I’m Kalie Graves, an oil painter living in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Overrun in a household full of boys (husband Spencer, boys Henry and Russell, Bill the dog, Franklin the nude Sphynx and two rats, Lewis and Pesto.) I’m living a wonderful busy life.

What’s the draw to painting you may ask? It’s a maddening profession, but I cannot stay away from it. It pulls me into a whirl of many emotions; excitement, frustration, vulnerability, satisfaction… It’s quite a silly game I play. But after setting the brush down and stepping back from the canvas, whatever emotion I’m feeling,… I’m grateful for it. It means I’m alive and doing what I want to do; creating! Of course I prefer the good feelings over the maddening ones, but that’s the path of an artist. It’s the path I’m sticking with.

Awards & Recognitions

    • 2nd Place in Still Life division in Art Ascend Global Competition for “Draps Soyeux” painting.

    • 2nd Place Art Influencer of the Year Award on Instagram by Art Queens Gallery and Art HerStory Magazine

    • Art HerStory Magazine Front Cover, Issue 6 Spring 2026

    • Third Place, Oil Painters of America Plein Air Wet Paint Competition. 2019

    • Acceptance into the Oil Painters of America National Juried Competition. 2019

    • Third Place, Oil Painters Division, Eastern Idaho State Fair Fine Art Competition. 2019

    • First Place, Third Place, Oil Painters Division, Eastern Idaho State Fair Fine Art Competition. 2018

    • First Place, Second Place, and Third Place Oil Painters Division, Eastern Idaho State Fair Fine Art Competition 2017

    • Southwest Art Magazine, March/April 2020 Issue. “Artist to Watch”, Page 16

    • PleinAIr Magazine, November 2019 Issue, Page 92

    • Utah Art Market, Sugar House Garden Center, SLC, Utah. October 9-10. 2020

    • RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas. Oil Painters of America 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition. 2020

    • Hall Gallery, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Solo Exhibition. 2020

    • Alpine Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah. Best In Show Animal Inspired Art. 2018-2019

    • Illume Gallery, St. George, Utah. Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition. 2019