Kyra
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Teaching Artist, Printmaker, Yarn Wrangler |
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
| Introduction | In 2005, Kyra received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. After graduation, she moved to Chicago where she began working for the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. She has participated in shows at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Happy Dog, Marwen and several other local arts event spaces across the midwest. From 2008 to 2011 she lived in St. Louis, MO where she worked for several different printshops: Tom Huck’s Evil Prints, Island Press at WashU, Pele Prints, St. Louis Artist Guild printshop, and Joan Hall’s studio. She now lives in Chicago working as a teaching artist for Chicago Arts in Public Education (CAPE) at a Chicago Public School teaching a before school visual arts class utilizing the arts to promote literacy. Her studio is currently located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. |
| Interests | Web Manager of the Chicago Printmaker's Guild http://chicagoprintersguild.org/ |
| Favorite books | Currently Reading: The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Useful Books: The Complete Printmaker |