Kim Kurki Illustration and Fine Art
Biography/Creative Vision
Kim Kurki has been working as an illustrator since graduation from Kutztown University in May 1980, BFA, magna cum laude.
From 1980 to 1984, Ms. Kurki held full-time art department positions at a stationery/gift company and then a screenprinting company. Freelancing since 1985, her work has been published and distributed world-wide on fine art prints, decorative tins, greeting cards, packaging, and various paper products. A partial client list includes Schiftan, Inc., The Scafa/Modernart Group, Keller-Charles of Philadelphia, CLEO Inc., CR Gibson Co., Marcel Schurman Co., Paramount Cards, and Current Inc. Recent work includes commissioned fine art illustrations for Merck & Co. Inc. and illustrations for several publications produced by Yankee Publishing, including The Old Farmer's Almanac. For over 8 years, she wrote and illustrated for National Wildlife Federation's Your Big Backyard magazine creating a monthly column which features birds, animals and plants that children can find in "their own backyards". Her first book, "National Wildlife Federation's World of Birds: A Beginner's Guide", has evolved from that collection of work.
In recent years, Ms. Kurki has created artwork that expresses her personal vision: a "sense of wonder" about the natural world.These realistic watercolor impressions of nature depict botanical subjects, wild plants, and natural environments. Many of these paintings/drawings have been accepted in juried exhibitions.
In addition to her own work, Ms. Kurki designs stained glass panels for Bill Osler of Osler-Kurki Studio Stained Glass in Penns Park, PA. Their work can be seen in numerous public buildings and private residences. http://www.oslerkurki.artspan.com/