Biography
A native of Los Angeles, Kathryn initially studied at
UCLA. In 1972 she moved to La Grange, Texas and
completed her BFA in Art Education with high
honors at the University of Texas at Austin in 1976.
In 2006, she took her masters of art education with
high honors at the University of Houston.
In her studio training, she concentrated on drawing
and painting, which were (and remain) her two
greatest passions and strengths to this day; but she
also retains interests in printmaking, photography,
and watercolor. She was taught advanced drawing
by R.B. Kitaj at UCLA in the early '70s. And while
studying at the University of Texas in the mid-70s,
she worked with both Michael Frary in watercolor
and Garry Winogrand in photography.
A native of Los Angeles, Kathryn initially studied at
UCLA. In 1972 she moved to La Grange, Texas and
completed her BFA in Art Education with high
honors at the University of Texas at Austin in 1976.
In 2006, she took her masters of art education with
high honors at the University of Houston.
In her studio training, she concentrated on drawing
and painting, which were (and remain) her two
greatest passions and strengths to this day; but she
also retains interests in printmaking, photography,
and watercolor. She was taught advanced drawing
by R.B. Kitaj at UCLA in the early '70s. And while
studying at the University of Texas in the mid-70s,
she worked with both Michael Frary in watercolor
and Garry Winogrand in photography.
As a studio artist Kathryn has been active since the mid-70s and has participated in many competitions, gallery
exhibitions, and shows including the Sakowitz-sponsored "Best of Texas", Art 87 & 88, the La Cienega Group Show,
Galleria Too, Beverly Hills Art League, and the Round Top Festival. She is represented in the collections of
corporate and business patrons, including MBank, Republic Bank, the James Dick Foundation at Festival Hill in
Round Top, Columbus State Bank, Hill Bank, and Texas Commerce Bank. Works have also appeared on numerous
catalog covers including the Houston Junior Forum and Opamp Technical Books of Los Angeles (eight cover
designs). Private patrons across the United States have commissioned and collected her works.
While a working artist, Kathryn has also taught art privately and in the public schools, where she received
certification in Advanced-Placement Art History (introducing APAH to her district) and International Baccalaureate
Studio Art. Twice in her public school career she was elected teacher-of-the-year, and became the fine arts
department chair of the Houston international academy where she taught both art history and studio art.
Kathryn teaches several courses -- historic portraiture, art history, and Prismacolor technique -- through Rice
University's Continuing Studies Program. Additionally, for Rice University and the Houston Museum of Natural
Science, she is a contributing lecturer on the artistic life of Leonardo for their co-sponsorerd course, Leonardo da
Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius, held during the HMNS' 2008 exhibit of the same name. And in the summer of 2008
Kathryn will be presenting individual lectures on topics in art history and the art museum for Rice University's
Continuing Studies Program in Advanced Placement (AP) Educational Development. She is currently volunteering
for her ninth year at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, where she is a senior docent.
Kathryn has two grown children and lives in Houston, Texas.
exhibitions, and shows including the Sakowitz-sponsored "Best of Texas", Art 87 & 88, the La Cienega Group Show,
Galleria Too, Beverly Hills Art League, and the Round Top Festival. She is represented in the collections of
corporate and business patrons, including MBank, Republic Bank, the James Dick Foundation at Festival Hill in
Round Top, Columbus State Bank, Hill Bank, and Texas Commerce Bank. Works have also appeared on numerous
catalog covers including the Houston Junior Forum and Opamp Technical Books of Los Angeles (eight cover
designs). Private patrons across the United States have commissioned and collected her works.
While a working artist, Kathryn has also taught art privately and in the public schools, where she received
certification in Advanced-Placement Art History (introducing APAH to her district) and International Baccalaureate
Studio Art. Twice in her public school career she was elected teacher-of-the-year, and became the fine arts
department chair of the Houston international academy where she taught both art history and studio art.
Kathryn teaches several courses -- historic portraiture, art history, and Prismacolor technique -- through Rice
University's Continuing Studies Program. Additionally, for Rice University and the Houston Museum of Natural
Science, she is a contributing lecturer on the artistic life of Leonardo for their co-sponsorerd course, Leonardo da
Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius, held during the HMNS' 2008 exhibit of the same name. And in the summer of 2008
Kathryn will be presenting individual lectures on topics in art history and the art museum for Rice University's
Continuing Studies Program in Advanced Placement (AP) Educational Development. She is currently volunteering
for her ninth year at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, where she is a senior docent.
Kathryn has two grown children and lives in Houston, Texas.
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