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David Lynx is originally from the Puget Sound region, growing up on Mercer Island and having lived in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Seattle. He received his B.A. from the University of Washington in theatre, and Masters from the University of Oklahoma in Museum Studies. He has been the Director of the Sheehan Gallery at Whitman College, Associate Director of the Yakima Valley Museum, and most recently the director of the Larson Gallery at Yakima Valley College. For 26 years, he has also taught Art Appreciation, Asian Art History, and Art of Yoga at Yakima Valley College and wrote the weekly art scene column for the Yakima Herald-Republic He is excited to finally be “home” again and looks forward to working at the Kirkland Arts Center and being part of the community.
Rob Kmiec is originally from Boston. He began his journey in arts education as a volunteer CG instructor at the Cambridge Community Art Center while pursuing a B.F.A in Illustration from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He taught art and developed the CG Program at Catholic Memorial School where he also served as department chair and faculty representative to the board of directors. After receiving his Masters from Syracuse University he went west to teach and chair the Fine Arts Department at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond. While there, he assembled a diverse and dynamic team of instructors, co-authored multiple program revisions and reboots and supported institutional growth with overseas partners in Singapore, Spain, Japan and Thailand. He is thrilled to be working with a new group of creatives in order to craft, refine and deliver unique, equitable and vibrant educational experiences.
Glenda Cooper has been an integral volunteer member of the KAC staff for the last twenty years, and holds amazing institutional memory. She deftly helps students register for class, and assists staff and teaching artists prepare for, and then execute classes. In addition, she is a talented painter and mixed media artist, who has a passion for plants and archery. Glenda has taken a number of painting, art history, and abstract art classes at KAC, and is a great resource for class recommendations, or sourcing art supplies. Originally from Virginia, she lives with her husband and dog in Woodinville.
Ruby Henrickson is an artist from a small town on the coast of Lake Michigan, now living and working in Seattle, WA. She is passionate about contributing to arts communities and arts education, and she is a practicing artist who regularly makes paintings in her free time. Ruby earned her MFA in Painting and Drawing in 2023 at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and her BFA in painting in 2021 at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. She has taught art courses at the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design (UWSOA) and at the Seattle Film Institute. During her time at the UWSOA Painting + Drawing Dept., she was also the Events and Visiting Artist Coordinator for public lectures and gallery events.
Robin is a career fundraising professional with more than 25 years of nonprofit development experience. She holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management and has worked with a broad variety of nonprofits across the country. She is most gratified by the work she has done in the creative community in South Bend, IN, Denver, CO and Seattle.
In Indiana, Robin was an arts and entertainment reporter covering the Midwest for the South Bend Tribune. Additionally, she worked as the marketing and development manager for Downtown South Bend, IN, a private-public partnership with the City of South Bend. Here she ran their popular, two-day, non-juried arts festival.
Moving to Denver, Robin opened a nonprofit consultancy. Some of her clients included the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Palmer Lake Arts Center. Both organizations hired her to facilitate their art festivals. The first was a well-established, national, juried arts festival. The latter was an inaugural show featuring area artists.
Upon her relocation to Seattle, Robin worked as a contractor with the Frye Art Museum and the Bellevue Arts Museum. Over the course of her career here, she wrote grants to the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture, it’s Department of Neighborhoods, and 4Culture among other art funders. She also has written grants to the National Endowment for the Arts for a museum in Denver.
While not a visual artist herself, her mother is a painter, and her daughter is a ceramic artist. She wishes the family talent didn’t skip a generation.
She has called Kirkland home for the last five years and is excited to help KAC remain an amazing community asset.
Zachary Stille is originally from Eastern Virginia. He began working in clay as a young student, and went on to major in sculpture at Longwood University. He received a BFA from Old Dominion University with a focus on sculpture and art education. He was active in the Norfolk arts community, and exhibited his large-scale ceramic and mixed-media work in the region and abroad. He later taught in Omaha, Nebraska area public schools for two years before moving to Seattle. He spent eight years as art department head and secondary art teacher in the Edmonds School District where he taught introduction to art, set design, two and three dimensional design courses. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree. Zach is looking forward to growing with the unique and creative community here at Kirkland Art Center.
Kiya Wu is a Marketing Specialist with over 3 years of experience, leading successful marketing campaigns from creation to effective implementation in the Cloud and Arts industries. She is passionate about championing brands, products, and services that inspire creativity and love in people.
Caitlin McIver grew up in Tampa, Florida, and moved from New York City to Seattle in 2021. She holds a master’s degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Caitlin has a diverse background in corporate design, arts education, and community ceramics studios. In her personal artistic practice, she integrates her structural and aesthetic design expertise into handbuilt ceramic sculptures. Caitlin aims to help others bring their imaginations to life and foster a strong sense of community in the ceramics studio.
Vision
Where Art Connects Us
Mission
Cultivating Quality Arts Experiences,
Connecting Communities, and Increasing
Creative Engagement.
Kirkland Arts Center
620 Market Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 822-7161
info@kirklandartscenter.org
501(c)3 Tax ID Number: 91-6059395
Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Friday 11 am – 4 pm*
Saturday 11 am – 2 pm*
Sunday-Monday Closed
*during exhibitions
KAC Administration Hours
Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm