Kitty's Art Studio
"Photography to Sculpture and all of the Wet Paint in between."
About Kitty
I started painting in 1996. Currently, I am exploring many different media. I have loved working with a variety of conceptual designs and techniques and there is still so much more that I haven't tried!
Artist Statement:
An artist statement is something that changes as time moves on just as the work of an artist evolves and becomes more complex. However, the subject of the human figure with its unmatched beauty continues to be the primary focus of my work. No two people are exactly the same and this provides an unlimited supply of new images that can be created. Whether the person is male or female, black or white, thin or voluptuous, it doesn't matter. Every figure brings new inspiration for my work.
Exhibits/Papers/Awards/Special Studies:
Exchange gallery featured artist - Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
- Sculpture featured from November 7th - December 31, 2008
Exposed:Nudes in Art 2008
- Litmus Gallery, Raleigh, NC, November 1 - 29, 2008
Penland Artists, 2008
- Exhibiting Artist at HagerSmith Design PA, Raleigh, NC, October 3 - 31, 2008
30th Annual Conference -Tri State Sculptors
- Exhibiting Artist at the Reece Museum, "Centered"
- East Tennessee State University, TN, October 10 - 12, 2008
The Colton Review: A Journal of Literature and Art, 2008.
- Second Best in Show for ceramic piece "Bound"
Furini Memorial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition & Symposium,
- Gaddy - Hamrick Art Center, Raleigh, NC, March 28- 30, 2008
- Taught Glass Fusing workshop and was an exhibiting artist
- Third Place for Four Seasons Sculpture.
A Source of Form: Work Inspired by Seagrove Women Potters
- Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center, Raleigh, NC, November 18, 2007- January 20, 2008
Exposed:Nudes in Art 2007
- Litmus Gallery, Raleigh, NC, November 2 - 24, 2007
29th Annual Conference - Tri-State Sculptors
- East Carolina, Greenville, NC, September 27- 30, 2007
Glassblowing Workshop - Locally Grown Art,
Pittsboro, NC. September, 2007
Print Conversations - Hugh Merrill Instructor
- Penland School of Craft, North Carolina,
Work-study scholarship, July 22 - August 7, 2007
Taught Workshop: Beyond David and Venus:
Figurative Anatomy and the Gesture Pose -
The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC. June 11- June 16, 2007.
Taught Workshop: Beyond David and Venus:
Figurative Anatomy and the Gesture Pose -
Litmus Gallery, Raleigh, NC
The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition -
Sculpture - Meredith College, NC. April 22 - September 4, 2007
29th Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition –
Sculpture – Student Award. March 4 – April 8, 2007
The Rhein/Medall Prize – McColl Center for Visual Art,
Charlotte, NC. Sculpture - March, 2007
Kahawa and Beyond: African Life and Art,
SMB Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Photography, two person show – February 25, 2007 – January 1, 2008
Searching for African Art - Artist Lecture Series –
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. Presentation – February 2, 2007
Fayetteville Street Banner – Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Raleigh, NC
Enamel Painting - February, 2007
Taught Workshop: Polaroid Emulsion and Dye Transfers.
Fine Art League of Cary, Jordan Hall, Cary, NC. Oct. 2006.
28th Annual Conference - Tri-State Sculptors
- Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, VA, Sept 7 - 10, 2006
Taught Workshop: Artistic Anatomy and the Gesture Pose:
Beyond David and Venus.
Fine Art League of Cary, Jordan Hall, Cary, NC. July 2006.
Lecturer at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
AAD302 - Life Drawing & AAD100 - Introduction
to Drafting and Design, January - June, 2006
Studied at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Fabric Design and African Art History, January - June, 2006
27th Annual Conference - Tri-State Sculptors
- Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, Oct 31- Nov 2, 2005
16th Annual NEW Show - Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
Acrylic painting & mixed media - Exhibiting Artist,
September 1 - September 30, 2005
Encaustic Painting - Penland School of Craft, North Carolina,
Work-study scholarship, July 24 - August 9, 2005
Studied in Belize, Central America.
Tropical Ecosystems, June 2005.
Our Town - Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
Photography - Exhibiting Artist, May 6 - May 23, 2005
The Rhein Prize - First Place Award ($2,500) - Bronze sculpture design, "Balance" - 2005
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition 2005 - Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Stoneware - Exhibiting Artist, April 17- September 4, 2005
33rd Annual Competition - Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
Oil painting - Exhibiting Artist, March 13- May 1, 2005
27th Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
Oil painting - Exhibiting Artist, March 6 - April 3, 2005
History in the Making – Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
Oil painting – Honorable Mention. February 4 – 26, 2005
Exposure –Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Black and white photography– Exhibiting Artist, January 10– April 1, 2005
Key Largo’s Junkman: Stanley Papio – Presented at South Eastern College
Art Conference, Jacksonville, FL, 2004
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition 2004 – Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Three Sculptures: gourd, acrylics - Campus Choice Award, two works sold
Exhibiting Artist - Paige Art Gallery, South Hill, Virginia, 1998- 1999
Autumn Arts – Kerr Lake Art Society, Vance-Granville Arts Council, NC, 1996
Memberships:
Potters Council
Art Council of the African Studies Assoc.
Tri State Sculptors Educational Association
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
Fine Art League of Cary, NC
Liquidambar Studio of Art
Phone: 919-414-4812