ABOUT
Hi! I'm Kim
Welcome to my Studio!
Kim Hayhurst is a Northern British Columbia artist whose work celebrates the quiet magic woven into everyday life. Drawing inspiration from micro moments — the warmth of a shared cup of tea, the curve of a leaf, a well-loved mended sleeve — Kim invites us to slow down and rediscover the beauty and tenderness that surround us.
Her practice explores the gentle intersection of art and craft, encouraging others to see creativity as a welcoming, accessible space rather than a distant ideal. Whether through delicate drawings, whimsical paintings, or hand-built ceramics, her pieces feel like small invitations: to notice, to wonder, to mend, and to remember.
Throughout her artistic journey, Kim has embraced different mediums and forms, shifting gracefully with the seasons of her life. From fine art to functional craft and back again, each chapter reflects an openness to growth and a deep appreciation for the imperfect, the handmade, and the storied.
Her current work acts as a kind of visual journal: a new album of memory and imagination, stitched together with curiosity and care. Rather than dwelling on loss, her art tends to the gentle art of mending — shaping new narratives that celebrate resilience, kindness, and the small joys that make a life.
Kim lives and creates in Prince George with her husband and daughter, on the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation. She works primarily in drawing (graphite, coloured pencils, ink, digital), painting (acrylic, gouache), and ceramics.
Artist CV
Public Presentations of Artwork /
Community Art & Collaborations
2024
Taught art classes to at-risk teenagers through the Strive program.
2024
BC Wildfire Resiliency & Training Summit, Prince George, BC. Organized and facilitated two group art activities for 100+ participants during the conference.
2024
Custom prop creation for a seasonal display at Pine Centre Mall, Prince George.
2000-2023
Sole-proprietor and operator of The Makerie Craft & Coffee Bar which was designed to encourage the public of any age (but primarily targeting adults) to participate in creative play. We offered a selection of accessible craft projects every day, held regular workshops, hosted collaborative workshops with other artists, offered a space for artisan pop-up shops, delivered private/corporate workshops and hosted numerous special events. Staff were trained to teach the public basic skills in arts and crafts ranging from embroidery, lino cutting, sculpting, drawing and painting, hand sewing, wood carving, knitting/crochet, and much more, with the goal of encouraging individuals to further their own creative exploration and skill development.
2023
Organized a collaborative project with School District 57 elementary schools that resulted in an installation in the Rustad Galleria at Two Rivers Gallery.
2023
After a disastrous explosion of a building in the downtown core, created murals on boarded up storefronts that remained in place until windows could be replaced, paid for by individual business owners and grant funding.
2023
Organized a creative project for children to partake in during Downtown Prince George's Fall Fest, a seasonal community festival.
2023
Custom prop creation for window display at Dandy Lines home provisions shoppe. Also in 2019, and 2017.
2022
Organized and facilitated an art activity for all ages (primarily youth/children) during a community arts and culture festival, Community Art Days, organized by Two Rivers Gallery.
2020
Commissioned to install a temporary mural on an empty storefront at Pine Centre Mall, Prince George BC.
2019
Led two creative sessions as part of two separate women’s retreats in printmaking and life drawing in Collaboration with Emily Jane Studios.
2019
Led a creative session for a group of communications and public relations specialists through the Northern Lights chapter of the Communications and Public Relations Society.
2019
Custom creation of a trompe-l'oeil interactive chalk painting during a large-scale community event, Summerfest, organized by Downtown Prince George.
2010
Eagles in the City group show across British Columbia, a coordinated fundraiser for the BC Lions Society. . My piece was displayed in Prince George.
2007
Spirit Bears in the City group show across British Columbia, a coordinated fundraiser for the BC Lions Society. My piece was displayed in Prince George.
2002
Arts Fest juried regional group show. Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George.
2000
Honourable Mention at Arts Fest juried regional group show . Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George.
1997
artworks travelling group show throughout Northern BC regional art galleries.
1997
Arts Fest juried regional group show. Piece selected for artworks. Prince George Art Gallery.
1996
2nd place at Arts Fest juried regional group show. Prince George Art Gallery.
1995
BC Festival of the Arts: Images & Objects. Sent as an emerging artist. Curated group show, Kamloops.
1995
University of Victoria curated group show, Victoria.
1995
Honourable mention at Interior Images II juried group show, Prince George.
1995
Independent solo show of more than 70 pieces. Prince George.
1995
1st place at Artist's Co-op juried community show, Prince George.
1994-1995
Taught drawing and painting classes to teenagers, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities through the Artist's Co-op in Prince George.