Kim Barry lives in the seaside town of Mattapoisett, MA. Her work is infused with influences and inspirations from this beautiful coastal environment. Her landscapes are painted onsite and reflect the energy of the weather, season and time of day. Her studio paintings are from observation of natural objects and created in her studio located at #410 Hatch Street Studios, 88 Hatch Street, New Bedford, MA.. Kim is also a member of TAG The Art Gallery in SOWA, Boston, The Providence Art Club ( an exhibiting and teaching member), South Coast Artists, Westport Art Group, Marion Art Center, Gallery X and New Bedford Art Museum. Ms. Barry is owner of Clay Trout Pottery in Mattapoisett where she makes unique plant pots and sculpted tile. visit her site www.claytroutpotterytile.com.
Kim holds a BFA in Sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Painting from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She has been an art educator most of her life and former chair of Visual and Performing Arts at CATS Academy Boston.
“Windy Marsh” (oil on canvas) private collection
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
TAG The Art Gallery SOWA Boston
Artsy
Providence Art Club (exhibiting member)
Rogers Gallery, Mattapoisett
South Coast Artists
Westport Arts Group
Marion Art Center
Hatch Street Studios
Gallery X, New Bedford
New Bedford Art Museum
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Whitney Museum, NYC
Kim M. Barry
67 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett, MA 02739
508-397-6405 Instagram/Kimbarry55
www.claytroutpottery.com www.kimbarrypainting.com
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design, 1978
Associate of Fine Arts, Colby Sawyer College, 1976
EXPERIENCE
2013- present Studio member, Hatch Street Studios, 88 Hatch Street, New Bedford
1992-present Owner, Clay Trout Pottery, Production Pottery specializing in custom plant containers and sculpted tile, Mattapoisett, MA
2025-present Member, “The Collaborative” at Kettle Black Gallery, A six-member group of local artists. 1 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA
2024-present Painting Instructor, Providence Art Club, 11 Thomas Street, Providence
2024-present Education Chair, South Coast Artists, www.southcoastartists.org
2012- 2021 Chair of Visual and Performing Arts Department, CATS Academy Boston, Braintree, MA. International preparatory high school affiliated with Cambridge Education Group, Cambridge, England. Kim taught courses in drawing, painting, AP 2D Design, AP Drawing, and Advanced Drawing and Painting, Fashion and Ap Art History. Ms. Barry established the Visual and Performing Arts Department from inception. Programs in the Fine Arts, Fashion, Theatre (Performance & Production), Art History, Digital Arts, Design, Music, (Production & Performance).
2014 - 2016 Director and instructor of Summer Arts Program, Tabor Academy Summer Program, Marion, MA
2013-14 Co-curated “Synergy; Ocean Stories”, New Bedford Art Museum. Synergy originally presented at the Boston Museum of Science in 2013. Collaboration between scientists at MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and selected regional artist
2013 Stories in Stone/ History in Stone, Education Outreach YEAH! /BOLD, Public Alternative School for at risk high school students. Humanities Education Project. Landscape painting and drawing to high school students on site at Grove lawn Cemetery, Fall River, and the Fall River Public Library.
2013 New Directions, Fishing City Project, Mayor’s Learn and Serve Project. Implemented art/science education program for New Bedford High School students. Ocean Science classes at the New Bedford Explorium combined with art instruction. Students learned about the New Bedford fishing industry, marine environment, fish biology and global warming and produced a 10’ x 16’ ceramic mural. Permanently installed on the outside of the New Bedford Ferry Terminal Building on June 2014.
2012-13 Co-curated, New Bedford Harbor in a New Light, A contemporary response to the New Bedford harbor with over 40 artists at New Bedford Art Museum and the University of Massachusetts Purchase Street Gallery. Produced an exhibition catalog.
2010-12, Part-time Lecturer, Instructor of drawing, and painting courses, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
MEMBERSHIPS AND GALLERIES
TAG “The Art Gallery” SOWA(member) , Boston, MA
Artsy.net TAG The Art Gallery, Boston
Providence Art Club,(Exhibiting Member) www.providenceartclub.org Providence, RI
Kettle Black Gallery, “The Collaborative”1 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford , MA
South Coast Artists, www.southcoastartists.org Westport, MA
The Drawing Room, New Bedford, MA
Rogers Gallery, Mattapoisett, MA
Cape Cod Cultural Center, Yarmouth, MA
Westport Art Group, www.westportartgroup.com Westport, Ma
Hatch Street Studios, www.hatchstreetstudios.com (painting studio)New Bedford, MA
Marion. Art Center, Exhibition Committee (2012-18) Marion, MA
Gallery X, www.galleryx.org , New Bedford, MA
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
New Bedford Cultural Council Grant Kim produced sculpted urns for The New Bedford Art Museum inspired by the Audubon Collection of the City of New Bedford
Cultural Exchange to Japan Cultural exchange sponsored by The John Mung Society of Tosashimetsu, Shikoku, Japan. The artists exhibited her work at their Cultural Festival.
University of Massachusetts Scholarships
Lillian Telles Jenkins Memorial Scholarship, University Scholarship, Chancellor’s Centennial Scholarship , Carrier-Pisarczyk Scholarship
Kim is owner of Clay Trout Pottery
Check out her website www.claytroutpotterytile.com