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Kathy Marin Collins grew up in the Pacific Northwest and
expresses her appreciation of the area's natural beauty
through her impressionistic paintings. She uses a rapid
process technique for painting dramatic high contrast
watercolors. By charging in color and mixing flowing wet
paint right on the paper, Kathy achieves intense dark values
while preserving white spaces.
Kathy’s award-winning paintings have been juried into
shows nationwide, purchased by corporate and private
collectors, and been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine,
The Artist’s Magazine, and Splash 10, and will appear in
Splash 12 next year.
She is a Signature Member of the Northwest and the
Montana Watercolor Societies and Women Painters of
Washington. Kathy is also a physician and bicycle enthusiast.
SELECTED JURIED SHOWS:
- Edmonds Arts Festival, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010
- Eastside Association of Fine Arts Exhibit, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 - NWWatercolor Society, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Puget Sound Country Exhibit, Seattle, 2002, 2006, 2008
- NW Invitational Marine Art Exhibit, Kirsten Gallery, 2004
- Montana Watercolor Society Show, 2004, 2005, 2008
- Central Coast Watercolor Society, San Luis Obispo, 2005
- Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Show, October, 2006
SELECTED AWARDS:
- Daniel Smith Award, Eastside Association of Fine Arts
Annual Exhibit, Bellevue, WA, Dec, 2002 - Createx Color Award, Montana Watercolor Society Exhibit,
Oct, 2004 - Garden Street Award, Central Coast Watercolor Society San
Luis Obispo, CA, Feb, 2005 - Puget Sound Painters Award, EAFA exhibit, Bellevue, WA,
Oct. 2006 - Strathmore Award, NWWS Show, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell,
WA, Nov 2006 - 1st Place, Women Painters show, Nov, 2007
- Winsor-Newton Award, NWWS show, Seattle, 2008
- Elsie Weiner Award, WPW show, Mercer Island, 2008
- Award of Merit, NWWS show, Bellevue, WA 2008
- Winsor-Newton Award, EAFA show, Bellevue, WA 2009
- 1st Place, Bothell LiveArts, 2010
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
- ArtsWest Gallery group show, Seattle, WA, 1995
- Gallery at the Shoreline Center, 3-person show, May, 2003
- ArtsWest Gallery, Seattle, WA, 3-person Show, Oct, 2004
- Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Is, 3-person show, Jan, 2005
- Kirkland Arts Center, 4-person show, August,2005
- Baas Gallery, Seattle, 2-person show, “Debut,” March, 2006
- Small Works, Cole Gallery, Nov, 2008
- Featured artist, Cole Gallery, May, 2007
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- “Northwest Reflections,” Kindred Circle Gallery, Edmonds,
Aug, 2004 - “Waterfront,” Kindred Circle Gallery, Edmonds, WA, May,
2005 - Featured Artist, Lakeshore Gallery, Kirkland, WA, June,
2005 - “Provence Revisited,” Madison Park Café, Seattle, January,
2006 - "Seattle to Sienna", Kaewyn Gallery, March, 2008
CORPORATE COMMISSIONS:
- Puget Sound Energy Bldg, Bellevue, WA 2005
- Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, WA 2006
PUBLICATIONS:
- Watercolor Magic Magazine, Michelle Taute, Oct 2006, "Still
Waters run Deep" - The Artist's Magazine, Kathy Collins, April, 2007, "How I Created a
2nd Career in Art" - Watercolor Artist Magazine, Kathy Collins, June, 2008, "A
Road Less Traveled" - Watercolor Artist Magazine, Kathy Collins, August, 2008,
Speedy Delivery" - Splash 10, North Light books, 2008
- Splash 12, North Light books, coming in 2011
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