Katina Desmond

Artist Statement:
My work encapsulates layered dimensions of perception which exist beyond the veil of reality. I allow my imagination to wander freely, exploring nature, architecture, portraiture, and abstraction; always searching for the "aha" moment of transformation into otherworldly realms.

Bio:
Katina Desmond is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice combines traditional, experimental and hybrid techniques to infuse her images with enchantment and double entendre. She does not use AI.
Katina Desmond’s work is exhibited in art galleries, art fairs, and included in numerous public and private art collections and publications.
Katina currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She was raised in Topanga Canyon, California, a rural, isolated atmosphere that inspired her imagination. Both her parents were professional artists and her grandfather was an avid photographer of early 1900s’ Alaskan wilderness.

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
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