Denissa U. Kiehl, 

has always had a great passion for creating art.  Born in 1989 in the golden state of California, Denissa took to art the moment she discovered some paint bottles under her Christmas tree at the age of four. Throughout her childhood, Denissa developed an appreciation for the world surrounding her with all of its various, unique colors and imagery.  Traveling around the world, visiting places of natural beauty and historical significance, she would have the instant desire to share it with everyone she could in the world.  

Painting and drawing came naturally to her and at age thirteen, she was evaluated as a gifted student in Visual Arts by the state of California's LA unified school system.  She then zoomed through weekend and summer art classes of increasing levels at various art schools and college youth programs in California and abroad at the University of Cambridge, England, gaining new experiences, skills and concepts along the way.  Years of artistic expression made it clear that Denissa's life would be centered upon her passion for art and the world around her.  

Denissa is now making her way through her college art education.  Her work has been presented in numerous showcases throughout her college art department including the Annual Juried Student Art Show where a whole wall was dedicated to a series of her paintings.  She is currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy, one of the oldest and greatest art capitols of the world pursuing her passion for art and communicating to others the beauty of the world around her.  

Upon her return to California, she hopes to obtain an internship at an animation studio in assisting with concept art and background art.  She also aims to continue her education by pursuing a Master's Degree in Painting and Illustration and a P.H.D. in Art History.