ABOUT ME
KATE KNAPP ARTIST
Front St Studio
Housatonic, MA 01236
413-274-6607
The work you see here is only a small example of the paintings that I have done over the years. Since most of you probably cannot drop by my studio in Housatonic MA I am grateful you have the opportunity to stop by here, my internet studio. Welcome to the modern art world... I have been studying painting seriously for over forty years. Provincetown Ma. was where I began painting full time at the Impressionist Cape School of Art with Henry Hensche.
The world of color and light was opened to me at that point and continues to be at the heart of my work. Over the years I have become more interested in the Expressionist outlook and try to communicate through my work really how I feel about the subject I am painting. I try to paint from my heart, as it were, not so much from my head. I am very inspired by the work of Soutine and Charles Burchfield, to name a few. Both of these artists are well known for their personal interpretations of the world around them. Robert Henri is also an ongoing inspiration. His ideas set forth in his book"The Art Spirit" ever remind me how important it is to have an honest relationship with what ever it is I am trying to paint.
By that I mean, be true to myself and stay as connected to my heart felt feelings about the subject before me as is possible. Landscapes, portrait or still lifes are all of interest to me. Wherever I go, my eye is in love, and I am very grateful to have this life of painting to share with you.
Please contact me with any questions about prices or comments at FRONTSTSTUDIO@AOL.COM or call 413 274 6607. More info also available at www.jessieedwardsgallery.com Portrait commissions are welcome, Family, Dogs, Cats, Horses, Houses etc... kateknapparist.com
Artwork in oils and watercolors
BIO
Born: 1951 New York, NY
Studied: Silvermine College of Art Sperry Andrews, instructor New Canaan, CT
Cape School of Art Henry Hensche, instructor Provincetown, MA
National Academy of Art New York, NY
Art Students League New York, NY
Leo Garel Stockbridge, MA
Margot Trout Great Barrington, MA
Steve Dietman Great Barrington, MA
Exhibited:
1965 Four Seasons Gallery Palm Beach, FL
*1970 AFS Gallery Binghamton, NY
1971 Robertson Museum Binghamton, NY
*1973 BEL Gallery Westport, CT
1973-1975 Ragged Sailor Block Island, RI
*1975 Housatonic Design Housatonic, MA
*1978 Simon’s Rock College Great Barrington, MA
*1980-1982 Spring Street Gallery Williamstown, MA
*1983 BEL Gallery Westport, CT
*1987 Simon’s Rock College Great Barrington, MA
1990-1991 Spazi Fine Art Housatonic, MA
*1991-2020 Front St Gallery Housatonic, MA
1994 Square One Gallery Block Island, RI
1995-2012 Gedney Farm Annual Exhibit New Marlboro, MA
1997-2002 Hotchkiss Gallery Lenox, MA
1999-2001 Berkshire Dreams Gallery Great Barrington, MA
2000-2002 Bell Fox Martin Gallery Housatonic, MA
2000-2004 Tokonoma Gallery Housatonic, MA
2001 Albany Galleries Albany, NY
*2000-2020 Jessie Edwards Gallery Block Island, RI
*2001-2002 Hannah Gallery Stockbridge, MA
*2003 Becket Art Center Becket, MA
2004 Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, MA
2004-2010 Sheffield Art League Sheffield, MA
2005 Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA
2005-2012 Gate House Gallery Wyckoff, NJ
2009-2013 Gallery 61 Andes, NY
2009-2010 Stony Creek Gallery Branford, CT
2009-2011 Sarah Thorne Gallery West Stockbridge, MA
2009-2013 Housatonic Valley Art League Sheffield, MA
2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery Hudson, NY
2010-2020 Top Hat Gallery St Croix, USVI
2012 Lenox Library Lenox, MA
2010-2020 510 Warren St Gallery Hudson, NY
2016-2020 Montage Millerton, NY
2017 The Open Center New York, NY
2017 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, MA
* One Woman Show