Kendall Pace Contemporary Art
About Me.
Kendall Pace is a Texas-born artist who splits her time between Austin and Western Colorado. Known for her striking large-scale mosaic portraits made entirely from recycled aluminum cans, Kendall’s work is both a visual and conceptual exploration of transformation. From a distance, her portraits radiate vibrancy and cohesion; up close, viewers discover a patchwork of soda and beer cans meticulously cut and reassembled, each fragment carrying its own story. This dual perspective invites the audience to consider beauty, consumption, and renewal in everyday life.
A lifelong creative, Kendall began with sketching and drawing in childhood but followed a different professional path—earning a degree in finance and building a successful three-decade career in investment banking and corporate finance. Art remained a quiet passion, one she revisited during life’s margins—until a pivotal moment in 2022.
While supporting her youngest son through a hospitalization, Kendall was inspired by his admiration for President Obama and the emotional need to create something meaningful. The two began collaborating on a portrait using discarded cans. Though the physical labor was hers, Kendall credits her son as the spark that reignited her creative life. The piece sold before it was even finished, catalyzing her transition from executive to full-time artist.
Kendall’s choice of recycled materials reflects her deep appreciation for reinvention—of objects, of identity, of purpose. Her work reimagines what is often thrown away and invites viewers to do the same with their perspectives.