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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Katherine Raymond was born in 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She's lived in both Arizona and California as well. A lifelong love of nature brought her to a degree in 1995 in Horticulture and a career as a landscape designer and horticulturalist. In 2019, a passion for the arts culminated in her receiving a bachelors degree in Visual Arts from Middle Tennessee State University. Her curiosity drives her to experimentation with medium and subject. Her background laid a foundation for her desire to preserve the land around her through her art and activism. Katherine lives and works out of her home studio in Franklin, Tennessee. ARTIST STATEMENT: I paint because I love the process, the materials and the thrill of creating something out of nothing. Painting is my challenge and reward. It never gets old. The landscape is my subject. I blend representation and abstraction, using oil and cold wax as my medium. Cold wax is a medium made of beeswax and odorless mineral spirits. My paintings are a built history, made with layers, mark making, texture and color. I share my time between studio and plein air practices. I paint the landscape in many ways and for the same reasons as so many before me; to capture the beauty of nature, to express emotion, to document locations, for the spiritual experience, and to connect my self to a place and moment. I am influenced by the American Tonalists, Color Field art, abstract expressionism and the impressionists. I have a long history of being an advocate for the environment and for many years I have painted my local landscapes in an effort to raise awareness for land conservation and participating in fund raising for sustaining existing green spaces. I have also started a series called “Land for Sale.” This series is my reaction to my native Middle Tennessee’s disappearing farm land to development. I want to document these places on the canvas, as I interpret them, in an effort to bring awareness to their beauty, I hope to convey a need for land preservation and responsible urban planning for our future generations. RESUME: Katherine Raymond [email protected] katherineraymondstudios.com @katherineraymondstudios JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2025 “Dreaming of an Artful Christmas.” Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, Hendersonville, Tn. 2025 "4th Annual Holiday Salon Show." Galerie Tangerine, Nashville, Tn. 2025 "The Big Tiny Show." The District Gallery, Knoxville, Tn. 2025 “Painting The Parks.” Hayes House, Harlinsdale Farm Park, Franklin, TN. 2025 “Paint Livingston 2025.” Livingston, Tn. 2025 “Artist Collective Annual Juried Exhibition 2025.” Artist Collective, Spartanburg, S.C. 2025 “Finding Sanctuary.” Warner Parks Nature Center, Nashville, TN. 2024 "The Big Tiny Show." The District Gallery, Knoxville, TN. 2024 “The Colors of Shelby.” Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, Nashville, TN. 2024 “Tennessee Landscapes.” Ash Blue, Nashville, TN. 2024 “Sunshine and Shadows.” Gallerie Tangerine. Nashville, Tn. 2024 “Art On The Westside.” Gordon Jewish Community Center. Nashville, Tn. 2024 “Painting The Greenways.” McCabe Golf Course Clubhouse. Nashville, Tn. 2023 "Love The Lake, Love The Land." Walter Criley Visitor Center. Nashville, Tn. 2023 "Art On The Westside." Gordon Jewish Community Center. Nashville, Tn. 2023 "Fearlessly and Wonderfully Created." United Methodist Church. Nashville, Tn. 2023 "The Colors Of Shelby." Shelby Bottoms Nature Center. Nashville, Tn. 2022 "Painting the Parks." Eastern Flank Battlefield Park. Franklin, Tn. 2022 "Painting To Preserve." Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, Tn. 2021-2022 "Art of Healing Exposition." Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tn. 2021 "Moving Forward." Gordon Jewish Community Center, Nashville, Tn. 2021 "Art on the Westside." Gordon Jewish Community Center, Nashville, Tn 2021 "On The Periphery." Todd Art Gallery and Murfree Gallery, Murfreesboro, Tn. 2019 "Holiday Bizarre." Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tn 2019 "First Saturday Art Crawl." O Gallery, Nashville, Tn 2019 "Artclectic." University School of Nashville, Nashville, Tn 2019 "Franklin First Friday Art Crawl." Tin Cottage, Franklin, Tn 2019 "Middle Tennessee Fine Arts Student Exhibition." Cummins Station, Nashville, Tn. 2019 "Old Show," Gallery 210, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tn 2019 "Valentine," Glass Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tn 2018 Rutherford County Property Assessors Murfree Gallery, Murfreesboro, Tn 2018 "One Liner," Gallery 210, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tn 2016 H Bldg. Gallery, Nashville State Community College, Nashville, Tn 2015 H Bldg. Gallery, Nashville State Community College, Nashville, Tn PUBLICATIONS 2019 Collage: A Journal of Creative Expression, Spring Issue 2018 Collage: A Journal of Creative Expression, Fall Issue 2018 Collage: A Journal of Creative Expression, Spring Issue COMMISSIONS 2023 The Folly of Kings, book cover art 2021 The Folly of Hunting, book cover art 2018 Five Ton Faces, album cover art 2017 Five Ton Faces, band poster TEACHING 2025 Oil and Cold Wax Workshop/Demonstration. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. 2021 Oil and Cold Wax Workshop/Demonstration. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. EDUCATION 2019 B.S. in Visual Arts from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tn |
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