Our Founder
Kim Weston
Kim Weston is a photographer, artist and teacher who has dedicated her life to sharing fine art and photography to people of all ages and abilities regardless of their circumstances or resources. She has a BFA in Fine Art from Cooper Union and MFA in Photography from Bard College/International Center of Photography. She is opening in the fall of 2024 Wábi, is located in downtown New Haven that will feature fine art and photography from Connecticut artists, national emerging artists and feature the “FOCUS Fellowship, a photography mentorship program for teens is close to Weston’s heart. Weston stated, “It was a small community art center called Jamaica Art Center is how I got my start. It saved my life.” There is room for another gallery in New Haven, one that reaches into the community to connect and introduce art that looks like them and looks like what they can aspire too.
Weston continues to encourages artists and students to engage to use their craft to express their emotions and feelings to process experiences and explore their environments. Not only does Kim teach her craft with an enthusiasm that is infectious and inspiring, she also enlightens creatives on how to be successful and create a fruitful living doing so. She is deeply dedicated to serving her community by developing artists from within the community and preparing them for the next step in their artistic journey.
Photo by Mistina Hanscom / Lotta Studio