Kim grew up on the backs of her family's horses in Morgan, Utah.
Her mother is an artist and art teacher, so to keep Kim out of
trouble and quiet in church and other meetings she would give her
daughter pencils and paper to draw on.

Kim graduated from Morgan High School where she was Sterling
Scholar in art.

She went on to earn an AS degree from Weber State University
and then a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University.

She attended Scottsdale Arists School where she studied horse
anatomy and sculpture from CA sculptor Mehl Lawson.

She studied landscape painting at the Jackson Artists Academy
under the direction of Jim Wilcox.

She has also continued her learning by learning horse psychology,
anatomy, and training from reining horse trainer Vaughn Knudsen.

She has worked in concert with Stan Watts on monuments of Hyrum
and Joseph Smith riding their horses Sam and Charlie. 

The two artists also worked together to create an equestrian monument of
George Washington astride his half Arabian stallion, Blueskin.

Kim showing one of her reining horses at an NRHA competition.