Solo photography exhibition: “OAXACA FIRME” April 1-25, 2025 in Chicago July 1- August 15, 2025 in Oaxaca
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists “Later Impressions” April 19-May 25, 2025
St. Louis Artists' Guild “Between the Lines” April 18-May 24, 2025
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a street photographer drawn to small gestures, proximities, and passing encounters in public space. Working exclusively in black and white, I photograph vibrant cities and explore how identity, tradition, and social bonds emerge through everyday life—through work, celebration, and the routines that shape communal life.
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,” was shown in Chicago, IL and Oaxaca, Mexico. 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.
