About Kathryn
I’m an artist living & working in the West Michigan area, with clients across the United States and beyond. I work in many mediums, specializing in hand-drawn illustrations, digital art & design, and fine art portrait photography.
My true passion is to always keep learning… always pushing my personal creative boundaries, and continuing education in my field. But most importantly, to use that knowledge in creative ways to make the world a little better place than I found it, through support of local businesses, non-profits, & community.
Other things you may be interested to know about me: I’m a mom of two, Taurus sun ☼/Leo moon ☾, enneagram 𝟟, and I absolutely love going out for a fancy coffee… or a taco… or both! I’m always ready with an encouraging word, or a dark sarcastic remark… whichever is called for.
For all the serious stuff, keep scrolling down! Full Artist CV below…
Kathryn Robertson
Education
❍ 2006 : Bachelors of Art, Western Michigan University, Emphasis in Painting, & a Minor in Art History
❍ 2006- present : Continuing education in Photography & Design
❍ 2023 : Adobe CC certification
Shows & Exhibitions
❍ 2020 : “The Beginning, (& The End Again)”, “The End, (& The Beginning Again)”, “Between the Light & the Dark,” and “Still Life & Death’s Head Moth”
ink & pencil drawings on fine art paper. Various.
Group Exhibition “Being. Wonder. Within.”
Lowell Arts, Lowell, MI
❍ 2019 : “Mona Ann,” photograph, giclee print. 12”x16”
Member Exhibition LowellArts, Lowell, MI
❍ 2015 : “The Seeker,” photograph, matte canvas print. 24”x24”
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
❍ 2011 : “Telling Stories,” photograph, giclee print. 20”x28”
West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts
❍ 2011 : “The Air Was Full of Kittens (but the Cat Came Back),” acrylic painting and wood-cut on hand-stretched canvas, 4’x6’
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
❍ 2009 : “Condensation,” photograph, giclee print. 24”x18”
West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts
❍ 2008 : “The Graduate Poet,” Acrylic & Mixed Media on hand-stretched canvas. 16”x20”
West Michigan Area Show, LowellArts, MI
❍ 2006 : “My Love of Thee, A Prism Be,” Acrylic on Canvas. 19”x19”
West Michigan Area Show, LowellArts, MI
Previous Fairs, Markets, & Events
❍ Grand Rapids PRIDE Festival, MI
❍ Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts Fair, MI
❍ Drawing Class, instructor
❍ Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
❍ Oddities & Curiosities Expo, MI
❍ Saugatuck Waterfront Invitational Art Fair, MI
❍ Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff, St. Joseph, MI
❍ Tulip Time Artisans Market
❍ Fallasburg Arts Festival, Lowell, MI
❍ South Haven Art Fair
❍ Art on the Riverfront, Grand Haven Art Fair, MI
❍ Reeds Lake Art Festival, MI
❍ Eastown Street Fair, Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI
❍ Bizarre Bazaar, Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI
Skills/Mediums
❍ Ink & Pencil Illustrations
❍ Acrylic, Oil, Watercolors & Gouache Paintings
❍ Digital Paintings
❍ Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign
❍ Graphic Design
❍ Visual/Brand Design
❍ Portrait Photography-digital, Canon
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