Becoming a Field
Curated by Kimi Pryor
Catalogue design by Whitson Ramsey
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based in Philadelphia championing emerging
artists through exhibitions, programming, and
publications. We are created by and for artists:
It is our mission to support the developing tra-
jectories of emerging artists and to provide a
space where artists and curators can undertake
experimental projects that advance the dialogue
of our visual culture. In addition to our regular
programming, we are proud to partner with oth-
er collectives and community organizations for
collaborative engagement.
BECOMING A FIELD
Kim Altomare
Lexi Arrietta
Zoe Cohen
Daisy Diamond
Claire Downes
Jim Strong
November 2 - November 23, 2024
Curated by Kimi Pryor
About the Curator
Kimi Pryor is a painter/curator living in Germantown, Philadelphia. She re-
ceived her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MFA from the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She has exhibited in New York and Phila-
delphia, with recent exhibitions including “The Buried Life”, a two-person show
at Da Vinci Art Alliance, and group shows “Nocturne” and “Short & Sweet III” at
Gross McCleaf Gallery. She is the 2016 recipient of the Murray Dessner Memorial
Graduate Travel Prize, 2014 Merit Scholarship and PAFA Graduate Grant recipi-
ent from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and a recent Exhibition Re-
viewer for Da Vinci Art Alliance fellowships. This is her third solo curated show
for AUTOMAT.
Kimi would like to thank the artists in Becoming A Field, as well as Addison
Namnoum, Emily Elliott, Whitson Ramsey, Molly Burt-Westvig, Kate Testa,
Krista Dedrick-Lai, and her husband Matthew Ducmanas.