Kat was born in Kansas City, MO. At the age of 10, her family moved to San Carlos, CA. She has lived in many areas in Northern California, and on the North Shore of Oahu HI. She currently resides in Hollister, CA and works from her newly built home studio.
As a child, Kat dreamed of becoming a high fashion designer, as her father worked for Vogue Fashion Marketing in NY. There was never a shortage of fashion catalogues around the house to inspire her. She spent countless hours making drawings of the models, lost in her dreams of greatness! She continued her art-making throughout her school years, falling in love with line and form. Kat resumed her education in her mid-20’s, studying art history, painting, sculpting, and design at a local college, as she raised her young family of 2 boys.
Kat worked in the Silicon Valley electronics industry for many years as a silkscreener, and later as a Quality Director. Throughout her life, Kat continued to paint, sculpt, and draw. For a number of years, she had a small business at home printing her original pen & ink drawings on glass and shirts. After a few years away from art making, she began painting again in 2009, and has not stopped creating since.
Kat’s Memberships
• Artist Member, Society of Western Artists
• Artist Member, Institute of Contemporary Art
• Artist Member, Pacific Art League
• Artist Member, Pacific Grove Art Center
• Artist Member, Portrait Society of America
• Artist Member, San Benito County Arts Council
• Associate Artist, California Art Club
Kat’s Awards and Juried Exhibits:
• Society of Western Artists People’s Choice Award for “The White Dress”, 2013
• Redwood City Cultural Commission First Place Award for “Convergence”, 2014
• Accepted into several Society of Western Artist Juried Shows 2013 - 2014
• Accepted into Society of Western Artists’ Annual Juried Show for “Glenn”, 2014
• Accepted into Pacific Art League Abstract Juried Show for “Engulfed”, 2015
• Accepted into Pacific Art League Abstract Juried Show for “Raven's Call”, 2017
• 2nd Place Neologian Gallery Art-Rageous Show for “When the River Rises”, 2016
• Best of Show - Fusion Art Skies Exhibit for "A Moment in Time", 2018
• 2nd Place Pacific Art League Juried Exhibit Human Form for "Memories" 2018
Kat’s Group Exhibits:
• SWA Gallery Annex 3 Artist Exhibit 2014
• Gallerie Mistral several exhibits 2014 - 2019
• Neologian Gallery several exhibits 2014 - 2018
• Philz Coffee Redwood City 2015 - ongoing
• Philz Coffee San Mateo 2016 - ongoing
• Philz Coffee Sunnyvale 2017 - ongoing
• Philz Coffee, Chase Center San Francisco - ongoing
• University Arts several exhibits 2015 – 2017
• Mirada Art on Main Half Moon Bay - ongoing exhibits
• 480 Lighthouse Gallery, Pacific Grove - 2024
Kat’s Solo Exhibits:
• Downtown California Cuisine March and December 2015
• Philz Coffees RWC Jan -Mar 2016
• La Tartine RWC May – June 2016
• Keller Williams – September 2016
Press
• Cover artist for June/July 2018 issue of Professional Artist magazine, and featured in article “Draw Inspiration from Your Dark Side”
