With over twenty five years experience as a fine artist, design professional and teacher, Kit paints fulltime at Brushstrokes Studio Gallery, LLP in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Colorado and the Colorado Institute of Art where she also taught graphic design and drawing for over 15 years. Since 1984 Kit has been showing in galleries nationwide in both solo and group exhibitions. Her work has received numerous awards and is found in both private and corporate collections including the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs and McGraw Hill Publishers in Dayton, Ohio.
Kit is passionate about traveling and painting stunning landscapes and florals that represent her interpretation of the many places she visits.
"My paintings are a response to the passion and beauty I feel from and for Nature. As an artist I want to communicate visually and vibrantly the peace and serenity that I find in Nature, which I see as a visual and spiritual wonderland. I use my brush and palette knife to translate nature onto the canvas. I describe my dynamic compositions as a unique style of contemporary Impressionism with a bold use of color and texture."
AWARDS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS
* 2007 Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show/Sale, Loveland Museum Gallery - Loveland, CO
* American Art in Miniature 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 - Gilcrease Museum - Tulsa, OK
* 5th Biennial "Artists for Open Space Invitational for Montana Land Reliance-BigFork, MT
* Best of Show 2006 Evergreen Paint, Shoot and Sculpt-Evergreen Fine Arts Council
* National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Exhibit 2001-Gustafson Art & Education Fund
“Best use of light and color” Wild Poppies
* Artist to Watch/Best of the West - Southwest Art Magazine, Oct. 2001/May 2002
* Finalist Winner/Landscape Category - The Artist Magazine’s 2001 Annual Art Competition
* Commemorative Poster Artist - Rocky Mountain PBS 2000 Art Auction
SELECTED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
2002-2007 - Annual Shows - Brushstrokes-Studio Gallery, LLP
2002-2007 - Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show - Loveland Museum Gallery, Loveland, CO
2004-2005 - Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - Winter Park and Estes Park, CO
2003-2006 - Salon International Annual Juried - Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art-San Antonio, TX
2001-2006 - Signature Member and Exhibit - National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society
2003 - Oil Painters of America 12th Annual - Nichols Gallery - Taos, New Mexico
1995-2007 - Rocky Mountain PBS Art Auction - Denver, CO
1994-2007 - Various Shows - Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 - One Person Show - Midland Gallery, Midland, TX
2002-2006 - Cancer League of CO-Spring Benefit - Cancer League of Colorado Spring Gala
2001 - Mountain Oyster Club - Tucson, AZ - 32nd Annual Contemporary Western Art Show
2001 - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 105th Annual Competition-National Arts Club, NY
2001-2002 - AWA’S 4th/5th Annual Competition Contemporary Southwest Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 - Salmugundi 24th Juried Art Exhibition Salmugundi Club - New York, NY
2001 - Denver All Invitational Show Merrill Johnson Gallery, Denver, CO
1993-2006 - Abend Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
1997-2000 - Colorado Artists Showcase Cherry Creek Arts Festival- Denver, CO
EXPERIENCE
2000-2001 - Denver Botanic Gardens Instructor - Pastel Painting in the Gardens
1998-1999 - Abend Gallery Fine Art, LLC Design Director & LLC Member - Denver, CO
1993-1998 - Visible Productions Design Director - Fort Collins, CO
1980-1996 - Colorado Institute of Art Instructor: Graphic Design, Drawing/Anatomy
1980-1986 - Graphic Creations, Ltd. President/owner of nat’l greeting card company