We recently connected with Keorah Strain and have shared our conversation below.

Keorah, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – walk us through the story?

One of the biggest risk I ever took was moving to Las Vegas Nevada from Texas for a goal that meant a lot to me! I had a goal in mind and I wanted to move and execute that goal. I was in school full-time in Texas; I was in a really good space but I needed more. I needed that old spark back if you know me you know that I’ve always been goal driven and motivated. If I want it . I plan it then execute it.

However, November 2020, I took a trip to Vegas and loved it. I didn’t get to explore the city because it was a short trip.

I eventually came home and researched the gallery and prayed over my decision. I really wanted to be in Las Vegas’s Arts District showcasing my art.

A lot of the art in Vegas resembled mine; colorful, whimsical and weird as hell. That summer June 22, 2021 during the pandemic I said forget it lets go. We packed up everything that night and was gone the next day! We were on the road.

Before the month ended I was moving into a gallery space hanging up my artwork.

While there I learned how to price my art and sell. I learned the business and marketing side of being in the art business. I’m a really shy person and very introverted so being at the forefront of my creativity has opened me up alot more. I had to speak up, be bold and show up or go home. I chose to be present and learn. I talked to other artists, built relationships, and really came out of my shell..

Vegas is just the start of the many risks I’m willing to take or have already taken to push my creativity. I believe in myself heavily. I believe in my gift. I believe in my creativity. I believe nothing that I have ever done has been for nothing. Those were roads leading me to my next level.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I’m an artist who sells artwork. Most of my artwork is very colorful and bright. I typically paint my feelings. I paint what inspires me but add my own sauce to it. I create off my emotions. Most of everything that I paint has meaning. What sets me apart from other artist is that my creativity is MINE, you won’t see it everywhere but you can always connect it back to me. My art style is fun, wild, colorful and different. I also only sell originals paintings. I won’t duplicate prints of any of my artwork. Once you purchase a painting it’s yours and nobody else will have it. I started off selling my artwork in person in Vegas at the Arts Factory. However, now I sell my artwork on all my social media platforms which include instagram, facebook and pinterest.I recently created a website which is Kevisions.co which is something that I am very proud of. I’ve been working on creating this website for a year. I’ve been brainstorming on what I wanted it to do look like and how I wanted it to flow. I officially published my website June 15th. On my website you can purchase some of my original paintings, book me for paint parties and art shows.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

When I first started showcasing my artwork to sell, nobody was buying.My very purchase was from my friend Suzanne who lives in Austin. She’s one of those people I don’t talk to often but when we link up its always so much love and support. She caught up with me and asked me to send her some of my paintings and she bought what she liked. My second purchase was from my Godmother MJ who always supports every single thing that I do. She has always been very supportive of me. MJ has been with me every step of the way of getting to where I am now.She hasn’t missed a beat. Besides these two, I didn’t have a lot of support from close friends and family. I was literally in the field by myself but when I want something my focus is never on whose there. It has never been my priority to focus on who isn’t buying and who is or isn’t supporting me. To me LESS is More. I focus on the dream and the goal. I put all my focus into creating because I knew eventually if I stayed consistent the right people would come and I would eventually start selling my artwork. It took me a year of showcasing without a sell and omg it was very discouraging. I was paying for a gallery every month and not even making a profit in return. I was dedicated man. I stayed prayed up. I wrote my goals down every single day along with my WHY and I didnt let anyone or anything discourage me. Not even myself because sometimes self be tripping. lol She be like girl can we really do this and the motivated resilient me is like YES GIRL WE CAN. Pack them kids up and go down to that gallery and get to work and that’s what I did every weekend. I had made the decision to move back to Texas for some personal reasons. However, the month before I had planned to close my art gallery down in Vegas down. Something was prompting me not to. So I kept my artwork up the last month of me staying in the city. The last month in Vegas I painted an original painting called “Becoming”. Vegas had just opened back up so their First Friday for artist in the gallery would get alot of attention. This event is their main event and host thousands of people every first of the month who come to our gallery with the intent to purchase artwork. The painting “Becoming” was a representation of me finally walking in my purpose and it was a reminder for me to stay there; rest in that place. That Last friday showcasing my artwork “Becoming” was the very first painting I sold in Vegas. It wasn’t a coincidence to me. It was a sign for me to keep “becoming”, staying resilient and motivated no matter what. I worked my ass off in Vegas. After that show I moved back home and sold every painted I had hanging up in my gallery. Man it pays off to stay consistent even on the days where we can’t see the fruits of our labor. KEEP GOING!

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I built my reputation by staying consistent with showcasing my art in events and different venues across the city, I am always looking for different ways to stay relevant publicly. If people don’t constantly see it they won’t remember. I worked to hard and invested too much money to be forgotten about. I won’t be forgotten about. It’s a lot of work because I’m sending the emails, making the hard calls, receiving the yes and even receiving the rejections. Its also important to be to remain kind and professional even when its had too. I’m the face of my art and people are likely to buy from you if they like you on top of you selling quality artwork.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://kevisions.co/
• Instagram: @k.evisions