ARTSONIA

The story of Artsonia begins with a dream that artwork created from kids around the world can be shared and enjoyed by everyone. If kids say the darndest things, imagine what they draw!

Today, due to the passion of thousands of art teachers worldwide, that dream has come true.

Jim Meyers is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Artsonia, overseeing all day-to-day operations for the company. Originally from a small town in Indiana, Jim has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and currently lives in Vernon Hills, IL. He enjoys outdoor sports, detective novels and hanging out with his wife and puppy Oscar. In 2006, Jim was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for his support of art education by the National Arts Education Association

Eric Meidel is co-founder and President of Artsonia, responsible for all marketing and technology-related activities of Artsonia, including the development and maintenance of the Artsonia.com website. Eric has a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and currently lives in Gurnee, IL. Eric enjoys sports, internet/software development, and hanging out with his wife and daughter.

Kishore grew up in India as the last child in a large family of ten. Maybe because of this, Kishore thinks it is very important for kids to receive a lot of positive attention as they grow up in order to develop self-esteem and pride in their work. What's a better way to get attention than publishing your creative work to the world on the Internet? Kishore is an Associate Partner and Research Director at Accenture where he leads research in the areas of corporate knowledge management and eCommerce. With a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science, Kishore is a Smithsonian Fellow and his work has been featured in ABC Evening News, Wall Street Journal and many other publications