Biography
Kim Pluskota (b. 1980, USA) earned an M.F.A. in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) in 2019. Her undergraduate studies in photography and graphic design created a formal and conceptual foundation for her B.F.A. in studio arts, leading to her pursuit of a graduate degree. Pluskota uses various media to convey her ideas, including digital illustration, sculpture, painting, and photography. She finds it important to create art that focuses on aesthetic beauty, abstraction, and whimsy in order to offer the viewer a reprieve from the stresses of everyday life. Nature, heritage, and memories are important themes in her work.
After spending a year overseas in Estonia (2017–2018) gaining valuable teaching experience, working as an intern at an art museum, and completing a solo art show, Pluskota taught design classes at the University of Southern Mississippi. In 2021 she moved to Colorado to teach art and design classes at Colorado State University Pueblo, and she continues to develop her work and pursue creative opportunities there.
