Kimberly Camp (September 11, 1956) is an artist and museum leader known for her one-of-a kind dolls and paintings, and leading influential museums and museum projects. She was the founding director of the

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Experimental Gallery (1989–1993), president and CEO of the

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(1994–1998) in

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, president and CEO of the

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(1998–2005) in

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, and director of the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, a project of the Richland Public Facilities District. Her paintings and dolls have been featured in more than 100 exhibitions in the United States and internationally. Her dual career as an artist and museum leader administrator has earned her acclaim in both fields.

Biography

Early life and education

Kimberly Camp was born on September 11, 1956, in

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, the only child of Dr. Hubert Camp, an oral surgeon and jazz trumpeter, and Marie Dimery Camp. Surrounded with the arts during her childhood, her exposure to the arts was augmented by the world class museums in

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. Camp was enrolled in private painting lessons and participated in her first exhibition at the age of 12. She later studied painting with Austrian painter Alexandria Laimer and Friends School Mullica Hill as part of the school's first graduating class. Camp attended American University from 1973 to 1974, then transferred to

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, where she earned her bachelor's degree in studio arts and art history. Camp earned a

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degree in arts administration from

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in Philadelphia in 1986.

Early arts administration career

In 1983, Camp created a mural program called the Artistic Design Project, a first for the City of Camden. Camp participated in the creation of the Camden Annual Art Exhibition, at

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Camden Center for the Arts Stedman Gallery. She served on the board of the Walt Whitman Arts Center, and was an editor for the Philadelphia Chapter, National Conference of Artists, the oldest Black art organization in the United States. While attending Drexel University, Camp received a National Endowment Fellowship in Arts Management, in the Expansion Arts Program. From 1986 to 1989, she served as program director for arts education and minority arts services at the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. Camp joined the Association of American Cultures (TAAC), the first national multicultural art organization in the US and served as vice chair of the board of directors.

Smithsonian Institution Experimental Gallery

In May 1989, Camp joined the

as director of the Experimental Gallery. The gallery presented eighteen exhibitions in the Arts and Industries Building from its opening in 1991 until 1995. The Smithsonian Institution Experimental Gallery was an initiative of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Museums. Conceived of by Elaine Heumann Gurian, the gallery served as a dynamic space for experimentation and innovation in exhibition design and presentation, context, interpretive strategies, physical and psychological access in the arts, humanities and sciences. Camp completed the vision of the gallery to have each exhibition signed by its creators, and used

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to gather public comments within the gallery. Camp created the administrative framework for the gallery, which hosted the

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's ''Principles of Flight'' exhibition, ''Finding Ones Way'' by the

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, "Etiquette of the Underclass" by Antenna Theater, and other exhibitions. The gallery also served as a model for diversifying Smithsonian museum attendance. The gallery closed in 1995.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

In 1994, Camp became executive director then president and CEO of the Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Camp oversaw the expansion of the museum and construction of the new 125,000 square foot facility which opened to the public in 1997 as the largest Black museum in the world. She was instrumental in the design and planning for its inaugural exhibition "Of the People," which at the time was the largest exhibition ever mounted to tell the African-American story. Weeks before its opening, the museum's name changed to the Charles Wright Museum of African American History and Culture in recognition of its founder, Dr. Charles Wright.

Barnes Foundation

In 1998, Camp became the first museum professional to serve as president and CEO of the

. The Barnes Foundation was created as a school in 1925 by Dr. Albert C. Barnes. It has the largest collections in the world of works by

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and Cézanne, and more Renoir, Cézanne and

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paintings and drawings than all the museums in Paris combined. With approximately 9000 works of art, the Barnes is the first purposefully multicultural collection of decorative, folk and fine art in the United States, including international artists

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Giorgione Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco (; 1470s – 17 September 1510), known as Giorgione, was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. He is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, ...

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, and American painters

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and

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. Camps research into the Foundation's history was critical in winning court approval to relocate the foundation to Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Under her leadership, the Foundation's operations were professionalized to include conservation and a full inventory of the collections, cataloguing of the Foundation's archives, restoration of Kerfeal and the Merion arboretum, and restoration of the education programs. Camp lectures at colleges, universities and museums based on her research, to dispel entrenched beliefs and mythologies about the Foundation and its founder Barnes, a chemist and philanthropist who remained a staunch advocate for ending racial discrimination and social justice. Camp's manuscript titled ''Defending the Dead'', includes a detailed account of the professionalization of the Foundation and its legal challenges during her tenure. The Foundation was moved to Philadelphia's

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in 2012. Controversy over the move began years before because of challenges from Lower Merion Township's zoning laws that restricted visitation. Camp's research became the basis for the legal petitions to relocate the Foundation to the Parkway, dispelling the widely held misinformation that Dr. Barnes' last will and testament was altered and that the Foundation's move was due to impending bankruptcy.

