Kayla Komito
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Kayla Komito is a Tibetan thanka painter. She began showing her personal work, on the general theme of the spiritual feminine, with the San Francisco visionary art
ists in 1975. In 1997 and 1998 she completed a series of paintings of the Virgin Mary which were a bridge to her current work.
In 1999, at the request of a patron, and with the permission of her Tibetan lamas, she painted her first thanka. Since then she has worked exclusively on thanka commissions from patrons, using the traditional grid patterns, colors and iconic forms.
Kayla received her M.A. in Arts and Consciousness from John F. Kennedy University
and currently teaches at Eastern Oregon University
, along with her husband David Komito
, who is a Buddhist teacher and author.
Visionary art
Visionary art is art that purports to transcend the physical world and portray a wider vision of awareness including spiritual or mystical themes, or is based in such experiences.-Definition:...
ists in 1975. In 1997 and 1998 she completed a series of paintings of the Virgin Mary which were a bridge to her current work.
In 1999, at the request of a patron, and with the permission of her Tibetan lamas, she painted her first thanka. Since then she has worked exclusively on thanka commissions from patrons, using the traditional grid patterns, colors and iconic forms.
Kayla received her M.A. in Arts and Consciousness from John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University is a nonprofit, private university located in Pleasant Hill, California, with satellite campuses in Campbell, Berkeley, and Costa Mesa. It was founded in 1964 to focus on providing continuing opportunities for non-traditional higher education. Enrollment is approximately...
and currently teaches at Eastern Oregon University
Eastern Oregon University
Eastern Oregon University is one of seven state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the State of Oregon and belongs to the Oregon University System...
, along with her husband David Komito
David Komito
David Ross Komito is a Buddhist teacher and author on the subjects of Mādhyamaka Buddhist philosophy, meditation and the psychology of religion....
, who is a Buddhist teacher and author.