KIM THOMAS GRADUATED FROM LAFAYETTE in 1990 with honors in studio art. Her primary teaching areas are drawing, painting, and design. In 1995 she was named Penn's outstanding fine arts graduate. Her experience includes teaching courses at Lehigh University.

Thomas mentored Mousam Kayastha '01, a double major in art and civil engineering, by working with her on her art and as a teaching assistant.

Thomas was artist-in-residence at Lafayette's Experimental Printmaking Institute in 1997. Her work has appeared in several exhibitions, including shows at the Muse Gallery in Philadelphia and The Bowery Gallery and Gallery Korea in New York.