The Hanford Reach Interpretive Center

Camp moved to eastern Washington in 2007 to become the first executive director of the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, a project of the Richland Public Facilities District. The center was created to tell the story of the

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's Hanford nuclear site where the world's first atomic bomb was created and the story of the

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. When the initial site was rejected by indigenous communities, Camp led the effort to construct the center on the banks of the Columbia River with their approval along with the US Army Corps of engineers, the US Federal Highways Administration, US Fish and Wildlife, state, and local agencies. After groundbreaking for the new facility in 2011, Camp announced her retirement.

Galerie Marie

Camp founded Galerie Marie in 2013, named for her late mother Marie Dimery Camp, in

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. The gallery features Camp's paintings and dolls and the work of over 200 national and international artists and craftsmen. Camp's studios are also located on the property. Camp's papers, a collection of biographical material, writing, art, sketchbooks and recordings are being accessioned by the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art.

Teaching and consulting

From 2019 to 2021, Camp served as a co-curator for A New View Camden public art project of the City of Camden with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Camp teaches art history, art administration and museum leadership at several regional colleges and universities including

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Camden and Drexel University. From 2015 to 2016, she served as senior lecturer at Lincoln University where she created its first undergraduate museum major program. Camp is a regular consultant for non-profit organizations on strategic planning, leadership transition and best practices in governance. Camp was part time lecturer at Rutgers University Camden Campus from 2020 until 2022. Previously, Camp taught at Lincoln University, Camden County College and Drexel University. Camp consults for non-profit organizations on strategic planning, leadership transition and best practices in governance. She has consulted the Barnes Foundation as Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees, and was consultant to the Andrew Mellon Collection Assessment, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Strategies for Success program, the Freelon Group/ Wachovia Bank for the Harvey Gannt Center, Friends School Mullica Hill, Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art, Vines Architecture for the North Carolina Civil War History Center, and Cooper's Ferry Partnership/Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts: A New View.

Style and works

Thematic and artistic development

Camp's paintings and dolls reflect her life experiences, family stories, mythologies, and fantasy. She began as an oil painter, then began working almost exclusively in acrylic paint. Camp's dolls extend beyond the African-American experience to include a wide range of interests, cultural knowledge and travel.

Dolls

Camp has described her dollmaking process as intuitive, and "

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off her work table." She was inspired to begin creating dolls to allow African Americans, particularly children, to engage with their history and culture through play. Camp draws on her own spirituality, with imagery from mysticism and the occult, and world religions. Curator Philip Collins described her dolls as being "possessed with a visual excitement that expresses an aura of mystery and rare beauty." In 1982, Camp began making Brown Babies using hand-dyed cotton and African textiles, to represent western, central and eastern African ethnic groups. Painter

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saw Camp's dolls in an exhibition for the Women's Caucus for the Arts of the

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. Ringgold purchased five dolls and later connected Camp with an editor at ''Essence'' magazine who picked up the story. After being featured in ''Essence'', Camp began selling the dolls internationally. She later changed the name to Kimkins, which have been published in local print and broadcast media, ''

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'', ''Essence'' and ''Ebony'' magazines.

One-of-a-kind dolls

In 1989, Camp began making one-of-a-kind dolls. Camp uses materials from world cultures to craft dolls with layered significance. Her materials include

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, animal teeth and antler, textiles, beads and

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s. Her dolls have appeared in ''

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'', ''FiberArts'', ''

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'' and ''Smithsonian''. Camp's "Twilight" doll garnered artistic and critical attention when it was the centerpiece and catalogue cover illustration for the 1995 traveling exhibition "Uncommon Beauty and Common Objects," organized by the

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Paintings

Camp's early works were primarily animal portraits. Her colorful realistic paintings have been shown in over 100 exhibitions in the United States and abroad. Subjects include family members, and images created to reflect Camp's deep spiritual experiences. She was featured in a one-person exhibition at the Prizm Art Fair by Filo Sofi Arts, during 2022 Art Basel Miami.

