Brenda Kingery is a contemporary artist whose work encompasses Native American and Oriental culture.  She received her bachelor's in fine art and history from the University of Oklahoma, attended graduate school at Ryukyus University in Okinawa, Japan and studied Chinese at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.  Living in Asia instilled in Brenda an appreciation for Japanese art and culture.  She learned to get in touch with her raw emotions and thoughts and in turn create art full of personal meaning.  Returning to the states, Brenda reconnected with her Chickasaw roots.  Her own heritage and experiences can be seen in every piece she creates.