Kay received her first camera at age 7, and watched her Mother transform black & white photographs into color by hand tinting them with photo oils. After receiving a BFA from the University of Minnesota, Summa cum Laude, she earned an MS from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Kay’s work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, Colorado, Washington, Amsterdam, Turkey, Paris, and Spain. She was awarded a Mayoral Proclamation from Santa Monica, California for her work in teaching math standards through the art of photography. Kay presently resides in the East Village of Long Beach, California