User:Jlawrence1000/Kayti Didriksen

Kayti Didriksen (1972-) is an American painter born in Cheverly, Maryland. She graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art. After college she traveled the US, holding art-related jobs such as print-maker, paper-maker and bookbinder.

Upon returning to Washington DC, Didriksen started painting murals in area homes and businesses leading to the co-creation of the mural and faux finishing company "Offbeat Interiors", with Stacey Matarrese. It was during this time that Kayti developed a technique for capturing movement in her paintings by layering blind-contour drawings of live performances. This technique helped her to create close bonds with many local alt-folk artists such as Vandaveer, John Bustine, and Justin Jones.

In 2004, Kayti Didriksen's painting "Man of Leisure, King George" created much controversy when it was removed from the City Museum in Washington. It is painted in the style of Edouard Manet’s Olympia, but shows a nude George W. Bush on a chaise lounge, with Vice President Dick Cheney standing nearby holding a cushion with a crown and a miniature oil rig on it.

She currently lives in [Philadelphia] where she teaches, models, and continues to paint performances and murals.