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Artist Statement:
Kirah is an award-winning
illustrator and painter who
has combined her art and
scientific background as a
specialist in medical and
biological illustration. She
currently works as the
creative director of Animania,
LLC, providing illustration
for education, promotion, and
commissioned fine art. Her
various use of painting
mediums and subject matter is
an outgrowth of her interest
in natural science and a love
for travel. Works include
exploration in urban landscape
and environmental issues and
are strongly rooted in color
and composition. Her works are
not only in private
collections but have been
published in several Biology
and Zoology textbooks and
professional journals.
Kirah's educational background
includes undergraduate science
and art degrees from Duke
University, art study at the
North Carolina State School of
Design and a master's degree
in Medical Illustration from
the Medical College of
Georgia. Her fine art is in an
array of private collections
throughout the United States
and Europe.
Kirah's work can be seen
locally in various juried
exhibitions and shows and she
is an exhibiting member of the
Racine Gallery in Wilmington,
N.C., Nelson Fine Arts Gallery
in Lexington, Virginia, East
Fork Gallery in Gardnerville,
NV, a member of ...
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Kirah Van Sickle Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Reading, hiking, cycling, movies, environmental issues, connecting artists and people, travel, learning a second language |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Post-Impressionism - (1885 - 1905)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Hopper, Rothko
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergere
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
1. A week-long intensive workshop in Mexico that helped break down creative blocks. I was able to tap into imagery from my childhood, dreams, and unconsciious that has helped me to find my artistic voice, and overcome fear of artistic experimentation and expression.
2. Georgia O'Keefe |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Kirah is an award-winning illustrator, graphic designer and painter, formally trained as a specialist in medical and biological illustration and owner and creative director of Animania, LLC. Currently she focuses on commissioned fine art and teaching the fundamentals of painting in her workshops. Her various uses of traditional and digital media and subject matter is an outgrowth of her interest in natural science and a love for travel. Fine art works include exploration in abstract landscape and environmental issues and are strongly rooted in color and composition. Her illustrations have been published in textbooks, professional journals, interactive educational programs, and her fine art is held in private collections throughout the U.S. and Denmark.
A native North Carolinian, Kirah has lived in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the Reno-Lake Tahoe area of northern Nevada, and recently relocated back to the Carolina coast. Kirah's educational background includes undergraduate science and art degrees from Duke University, art study at the North Carolina State School of Design and a master's degree in Medical Illustration from the Medical College of Georgia.
Her work can be seen locally in various juried exhibitions and shows and she is an exhibiting member of the Nelson Fine Arts Gallery in Lexington, Virginia, River to Sea Gallery in Wilmington, NC, a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, as well as the Wilmington Art Association |
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