Kim Rosebud (b. 1992, Long Island) is a self-taught abstract painter based in Vermont, whose work explores the emotional and energetic resonance of color and movement. Guided by intuition rather than preplanned ideas, she transforms emotion into layered visual compositions that often reflect the organic flow and energy of the natural world. Working primarily in acrylic and oil, her paintings serve as an expression of feeling and connection, inviting the viewer into a space of rhythm and reflection. Her exhibitions include Expressions of the Soul (Venn Bushwick, Brooklyn, 2022), The Family Show (La MaMa Galleria, New York, 2023), the 105th Annual Juried Exhibition (Greenwich Art Society, CT, 2022), and Abstraction (SEABA, Burlington, VT, 2025). Kim is represented by Curina NYC and has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions across the Northeast. Her paintings are held in private collections in NYC, Long Island, Philadelphia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Spain, and the Netherlands.
“My paintings are an exploration of emotion, energy, memory, and the freedom that comes from surrendering to the process. I rarely begin with a fixed outcome. Instead, each piece unfolds like a puzzle, revealing itself gradually as I respond to what emerges.
My practice is deeply connected to my inner emotional landscape and to experiences of grief and trauma, including the loss of my father at an early age. Painting gives me a way to tune into complex emotions that can be difficult to express through words. Through the physical process of layering, moving, covering, and uncovering, I create space for those feelings to surface, transform, and take new form.
Nature is also an important source of connection and renewal in my life. I am continually inspired by the shapes, colors, rhythms, and energy I encounter in animals, trees, landscapes, and the natural world. Even when I am not consciously painting these things, their organic qualities find their way into my work.
Ultimately, painting is a way for me to connect with something beyond myself, translating both the world around me and the world within me into color, movement, and feeling.”