KJ Schumacher is a multidisciplinary artist working in Birmingham, AL.  He received a M.F.A. from the Transart Institute (New York and Berlin) and Plymouth University (UK) in 2016, a B.A. in Fine Art from The George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) in 2001, and trained as a guest student at Parsons School of Design (Paris, France) in 1999.  Schumacher held teaching positions at the University of North Alabama (2021-2023), Valor College Prep (2018-2020), where he served as a Founding Teacher and curriculum designer in Visual Art, and Montgomery Bell Academy (2007-2015).  His work is included in prominent collections throughout the Southeast and has been exhibited in shows from Los Angeles to Berlin.