Mary Kimber
As a painter and a Montana native, Mary learned to appreciate being in nature and feels she is at her best, mentally, physically and spiritually when immersed in the natural world. Growing up, Mary's family spent a lot of time outdoors, frequently camping, fishing, hiking or just picnicking. While initially Mary wasn't keen on going to college, in her senior year of high school, her art teacher encouraged her to apply to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she studied painting and conceptual art. Mary stayed for two years and then transferred to the San Francisco Art Institute, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After college, Mary took a job at a law firm in San Francisco and became a paralegal --for 15 years. Later, in Colorado, she turned to marketing law firms and was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer of a large, international firm. Finally, after a long career in the legal industry, Mary returned to painting in earnest upon moving to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
From 2014 until 2022, Mary lived in the mountains above Colorado’s San Luis Valley, in the home she and her husband built - “Fort Kimber”. Being a part of this southern Colorado community afforded her the opportunity to participate in local art shows, such as the Alamosa Chamber of Commerce Art Gala, the Monte Vista Crane Festival, as well as public art projects, notably, the 2019 Swoop of the Cranes. Her line of art cards is for sale at the Narrow Gauge Bookstore Cooperative, in Alamosa, Colorado, and she has twice exhibited her paintings as their artist of the month. She has also shown her work at The Parkside Gallery and Cafe in La Veta, Colorado. Mary's art has been published in the local Conejos Writer's Circle books every year from 2018 through 2023, and in the on-line literary blog, Monologging.org.
In late 2021, Mary joined the Taos Watercolor Society, and moved to Taos, New Mexico in August, 2022. Some of her work can be seen in Taos at The Indigo Market Boutique. To Mary, painting is a constant evolving endeavor. Each painting begins with intent, but may not end up the way she imagined. She enjoys working on her own style, while often stretching herself by taking on commissions. While Mary primarily works in watercolor, she also uses charcoal, pastels, pen and ink, and in recent years, has been involved in printmaking. What has been most satisfying to Mary, as an artist, is the joy art can bring to others.
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