2024 Featured Sundance Artist >

2023 Began video stories utilizing room sets and creatures

2022 Featured artist in Nov/Dec issue of Spirituality & Health magazine. Artist interview.

2022 Podcast with The Maine Conversation 2020 "White Dog" a memoir published

2020 "White Dog" a memoir published

2019 Began monthly column in Lincoln County News "Tales & Tails of Apifera Farm"

2019 The Apifera Collection released through Goldfinch Modern Textiles2018 "Little Tulip" illustrated book of comfort

2016 New book "Itty Bitty & Big Etta"

2016 Feature on Katherine's art and farm life in Uppercase Magazine Issue 30

2015 "Calling All Wings" Solo Exhibit, Sept 12th opening, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR

2014 Society of Illustrators Exhibit for Book category [for "Misfits of Love"]

2013 Quiet Little Sack of Sadness, blog project of grief

2013 May, Solo show at Adamson Gallery, Sacramento, CA [PDF ]

2013 Featured artist in Sundance [ongoing]

2013 Published "Misfits of Love" {Healing Conversations in the Barnyard}

2012 December, Barks for Art, group show, benefits Placer SPCA, Adamson Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2012 April, Art Auction to help children

2012 February, 100 Artist Show, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

2011 May, contributed art to silent auction for Goldstein Gallery, St. Paul, MN.

2011 March, Contributed art to fundraiser for Oregon Partnership

2010 Skinner Howard Gallery, Group Show for Grace Foundation [Equine Rescue], Sacramento

2010 Sept 30-October 26, two person show [w/ Lisa Kaser], Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR

2010 February, 100 Artist Show benefiting Food Share of Marion County, Zeek Gallery

2009 June, two person show: "Somewhere", Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

2009 March, Society of Illustrators 51 juried show, New York, NY

2009 February "Without Boundaries" group show at Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

2008 July, Selected canvases, Gallery 2 at Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR.

2008 "Different Spokes" 5 person show, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery

2008 "What's Inside" 100 Artist's Show, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, February 5th - March 1.

2007 August, Two-person show, Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary,Jackson Hole, WY

2007 May, Solo Show, River Sea Gallery, Astoria, OR, 503-325-1270

2007 April 3-28, "Innate Refuge", solo show, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem,OR 2007

April 6 - April, "More Essence", Featured artist, Dalton Cowan Gallerie, Atlanta

2006 “Fresh” group show, Dalton Cowan Gallerie, Atlanta

2006 “New Works”, group show, Dalton Cowan Gallerie, Atlanta

2006 “Flock”, group show, River Sea Gallery, Astoria, OR

2006 “Shrine” group show Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

2005 “Land Speaks”, solo exhibit, River Sea Gallery, Astoria, OR

2004 “Love Letters to Land”, group show, River Sea Gallery, Astoria, OR

2003 Various Store Collections, Santa Fe and Santa Barbara

2002 Sioux City Art Center, juried exhibit, 3 honerable mentions, catalog

2001 “Kindred Leaves”. solo exhibit, River Gallery, St. Paul, MN

1998 “Graced”, 2 person show, Forde Gallery, Mpls, MN

1996 AIGA juried group exhibit, Mpls., MN

Published Books: "Little Tulip" a book of comfort, illustrated

2018 "Itty Bitty & Big Etta" {A Tale of Acceptance}

2016 Successfully funded with private donations

2017 Published "Donkey Dream" {A Love Story of Pie & Farm}

2014 Published by Apifera Press {Release date June, 2014} 

2014 Successful Kickstarter to publish the book "Misfits of Love" {Healing Conversation in the Barnyard}

2013 Published by Apifera Press November 2012 Successful Kickstarter to help prepare manuscript and illustrated stories for first stages of "Misfits of Love". See the project, video and more at her Kickstarter campaign page. See the book published. "Creative Illustration Workshop" 2010 Quarry Press, 2010

2016 Article in Wild Hope Magazine about my work as shepherdess while also working environmentally 2014 Article about the healing power of Donkeys in Modern Farmer. 2014 Featured essays bimonthly for Willamette Valley 50. 2014 "Mingle" article about Pino Pie Day. 2012 "Life with Dogs" writings. 2011 Katherine on Huffington Post blog. 2008 Featured article in July "Somerset Life" on "Donkey Dreams" the artist's animal therapy venture.  2008 Featured article in April's "Somerset Life" on Apifera Farm.   2016 Feature on Katherine's art and farm life in Uppercase Magazine Issue 30. 2016 Interview at Miss Marple's blog. 2015 Coast Weekend "Calling All Wings" exhibit.  2013 Interviewed in summer issue of Willamette Valley Life about farm and art. 2012 Feature article about Pino Pie Day at Apifera Farm 2012 Willamette Valley Life, article on her art/animal efforts. 2012 Spot mention on KBOO Food show [radio] about Pino Pie Day. 2012 Interviewed about Kickstarter project by Mark Lipinski. Podcast of 1/25/12 episode here. 2011 "Creative Illustration Workshop" named 3rd of Top Ten Art Books by Amazon Editors 2011. 2011 Book reviewed at Illustration Voice/Fall, 2011 by Anne Telford, editor. 2011 Interview at Blu Penny. 2011 Podcast with Rice Freeman Zachary about the farm, Pino and art. 2011 Interview with Mark Lipinski, Creative Mojo 2011. One hour interview by Lesley Riley on Art + Soul Radio. 2011 Katherine is also a Huffington Post blogger. 2011 Post about my book on "The Workbook" blog  2011 Illustrations for children's book on Chagall, Yeowon Media [Korea]. 2011 Illustrations for "Nature Sings", a children's book, Yeowon Media [Korea]. 2010 one hour radio interview on Renegade Farmer, focusing on life as artist-farmer. 2010 included in "Confidant Creative" by Cat Bennet. 2010 Contributor in "Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists" by Carla Sonheim. 2008 Interviewed on Illustration Friday 2006 News Register, Oregon, “Art on the Farm” feature lead article on artist. 2005, Daily Astorian, article on “Land Speaks” exhibit. 2005 KMUN Radio, Astoria, OR, guest artist on Carol Newman show. 2003 “Sketch Pad”, featured artist on NW Drizzle e-zine. 2002 Sioux City Art center, mention in introduction, honorable mentions. 

Collections
Naomi Watts, actress; Kim Basinger, actress; Katherine Dunn, writer; City of Brooklyn,
Treemont Funds. Private collections: Japan, Ohio, NYC, Mpls, Florida, California, France.

Illustration awards/juried publications
CA: 1997, 2009
Society of Illustrators: 2014 Book series from "Misfits of Love"; 2009 Promo
3x3 Magazine: 2008 Pro Show
American Illustration: 2006, 2007, 5 images "Chosen"
Print: 1999
Sioux City Iowa Art Museum: 2001 juried exhibit, Honerable mentions/catalogue
MNAIGA: 1996

Education
BA Art, Ceramics, Hamline Univerity, St. Paul, 1980
University of Oslo, 1981, design studies other past employment: dog walker, Brooklyn cheese shop worker, worker bee at NYC ad agency, bread baker, prop stylist

 

 

Hello, World!