About 

ABOUT

Kimberly Mehler is a Watercolor Artist, Muralist, and Educator 

based in Philadelphia.

Upon graduating with her BFA from Moore College of Art, Kimberly traveled 

all the way across the street to her first job in the design department of 

The Franklin Institute Science Museum, as an illustrator/graphic designer. 

During this time, she taught weekend drawing classes at Moore, and later, weekend science classes at The Franklin Institute. Though the seeds were sown earlier, it was this blend of Art, Science, and Education that solidified Kimberly’s artistic direction in watercolor in the years to come. Currently working at Temple University’s College of Science and Technology, she is the Art Director for a team creating animated science lessons for young children.

Kimberly has exhibited her watercolors widely in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, including the Painted Bride Art Center, Love Park Welcome Center, B-Square Gallery, City Hall, Drexel University, International House, the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pii Gallery, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 

The Philadelphia Flower Show, Awbury Arboretum, Montgomery County Community College, and Phillips Mill in New Hope. Her work has found homes 

in private and public collections, including Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, (where she also led and curated the 44 piece collaborative commission), 

Temple University, Mission First Housing, and the Bernard Harris Foundation. 

A member of the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Kimberly is also a founding member of Artessa Alliance, a women's cooperative in the arts. In 2012 - 2014, Kimberly collaborated with Artessa Alliance members Janice Hayes-Cha,

Brenda Howell, Julie Mann, and  Karen Hunter McLaughlin, on the anti gun violence installation, One Year. This wire vessel installation was funded by two Leeway grants for Art and Change, and partnered with the anti violence group 

Mothers in Charge. This installation was mounted in two different venues, and the artists invited representatives from several spiritual practices to create a lamentation piece - highlighted by the contribution of the Reverend Rhetta Morgan - for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Along with developing and creating the installation, 

the artists facilitated art therapy practices once a month for 5 years for the 

Mothers in Charge grief support group.

Kimberly has been commissioned to create many private and public mural works and set designs in the tri state area, including Cheltenham and Abington townships, Metropolitan Ballet Academy, CHOP Care Network, Mission First Housing, Elkins Park Free Library, and several school districts including Philadelphia, Central Bucks, Abington, and others. Several of these commissions involved community engagement, workshops, and participation programs which she designed and orchestrated.