Katina Desmond

Artist Statement:
My images begin with a photographic process yet I always seek a deeper artistic expression than a solitary frame shot through my camera lens.
I began using experimental photography and darkroom techniques in college, inspired by avant-garde, Dadaist, and Surrealist artists that I greatly admire such as Max Ernst, Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, and Joan Miró.
Black and white film negatives and silver gelatin prints were my first love, but I discovered that using techniques such as hand-painting on silver gelatin prints, photomontage and double exposure added layers of dimensions which helped express my vision of otherworldly imagery.
I currently use all of these techniques while sometimes adding digital processes to create vibrant and enchanting hybrid imagery. My subject matter ranges from nature and natural forms, to portraiture and abstractions.

Bio:
Katina Desmond uses traditional, experimental and hybrid techniques that infuse her images with enchantment and double entendre. Her passion for black and white photography, abstract art and painting is evident in her signature technique of hand-painted silver gelatin photographs.
Katina currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California...

Katina studied fine art, photography and graphic design at Otis Art Institute, Santa Monica College and UCLA. She is a founding member of 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild, an artist member of Los Angeles Art Association and served on the board of Pasadena Society of Artists.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Luminescence, Rouge Salon, CA
2014 Exposed, Sulkin Secant Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
2012 Reflecting Presence, TAH Gallery, S. Pasadena, CA
2010 Origins + Intersections; Brand Library Art Galleries, CA
2008 Painting Light - Beyond the Moment; A Studio Gallery, CA
2006 Animism; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California
2005 Luminous Density; Art Salon, Sherman Oaks, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
Festoon, An Exploration of Decorative Practice, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Elizabeth East of LA Louver Gallery
2014-2015
Chestnut:  An Exploration of Narrative, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Walter Maciel of Walter Maciel Gallery, Culver City, CA
Past Present: The Art of the Silver Gelatin Print, Sulkin Secant Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
The Non-Objective Moment, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Cynthia Penna, ART 1307
Cultural Excavation, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Elizabeth James, Cherry and Martin
2013   
Pop Über Alles, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Timothy Potts, Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum
Words On Printed Page, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Cheryl Perky, Perky Fine Art
L.A. Art Show,  LAAA | Gallery 825 Booth
2012...