A detail of a Kimberly Winkle sculptural handmade bench. The surface of the bench is textured green and there are sculptures of houses on top in black, yellow, and natural brown wood. Image by Loam.

Kimberly Winkle is an artist and educator located in Cookeville TN.

A native of Oklahoma, Kimberly Winkle is a maker who creates furniture and objects using wood and paint; her work displays a balance of form, color and surface pattern. Winkle is a Professor and Director of the School of Art, Craft & Design at Tennessee Technological University. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Ceramics from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Fine Art in Furniture Design from San Diego State University.