Background
Kiff Slemmons was born in Maxton, North Carolina but grew up in Iowa.
Kiff Slemmons was born in Maxton, North Carolina but grew up in Iowa.
She later attended The Sorbonne in Paris, France and also attended an eight week metals program in Japan through Parsons The New School for Design in 1983.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in Art and French at the University of Iowa, but is primarily known for her career in jewelry and metals. Slemmons currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. Childhood and Early In 1962 she enrolled in Scripps College in Claremont, California for comparative literature.