Katy Kuhn
Katy Kuhn lives life with enthusiasm and creativity, choosing to paint as a way of processing what she sees and feels - both to have an immediate and vital experience, and to create an experience for others to explore.
As an avid traveler, Katy seeks inspiration in new and provocative surroundings. Be it of the earth or the machinery of humankind, the world pulses with life and beseeches an interactive response. As an artist she wants to share the motion and rhythm she feels and sees! To celebrate spontaneity and joy. To be vulnerable and encounter deep feelings. To explore the essence of spirit and share her findings.
“Art for me is the bridge between being and sensing, thus living life in its fullest offering. Making art connects me to the greater universe: to people, places, ideas, and romance. It’s essential.”
Katy is a Bay Area native, a third generation Californian, and has lived in Marin for over 27 years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley and studied monotype printmaking at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California.
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Companion Peace -
Not Beyond Reach
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Melange a Trois
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Optional
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Saunter
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Fencework
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Crimson and Clover
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Don't Forget to Bring Margaret, 2024
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SpringBoard, 2024
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Something New
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Little Light Catching
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Comingled
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With Only Streams & Birds For Company, 2023 Reserved
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Watching the River Run, 2023
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To Jackson Lake, 2023 Sold
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The Jingle, The Periwinkle Ready for Flight
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Rescue
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In The Family Of Things
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It was I That Cast The First Stone, 2023 Sold
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In This World But Not of It
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La Rive Du Fleuve
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California Coastal Sold
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Wild Geese and Crazy Flower
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Splash!
A Group Show Celebrating the Joys of Summer June 21 - July 31, 2024SPLASH! A Group Show Celebrating the Joys of Summer Splash into Summer with a refreshing blend of works celebrating the water, the sun, and the joy of the season. Opening...Read more -
Holiday Open House
December 2 - 16, 2023Burlingame, CA - As the holiday season unfolds, Studio Shop Gallery is thrilled to announce its much-anticipated Holiday Open House, a celebration of art, community, and seasonal cheer. The event...Read more -
reveal
Interpretations of the Natural World November 3 - 25, 2023Burlingame, CA - Studio Shop Gallery is proud to announce its latest exhibition, 'Reveal,' a captivating exploration of the interplay between the impressionistic artistry of Foad Satterfield and the bold...Read more -
Every Day is a Miracle
105th Anniversary Exhibition September 10 - November 28, 2020We are very proud of the role the Studio Shop has played in the history of Burlingame for the last 105 years and we wanted to have a celebration. But...Read more
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Re-Emergent
May 1 - August 31, 2020Other pieces in the exhibition include figurative works by artists Melinda Cootsona, Seaglass and Zoey Frank, Peter Reading. Both depict characters in moments of repose and reflection, yet the paintings...Read more -
INTER / ACTUAL
Katy Kuhn March 10 - 26, 2017Katy Kuhn and Sharon Paster are two Bay Area painters who work together and maintain a painterly dialog in their work. In their shared studio they strive to create fresh...Read more -
Abstract visions
Dominique Caron, Katy Kuhn & Martine Jardel May 8 - 31, 2015Featuring the artwork of Dominique Caron, Katy Kuhn, Martine Jardel and Ursula O’Farrell. These artists follow the early Abstract Expressionists who flourished from the 1940’s to 1960’s and were noted...Read more
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Fine Art, UC Berkeley, CA
Certificate of Completion Multi Media Studies, San Francisco State University, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2020
Everyday Is A Miracle, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2018
Art San Diego/Opus Art Collective, San Diego, CA
Make Your Mark with visiting artist Krista Harris, Gallery 111, Sausalito, CA
Bay Area Women Artists O'hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Windows and Waterfalls, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
Winter Brings its Own Delights, 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA
2017
Inter/Actual, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2016
Engaged, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2015
Abstract Visions, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2014
Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2013
Bay Model Visitors Center, Sausalito, CA
BOLD (juror: Bob Green) O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Peju Winery, Napa, CA
2012
Crome Architecture, San Rafael, CA Thomson Gallery, Sausalito, CA
Mill Valley Library, Mill Valley, CA
Bay Area Women Artists (juror: Donna Seager) O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Collective Actions, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA
2011
Dennis Hare & Friends, Gallery 111, Sausalito, CA
Collective Actions, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA
Marin Masters, Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley, CA
Peju Winery, Napa, CA
Sundance Cinema Kabuki, San Francisco, CA
2010
Ways of Seeing, Marin Arts Council, San Rafael, CA
Peju Winery, Napa, CA
Sundance Cinema Kabuki, San Francisco, CA
Surface/Tension: h2o, Gallery 111 and Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito, CA
Abstract Works on Canvas, Robert Allen Fine Art, Sausalito, CA
Inside Out-Bay Area Abstract Artists, Marin MOCA, San Rafael, CA
Fallkirk Bi-annual Juried Show, San Rafael, CA
2009
Peju Winery, Napa, CA
Bay Area Women Artists (juror: Donna Seager) O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2008
John Wilmer Studio, Sausalito, CA
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
Studio 333, Sausalito, CA
2007
Monotype Marathon, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Artisans Gallery, San Rafael, CA (Best of Show February 2007, Merit Award
Sonoma Plaza Center for the Arts, Sonoma, CA
2006
Monotype Marathon, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Studio 333, Sausalito, CA
Mill Valley City Hall, Mill Valley, CA
Marin Arts Salon, San Rafael, CA
2005
Monotype Marathon, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Studio 333, Sausalito, CA
Cafe Aroma, Idyllwild, CA
142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA
2004
Monotype Marathon, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
