I know many
of my collectors now understand more
about the woman and their powerful
place in Hopi history.” I originally
worked in the traditional scrape and
smooth method of which Hopi potters
have used for thousands of years.
Kim’s degree from Northern Arizona
University in Fine Arts, sculpture
and bronze casting has become to be
a personal satisfaction for her art
career.
Kim has been casting bronze
for over 21 years and continues to
enamor her collectors and the Southwest
art scene with her latest designs.
“My bronze career has really
taken off, and has earned me positions
in museum, corporate and private collections
all over the world.” Kim is
one of the first Hopis to work in
bronze as an Art Medium and one of
the first American Indian Women to
work in bronze, which is historically
a male dominated field of Art.
“I now think back to
my childhood and being with my grandfather,
and how he was persistent in quality
and traditional accuracy in how he
carved dolls, and these beliefs still
influence me today. Not only do my
sculptures reflect the history of
the Hopi people, they transcend the
traditions of an ancient people into
an ancient art form of bronze. I am
trying to capture a moment in time
of my people and have it remembered
for many generations to come.”
Kim sitting in her studio
once remarked, “After the Corn
was plenty, the Arts were born to
the Hopi;” in other words, the
Hopi prayed, worked and cared for
their family and then the arts we
know today were created to perpetuate
their history. Kim’s three girls
are almost grown and her time to focus
on Art is growing. Her career is mirroring
her statement. Kim has had the privilege
of being able to serve for two years
on the Board of Directors for SWAIA,
who runs the Santa Fe Indian Market,
the largest American Indian Art show
in the United States in August on
the plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Kim has been featured in
many national magazine articles and
her works have been published in various
books on Southwest Art. She has won
numerous awards in Art and Sculpture
shows across the United States in
both Native and non-Native events.
Kim represents herself with her own
website kimobrzut.com. She travels
to several art shows across the US
each year so she can personally meet
her collectors and convey the stories
of the Hopi people and her art in
person.
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