About
Kayla L Prigg is a fine artist based in Buffalo New York. Most of her work has focused on emotional topics such as family, bullying, and time/ memories. “I like to paint about things that are relatable and yet distant.” She also likes to paint about things that might not be thought about often (distant) but are extremely important in changing the way we view others (including all living things) and how we view ourselves. Kayla studied for her BFA at SUNY Fredonia where she had the opportunity to be taught by great artists, Alberto Rey and Raymond Bonilla.
I have always been very creative, it's in my blood from both sides of my family. My maternal grandmother Phyllis Burgio-Spunt Robinson, I called her Mumma was an Artist. She worked for the Erie County Public Library downtown Buffalo NY for years. She was their artistic director. She also had a few gallery shows including the at Adams Art gallery in Dunkirk NY. She mainly used acrylic and oils but used many different mediums throughout her lifetime. I feel that I am greatly influenced by my grandmother, when I was young she was always encouraging me to draw and express myself. Today when I paint I feel like that is her still living, that she is still alive within me. Paternally, I have my Grandpa Ken and my dad. Grandpa Ken, Kenneth G. Prigg, was a photographer, he would use Photoshop to touch up the images. Before the computer, he used a dark room. He would put film in a projector and carefully control the lighting over photographic paper to change the exposure as well as using different developmental chemicals to manipulate and create images. My dad worked with graphite and charcoal on paper, he had tremendous detail in his work. And lastly, my brother works digitally in programs like blender to create 3D models.
I have always been very creative, it's in my blood from both sides of my family. My maternal grandmother Phyllis Burgio-Spunt Robinson, I called her Mumma was an Artist. She worked for the Erie County Public Library downtown Buffalo NY for years. She was their artistic director. She also had a few gallery shows including the at Adams Art gallery in Dunkirk NY. She mainly used acrylic and oils but used many different mediums throughout her lifetime. I feel that I am greatly influenced by my grandmother, when I was young she was always encouraging me to draw and express myself. Today when I paint I feel like that is her still living, that she is still alive within me. Paternally, I have my Grandpa Ken and my dad. Grandpa Ken, Kenneth G. Prigg, was a photographer, he would use Photoshop to touch up the images. Before the computer, he used a dark room. He would put film in a projector and carefully control the lighting over photographic paper to change the exposure as well as using different developmental chemicals to manipulate and create images. My dad worked with graphite and charcoal on paper, he had tremendous detail in his work. And lastly, my brother works digitally in programs like blender to create 3D models.
Exhibitions
2023
Petit Noel Show (Group), Art's Café, Springville, NY
Alberto Rey Alumni (Group), Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, Niagara Falls, NY
Design Club 2nd Annual (Group), The Corner Gallery, Oswego, NY
Alberto Rey Alumni (Group), Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, Niagara Falls, NY
Design Club 2nd Annual (Group), The Corner Gallery, Oswego, NY
2022
Members Exhibit7: UP (Group), El Museo, Buffalo, NY
The Buck Gallery (Group), The Corner Gallery, Oswego, NY
48th Members Exhibit (Group), HallWalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Springville Art Crawl (Group), Springville Center For- Arts, Springville, NY
Modern Works (Group), WNY Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
Memories and their Impermanence (Solo), Darwin R Barker Library, Fredonia, NY
Traditional Works (Group), WNY Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
Shades of Blue (Group), Camelback Gallery, camelbackgallery.com
Abstracts with Red (Group), Camelback Gallery, camelbackgallery.com
Members Exhibition (Group), WNY Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
The Buck Gallery (Group), The Corner Gallery, Oswego, NY
48th Members Exhibit (Group), HallWalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Springville Art Crawl (Group), Springville Center For- Arts, Springville, NY
Modern Works (Group), WNY Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
Memories and their Impermanence (Solo), Darwin R Barker Library, Fredonia, NY
Traditional Works (Group), WNY Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
Shades of Blue (Group), Camelback Gallery, camelbackgallery.com
Abstracts with Red (Group), Camelback Gallery, camelbackgallery.com
Members Exhibition (Group), WNY Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
2021
My Best Work of 2021 (Group), Camelback Gallery, camelbackgallery.com
Monotypes/ Monoprints (Group), Emmitt Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
Expressive Theory (Group), Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
Faces Art Show (Group), Grey Cube Gallery, greycubegallery.com
Familiar Strangers (Group), Vacant Museum, vacantmuseum.com
Paper Arts (Group), Emmitt Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
FREAK/ Perceptions (2 person), Emmitt Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
12th Annual “Abstracts” (Group), Light Space Time, lightspacetime.art
Monotypes/ Monoprints (Group), Emmitt Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
Expressive Theory (Group), Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
Faces Art Show (Group), Grey Cube Gallery, greycubegallery.com
Familiar Strangers (Group), Vacant Museum, vacantmuseum.com
Paper Arts (Group), Emmitt Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
FREAK/ Perceptions (2 person), Emmitt Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, NY
12th Annual “Abstracts” (Group), Light Space Time, lightspacetime.art
2020/2019
46th Members Exhibit (Group), HallWalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Art Wall (Group), The Buffalo Art Wall, buffaloartwall.org
The Show: Visions (Group), Williams Center, Fredonia, NY
WM Exhibition (Group), Mason Music Hall, Fredonia, NY
Buffalo Art Wall (Group), The Buffalo Art Wall, buffaloartwall.org
The Show: Visions (Group), Williams Center, Fredonia, NY
WM Exhibition (Group), Mason Music Hall, Fredonia, NY