artist of the Year, as well as an award winner in theu00a02004 National Drawing Exhibitionu00a0in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has been recently elected to the prestigious Portrait Sculptors Society of the Americas, and WAOW u2013 Women artists of the West, two very respected national artist organizations. She was elected to the distinguished Portrait Society of America in 2014, and her sculpture u201cTashau201d was awarded Honorable Mention for Sculpture in the 2014 PSA Membership Competition. u00a0In 2014, sheu00a0created a life size bronze of Pastor Robert Blakes, Sr., a renowned prophet and religious leader. u00a0While in New Orleans City Park, heru00a0life size bronze of philanthropist Stanley W. Ray, Jr. u00a0can be viewed as part of the NOMA (New Orleans Museum of Art) Collection. Look for her upcoming 2019 installation of Brother Martin Hernandez, to be placed at the Brother Martin High School Outdoor Mall.u00a0Kim Bernadas lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana.nnnnn