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Kimm Lanus was born in Rome, New York, was raised in New England, and currently resides in Granbury, Texas. Her studies in art began in 1972 at University of Texas at Arlington, and from her first exposure to art history and the painting of Toulouse Lautrec, Rossetti, Rapheal, Albrecht Durer, and later Carriere, and Edward Hopper. She was so deeply moved by these artists that art become a way of life and she made sure it was in the forefront of her life moving forward.

“I have been lead to paint images of Mary after a vision I experienced ten years ago.  I was seated alone at church, in the silence of prayer, her presence was so clear I could hear the movement of her garments as she knelt before me. I paint her in the perspective of many different religions and nationalities to promote a sense of unity. Her image speaks of unconditional love, family, peace, and healing.  Women often connect to her with a Goddess sense of empowerment.”

Lanus taught school for over six years to the middle school level, as well as teaching privately to adults and teenagers. After teaching for over ten years as well as doing workshops for the art guilds of Granbury, McKinney, Wylie, and Richardson, Texas, she participated in several juried shows such as the Collin County Annual Show, Holiday National Show, Dallas Visual Arts Annual Show, Granbury Arts Annual Show, Plano Annual Art Show, Wylie Annual Art Show, Wylie Annual Show, Richardson and Irving. She received first and second place awards on numerous occasions, and ‘Best of Show’ from the Art Institute of Chicago.