Spring Birches by Georgia Kandiko

Georgia Kandiko is an award winning artist and instructor. Georgia has attained Signature Status with Watercolor West (WW,) the Minnesota Watercolor Society (MNWS,) and the Red River Watercolor Society (RRWS,) and the NorthStar WaterMedia Society. She is a juried member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. She will receive her TWSA Signature Status at the 2021 Awards Night in July of 2021. She is an award-winning member of Artists of Minnesota. She has exhibited frequently at the Elk River Arts in Harmony National Shows. She has sold her work through art galleries and displayed extensively in public gallery shows. Her work is featured in public and private collections.

Currently, Georgia teaches Zoom classes. Upon request and availability Georgia teaches independent painting workshops.

Georgia’s installation, The Magical Mystery Treasure Hunt, was featured in the University of Minnesota’s 2010 Powerhouse Plants Juried Exhibition. Her 9 mosaic tables and accompanying story boards delighted Arboretum garden visitors from June through mid October. Her children’s book, The Magical Mystery Treasure Hunt, is based on the installation. The City of St. Louis Park has acquired the installation as part of their permanent collection of community art and was displayed at the St. Louis Park Rec Center in the summer and fall of 2011 and 2012.

“I see art as a unique “other” way to communicate with the world. Through my painting I can charm, surprise, persuade, entertain, delight, and inform viewers. I work as an artist as well as an art instructor. Students in my classes frequently report that they see the world differently, more specifically, under my influence. I cherish the opportunities to aid, nourish, and advance their artistic journeys.”

Size: 22×30
Medium: Transparent Watercolor