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Kathleen King
About
Kathleen King is an artist living and working in Chicago. She has taught studio drawing and watercolor classes as a visiting adjunct professor at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, July-Aug.2007-'08,'09,'10.
“Diva” is defined as a distinguished woman singer. Other definitions are Goddess, Deity and Prima Donna. Ms. King has come to see these abstracted figures in her latest work as “ Divas,”-- extremely temperamental and demanding attention! The ornate and iconic “Divas” depicted in this series originate from the humblest of botanical detritus, which gives these “Divas” in addition their fantastic and supercilious appearance, an ironic twist.
Source materials are derived from floral fragments and computer manipulation of these hand altered plant cast-offs. These materials, in turn, are referenced in the final mixed media paintings and drawings by recording the realistic botanical models and digital printouts with direct observational drawing/painting, intermixed with improvisational drawing/painting passages.
The balance between abstraction and realism allows Ms. King to infuse to her “scientific” recordings of the outer natural world with internalized musings about the totemic "Divas".
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- Location
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Website
- http://www.katkingart.com
Kathleen King will be teaching 2 art courses: Watercolor Techniques and Observational + Interpretative Studio Drawing as a visiting adjunct professor in Korea University's 2011 International Summer Campus Program. go to http://isc.korea.ac.kr/ for more details about the program.
Highlighted Solo Shows:"Divas" June 8, 2010 to June 26,2010. Viridian Artists,Inc. NYC,NY. "Illumatoons" Nov.-Dec. 2007. Viridian Artists,INC. NYC.NY."Plastic Pictorials, II" Oct. 2005. Fine Arts Building Gallery Chicago, IL."Plastic Pictorials" Mar.-Apr. 2005. Viridian Gallery, New York City, NY.Natural Fictions Sept.-Oct. 2003. Fine Arts Building Gallery Chicago, ILBio-Logic, II Oct. to Nov. 2001. Harmon Center for Art, Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, IA."Works on Paper" May 1995. Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne,FranceHighlighted Group Shows:National Premier 2007 Exhibition Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL"Beyond Boundaries" 2006 and traveling. Chicago Printmaking Collaborative, Chicago, IL"Detritus" 2005,06,'07. Synagogue for the Arts, New York City, NY.'The Dot'2006. Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago,IL. "Invitational Summer Show" 2004. Denise Bibro Gallery New York City, NY."4 Corners of the World" Nov. 2001. Gallery II, School of the Art Institute of Chicago"15th Evanston Biennial Exhibition" Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. 2000Commission:"Deciduous Divas" 2005, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. 60 x 72 x 1 1/2commissioned for the Oriole Branch Library, Chicago, IL.Publications:Spot Light on Living Artists 2004. Ivy Sundell, Crow Woods Publishing, Evanston, IL. Chicago Art Scene 2002. Ivy Sundell, Crow Woods Publishing, Evanston, IL. Wolgan Milsool( Korean art magazine) 1995. article Seoul, KoreaRepresented :Viridian Artists,INC. 530 West 25th Street room 407 NYC, NY. 10001Tel: (212) 414-4040 www.viridianartists.com Steeple Gallery, LTD. 11107 Thiel Street St. John, IN.www.thesteeplegallery.com , … Read More
BFA'74 MFA'77 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Portfolio
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Events & Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Ms. King has two assebelage' shadow box pieces included in the "Art from Detritus..." exhibit at the Williamsburgh Art and Historical Center. 136 Broadway Brooklyn,NY. www.wahcenter.net. The exhibit will be up from 4/23/2011 to 5/29/2011.
Kathleen King recently had 7 mixed media drawings included in:"Tomorrow-Open Archives" at the SOMA Drawing Center in the SOMA Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea. The exhibition was up from December 2, 2010 to March 13, 2011.
