Sandy Kessler Kaminski

Sandy Kessler Kaminski (née: Kessler) is an American painter and mixed-media artist who is also known for her public art murals. She currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where her work can be found in many places throughout the city and the surrounding area.

Early life and education Sandy Kessler Kaminski was born on October 26, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. In 1988, she began attending college at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, pursuing a bachelor's degree in fine art. In 1990, Kessler Kaminski left Xavier University and transferred to the Columbus College of Art and Design, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1993 with a BFA.

Career Kessler Kaminski moved from Columbus to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, around the late 1990s. The artwork encompassed within the series are built with multiple layers, utilize acrylic paints and colored pencil as well as printmaking techniques, such as collagraphs, monoprints, and silk screening, and are constructed with Plexiglas and polycarbonate, among other materials. The finished sculpture, titled "Industrial Strength Corn" was installed at Nationwide Arena.

The public work depicts Pittsburgh's 40th Street Bridge from the perspective of a person inside a store window and a young girl running along the bottom of the mural. The completed work was titled "Welcome to the Strip" and was one mural in a series of nine that were commissioned by the Sprout Fund.

In 2017, "Welcome to the Strip" was completely painted over after the building's property was bought by Red Rocks Group in 2014.

"It's in the Attic" In 2005, Attic Records in Millvale, Pennsylvania commissioned Sandy Kessler Kaminski to paint a two-sectioned mural depicting the history of recorded music after flooding caused by Hurricane Ivan smashed two of the record shop's windows. The work includes popular artists like Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles, as well as blues artist Bessie Smith and jazz artist Duke Ellington. The finished pieces were installed in a park at the corner of Wilson Avenue and West Burgess Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the summer of 2017. The mural was inspired by the Candy Land board game and depicts the history of Hazelwood and was developed with the help of community input and direct community involvement. The work includes Turner's birthday and the quote, "The missing find solace in our hearts until they are found." Bridging the Landscape at BE Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2015) A Variation of Unknown Medical Significance, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2007) Smart Technologies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Magee Women's Health Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WEBB Law, One Gateway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Del Monte, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Citizens Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public Employees Retirement System of the State of Ohio Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, Columbus, Ohio Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus, Ohio St. Joseph's Cathedral, Diocese of Columbus Asbury Automotive, New York, New York Larson Drawing Collection at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee