about your instructor
lla Prima Studio was founded by talented artist Gretchen Kimball. A native of Napa Valley, Gretchen has devoted her life to intensive international study of the fine arts since 1993. Following her dreams to travel the world studying fine arts, Gretchen's artistic adventures led her to the heart of some of the finest international creative communities and institutions.
Having completed a BFA in Painting in the Spring of 2005 at the San Francisco Art Institute, Gretchen brought her global journey full circle, returning to the Napa Valey to settle into studio work.
Inspired by the surrounding natural beauty and an aspiration to share her enthusiasm for the creative process Gretchen is offering world-class landscape painting retreats.
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education |
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| 2005 | San Francisco Art Institute, BFA Painting |
| 2002-03 | The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Copenhagen, Denmark, URC Painting |
| 2000 -05 | La Cipressaia, Montangana, Italy, intensive painting residency |
| 2001-02 | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, BFA program |
| 1999 | Scuola Lorenzo di Medici, Florence, Italy. Fine Arts and Italian language |
| 1997,1994 | Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Studio courses |
| 1994,1993 | Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Studio courses and Spanish language |
exhibitions |
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| 2005 | McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute |
| 2004 | Spring Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute |
| 2004 | Berliner Kunst Projekt, "BiNo-ScApEs", Berlin, Germany |
| 2003 | Galleria UMO, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| 2003 | Q Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2002 | Small Artworks, Florence, Italy |
| 2002 | Generations Gallery, Yountville, CA |
| 2002 | Johnson's Art Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2002 | SMFA, Student Annual, Boston, MA |
| 2000 | St George Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1998 | Signorello Vineyards, Napa, CA |
| 1998 | Galleria UMO,San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| 1997 | Galleria La Mancha, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| 1994 | Dharma Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |