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Biography
Kathy's passion and avocation have been sewing since she was twelve years old. In the late 1980s, Kathy was introduced to quilting through an appliquι class. From that simple beginning, her work has evolved from a traditional form to a more artistic format. She is primarily self-taught, but has taken classes from many internationally known textile artists. In addition, she takes painting and drawing classes with local artists. Since her redirection (or retirement) from education in 2002, Kathy enjoys experimenting with a wide range of fabrics and techniques in both traditional and non-traditional ways. Currently, her interests are landscapes, flowers, wearable art, fabric manipulation, creating her own painted and dyed fabric and working in mixed media with textiles, threads, paints and embellishments. She is developing a body of work inspired by watercolor paintings she has done check out the newest gallery with this work. She looks to nature for her inspiration, photographing the flowers in her garden or beautiful landscapes around her home or in her travels. Her work is more representational than abstract, although she is beginning to experiment with some abstract expression.
In 1999 Kathy's wallhanging, "Manatee Mama and Baby" was selected as part of a display on Endangered Species exhibited at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. Her wearable art and art quilts have been juried into national shows. Other venues include Nabos in Kennebunkport, Maine; Mainely Quilts at the Waldo Emerson Inn in Kennebunk, Maine; Naples Healthcare Associates, Naples, FL; the Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY; and Pearson Legacy Gallery, Deer Isle, Maine. Previous venues have included Old Naples Seaport Aquarium, Naples, Florida; the McKown Square Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, Maine; Gallery One in Old Orchard Beach, Maine; and the Purple Cactus in New Harbor, Maine. She has quilts in each of the schools in Old Orchard Beach and in private collections throughout the country.
Kathy lives in Old Orchard Beach, Maine with her husband. They have two daughters, one in Maine and one in Florida, one foster daughter in California and four grandchildren.
Publications:
- Love of Quilting, Fons & Porter, Art of Quilting Spring Reflections (Marsh River displayed), March/April 09
- My World in Black and White Revisited, Fiberarts Connection of Southern California, November 2008; catalog available at www.lulu.com
- Journal Quilts, International Quilt Association, fall 2006
- Quilt of America: Stories of Americans and Quilts, Carole J. Gariepy, 2002
Awards:
- First Place, Surreal Landscape, Art Guild of Kennebunk Award show, August 2008
- Third Place, Sunflowers, Seaside Arts Festival, Old Orchard Beach, ME. July 2008
- First Place Mixed Media Booth, Saco Sidewalk Art Festival, June 2008
- Honorable Mention, Purple Shadows, Saco Bay Artists at the Saco Museum, Fall 2006
- Third Place, Daffodil, Maine Quilts, 2006
- First Place, Step into the Colors of the World, Maine Quilts, 2005
- Second Place, Poppin' Poppies, Maine Quilts, 2005
- Second Place, From the Beach I and II, Maine Quilts, 2004
- First Place, Sunflowers - Maine Women in the Arts Annual Awards Show, Spring 2004
- Honorable Mention, Manatee Mama and Baby Maine Quilts, Summer 2000
Clothing Awards:
- Third Place, Tibetan Vest outfit, Eastcoast Quilters Alliance, NH, November 2008
- Honorable Mention, Tibetan Vest outfit, Stitch in Time Show, Int. Quilt Assoc./Houston, November 2007
- Second Place, Funky Vest Challenge, Machine Quilters Expo, 2007
- Teacher Award, Leather Coat Outfit, Machine Quilters Expo, 2007
- First Place/Best Amateur Entry, Denim Around the World, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Winter 2005
- Second Place, When I Grow Old (three piece outfit) East Coast Quilters' Alliance, Fall 2002
- Juried into American Quilters Society Fashion Show, Paducah, KY When I Grow Old, 2002
Solo Exhibitions:
- Watercolor Metamorphosis, University of New England Campus Center, Biddeford, May 1-28 2009
- In a Bind Gallery, Biddeford, Maine, September 2007
- Featured Artist, Gallery 265, Biddeford, Maine, 2008
- Old Naples Seaport Aquarium, Naples, Florida
- Old Orchard Beach Town Hall
- Dyer Library, Saco, Maine
Exhibitions 2008:
