Kimberly Messano, being born in Queens and raised in Brooklyn, made New York her cultural stomping ground as soon as she could ride the B train on her own. Whether figure drawing in a basement on Prince street, gallery hopping in 1990s Soho, buying art supplies at Pearl Paint or congregating around the Astor Place Cube after weekend Cooper Union classes, the dynamism of NY creative culture has always made an impact on her. This influence led Kimberly to Rhode Island School of Design where she received a BFA, followed by an eclectic design career that included textile design and prosthesis sculpture. She soon found the event industry more than any other, combined her love of composition, concept design, food and service. Now having worked 12 years in events, a great portion of that time as Design Director at Creative Edge Parties, she is positive that no other industry allows a designer to flex as many creative muscles as this one.

When she’s away from the Cloud family, she lives in Jersey City with her partner Destrie, her son Phoenix and her cat daughters Roxy and Shade.