About Kim Holt
I am fascinated by capturing moments in time that celebrate joy, love, resilience, and the strength of community and family. I create work that is not just nostalgic but a testament to the spirit of community and family and their role in shaping who we are. My passion is creating energetic, expressive work full of personality, typically incorporating a vibrant and fresh color palette.
I have had a love of art and drawing from an early age and found great inspiration growing up directly across from the Brooklyn Museum.
I make art and live in the Washington D.C. metro area with my husband and two dogs, Sugar and Spice.
Education
I have a BBA in Marketing from Howard University and a BFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University.
Partial client list
Scholastic - Lerner Books - Rebel Girls - Penguin Random House - Zonderkids - Viking Books - Abrams - Little Brown Books - Ward’s Science - Dinardo Books
Awards and Recognition
California Reading Association Eureka Honor 2023 - Justice Ketanji
Jane Addams Peace Association Award Finalist 2023 - Justice Ketanji
Social Justice Literature Award 2023 - Fiction Picture Book - Today Is Different
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books of the Year List, Winner, 2022 - Today Is Different
Gold House Book Club Book, Winner, 2022 - Today Is Different
Common Sense Media Selection - Families - Justice Rising
2022 Northern Lights Book Award Winner of the Religious/Spiritual Category - A Prayer For Our Country
Selected Exhibitions
Family Dinner No. 1 - American Illustration 42 Selected Winner, 2023
A Day at Jones Beach, late 1950, American Illustration 41 Selected Winner, 2022
“Sisters in Law,” American Illustration 40 Selected Winner, 2021
“UNDEFEATED: Canvas(s)ing the Politics of Voter Suppression Since Women’s Suffrage”, West Virginia University Art in the Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2021
For questions about my availability: email Lori Nowicki at Painted Words.
For Fine Art Inquiries email hello@kimscollectionofstuff.