Kip Mccullough

Kip was born in Joplin, Missouri and is a self-taught painter. She
joined the Navy in 1982 and was stationed throughout the south where
she discovered a cultural awakening. She ended her tour in Virginia
Beach, Virginia where she opened a hat shop called "The Hat Attack".
The shop reflected her love of hats, which she later incorporated in her art.
Kip later worked for Carnival Cruise lines with her husband and sailed
throughout the Caribbean, experiencing the various cultures there. Kip
attributes these "adventures" to the bright colors and native cultures of
the islands in her art.
Kip returned to Missouri and graduated from Missouri Southern State
University with an Associate in Law Enforcement and Sociology and a
Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice Administration. She moved to
Springfield, Missouri to work as an officer with the Department of
Probation and Parole, and while there, earned a Masters degree in Public
Administration at Southwest Missouri State University.
Longing for the south and the coast, Kip moved to Pawleys island, South
Carolina and taught Criminal Justice and Political Science classes at a
local college. After a serious injury that left her unable to teach, she
discovered painting
in her ...

A.S. Law enforcement.
A.S.& B.S. on Criminal Justice Administration.
M.P.A. (Masters Public Administration).