BIOGRAPHY

Esther Boyd, a contemporary artist, living in Kansas City. She was born and raised in a small farming community on the high plains of western Kansas. Her upbringing, rooted deep within a world caught between the 1890s and 1970s, went on to shape not only Boyd’s unique perspective of the world. Esther takes flowers as much of her subject matter, emphasizing color and brushwork. From an early age, Esther gravitated towards the arts, encouraged greatly by her mother who is also an artist. Esther saw art as both a mental exercise and a form of escapism.

The artistic connection in the Boyd family extends to her great aunt, Tecla, a self- taught artist who worked in the 1950s and 1960s. Esther studied art at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. Later, she pursued a BFA in Textile Design and a Masters in Architecture and Culture from the University of Kansas. She has taken several workshops with accomplished artists such as Jerry Brown, Philomene Bennett, Carol Marine and Lisa Daria Kennedy.