BIOGRAPHY

Kathleen grew up in the Bay Area during the 1960s and 1970s. As one of nine children she became resourceful and creative. Her love of art and creating began at a young age; as a child she loved drawing, coloring, and arranging and gluing things together. She attended a Catholic elementary school, then public junior high and high school. After graduation, she moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University where she earned two degrees in Communications. After working full-time for a few years, she married and focused on raising a family.

Her children attended Meridian School in Provo where they received a well-rounded education, including art classes. When the art teacher unexpectedly quit, Kathleen volunteered to teach art classes until they found a replacement. To her surprise, she enjoyed teaching children and renewed her love of art and creating. She became the permanent art teacher for the lower grades and stayed for 15 years, even through the lower school’s transition into Arches Academy.

In 2017, Kathleen left a job she loved and began attending Utah Valley University as a student in the Art & Design program. So far, she has taken classes in Drawing, Painting, 2-D and 3-D Design, Printmaking, Watermedia, and Color Theory. She has participated in several student art shows including the juried UVU Student Art Show. Her artwork was also chosen for three shows at the Springville Museum of Art: Two Spiritual & Religious Art Shows and the Spring Salon *Fall Edition where she was awarded two Honorable Mentions. Selected works have been featured at The Covey Center, jkr gallery, and the Eccles Art Center in Ogden.

In addition to making art, Kathleen also enjoys gardening, reading, family history, cooking, travel, and walking the Murdock Trail with her husband and her pug, Quincy.

ARTIST STATEMENT

There is still a lot I want to learn about creating art. So far, I have worked with a variety of mediums including oil and acrylic paint, watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media, and printmaking. Much of my artwork focuses on portraits, places and textures in nature. These images are related to something personal, memories and observation—probably places I like to be and people I want to spend time with, and my Lithuanian heritage. Also, moments that stand out to me in the world.

I am interested in stories—every person, every place, and every object has a history. I want to tell these stories through my artwork, especially my own. I am also interested in found objects, both in nature and man-made castoffs. Some of these objects will be incorporated into my artwork. Right now, I am still discovering my artistic capabilities and look forward to finding the best mediums and style to continue telling my story.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

2017 –         Art and Design major, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah

1994-1998   MA in Organizational Communications, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

1978-1992   BA in Public Relations, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Exhibitions

2024 Springville Art Festival, Springville Public Art, Springville, Utah

2024 The Freedom Festival Art Exhibit, Juried by Micah Christensen, Rita Wright & Herman du Toit, Covey Arts Center, Provo, Utah

2024 Art & Soup Charity Event, Community Nursing Services, Salt Lake City, Utah

2024 A New Page, Curated by jkr staff, jkr Gallery, Provo, Utah

2023 Business Card Show, Curated by jkr staff, jkr Gallery, Provo, Utah

2022 Business Card Show, Curated by Megan Whitlock & Staff, jkr Gallery, Provo, Utah.

2022 Body Politic: A Celebration of the Human Figure and Freedom of Speech, Curated by Megan

Whitlock & J .Kirk Richards, jkr Gallery, Provo, Utah.

2022 Hurt and Hope: A Reflection on Motherhood, Curated by Arika Lau, UVU, GT 6th Floor Gallery, 

Orem, Utah.

2022 Instinct: Black & White Works on Paper, Juried by Amber Tutwiler & Marcus Vincent, 

Utah Valley University Art & Design Department, GT 6th Floor Gallery, Orem Utah.

2022 Utah Valley University Student Art Show, Juried by Marek Ranis, Online Exhibition.

2021 Petite Impressions, Juried by Shanna Kunz, Eccles Art Center, Ogden, Utah.

2021 35th Annual Spiritual & Religious Show, Juried by Dr. Rita Wright & Jean Irwin, Springville

Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

2021            Utah Valley University Student Art Show, Juried by Annie Farley, Online Exhibition.

2020         Drawing in Motion, Curated by Amber Tutwiler, Online Exhibition.

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2020                96th Annual Spring Salon *Fall Edition, Juried by Kristian Anderson & David Ericson, 

Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

2020            Utah Valley University Student Art Show, Juried by Jorge Rojas, Online Exhibition.

2019            An Exploration of Organic Forms, A student exhibition, Orem, Utah.     

2019                34th Annual Spiritual & Religious Show, Juried by Jim Glenn & Dr. Rita Wright, 

Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

2019                Utah Valley University Student Art Show, Juried by Heidi Almosara & Kent Christensen, 

Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, Utah.

Awards and Honors

2023 Second Place Art Award, Touchstones Journal, UVU English & Literature Department, Orem Utah.

2022 Dictionary of Utah Fine Artists, Vern Swenson et al., Gibbs Smith Publishing, 2022, p. 24.

2021 Honorable Mention, 35th Annual Spiritual & Religious Show,, Springville Museum of Art, 

Springville, Utah.

2020                Honorable Mention, 96th Annual Spring Salon *Fall Edition, Springville Museum of Art, 

Springville, Utah.

Publications

2023 Touchstones Journal, UVU English & Literature Department, Spring Edition, p. , Utah Valley University,

Orem, Utah.

2022 Essais Journal, UVU English & Literature Department, Spring Edition, p. 108, Utah Valley University,

Orem, Utah.

Teaching Experience

2013-2021        Instructor/Owner, KB Art Studio, Cedar Hills, Utah.

2011-2017        K-9 Visual Arts Teacher, Arches Academy, Orem, Utah. 

2002-2010        Lower School Art Specialist, Meridian School, Provo, Utah