As an artist I am interested in the interaction of color; how the arrangements of colors create a work of art. I use acrylic and oil paints, oil pastel, colored pencil, and paper to create my work on canvas and paper. Color affects appetite, vision, sexuality, design, art, emotions and myriad aspects of life that impact the very psychology of people. Color is expressed in all of our surroundings especially in nature and science. Colors can be complementary, harmonizing, adjacent, or they can contrast and clash. Color is the central them of my work. I focus on colors that express my emotions and feelings in an image that leaves the viewer room to interpret. 

There is rarely a point I try to get across, a statement I try to make, or a system of signs I wish to give message or meaning. I am simply interested in the use of color and aesthetic freedom. I try to create the semblance of an object that gives rise to the viewer’s own emotions and feelings. My goal is for viewers to invent and unravel their own meaning.  

AK currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband Casey and their two children.

Education

BFA, Art History, Sweet Briar College, 2005

Junior Year Abroad, Goldsmiths College- Art History/Visual Cultures Program, London, England 2003-2004 

Featured In…

InStyle Magazine, Architectural Digest, Home and Garden UK, Magazinish by Cherish, Mobile Bay Monthly, Birmingham Home and Garden

Exhibitions and Shows

Chairish x Bergdorf Goodman, January to April 2023, Bergdorf Goodman, New York City

Color, Shain Gallery, August 2022, Charlotte, NC

Birmingham Botanical Gardens,  2018 Antiques in the Gardens, Art Hall Curated by McKenzie Dove, -Birmingham, AL  

Birmingham Art Walk, September 2013 - Birmingham, AL

Birmingham ArtWalk, September 2011- Birmingham, AL

First Friday ArtWalk, October 2010- Fairhope, AL