About the Artist
K+ (Kamila Blessing)
Every time I hold an artist’s brush, a deep peace overtakes me. That surprised me when I was 15, and it still amazes me. But it wasn’t until retirement and then COVID that I began to paint full time. I paint my magic places, garden, beach, and spiritual life. I paint experiences, rather than just images. I want you to feel the splashing water... I grew up surrounded by artists and the great art exhibits at Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. However, I believe my own painting suddenly emerged in 2020 after my first visit to the family still in Czechia, and as a sign of the healing of a lifetime of political persecution experienced by my family.
I grew up north of Pittsburgh, PA, and have a degree in writing from Carnegie Mellon University (1971). After some years working on computer-user interfaces, I changed careers. I was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1984 (one of the earlier women in the profession) and earned a doctorate in New Testament from Duke in 1996. I retired to North Carolina in 2013.
Kamila Blessing
Exhibitions Resume
Kamila Blessing
910-599-6846
2039 Albert Circle, Wilmington, NC 28403
https://www.kamilablessing.com
All exhibits were in Wilmington, NC, unless otherwise noted.
12x12, Aces Gallery, June 28-July 26, 2024.
Landmarks Show, Gallery Citrine, July 7-Sept. 29, 2024.
Emergence, Solo exhibit, Leland Cultural Arts Center, Leland, NC, April 2-25, 2024.
It's All Art, Leland Cultural Arts Center, Leland, NC, May29-June 1, 2024.
Wilmington Art Assn 42nd Annual Juried Annual Spring Art Show, March 29-April 7, 2024.
Contemporary Colors, Kavanaugh Art Gallery, Feb 1-March 14, 2024. My painting, "Creation" won Best in Show.
Anti War, Jan 27-Feb 29, 2024, online.
Amazing Abstracts, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, December 8, 2023-January 11, 2024.
Small Wonders, Hummingbird and Dragonfly Art Gallery, November 17, 2023-January 11, 2024, online.
Magix 2023, November 15, 2023-January 15, 2024, online.
ArtFall, Hannah Block Building, September, 2023.
Landmarks, Gallery Citrine, July-August, 2023
It’s ALL Art, Leland Cultural Arts Center, NC, June 1-2, 2023
WB Paint Out-Harbor Way Garden Club Art Fair, Wrightsville Beach, May 21, 2023.
WAA Azalea Festival Show, Hannah Block Building, April 6-16, 2023
Illumination, Cameron Art Museum, December 2, 2022-January 8, 2023
Active Care Chiropractor, Solo show, October, 2022-December, 2023
Art in the Arboretum, November, 2022
GutterBliss, The ArtWorks, September, 2022
ArtFall, Hannah Block Building, September 15-25, 2022
Landfall Foundation Show, Landfall Country Club, August 3-5, 2022
WAA Azalea Festival Show, Hannah Block Building, April 6-10, 2021
Bellamy Mansion, March, 2022
Illumination, Cameron Art Museum, December 3, 2020-January 9, 2021
Art in the Arboretum, November, 2021
Recent Works
