Kyle Hobratschk is a painter, furniture maker and printmaker. His engagement with Corsicana began in 2012, purchasing the 1890s Odd Fellows Lodge downtown to restore its former meeting halls into studio and domestic space under the name 100 West, furnished with pieces he designs and constructs in the ground floor wood shop. Kyle developed the residency in 2015 with support from a small collective of artists and writers, and founded its nonprofit, the Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency in 2018, which has expanded into a collection of historic sites and programming initiatives.

In his studio across the street from 100 West, Kyle pursues drawing practices in combination with furniture construction on 100W’s ground floor.