- Seacoast Association of Fiber Artists, invitational exhibit at River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, Maine, Sept. 2008
- Asian Nights, Hoffman Challenge Traveling Exhibit (juried)
- Winter's Coming, 123 Invitational Exhibit, Heartwood College, August 2008
- Anatomy of a Tree, Heartwood College of Art (juried show), June 2008
- "When I Get Old, I'll Wear Purple" vest, Knit Wit juried gallery show, March 1, 2008
- Size Doesn't Matter, Heartwood College of Art (juried show), Feb. 18-Mar. 23, 2008
- Exactly Different (invitational mixed media show), Saco Museum, Jan. 2008
- Journal Quilts from Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project, IQA Houston, Chicago, Long Beach, CA
- Maine Women in the Arts; 4 annual shows in Kennebunkport/Kennebunk, Maine
- Art Guild of Kennebunk; 3 annual shows in Kennebunkport, Maine
- Women's Auxiliary Association Art Show, Prouts Neck, Maine
Exhibitions 2007:
- Cascades, Journal Quilt Page, IQA, Houston, TX
- "Rocky Coast Sunrise," juried into International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
- "Snow Birches," National Small Art Quilt Works Exhibit, Main St. Gallery, Groton, NY
- "Sunflowers", invitational exhibit at Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY
- Poppy and Black Album juried into Images, Lowell Quilt Festival, Lowell, MA
- Women's Auxiliary Association Art Show, Prouts Neck, Maine
- Wrinkles in Time: Historic Quilts to Art Quilts, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
- MicrosCosmos 2007, Tims Art Quilt Studio/Gallery, LaVeta CO, juried show Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
- River Tree Center for the Arts, Kennebunk, ME, Spring Tide, juried show
- Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival/wearable art; Hampton, Virginia (juried show)
- Maine Women in the Arts; 4 annual shows in Kennebunkport/Kennebunk, Maine
- Art Guild of Kennebunk; 3 annual shows in Kennebunkport, Maine
- A Page From My Journal; IQA, Chicago; Houston, TX
- Hoffman Challenge, part of traveling exhibit in 2006-07 (juried show)
Exhibitions 2006 and before:
- Prelude to Spring, River Tree Center for the Arts, Kennebunk, Maine, 2006 (juried show)
- Quilters Heritage, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2006 (juried show)
- Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival/wearable art; Hampton, Virginia, 2006 (juried show)
- Saco Bay Artists Gallery, Artist of the Month (May 3-June 6), 2006
- A Page From My Journal; IQA, Chicago, Lyons, France and Lowell, Massachusetts, 2006
- Maine Quilts, Daffodil, 3rd place, 2006
- Images, Lowell Quilt Festival, 06 Sunflowers part of invitational exhibit of Marilyn Belford and her students;
- Seacoast Area Fiber Artists, Red Barn Gallery part of Maine Fiber Arts Tour, August 2006
- Milling About Again, annual show at New Dam Mill, Biddeford, Maine (juried show), 2006
- Saco Bay Artists, annual awards show at the Saco Museum; honorable mention (juried show); 2006
- Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival/wearable art; Hampton, VA (juried show); First Place Amateur Division (2004); honorable mention 2003
- Hoffman Challenge, part of traveling exhibit in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (juried show)
- Kieko and Friends: Art Quilts; Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL (juried show)
- Maine Quilts, Augusta, Maine; Colors Around the World, first place and Poppin' Poppies, second place
- A Page From My Journal; IQA, Houston, Texas
- Women's Auxiliary Association Art Show, Prouts Neck, Maine, 2005 and 2006
- Maine Women in the Arts; 3 annual shows in Kennebunkport/Kennebunk, Maine; 2005 and 2006
- Art Guild of Kennebunk; 3 annual shows in Kennebunkport, Maine, 2005 and 2006
- Boothbay Harbor Quilt Festival, Boothbay, Maine (juried show); 2004
- American Quilters Society/wearable art (2002); Paducah, Kentucky (juried show)
- Under the Sea (2002), The Quilt and Sewing Fest, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (juried show)
- Endangered Species (1999); New England Quilt Museum. Lowell, MA (juried show)
- Made to Wear (2004, 2002, 2000). Quilters Gathering. Westport, Massachusetts (juried show)
- Vermont Quilt Festival, 2005, 2006
For additional information or to view/discuss her work, contact Kathy at klee@maine.rr.com.
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