Kymberlee Stanley is a contemporary impressionist painter who describes her work as “color invitations” of hope and beauty for everyday moments in our lives. Her bold brushwork and expressive style are shaped by both her formal art training and her work as a clinical social worker and community builder.

Originally from the West Coast, Kymberlee relocated to Nashville with her family at age 46—driving cross-country in a VW bus—where she began painting in oils as a way to process a new chapter in the South. She is now a bi-coastal artist, traveling between her Nashville and Catalina Island, CA, painting bold color as offerings of hope to her viewers..

Her work explores light and atmosphere through landscapes, seascapes, and sunlit interiors. Since her first solo exhibition in Nashville in 2014, she has exhibited widely, including at the Parthenon Museum, the Catalina Island Art Festival and Shows, and most recently in her Windows of Wonder exhibition at Nashville International Airport (2026). She is a founding member of the Nashville Painters’ Salon and actively hosts artist circles, and leads expressive arts workshops for creatives and mental health professionals.

Stanley’s work has been featured in American Art Collector and Nashville Scene. She is a recipient of the Oil Painters of America’s Betty Schmidt Memorial Scholarship, which supported her plein air studies in Provence, France in 2025. Based in Nashville with her husband and daughter, she bridges her passions for art and healing, creating paintings that offer solace, connection, and emotional resonance. You can find her West Coast and Nashville collections at kymberleestanley.com. She can be reached at (615) 241-0714 for inquiries and commissions.