With over twenty five years experience as a fine artist, design professional and teacher, Kit paints full time 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. She is also in the private collection of actor Jack Nicholson.

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
* 2011 Best Impressionist Painting Award by judge Tom Tierny, publisher Art of the West magazine in the 21st Annual NOAPS Society "Best of America" Exhibit for 2011
* 2010 Award of Merit by judge Steve Doherty in the 20th Annual NOAPS Society "Best of America" Exhibit for 2010
* 2009 The Painted Violin - Invitational Fund Raiser for the Denver Young Artists Orchestra
* 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
2011 - Weekend in the West Show - Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO
2011 - 3 person show - Longcoat Fine Art Gallery, Ruidoso, NM
2002-2011 - Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show - Loveland Museum Gallery, Loveland, CO
2010 Creative Capitol Metro Denver Show, Denver International Airport
2010 Nomadas del Arte, "Presenting the Southwest En Plein Air"
2009 American Impressionist Society 10th Annual Juried Exhibition - Saks Gallery - Denver, CO
2000-2009 Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show/Sale, Loveland Museum Gallery - Loveland, CO
2002-2009 - American Art in Miniature Invitational - Gilcrease Museum - Tulsa, OK
2002-2011 - Annual Shows - Brushstrokes-Studio Gallery, LLP
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
2001-2009 - 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
1994-2009 - Various Shows - Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 Two Person Show Columbine Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
2002 - One Person Show - Midland Gallery, Midland, TX
2002-2006 - Cancer League of CO-Spring Benefit - Cancer League of Colorado Spring Gala
2001 "Spring Invitational" Merrill Johnson Gallery, Denver, CO
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
1993-2009 - Abend Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
1997-2000 - Colorado Artists Showcase Cherry Creek Arts Festival- Denver, CO

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corporate Offices Denver, Colorado
McGraw Hill Publishers-Dayton, Ohio
Medical Center of the Rockies-Fort Collins, Colorado
Ella Corothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art-Bolivar, Missouri
Broadmoor Hotel-Colorado Springs, Colorado
Omni Interlocken Hotel-Boulder, Colorado
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Houston, TX
Academy Retirement-Community/ Bella Vista Boulder, Colorado
Colorado Business Bank-Boulder, Colorado
Berg and McMurry, P.C.-Boulder, Colorado
Alpha Omicron Pi Headquarters-Brentwood, Tennessee
United Western Bank - Denver, CO
Kent Place - Denver, CO
Sunrise Senior Living Center - Boulder, CO
UMB Bank - Denver, CO
Trailhead Lodge - Steamboat Springs, CO
New Dawn Living - Boulder, CO
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Vail Valley Medical Center, Edwards Shaw Cancer Pavilion
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children; Denver, CO

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Jack Nicholson

EXPERIENCE
2009 - Painting Instructor various workshops at Brushstrokes Studio and Art Guilds
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