Pessa Kayla’s Biography

PESSA KAYLA FINN was born in Denver, Colorado.

She was reared in Los Angeles, California and has lived in numerous other places.  She now resides in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Pessa Kayla attended the University of California at Berkeley for three and a half years later graduating with honors, from the University of South Florida earning a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) Degree.  She has worked in various media including metal (repousse), clay, collage, photography, mixed media, video, puppetry, Crystal Kinetic and Virtual Perspective Art, Lenticular Art, and KaleidoKlocks.

She is also the publisher of Jeff Johnson’s Crystal Kinetic and Virtual Perspective Art.

Pessa Kayla’s work has been sold and displayed in museums, galleries, and private collections in America, Europe, and Israel. .

She has also taught art for all her life. Recently, Pessa Kayla has shown her work at major Fine Art Festivals.  She enjoys selling her artwork at these Festivals because she considers meeting people who are interested in her art an adjunct to the creative process.

In addition to her passion for fine art, Pessa Kayla is highly educated in the field of cognitive development.  She helps children and adults — disabled and gifted — improve their cognitive (thinking) skills.  In addition, she teaches educators, therapists, and parents how to remediate cognitive deficiencies.

Ms. Finn is the parent of one biological, two adopted, seven step, and “not enough” grand-children.