KAT SAWYER

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Nature is my muse and mentor. I feel most at peace when nestled in the arms of Mother Earth. Whether it be wandering through a high desert sunrise, sleeping under Orion’s Belt, learning from the wisdom of the river, or taking a scolding from a scrub jay, here is where I feel most authentically myself.

Capturing the essence of our diminishing wild places in my paintings is my passion. I’d like to open the viewer’s eyes and heart to the simple pleasures that are everywhere around us. If I can communicate this peaceful feeling and instill a reverence for our magnificent Planet through my art, then I feel I have been of some small service.

Kat works exclusively in oil. She may paint en plein air, in the studio, or a combination of both. She strives to heighten the feeling of escape into a wild and untouched place where one can experience their true, authentic self. Her influences are the old California masters – Maurice Braun, John Gamble, Hanson Puthuff. Essentially self-taught, Kat has painted with some of today’s finest modern Impressionists – Kevin MacPherson, Ray Roberts, and her long- time inspiration, Karl Dempwolf.

Her work has been shown in international, national, and regional exhibitions. She has won awards from Cincinnati to Morro Bay.

Her humorous article, “Extreme Painting” (the perils of plein air) was published in the October 2003 issue of The Artist’s Sketchbook magazine. In March 2006, The Artists Magazine featured her essay, “The Painting-Yoga Connection”.

Education
1997 - 2004 - Study with Kevin MacPherson - Taos, NM and Karl Dempwolf - Los Angeles, CA
1974 - UCLA - Bachelor of Arts

Affiliations
Oil Painters of America
American Women Artists
Pacific Edge Painters - Signature Member
American Impressionist Society - Signature Member

Education
1997 - 2004 - Study with Kevin MacPherson - Taos
Karl Dempwolf - Los Angeles
1974 - UCLA - Bachelor of Arts

Affiliations
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Rio Grande Art Association
Pacific Edge Painters - Signature Member
American Impressionist Society - Signature Member

Group Exhibitions
2010 - Meander - Santa Fe Arts Commission - Santa Fe, NM
2009 - Inside 8 - Center for Contemporary Arts - Santa Fe, New Mexico
2008 - Open Hands Exhibition - Santa Fe, NM
2008 - Two Artist Show - Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena CA
2007 - Two-artist show - Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena
2005 Galerie Gabrie - Pasadena, CA
2004 - Pacific Edge Painters Spring Salon
2004 - California Art Club Exhibition at the Ebell Club - L.A., Ca.
2003 - Grace Songolo Gallery - Idyllwild, Ca
2002 - The Arroyo Collection - South Pasadena, CA
2000 - George Shaffer Fine Art - Palm Desert, CA
1999 - Soho Gallery - New York, Los Angeles

Solo Exhibitions
2007 - One Woman Show - Howell-Green Gallery - Topanga, CA
2006 - One Woman Show - Bridge Street Gallery - Cambria, CA
2006 - Intimate Nature - A One Woman Show - Howell Green Gallery, Topanga, CA
2005 - LandEscapes - A One Woman Show- Galerie Gabrie - Pasadena, CA
2004 - LandEscapes - A One Woman Show - Arroyo Collection - Pasadena
2004 - One Woman Show - Howell Green Gallery - Topanga, CA

Juried Exhibitions
2010 - Masterworks of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM
2010 - Nomadas Del Arte Plein Air Exhibition - Dallas, TX
2009 - Little Gems;- Plein Air Painters of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM
2009 - Encantada! - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM
2008 - American Women Artists National Juried Competition - Pasadena, CA
2007 - Central Coast National Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA
2007 - Contemporary Masters - Artistic Eden - Pasadena Museum of History - Pasadena, CA
2007 - Women Working - O'Keefe Gallery - Camarillo, CA
2007 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Chicago, Ill.
2006 - Small Works Show - Segil Fine Arts - Monrovia, CA
2006 - Central Coast National Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA
2006 - International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art Salon International - San Antonio, Texas
2006 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Rockport, Texas
2006 - Palm Springs Art Museum, Artists Council 37th Annual National Juried Exhibition - Palm Springs, CA
2006 - Yosemite Renaissance XXI, Yosemite, CA
2005 - Small Works Show - Segil Fine Arts - Monrovia, Ca.
2005 - Love of Nature - Howell Green Gallery - Topanga, Ca.
2005 - Art is a Human Need - Fine Artist's Factory, Pasadena, CA.
2005 - Central Coast Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA
2005 - My Own Reality - Finegood Art Gallery - West Hills. Ca.
2005 - LPAPA Juried Exhibition - Laguna Beach, CA
2005 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Taos, New Mexico
2005 - Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art Salon International - San Antonio, Texas
2005 - Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open - Topanga, Ca.
2004 - Valley Artists' Studio Tour - Los Angeles. Ca.
2004 - Small Works Show - Mountainside Fine Art Gallery - Monrovia, CA
2004 - Central Coast Fine Art Juried Competition - Morro Bay, CA
2004 - Montrose-Verdugo City Juried Art Exhibit - Montrose -Verdugo, Ca.
2003 - A Breath of Plein Air; Juried Exhibition - Eagle Rock, CA
2003 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition Vero Beach, FL
2003 - Jardins en Plein Air Exhibition - La Canada-Flintridge, CA
2003 - AAWA Annual Exhibition - Denver, Colorado
2003 - Women Artists of the West 5th International Juried Competition - Dubois, Wyoming
2002 - Paintings of the Old Mill II - California Art Club Gallery - San Marino, CA
2002 - Of Mind and Spirit - AAWA Exhibition - Farmington, New Mexico
2002 - California Sky Exhibition at the Women's City Club of Pasadena sponsored by the California Art Club
2001 - American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition
2001 - SCORE (Southern California Open Regional Exhibition)

Awards
2009 - Best in Show - Encantada! - Rio Grande Arts Association - Albuquerque, NM
2007 - Winner AARP 2008 Calendar Competition Cover
2005 - Dick Blick Award - Central Coast Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA
2005 - Honorable Mention - My Own Reality - Finegood Art Gallery - West Hills, Ca.
2004 - Juror's Choice Award - Central Coast Fine Art Juried Competition - Morro Bay, CA
2003 - Second Place - A Breath of Plein Air Exhibit - Eagle Rock, CA
2003 - Finalist Winner - The Artist's Magazine's 20th Annual Art Competition
2003 - Honorable Mention - Montrose-Verdugo City Juried Art Exhibit - Montrose-Verdugo, CA
2002 - Third Place - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Moro Bay, CA
2002 - Renaissance Award - Renaissance of Plein Air Exhibition - Eagle Rock, Ca.

Articles and Reviews
2007 - Sawyer - Strokes of Creative Energies by Lucinda Crosby - Sierra View
2007 - Artistically Speaking - Meet Kat Sawyer by Laura Dobbins - Daily Independent
2006 - The Painting-Yoga Connection by Kat Sawyer - The Artists' Magazine
2003 - Extreme Painting by Kat Sawyer - Artist's Sketchbook
2001 - Sawyer's Paintings Interpret Nature by Jean McKig - Desert Sun

Teaching
2007 - Desert Artists' League - Ridgecrest, CA

Current Gallery Representation
Indigo Gallery - Madrid, New Mexico
Michael Wigley Galleries - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Galerie Gabrie - Pasadena,
Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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