About The Artist
My greatest inspiration is the beauty and forms of nature. I’m intrigued with creating visual bridges between plants and humans, past and present, life and death. I love the challenge of translating inner states of feeling into physical form; recognizable images help me communicate more clearly to the viewer. From gouache on paper paintings to mixed media in an accordion book or ink drawings in a graphic book, choosing the best medium for the message fuels the versatility of my work. A small studio with little storage has inspired my exploration of the book form – intimate, sequential worlds that van be contained between two covers. Recent work includes “pull toy” art – mixed media constructions on wheels with moveable parts.
Kathleen Edwards’ first art sales were to sixth grade classmates in late ’60’s LA – drawings of flower wreathed peace signs for ten cents each. She studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Art from San Francisco State University.
Her work is in private and corporate collections and has been widely exhibited, including the 2020 and 2023 de Young Museum Open. Other exhibit venues include SFMOMA Artist’s Gallery, San Francisco; Oakland Museum; and Gallery Route One, Pt Reyes. She is the author of the graphic memoir “My Book of the Dead” and graphic non-fiction “Holy Stars! Favorite Deities, Prophets, Saints and Sages from Around the World”. Awards include residencies at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Marin Arts Council Individual Grant, finalist for Eureka Fellowship and several Exhibition Best of Shows and Merit Awards.
Mixed Media
Studio Information
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415-299-2024
