In 2008, 20, Petersen’s paintings were accepted into the prestigious International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA) exhibitions. In 2004 she received the “Best Watercolor” award in a competition hosted by the First Congregational Church of Battle Creek. Highlights of her career include winning the “Best of Show” award in the 2003 Michigan Artists Competition at the Art Center of Battle Creek. Kimiko Petersen’s work is part of many private and corporate collections in the U.S. The generous cash prizes are awarded annually to KCC art students as the culmination of the College’s juried Student Art Exhibition held each spring. Petersen, with husband Sherman Petersen, worked with the KCC Foundation to establish the Kimiko Petersen Fine Art Awards for students in the early 2010s. I thoroughly enjoy creating my art and hope it brings as much pleasure to the viewer.” “Every day in the studio is an exciting venture into the world of ‘What if? What if I tried this?’ I have a thirst for knowledge, a love of adventure and a desire to be the best I can be.
“When I paint there is no time or space, only a feeling of pure joy,” Petersen says. She interprets subject matter in a variety of media and styles including watercolors, collages and mixed media as a way to convey her unique artistic visions and emotions. Petersen, of Richland, is a lifelong artist whose versatile works are an expression of her love for life and appreciation of natural beauty. Mondays through Fridays.Īn opening reception for the exhibit, also free and open to the public, will be held with the artist from 4 to 6 p.m.
The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular gallery business hours, which are 8:30 a.m. DeVries Gallery of the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center, on campus at 450 North Ave. The exhibit, “Kimiko Petersen: Painting and Mixed Media Works,” opened Monday, Oct. Kellogg Community College will exhibit nearly four dozen works by artist and longtime student arts benefactor Kimiko Petersen on campus in November and December.
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