Kayla Koeune of Inferno Art Studio

What an excitement to have been able to take a part in this art show surrounded by some of the most talented motorcycle builders and Moto Artists of our time. Although I was unable to make it due to Military obligations, The Michael Lichter show is one of the most celebrated shows in the motorcycle community and I was honored to have been invited to take part. The show took place during Sturgis at the Buffalo Chip  with this years featured artists all being under the age of 30. This event featured roughly 15 artists and over 30 bike builders which is an insane amount of talent in one room. I decided to put together 8 paintings and 1 helmet on top of a busy summer I must say I painted in a frenzy in order to produce new and fresh work for this event. Worth every moment to be considered for this legendary man's show! Cheers

The History Corner bars, tattoo parlors, motorcycle exhaust, and the greased up bolt of her M4 provide the elements that tend to drive the passionate work behind Kayla Koeune’s artistic creations. Koeune grew up in small-town Wisconsin where she found a love for art at a very young age. And like most of Wisconsin youth, she spent much of hers in taverns; only she was busy drawing the bar flies from a fort she’d construct out of stools. Her passion to create never ceasing, Koeune decided to expand her knowledge and attended the Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts where she earned her BA in Fine Arts with a minor in Art History. She gravitated toward the challenge of the nude human form and capturing the raw emotion of everyday life. Following college, she did what a lot of kids with degrees in Art did…joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard.  Almost immediately after training, she deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, where she developed new connections and friendships that s...