Painter Kit Wilson divides her time between her home in south Minneapolis and Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. With an art history and fine art background, Wilson has been a full time artist since 1996, exhibiting regularly and continuously developing her work. After college, Wilson didn't immediately pursue a career in art; she started out teaching junior high geography. Since 2017, Wilson has combined her interest in education and art history as a guide at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, providing well-informed and insightful tours to student and adult groups. “My paintings are of the views that I inhabit. They are of places I know intimately or am new to and exploring. I have been observing the view at Lost Mountain for the last three years. The interaction of sky, water and land is ever changing and awe inspiring. When I’m there, standing in front of that huge view, I feel small in the universe. And not small as insignificant, instead I feel tiny and part of something grand and expansive. It is inspiring to be part of something universal. So, I paint this grand view and the surrounding area in small, intimate works. Giant view in a little tiny space.”