Katie Koenig

As a visual artist, I work mostly in acrylics. I have been drawing and painting my whole life and knew that I wanted to be an artist by the time I was five years old. I wanted to make what I thought was a stable career out of my passion by studying Illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design. After earning my degree, however, I realized that painting was my true calling. I settled in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and began to paint images of the places and objects that have impacted me the most. I now focus on still life objects and foods that I have a great fondness for and nostalgic connection to. I find beauty in simple pleasures and I enjoy bringing them to life with striking light and contrast.

BFA Savannah College of Art and Design

2019 - Group Exhibition - International Guild of Realism Online Winter Salon
2019 - Group Exhibition - Christine Frechard Gallery
2018-Group Exhibition - International Guild of Realism 13th Annual - Sugarman Peterson Gallery
2018- Juror's Award - Three Rivers Art Festival
2017-Solo exhibition - Gilberti Fine Art
2017- Best of Show- A Fair in the Park
2017- Best of 2D-Mt. Lebanon Artists' Market
2017- 1st place 2D- Art by the Falls
2017- Festival Award- Three Rivers Art Festival
2017- Winner to be published in AcrylicWorks5, "Baseball and Peanuts"
2016- Finalist in the Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition, "The Pitts-burger"