Awards and fellowships

Camp has received numerous awards and fellowships over the course of her career. She received the Kellogg National Leadership Program Fellowship two

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fellowships, and a Smithsonian International Travel fellowship as Visiting Scholar for Tokyo Gedia University. She was also named one of the

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Exhibitions

Her paintings and dolls have appeared in over a hundred solo and group exhibitions.

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* 2021–2022: "Spirit Guides," Filo Sofi Arts, Cranford, NJ * 2022: Solo exhibition, Filo Sofi Arts at Prizm Art Fair, Miami * 2018: “The Links: Kimberly Camp,”

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, Stockton University * 2014–2015: Solo exhibition, Zora Neale Hurston Museum * 2007–2008: ''Stories: Paintings and Dolls by Kimberly Camp'',

African American Museum in Philadelphia The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is notable as the first museum funded and built by a municipality to help preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans. Opened during the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, ...

* 2006: ''African American Dolls by Kimberly Camp'', Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas, TX * 1996: ''Solo Exhibition'',

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MI * 1994: ''Solo Exhibition'', CRT/Craftery Gallery, Hartford, CT * 1994: ''Solo Exhibition'', Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA * 1994: ''Solo Exhibition for the Emerging Forms Series'',

International Sculpture Center The International Sculpture Center (ISC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1960 by Elden Tefft and James A. Sterritt at the University of Kansas. It is currently located at Grounds For Sculpture (the former the New Jersey Fairground) i ...

, Washington, DC * 1993: ''Fabric Figures'',

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, Roanoke, VA

Group exhibitions

* 2021: ''Shrine to Beauty''. Filo Sofi Arts, Cranford, NJ * 2012: ''Freedom to See Ourselves'',

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* 2009: ''Women Who Walk the Path'',

* 2007: ''From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout'',

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, Icebox Gallery * 1995–1996: ''International Women's Art'', World Bank Art Society * 1993–1995: ''Uncommon Beauty in Common Objects: The Legacy of African American Craft Art'',

* 1993–1995: ''Traveling exhibition'',

American Craft Museum The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design. In its exhibitions and educational programs, the ...

; African American Panoramic Experience; Museum of Afro-American Life and Culture; Afro- American Fine Art Museum; Renwick Gallery of American Crafts,

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* 1993–1995: ''Traveling exhibition'', American Museums of Quilts and Textiles; National Afro-American Museum; Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Quiltworks '93; Frank Hale Cultural Center * 1993–1994: ''Touch: Beyond the Visual'',

National Museum of Women in the Arts The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. Since openi ...

; The Hand Workshop * 1992: ''Dolls! by African-American Artists'', Diggs Gallery,

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* 1991: ''Yes Sir. That's My Baby. African American Dolls''.

Banneker-Douglass Museum The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, formerly known as the Banneker-Douglass Museum, is the state of Maryland's official museum for African American history and culture. Located at 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, t ...

Public collections

* J.B. Speed Art Museum * Camden Historical Society *

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Private collections

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* Delroy and Nashormeh Lindo *

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist and songwriter. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering dee ...

* Juliette Bethea * Anne Wollman * Cynthia Reese *

Anne d'Harnoncourt Anne Julie d'Harnoncourt (September 7, 1943 – June 1, 2008) was an American curator, museum director, and art historian specializing in modern art. She was the director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), a post she held from 19 ...

* Joseph Rishel

Workshops and residencies

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Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum is located is on the upper floor of the Greenville Branch of the Jersey City, New Jersey Public Library, its collection is dedicated to the African American experience. The museum has gall ...

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, Kennett Square *

Anacostia Community Museum The Anacostia Community Museum (known colloquially as the ACM) is a community museum in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is one of twenty museums under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institution and was the ...

and

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* Harrison Museum of African American Culture *

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, Annapolis

References

External links

Official website

GalerieMarie.net

External media

Artist Talk: Kimberly Clark
- video from

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The Doll Maker of Collingswood: Kimberly Camp
- video on ''THIRTEEN''
Artist Kimberly Camp on Defining the Muse in Creativity, Education and Beyond
- audio interview
Meet the Artist - Kimberly Camp

Kimberly Camp - John Anderson Lecture Series Penn State University
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