Hi, I'm Kim! I'm a quilter, embroider, and sketch artist.

Living in Lexington, KY for the past 10 years, I've lived a relatively quiet life with my husband and two children. It's a life that has afforded me time to explore my creativity and expand my artistic abilities.

The majority of my work comes from my experiences as an African American woman, my training in historical research, and my innate love for drawing and sewing. Since I was old enough to pick up a pencil I've drawn! Whether inspiration came from the world around me or purely from my imagination it was the easiest form of expression. My skills with sewing came from the early teachings of my beloved Aunt Hat. She taught me how to sew by hand and gave me my first sewing machine before she passed away.

My professional life as an archivist took a detour when my husband and I moved to Kentucky at a time when it was difficult to find employment; however, Kentucky's love and celebration for it's own history gave me something invaluable. It reinforced my interests in historical research and as such, the role African Americans played in the narrative of our country. The state's rich heritage in folk art and crafting (i.e. quilting) was the perfect marriage for me to craft the stories I wished tell.

Work Experience

1997 – 1998

Taft Museum of Art; Cincinnati, OH

Duncanson Artists-in-Residence Coordinator

2000 – 2007

History Associates Incorporated

Archivist Consultant

2007 – 2009

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art

Archivist

2009 - 2010

Smithsonian Institution, Anacostia Community Museum

Archivist

Education

1993 – 1997

Miami University, Western College of Interdisciplinary Studies

B.S. Philosophy

1998 – 2000

Miami University

M.A. History