Kim Schuessler is one of the most popular figurative painters in the southeast. She recently moved from Hong Kong and now lives between Puerto Rico and Atlanta...Her southern roots, extensive travel and love of fashion influence her paintings. Sourcing paper from each destination she visits, she employs color, texture, and pattern to create collages and paintings that connect the viewer to everyday experiences. Her complex collages evoke a sense of human emotion that speak of joy and love.Though classically trained, Kim Schuessler digs deep into her Georgia roots for her art. Consequently the feel of her work is more akin to folk or naïve art.She looks to everyday objects for her images, mixing barefoot girls with flowers and fruit and other common sights. As she has matured in life, fallen in love and started a family, here themes have broadened to include couples and kids and other joys of life in today's world.With a deft palette and a keen eye for patterns that tie it all together, a typical Schuessler painting ends up being a montage of various simplicities."Commonplace items portrayed in a new way brings amusement as well as awe," says Schuessler. "They are a vision of a simpler, brighter world that exists in our imagination."EDUCATIONUniversity of Georgia, BFAKennesaw State University, Post Baccalaureate, Art Ed.Parsons School of Design, New York, NYStudied with Dan Connally, Cortona, ItalyUniversity of Bourgogne, Dijon, FranceEXHIBITIONSStudio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FloridaNAEA Electronic Gallery, San Francisco, CAEtowah Arts Center, Solo Show, Cartersville, GAFulton County Gallery, Solo Show, Atlanta, GAMonty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, ALLagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GAQuinlinn Art Center, Featured Artist, Gainesville, GASteeple Chase, Callaway Gardens, GASugarloaf Arts Festival, Third Place, Suwanee, GABrenau University, Gainesville, GARheinhardt College, Wileska, GATrinity Art Auction, Spotlight Southern Artist, Atlanta, GAAurora, Two Person Show, Atlanta, GAFunky Chicken, Dawsonville, GACelebrate the Arts, Callaway Gardens, GAKennesaw Arts Society, Juried Exhibition, Kennesaw, GAPUBLICATIONSBetter Homes and GardensFlorida DesignNOTABLE COLLECTIONSarah Blakesly Collection (Sparks Hosiery Founder)Many others nationwide