Kathryn St Clair

I paint landscape-inspired work about the interconnectedness of living things. My work is about the state of flux in the world and our environment. I draw from the experience of being immersed in nature and how we ourselves are a part of the landscape we move through. The process of different organisms striving for dominance in ecosystems, as well as art historical representations of the natural elements are influences in my work.

The light is inextricably connected to the water, the land, and the atmosphere. These elements and the interconnectedness of living things have inspired me to create momentary, imagined, experienced, and idealized situations in my paintings. The fluid paint itself becomes a part of the landscape experience- the soil, the light, the sentiment- and it guides the forms that allude to the land.

I am drawn to how light shifts our perception of what surrounds us, creating halos of soft diffusion or pockets of ambiguity. I am intrigued by patterns and distortions in landscapes- where images of what is "real" and what is "reflected" are set adrift or submerged in a nebulous space. I marvel at the mystery that exists in the shadows and the emergence of light from darkness.

The light is truth.

WILLIAM J. FULBRIGHT GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP TO SPAIN, Barcelona, Spain
1997-1998
Awarded Fulbright grant to create paintings, drawings and prints, comparing female Catholic iconography in traditional Spanish painting to images of women in the contemporary Spanish media

THE MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, Boston, MA
1994-1996
Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking / Painting

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Austin, TX
1989-1993
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, With Honors; emphasis in Printmaking

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

KATHRYN ST. CLAIR, SFMOMA ARTISTS GALLERY.
San Francisco, CA, 2011.

KATHRYN ST. CLAIR: NEW PAINTINGS, MILL VALLEY CITY HALL CHAMBERS.
Mill Valley, CA, 2005.

SAN FRANCISCO OPEN STUDIOS 2005.
San Francisco, CA, 2005.

KATHRYN ST. CLAIR: NEW PAINTINGS, THE CANVAS GALLERY.
San Francisco, CA, 2004.

KATHRYN ST. CLAIR, HOUSE OF HENGST.
San Francisco, CA, 2003.

KATHRYN ST. CLAIR: RECENT PAINTINGS, SOMARTS GALLERY.
San Francisco, CA, 2002.

KATHRYN ST. CLAIR: PAINTINGS & PRINTS, GOODBY, SILVERSTEIN & PARTNERS.
San Francisco, CA, 2000.


GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS

LANDSCAPE AT THE ICEHOUSE, ICEHOUSE GALLERY.
Petaluma, CA, 2014.

ARRAY, BERKELEY ART CENTER.
Berkeley, CA, 2013.

BAY AREA WOMEN ARTISTS, O’HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Mill Valley, CA, 2013.

UP, UP AND AWAY, SEBASTOPOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Sebastopol, CA, 2013.

ARTSPAN BENEFIT ART AUCTION 2013, SOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER.
San Francisco, CA, 2013.

REFLECTIONS, SEBASTOPOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Sebastopol, CA, 2013.

FATHOM: THE ESSENCE OF WATER, O’HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Mill Valley, CA, 2012.

THE ELEMENTS, ART WORKS DOWNTOWN.
San Rafael, CA, 2012.

MEMBERS’ SHOW, SEBASTOPOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Sebastop...