Maryland native Brenda Kidera received her Fine Art degree from Towson State University. In 1983 she began a graphic design career with the creation of Kidera Design Associates. Since then, she has combined her graphic and fine art skills to produce advertising, design and illustration work for a multitude of clients in various walks of life. She is now a full time painter and fine art instructor, teaching semi-private classes at her studio. She has attended art workshops with nationally recognized artists and studied painting with contemporary realist David Zuccarini.

Her passion for realism and attention to detail has brought her many commissions. Working in the classical realist tradition, Kidera is able to convey the personality and character of the subjects she paints. She spends much of her time painting commissioned portraits.

Kidera is a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and Potomac Valley Watercolorists and has served as a juror of regional shows. Her work has been exhibited extensively, winning many awards. Kidera was featured in Watercolor Magic magazine.

Kidera's studio is surrounded by gardens and wildlife which are inspiration for many of her paintings. She enjoys painting a wide variety of subject matter. Kidera lives in Woodbine with her husband, metal sculptor Ed Kidera, and her two daughters, who frequently model for her.