Kimberly Alfaro Massey -
I am a 33 year old female art studio owner, gallerist and instructor.I consider myself a colorist and I work with a wide variety of styles, aesthetics and mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal, Watercolor, Airbrush, Oil pastels, just to name a few. I also dabble in writing, photography and singing. I have been an artist for what I like to call my whole life, though I started selling art my freshman year in high school. I really didn't start my artistic career until I was in college about 15 years ago. I started by displaying my work in every local gallery I could find and eventually got involved in assisting in creating local art walks for the community, this allowed me to network with other likeminded individuals. From the Art walks I moved on to becoming Director of the City of El Centro's and Mexicos binational agreements " House of Cultural Arts " located within the Old Post Office Pavilion.  My husband and I took on that project and volunteered to run it from 2016 - 2020, we created a total of 60 artistic programs, curated over 15 galleries and made countless presentations featuring local creatives ranging from no experience to experienced in art,  throughout those 4 years. I also opened up my first physical art studio in 2019 right before the Covid 19 Pandemic caused chaos and forced me to expand to an online presence . I instructed for free for the community for 6 months during the beginning of the pandemic via Distance learning (5 Painting Classes a day)  to assist with any mental health issued that would derive due to the initial stage of the pandemic. From their this website was born. I then moved to a newer studio which is now known as Unwind & Design Creative Studio / The Den.  From my studio I work as a commissioned artist, and instructor for 2 school districts, 3 schools and several known valley entities. I currently teach about 2,500 students a month, both in person and via distance learning. I also teach my own art programs from my physical studio or through my traveling studio.  My space serves as a hub for artists to be contracted for their talents so that they can earn a passive income in a community where artistic opportunities are scarce. We provide artist with a chance to network with other artists within our space and programs to expand each others artistic perspective, including my own.