I take photographs of people and places that present curious aspects of work, play, and prayer. I also find depth in mannequins and Catholic iconography. I particularly enjoy photographing cemeteries, signs, and old/decaying structures.
Kim Potowski works in photography and mixed media. Her art has been featured in exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. Her most recent solo exhibition, “Oaxaca Firme,” is being shown in Chicago, IL and Oaxaca, Mexico (UNAM, 2025). Recent group exhibitions include the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, IL), Woman Made Gallery (Chicago, IL), Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture (Brown University) and the AfriCaribe Cultural Center (Chicago, IL). Kim was raised on Long Island and has lived in St. Louis, Spain, France, and Mexico. She earned her Ph.D. in 2002 and has been a professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 1999.
