Brenda McKinney: Artist, Curator, Professor

Brenda McKinney was born in Wisconsin, USA and raised in Dallas, Texas.  She is a painter and mixed media artist living in Carrollton, Texas.

McKinney earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas in fashion design and her Masters of Fine Art from Texas Woman's University in painting.

Her works include multi media from oil painting, ink drawing, recycled papers to fiber and small sculptural artworks. McKinney’s curiosity to different mediums and processes are what keep her inspired. Process to her is the excitement that drives the action.

McKinney's work has been exhibited in National and International exhibitions in the US and aboard. She has won awards for her artwork that are included in permanent collections: Texas Woman’s University, Institute of Health Sciences in Houston, Texas, Texas Woman’s University, Institute of Health Sciences in Dallas, Texas, Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Oncology Center, UT Southwestern in Dallas,Texas and Dallas College, Brookhaven Campus, Farmers Branch, Texas.

McKinney is an active advocate for the arts in the Dallas area. She has served as the past President of the Dallas Area Fiber Arts and the Texas Visual Arts Association and curator to the Discovery Gallery at the Texas Discovery Garden in Fair Park.