KYRA COATES
Fine art AND fashion
Kyra Coates has painted since her fingers were big enough to grip a paintbrush. She was trained artistically throughout her youth and went on to study at the Corcoran School of Art and the Maryland Institute, College of Art. She began showing her art professionally in 2001 with great success. However, after several years she could no longer ignore a calling to humanitarian service and spiritual exploration.
So in 2005 she took a hiatus from the art world and went to live as a Hindu nun. After three years of monastic life, she continued her studies at Naropa University in Boulder, CO, where she combined Religious Studies and Psychology to understand the psychology of enlightenment in various religious traditions around the world.
She returned to the art world professionally in 2014 and expresses her years of spiritual and psychological study through her art.
Her work is deeply emotional, vibrant, and spiritually inspired. She addresses topics such as personal empowerment, sexual freedom, the natural world and humanity's symbiosis with it, death and identity, and joy. Kyra has exhibited in multiple museum and gallery shows around the country, has been featured in multiple publications, juried exhibitions, and has participated as a juror in art shows. In 2021 she launched her wearable art fashion line of clothing for men and women that is created directly from her paintings. Her designs have since hit the runway in shows for Denver Fashion Week and been worn by influencers in New York Fashion Week.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I paint from my own experience of moving from early trauma in life into empowered womanhood. My story has been an all too common one of sexual abuse and rape in childhood, into awkward early adulthood filled with shame and denial, then finally, realization,impowerment, and freedom to embrace my feminine power and sexuality. After a profound spiritual awakening in my early twenties, I became a Hindu nun and lived a disciplined monastic life for three years.
When I left my robes behind, I dove into sexual awakening, motherhood, and embracing my feminine strength. My Eastern spiritual perspective and years of psychological study are reflected in my artwork. I depict psychologically emotional experiences of personal empowerment and explorations of states of consciousness. I paint states of mind as abstract imagery and use figurative work to tell a story and connect to inspirational moments as universal experiences. I’m deeply inspired by our interdependence with nature and mirrored experiences across species that always inspire a sense of awe and compassion. Through energetic and vividly colorful works, I hope to inspire that sense of empowerment, joy, and awe in the viewer as an experience of emotional resonance
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ETHICAL PRACTICES
Every piece in our collection is crafted with precise detail and respect for the artisans who create them.
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INCLUSIVE DESIGNS
Design collections and fine art pieces that respect and celebrate personal empowerment, sexual freedom, natural world, death and identity, and joy
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WOMEN-OWNED
As a women-owned fashion and fine arts brand, we pride ourselves on creating not just beautiful pieces, but also opportunities for women to lead and innovate.
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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Utilize sustainable packaging materials and Implement practices that reduce waste, such as zero-waste pattern making and recycling fabric scraps.
