Angie Pickman

cut paper artist

Angie Pickman was born in Atchison, Kansas, and currently lives and works as a full-time cut paper artist in Lawrence, Kansas, often operating under the moniker, "Rural Pearl." She received her bachelor's degree from Benedictine College in 2001 and her master's degree from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 2004. She lived and worked in New York City for a number of years before returning to Kansas in 2009 to pursue her artistic career full-time. She exhibits at galleries and art fairs nationally, does illustration work, and teaches various classes and workshops at the Lawrence Arts Center.