Kim Kaschimer-Medina was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1969 and spent her childhood moving around California while her father was in the military. She was first exposed to "art" in craft form. Both of her parents were artisans and participated in craft shows, swap meets and open house parties to sell their work. Consequently, Kim took an early interest in creative expression and experimented with many types of media throughout her studies. She recently received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Combined Media from the University of Arizona, emphasizing graphic design and illustration.
    It was her studies in printmaking, however, that really made a connection with the ideas in her head. She enjoys the process and the end results of the medium. Her work has been exhibited in Tucson as well as in Nebraska and Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is a member of the Malaspina Printmakers Society in Vancouver, BC and won the 1996 Award of Merit at the 20th Annual Visual Communications Exhibit at the Lionel Rombach Gallery in Tucson. Currently, Kim is experimenting with non-toxic printmaking techniques and is teaching printmaking workshops around Tucson as well as running her freelance business, Topcogs Design.

An Ascention (U2), Woodcut/pencil 25x18.5in	Prescribed Burn, Woodcut/paper litho/xerox transfer 11x14in	Descending, Colograph/woodcut, 14x31.5in	Manifest Destiny, Woodcut/rubber stamp, 8.5x10.5in