BIOGRAPHY
Kathryn is an expressive figurative/landscape artist with a history of exhibiting her work in Sydney and the Coffs Region for 30 years. She is the recipient and finalist in a number of art prizes including EMSLA National Still Life and Hurford Portrait Prize and several regional awards.
Born in Queensland, Kathryn studied Visual Communication and Graphic Design at the Brisbane College of Art. It was here she also developed a keen interest in photography and film making and her short films gained her entry to the Australian Film and Television School in 1980. She spent the next 15 years working in the film and television industry in Australia and Asia.
This filmic background has played a large part in her later development as an artist. Her large floral landscapes in particular take on a dramatic cinematic presence. For many years her work has been heavily influenced by the Baroque and Rococo periods. They act as springboards for her to create utopian worlds for man and nature to reside in against the constant murmuration of discontent and chaos in humanity.
Her expressive style moves between naturalism and the abstract and her goal is always focused on the light, energy and looseness in her paintings. The landscape in all its moods and forms is central to her heart and Kathryn inevitably strives to experiment with oils and mixed media to interpret this ever-fascinating genre. Practicing regular pleinair in all its disciplines supports this idealism.
She is currently represented by Art Lovers Australia, Bluethumb Art, Saatchi Art and Cohart.
Exhibitions
2024 Solo Exhibition, "Essence of Place", Nexus Gallery, Bellingen
2023 Group Exhibition, Artlovers Australia Gallery, Melbourne
2020 Group Exhibition “Fluidity” The Art Space, Urunga
2019 Exhibition, TBC Gallery, Gold Coast 2019 Featured Artist, TV Series The Block
2019 Exhibition, "Buoyancy", The Art Space, Urunga
2018 Exhibition, "Shine", The Art Space, Urunga
2017 Solo Exhibition, "Eclectic Collection", Nexus Gallery, Bellingen 2016 Invited artist, Lindfield Art Show, Sydney
2016 – 2014 Invited artist, Holy Family Art Show, Lindfield
2015 Shared women's exhibition, "Girls Night Out", Art Factory, Coffs Harbour
2014 Shared exhibition, Kenthurst Gallery, Sydney
2014 Solo Exhibition, "Rivers Rocks Lakes", Nexus Gallery, Bellingen
2013 Exhibited, Butcher's Hook Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2012-2011 Shared Exhibitions, Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2008 Solo Exhibition - Liminal Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2007 - 1996: Group exhibitions, Sydney's Northern Beaches
Awards & Prizes
2024 Winner, Sawtell Art Prize
2024 Winner, Woolgoolga Art Prize
2023 Winner, Sawtell Art Prize
2022 Finalist, Bluethumb Art Prize
2021 Finalist, Artlovers Australia Art Prize
2020 Finalist, Artlovers Australia Art Prize
2020 Finalist, Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize
2019 Winner, Sawtell Artprize
2019 Finalist, EMSLA National Still Life Art Prize
2019 FEATURED ARTIST ON TV SERIES, THE BLOCK
2018 Winner, Sawtell Art Prize
2018 Finalist, National Still Life Art Prize, Wollongong
2017 Finalist, EMSLA National Still Life Art Prize, Contemporary Project Space, Wollongong
2016 Grand Champion Award, Sawtell Art Prize
2016 Finalist, EMSLA Art Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
2015 Winner, Sawtell Art Prize, Sawtell Gallery, NSW
2015 Finalist, EMSLA Art Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
2014 Finalist, EMSLA Art Prize exhibited in Parliament House, Sydney 2013 Finalist, EMSLA Art Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery