Kim Holt was born in Brooklyn, NY. Her passion for art and drawing started at an early age, fueled by her family’s love for the arts. Living directly across from the Brooklyn Museum was a blessing and an inspiration that greatly influenced her artistic path. At the age of 9, Kim began spending countless Saturdays walking the halls of the museum and taking in exhibits, including a memorable visit in 1975 to see Egyptian Art including King Tut’s Tomb. After moving to the D.C. Metro area during her teenage years, she received her BBA in Marketing from Howard University and her BFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University. Her goal as an artist is to create images that bring back memories and create pictures that make children wish they were inside the scenes. Kim’s style is full of color and emotion. She continues to reside in the D.C. area with her husband and two dogs, Sugar and Spice, where she drinks copious amounts of coffee and cooks up imaginative dinners for her family.
Awards / Honors
- 2024 American Illustration 43, Selected Winner
- 2024 Black Caucus ALA Best of the Best List for 2024 – Justice Rising
- 2024 Jane Addams Peace Association Children’s Book Finalist – Justice Ketanji
- 2023 California Reading Association Eureka Honor – Justice Ketanji
- 2023 Social Justice Literature Award – Today is Different
- 2023 American Illustration 42, Selected Winner
- 2022 Gold House Book Club Book Winner – Today is Different
- 2022 Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best Books of the Year, Winner – Today is Different
- 2022 Common Sense Media Selection- Justice Rising
- 2022 Northern Lights Book Award Winner – A Prayer for Our Country
- 2022 American Illustration 41, Selected Winner
- 2021 American Illustration 40, Selected Winner