Katheen Rhee

Contemporary Australian Abstract Artist drawing inspiration from the natural world.

Kathleen Rhee is an accomplished abstract artist whose beautifully calming works are inspired by Australia’s picturesque natural environment.

Kathleen’s acrylic on canvas pieces bring the outdoors indoors, her deep blues and turquoise greens adding a sense of peace to people’s lives. “We spend so much of our lives inside. Having art we love to look at and have a connection with can make a big difference, influencing our mood and bringing happiness and joy to us everyday.”

Kathleen has a deep connection to mother nature. When she is not painting she is spending time outdoors, at the beach, in the rainforest or looking up at the sky. It’s these colour combinations that inspire her artworks.

Kathleen has been painting for several years but became a full-time artist in 2016.  Since then she has become one of the Australia’s fastest selling artists. Her pieces have also been featured on the Australian renovation TV series The Block in 2019 and 2020.

Kathleen combines colour staining, sketching and painting with a brush to create her works. She then applies water to soften, blend, layer and splatter. She has a passion for large-scale abstract pieces and also does commissions.

Kathleen knew when she was a child she wanted to be a painter. It’s the only thing she has ever wanted to do. She went on to study at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York City. Kathleen lived there for four years before moving home to Australia.  She now resides on the Gold Coast with her husband and children.

MOMA: The Museum of Modern Art
2020 Postwar Abstract Painting Crt.
Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy Melbourne
2020 Healing Artist Block
MARI Mandala, Seattle USA
2011  Art Therapy Model: Mandala Assessment Research Instrument Certification Levels 1&2
Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy Melbourne
2007 - 2009 Initiatic Art Therapy Certificate
Australian National University School of Art
2003 - 2005  Observation & Expression in Drawing, Portrait & Figure Painting
Parsons School of Design New York 
1995 - 1998 Graphic Design & Advertising
Brisbane Institute of Art
1990 - 1992  Art History and Drawing 

MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
2020 Selection Finalist Art Lovers Australia Art Prize
2019 Featured artist Art Lovers Australia Collectors Book 2019
‘This Art Show is Big and Beautiful: Interpretations of Place’ Canberra Times Art Review
‘Art Is A Necessity’ Interview with Art Lovers Australia
‘Stroke of Genius’ Interview with Allhomes Magazine
‘The Block’ Australian TV Series: featured artist for 2019 winners Tess & Luke’s in their winning ‘Studio Room’
Home Designs Magazine feature with Art Lovers Australia
‘Peaceful Palette’ Home, Canberra Weekly Magazine
‘Local art on The Block’ Inside & Out, Canberra Weekly Magazine
2018 ‘Artist spotlight: Kathleen Rhee’ by Style Curator
2017 ‘Creative Expressions” Love It Feature, Art Edit Magazine
2015 ‘Mandala Calm’ Creative Art For Everyone, published by Blurb Books, written & illustrated by Kathleen Rhee
2014 ‘Foundations of Creativity’ Mandala Art Project for Disability by Kathleen Rhee, John James Foundation
​ Annual Report article feature

WORKSHOPS​
2019 ‘Brush with Brunch’ 1 day painting workshop BDA Interiors Canberra

2020 ‘Rotary Art Fair’ Paradise Point, Gold Coast
Humble House Gallery Mothers Day Online Exhibition
Laguna Art Gallery LA Online Exhibition
2019 ‘Interpretations of Place’ Group Landscape Exhibition, Form Studio & Gallery
'Kingsborough Housewarming’ Exhibiting with BDA Interiors Canberra
‘Canberra Home Building Expo’ Exhibiting with BDA Interiors Canberra
‘Art X Design’ Exhibition, BDA Interiors Canberra
QPRC Regional Arts Trail Studio Exhibition
QPRC Regional Art Awards, The Q Gallery Queanbeyan
‘Revealed’ Art Lovers Australia Artists on ‘The Block’, Exhibition TBC Gallery Gold Coast
Humble House Gallery Resident Artists Christmas Exhibition
2018 QPRC Regional Meet & Make Expo
QPRC Regional Arts Trail Studio Exhibition
‘3 Days of Design’ Exhibition BDA Interiors Canberra
2017 QPRC Regional Arts Trail Studio Exhibition
ETSY Made Local Exhibition Canberra
2016 ‘Signature Series’ RAW Canberra Exhibition
QPRC Regional Arts Trail Studio Exhibition
2014 Solo Exhibition 39 Steps Cafe Gallery represented by My Galleria Art
Solo Exhibition Cork Street Gallery Cafe represented by My Galleria Art
‘This is Art’ Market Exhibition, Yarralumla Woolshed Canberra
Radford College Annual Art Show
2013 ‘This is Art’ Market Exhibition, Yarralumla Woolshed Canberra
2012 Solo Exhibition ‘Simplicity is the beauty of life’ CG Gallery Canberra
Canberra Times Outdoor Art Show
Radford College Art Show
Artists Society of Canberra Spring Exhibition
Cranleigh Annual Art Exhibition
2011 Canberra Times Outdoor Art Exhibition
Radford College Annual Art Exhibition
QPRC Regional Art Awards, The Q Gallery Queanbeyan
Artists Society of Canberra Spring Exhibition
Cranleigh Annual Art Exhibition
Queanbeyan Artists Society Special Red Ribbon Exhibition
2010 ‘Journeys through the Emotional Landscape’ joint Exhibition Canberra Southside Gallery
Canberra Times Outdoor Art Exhibition
QPRC Regional Art Awards, The Q Gallery Queanbeyan
Artists Society of Canberra Spring Exhibition
2009 Canberra Times Outdoor Art Exhibition
2008 Canberra Times Outdoor Art Show
QPRC Regional Art Awards, The Q Gallery Queanbeyan
Artists Society of Canberra Spring Exhibition
2007 Canberra Times Outdoor Art Show
2006 ‘Colours of Life’ Joint Exhibition Canberra Southside Gallery