Welcome to the Art of Kimber Austin Daly
You might wonder if my mind is always filled with imagined underwater worlds of merpeople in their magical grottoes, but the name Merwishes comes from a surprising source. My (very talented) baby brother could not say my name when he was learning to speak, so he called me Mer. A name that was used for many years by my family; perhaps that started my magical journey at an early age.
I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and minored in art history, specializing in French Impressionism at Missouri University - Columbia. My path has been a varied one; I have worked for a desktop publisher, illustrating medical textbooks; and thrived as a toy designer, both as a concept designer and with engineering drawings. I had an opportunity to work with amazing actors as an assistant stage manager and did some stage design, as well. I have illustrated twelve science books for young adults and two biographies, through Enslow Publishing.
In 2018, my husband Paul Daly and I were featured in the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the St Louis Community College: Wildwood. It was a retrospective of our illustrations in an exhibition called Daly Fantasies: The Dinosaur Dramas, Daring Adventures and Enchanted Dreamscapes of Paul and Kimberly Austin Daly.
Currently I am exploring new ways to combine my love of history, ocean life and science with my love of storytelling, through the comical penguins named Peri and Blue.
I want to encourage others to look for the best in themselves... wishing for my art to brighten everyone's life, so that they can thrive and be happy.
I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and minored in art history, specializing in French Impressionism at Missouri University - Columbia. My path has been a varied one; I have worked for a desktop publisher, illustrating medical textbooks; and thrived as a toy designer, both as a concept designer and with engineering drawings. I had an opportunity to work with amazing actors as an assistant stage manager and did some stage design, as well. I have illustrated twelve science books for young adults and two biographies, through Enslow Publishing.
In 2018, my husband Paul Daly and I were featured in the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the St Louis Community College: Wildwood. It was a retrospective of our illustrations in an exhibition called Daly Fantasies: The Dinosaur Dramas, Daring Adventures and Enchanted Dreamscapes of Paul and Kimberly Austin Daly.
Currently I am exploring new ways to combine my love of history, ocean life and science with my love of storytelling, through the comical penguins named Peri and Blue.
I want to encourage others to look for the best in themselves... wishing for my art to brighten everyone's life, so that they can thrive and be happy.
