Kathryn Neale

I’m a painter who primarily works in acrylics but also experiments in multi-media, collage and chalk paints on a variety of surfaces. My visual inspiration is sourced from the interior design and home decorating industries. Color is also another important aspect of my work, primarily drawing from pre-mixed palette swatches from hardware stores. I’m interested in blurring the boundaries between the contemporary and decorative art worlds. I also experiment with simple do-it-yourself (DIY) techniques, that are typically prevalent within the home decorating market, and re-contextualize them within a modern painting framework.

2011 M.F.A., Washington University in St. Louis
(Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts)
AWARDS: The Louise Roblee McCarthy Scholar & Helen Faibish Memorial Scholarship Scholar, Sam Fox School of Art Graduate Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship, & 2011 Belle Cramer Graduate Art Award
2008 M.A., Painting & Drawing, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
2003 B.A., Fine Art Major, Graphic Design Minor, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois

GROUP EXHIBITIONS   
2018 • Art EXPO New York, April 19-22, 2018, (with Artblend), New York City, NY
2017 • Art St. Louis XXXIII, The Exhibition, November 11 - December 21, 2017, Art Saint Louis Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Fall Art Exhibition 2017, November 18, 2017, Artblend Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art San Diego EXPO, A Spectrum Art Show (with Artblend), September 28 - October 1, 2017, San Diego, CA
Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibition, June 9 - July 22, 2017, St. Louis Artist's Guild, Clayton, MO
Women's Works 30th Anniversary, March 9th - April 29th, Old CourtHouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL  
2016 • Local Artists at Des Peres Hospital May - October 2016, Des Peres, MO 
2015 •  Fall Exhibition 2015, (September - December), Heather Haymart Gallery, Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, Missouri
Summer Exhibition 2015, (May - August), Heather Haymart Gallery, Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, Missouri  
2012 • International Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA  
2011 • MFA Thesis Group Exhibition, Kemper Lane Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, (Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts)
MFA Thesis Graduates “Satellite Show,” Lemp Brewery, South City, St. Louis
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