Kat Crosby

The creative process for me is one that is both automatic and emotional. When I go into my studio I always go with a sense of wonder and ‘what if’. Creating my art is like being on a curving mountain road or exploring an unknown path; ups and downs, highs and lows, twists and turns. I try to approach each piece without fear of doing something wrong. I let the piece shape itself and bring me along for the ride. Like life, my pieces are constant movement, constant change.

The creation process for me is cathartic, allowing my emotions to spill out onto my canvas as a release.
Sometimes conflicts have to be overcome, but at other times, when I'm in the moment and not really thinking about where the painting is going, I just let it take me where it needs to go. That's when it's magical, when I don't have to think, I just have to do.

One of the most heart warming things a collector has ever told me: “Dear Kat, I just wanted to reach out to tell you how much I admire your work. I just acquired two pieces and I couldn’t be more excited. Both feel alive with energy and intention, and they speak so beautifully in conversation with one another. What really drew me in was not just the strength of the individual pieces, but the coherence an...

Self Taught through trial and error over the years. Taken an occasional workshop or class here and there.

The "Eye of the Beholder" exhibit at the Lafayette Art Association Gallery - Fall 2009, Summer 2010, Fall 2011 and Summer 2012

Group Exhibit - City Club Gallery, Lafayette, LA - Fall 2010

Group Exhibit - Lafayette Art Association Gallery - Summer 2011, 2012

Solo Exhibit at Poupart's Bistro and Gallery in Lafayette, LA - Aug. and Sept. 2011

Solo Exhibit at Tsunami Restaurant and Gallery - Baton Rouge, LA Summer 2012

Group Exhibit at Village Cafe Gallery - Lafayette, LA Summer 2012

Solo show - Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Fredericks, Art for all Seasons, Lafayette, LA - Fall 2012

Group Exhibit - 9th, 10th 11th and 12th Annual Louisiana Fine Arts Showcase, Contemporary Art Gallery, Southeastern Louisiana University - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Group Exhibit - Basin Arts Gallery 2021, 2022