Kira Stewart

Biography

Although Kira Stewart believes she was born an artist (as a child, her mother let her paint and draw on the walls of one room), it took her a long time realize it. She tried her hand at many things before coming around full circle to realize "this is who I am". Known for her lush, color-drenched oil paintings, Stewart’s natural affinity for color was heightened by five years of training at the School of Light and Color in Fair Oaks, California. There she studied visual perception of full color, light, and atmospheric subtleties. This, combined with a desire to communicate passion, boldness, and joy to her viewers, has resulted in a remarkably unique style. Stewart’s work has been featured in over 60 solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. Her radiant paintings of the California landscape and her playful, luminous still lifes are showcased in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Insurance Corporation of America and the CorVel Corporation. Stewart’s works can be found throughout the United States and Japan in law offices, restaurants, insurance companies, medical offices, and real estate brokerages. Stewart holds a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art from the University of California at Davis. She currently works from her studio, where the landscape and light are a constant source of inspiration. There, she is often startled to discover that she has become so lost in her work that it seems as if "time has stood still". Nothing, she says, brings her more joy.