ABOUT KAT
Kat Collins is an abstract artist known for her use of vivid colors, luscious textures, and sensitive brushstrokes in her intuitive abstract paintings.
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BIOGRAPHY
Kat Collins is an acclaimed abstract artist based in Easton, Pennsylvania, known for her vibrant and emotionally charged mixed-media paintings. Graduating with a BFA from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2000, she has since cultivated a distinctive style characterized by spontaneous mark-making, layered textures, and a rich palette of colors.
Specializing in mixed media, Kat utilizes a diverse array of materials including ink, collage, graphite, oil pastel, acrylic paint, and charcoal on various surfaces such as canvas, paper, and wood panels. This eclectic approach allows her to explore the depths of human emotion and experience, drawing inspiration primarily from life, music, and poetry. Her works are a powerful emotional landscape to get lost in.
Her work has garnered recognition through exhibitions at esteemed venues such as the Ronald K. De Long Gallery, Connexions Gallery, and David E. Rodale and Rodale Family Galleries in Pennsylvania, as well as Gallery 840, The Boyer Gallery, Midnight Gallery, NoName Gallery,and Sigal Museum. She has also exhibited at galleries in New Jersey and North Carolina.
Kat's art is a reflection of her deeply subjective and emotional engagement with the world. She continues to captivate audiences with her dynamic and evocative compositions, inviting them on a journey of introspection and discovery.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I believe true living involves fully immersing oneself in the present moment. Through my art, I strive to captivate viewers, encouraging them to pause, reconsider their perceptions, and engage deeply with the work.
My process begins intuitively, guided by a loose intention and responsive to the materials at hand. I engage in a dynamic dialogue with the painting, letting each brushstroke and mark influence the next, and ‘listening’ to the painting’s evolving suggestions. This approach fosters a deep connection, resulting in works that convey both personal and universal resonances.
As I approach completion, the pace slows, and changes become more deliberate and the colors more refined. I’m mindful to continue to take bold risks until the end to preserve the painting’s energy.
Using mixed media—acrylics, markers, collage, charcoal, graphite, oil pastels, and ink—I explore the complexity of emotions and thoughts through layering and texture. Each painting is a voyage into the unknown, inviting viewers to reflect and contemplate—a true emotional landscape.
The canvas serves as a terrain of exploration, with its textures and colors reflecting life's dualities. I aim to create a visual and emotional experience that fosters meaningful connections. I find great joy in how abstraction allows viewers to interpret the work from their own perspectives, making this interaction one of the most rewarding aspects of being an abstract artist.