Bio

Kim Basile (born the year of Meat Joy) is a painter whose work combines realism, landscape and abstraction. A native of Arkansas, Kim currently lives and works in Chicago, Illinois, but often travels back to Arkansas to complete her pieces. 

Combining her rural upbringing and urban adult life, themes emerge that emphasize cultural differences and similarities. Contemplating the mundane, the routine, and the simplicity of everyday life, her works often appear in a series. 

Concentrating on one theme, and exploring that theme in a variety of mediums, Kim utilizes the process 

to better understand the meaning of the work. 

Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Kim incorporates found objects, photography, collage, 

performance, welding, and marksmanship into her work. 

Kim has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and 

a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago.