Kathryn Knightsby

Art is my point of view, I process the word through colors, perspectives and outlines of shape. Berkeley California in the 1960s I went to grammar school started by my parents, Walden School, an art's focused school, my mother taught ceramics. My Father was a famous off Broadway actor in NY having attended the NY Art Students league. I gravitated to the Arts, able to draw my own image by 1st grade, skill kept in high esteem by parents and teachers. I learned play instruments and sing and do some dancing from a Martha Graham dancer teacher, and later Shawl Anderson dance studio. In high school I was awarded more outstanding recognition, I was focused on music, and I took vocal lessons from a prominent voice coach when I moved to San Francisco and began at Blue Bear School of music performing new wave with my band where I was a song writer and rhythm guitarist, and I performed and recorded Jazz vocals with an important Jazz pianist. I completed my BFA in China with SFAI in 1996 earning honors. I went to animation college, and interior design school earning an AA on the Honor roll and Dean's list. Fine Art came in and out of my life until I fully committed again in 2022.

San Francisco Art Institute, 4 years earning Honors and a bachelor's degree graduating in China after spending months in Hangzhou China and Beijing University studying Chinese brush painting in 1986 with Fred Martin. Manuel Neri was my teacher and bought my ceramics my first semester. Richard Shaw, George Kuchar, Bruce McGaw and Marina Abramovic were some of my teachers.

Bold Expressions Sac Fine Arts Nov. 2025 "Porgy Pie"
Culturally Arts Collective
Hannibal Gallery Online, London
Online Artist 2025
Covet Gallery Online Artist 2025

Honorable Distinction at 4% gallery for two paintings (Hope Forward & Romance of the Red Rose) June 2025.

One Artist show Lathrop Mayors City Hall, Aust 2025-Sept 2025

One Artist Show Bookish Bookstore month of Feb. 2025.

Featured Artist In SF Bay Area Zine “Serentripity” Writing issue, Bird issue, Light issue and Dark issue 2024-2025

Sacramento Fine Arts “Bold Expression 2025 “Porgy Pie”, Sacramento Fine Arts “animal House “one painting June 2025. Stan Arts counsel Flora & Fauna 2 paintings 0/6/25. 3rd Place 4% Gallery SF “Paddy 5/25, 3rd place award for Custom Mix, Honorary Distinction Figurative show 07/25 “Hope Forward” and “Black Cherries.” Carnegie center for the arts, Mistlin Gallery, Lathrop Mayors Art Show, Durst Winery, & Delicato Winery. Honorable Mention “Simple things” Lodi Assoc. Durst Winery April 2025, 3rd place for “Paddy” Delicato Winery Art show and 4% gallery SF. 3rd place for “Cake and Eat it Too” Stan Arts Council show. One Artist show Bookish Bookstore Month of February 2025. CCAC 2 shows paintings, prints and cards, 5 paintin...