Kimberly Gutierrez

Chemical Impressions

A solo exhibition by Kimberly Gutierrez

Otis College of Art and Design is proud to present Chemical Impressions, an exhibition by MFA Fine Arts candidate Kimberly Gutierrez.

In Chemical Impressions, the artist moves beyond the mechanical camera, pushing the boundaries of what a photograph is by working light sensitive materials that decay and fade over the course of time. These photographs are soft, distorted, and abstracted like a memory. Kimberly reimagines her childhood and family photographs to talk about the in between stages of recollection, absence, and different chapters of her life. She states that it is like entering through a time-machine, an inventory of memories that she is unable to relive again, only able to observe from a distance.

Kimberly further traces her family’s history in a small rancho in Michoacan, Mexico, indexing a mixture of discarded objects in their physical and energetic form. Alongside, from childhood and family photographs, the exhibition showcases her parent’s former home, now abandoned, a space where many joyful and heart-wrenching moments were formed. 

About the Artist

Kimberly Giselle Gutierrez (b. 1998) is a multidisciplinary Mexican - American artist from South Gate, CA who works in photography, sculpture, and installation. She received her B.A from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2022. Kimberly is currently a graduate student at Otis College of Art & Design and will complete her MFA in Spring of 2026. Her work has been displayed with New Wight Gallery at UCLA, South Gate Museum & Art Gallery, Stay Studio in Downey, CA; Art Space HP in Huntington Park, CA; Canoga Park Art Center, and Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center in West Hollywood, CA.

Installation Shot Kimberly Gutierrez

	Tus Recuerdos Kimberly Gutierrez lumen
	Saliendo y Entrando Kimberly Gutierrez wood, transparency film
	Installation Shot Kimberly Gutierrez
	Installation Shot Kimberly Gutierrez
	I Filled My Pinata With My Childhood Memories Kimberly Gutierrez dimensions variable
	We Were Once Kids Kimberly Gutierrez wood, transparency film
	Detailed Shot of Me Pasas Una Tortilla Kimberly Gutierrez
	2,300 Miles Away Kimberly Gutierrez dracaena leaves, corn husks
	Installation Shot of Querida, Familia Kimberly Gutierrez