Her past comes alive in Brenda Kingery's vibrant paintings.  Images and patterns are layered one on the other as she tells a story in oils and acrylics.  Working without any preconceived plan, the patterns which emerge in her paintings describe her memories of  Okinawa where she studied art or her pride for her heritage among the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma.  Biblical stories are symbolized in strong representations of  the emotions felt in man's inner conflict between right and wrong. The voiceless, peasant women of Central America appear more clearly as angels in her paintings.  She has been designing tapestries for these women to sew to help feed their families.  We invite you to view a few of her paintings on this web page.

Brenda Kingery is a voting member of the Chickasaw Nation.  She studied art at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan,  and the University of Maryland, Far East Division.  She is one of the two non-Japanese artists who have had a One Person Exhibit at the Kokoten-Uano Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, Japan. The other was Miro.  Brenda has had many exhibits including Parchman Stremmel Galleries of San Antonio, Texas; Van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guest Collection at the United States Embassy in Honduras; the San Antonio Museum of Art; The San Antonio Art League Museum where she was artist of the year; Eva Cohen Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona; Eiteljorg Museum Invitational, Indianapolis, Indiana; and Shuri Prefecture Museum, Naha, Okinawa.

Nineteen of Brenda Kingery's works are currently on display at Parchman Stremmel Galleries in San Antonio, Texas.  Another exhibit is scheduled for January, 2003, at the Adair Margo Gallery in El Paso, Texas.