Katherine Kean
As a painter, Katherine Kean seeks moments of breath-taking transition in nature – a gathering of clouds or changing tides; times when the elements of
the landscape combine with the alchemy of imagination to illuminate the world of heightened mood and sensation. Her works capture these fleeting
moments in time and reveal the serene center that can arise in the midst of nature’s turbulence.
Katherine has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including The LACMA Art Rental and Sales Gallery and the Brand Library
Art Gallery in Los Angeles. Her work was selected for inclusion in the 2009 Schiffer publication 100 Artists of the West Coast II, and she has three
times won an Art Slant Showcase Award. Her work is in many private and corporate collections and Bloomingdales recently selected one of her
cloudscape paintings to be part of the collection for their new store in Santa Monica, CA.
Birthplace: | Huntington, West Virginia |
Resides: | Los Angeles, CA |
Education: | B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design |
Museum Exhibitions
2011 “Paint the Parks” Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, MO
2004 “Art of the Rancho Tujunga Area”, Bolton Hall Museum, Tujunga, CA
2003 “Etherscapes”, Grant’s Pass Museum of Art, Grant’s Pass, OR
2000 “Timely Expressions”, traveling exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX
One and Two Person Exhibitions
2012 “Murmuration”, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2010 “Atmospheric,” TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2008 “Still Places,” TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007 “Lightfall, ” TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
2003 “Etherscapes”, Grant’s Pass Museum of Art, Grant’s Pass, OR
2002 Butler Gallery, Northwood University, Cedar Hill, TX
2000 “Memories, Dreams, and Visions”, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX
1998 “New Work” The Gossip Studio, Los Angeles, CA
“Collection” Schoff & Baxter, Century City, CA
1994 “A Land Apart”, Film Roman Gallery, North Hollywood, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 | Mother’s Day, Modest Fly Art Studio Gallery, Tujunga, CA |
| Buy Local, Think International, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA |
2011 | Tell Us a Story, Segil Fine Art, Monrovia, CA |
| Chain Letter, Shoshanna Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA |
| Summertime, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA |
2010 | Best of TAG 2010, TAG Gallery, Berganot Station, Santa Monica, CA |
2009 | Works For Everyone, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
2008 | Small Works, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| Connections, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center Gallery, Canoga Park, CA |
2007 | The Ladies’ Fluff & Fold Society Presents Top Drawer, SCWCA Atrium Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Brand 35: Thirty-Fifth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Works on Paper: Borders. Brand |
2006 | Library Gallery, Glendale, CA, juried by Jim Morphesis |
| Wet Paint, LACMA Art Museum Council, Roxbury Park, Beverly Hills, CA |
| California Open Exhibition New Works, juried by Laddie John Dill, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Venice Art Forum, “Group Show”, SPARC Gallery, Venice, CA |
2005 | Topanga Canyon Gallery, “2005 Juried Open”, Topanga, CA |
| “Culver City Art Group Show”, Veterans Building, Culver City, CA |
| “Autumn Show 2003”, Venice Art Forum, SPARC Gallery, Venice, CA |
2004 | “Back On Broadway”, Santa Monica, CA |
2003 | SPARC Gallery, “Art and Spirit Group Show”, Venice, CA |
| “Timely Expressions”, traveling exhibition, |
2002 | Indiana State University Gallery, Terre Haute, IN |
2001 | Hodge Podge II, Highways, Santa Monica, CA |
| Myth and Matter, Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA |
| 200 Artists for Y2K, Boritzer, Gray, Hamano, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA |
| Synergy, 4 Star Gallery, Indianapolis, IN |
2000 | Luminous Secrets, Encino, CA |
1999 | Innerworks, Available Light Ltd., Burbank, CA |
| The Rose Café, Venice CA. |
| Summer Celebration, Mitchell & Matlin Gallery, Venice, CA |
1997 | The Art of Brunch, Los Angeles Airport Hilton, Los Angeles, CA |
1996 | Soulscapes, Gallery IV, Los Angeles, CA |
1994 | Mad River Post Fall ’93 Group Show, Santa Monica, CA |
| Exhibit A, Blaisdell Atelier, Topanga, CA |
1993 | A Shift of Season, Blaisdell Atelier, Topanga, CA |
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Demonstrations
2005 Encaustic Painting, Culver City Art Group, Culver City, CA
2004 Encaustic Painting, Pacific Art Guild, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography
2012 | “Murmurs of Generosity” CalParks Voices |
2010 | “Santa Monica”, Jeffrey Crussell |
| Art Ltd., September/October, “Fall Preview” |
| Art, Tiles, and Mosaics, January 2010, “A Favorite Place” |
2009 | “100 Artists of the West Coast II”, Tina Skinner Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
2008 | Luxury, Life, and Style, May/June 2008 “Gallery Scene: Hot Summer Exhibits” |
| Art Ltd., May/June 2008, “Pulse” |
| Art, Tiles, and Mosaics, April 2008, “TAG, the Artists’ Gallery, in Santa Monica” |
2007 | Planet Lightworker. com, November 2007 “Autumn’s Veil” |
2003 | Southern Oregon News, September 2003, “September Features, Art at Grant’s Pass Museum” |
2000 | Vernon Daily Record, May 5, 2000, “Timely Expressions” |
1998 | “Katherine Kean: My Paintings Are Memories, Dreams, Reflections” Gerrit Henry |
1994 | Los Angeles Times, July 31, 1994, “Drawing on a Special Effects Skill” |
1990 | Cinefex, November 1990, “Ghost Stories” |
Collections
Bloomingdale’s Permanent Collection, Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA
Schoff & Baxter, Century City, CA
Film Roman, North Hollywood, CA.
JJ&A, Glendale, CA.
Numerous private collections
Awards
2011 | Paint the Parks 100 |
| Paint the Parks Top 100 Mini |
2010 | ArtSlant Showcase Three |
| ArtSlant Showcase Five |
2009 | ArtSlant May Showcase |
2002 | Culver City Art Group Holiday Exhibition: Honorable Mention |
Gallery Representation
TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
4 Star Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Affiliations
ACAG
Culver City Art Group
Venice Art Forum
Coach Art
SCWCA
