Tami Kidd-Brown has been a resident of Naperville, IL for most of her life. Her interest and love for art began during her art classes in Highschool with one of her instructors being of great influence and encouragement to her. She truly believes that a portion of her talent has been inherited as she comes from a long line of artists on her maternal side of her family.
Kidd-Browns eclectic styles and mediums include colorful macro images of nature drawn or painted in a style reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe, realistic portraits figures drawn or painted with intricate detail in charcoal, pastel, pencil, or acrylic. She also likes working in stylized photography, illustrations, sculpture, and collage mediums.
Kidd-Brown studied Art and Outdoor Education for two years at the College of DuPage and is currently in her fourth year at North Central College working toward her B.A. in Studio Art. She became the first Featured Artist in the July 8, 2020, issue of Glancer Magazine and has had her work shown in several local exhibits including her most recent solo exhibit Portraits in the Meiley-Swallow Gallery and currently has an exhibit as part of the Senior Art Exhibit in the Schoenherr Gallery in the Wentz Fine Art Center. She had a solo show in the Jane Carson Gallery located in OSLC in Naperville in 2018, was one of the featured artists in the Schoenherr Gallery’s Winter Wonderland juried exhibit in 2017-2018, was part of the North Central College 2017 Faculty and Staff Exhibit in the Oesterle Library and was one of the Co-Producers of Rouse 18 - Art/Fashion/Music Exhibit in the Wentz Fine Art Center and Schoenherr Gallery. Kidd-Brown has created and donated her artwork to many charitable causes and was recently in a featured article in the Chicago Tribune and Naperville Sun by freelance columnist Hilary Decent.
Kidd-Brown has always had a passion for philanthropy and donates a portion of all her proceeds from her artwork to both local and international charities. She most recently acquired an Interest in using recycled and repurposed objects and materials in her artwork in effort to prevent them from entering the already overflowing landfills.
