It is extraordinary to see the sea. What a spectacle!
Claude Monet
About the Artist
My name is Kathy, go ahead and call me Kat. My art training has been focused on the figure and the traditional realism of the old masters. Living near the beach in Southern California has inspired me to delve into plein air (outdoor) painting. I feel it is the closest I can come to portraying the effects of light and color of the California beaches. I then use the outdoor oil sketches and quick figure studies for reference to inform larger studio paintings, adding detail, texture and character.
Education and Business Background
Bachelors Degree in Art and Design from UC Davis
Art training with Daniel Greene, Anthony Reider, Eric Merrell, and many more
Product Designer at Lamps Plus
Art Teacher and Manager at KidsArt
Art Teacher and Art Project Development for public schools in the Los Angeles area
Contact the artist
KatBauerArt@gmail.com
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Recent Shows and Exhibits
2023
Hometown Fair, Manhattan Beach, October 7 & 8, 2023
Featured Artist, Denton And Denton Real Estate, April 2023
Laguna Beach Art-A-Fair, Summer 2023
2022
Palos Verdes Art Center Juried Winter Show through January 7, 2023
Randy Higbee Gallery 6x6” Squared Juried Show through December
California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill “Monumental Miniatures” September 29- January 22, 2023
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair 50th Anniversary, October 1 & 2
Cannon Art Gallery, City of Carlsbad Sponsored Show, June 4-August 13
Huse Skelly Gallery Balboa Island Artwalk, Juried, May 15 *Randy Higbee Gallery Award Winner
Accepted as Artist Member to The California Art Club
California Art Club’s “The Beauty of the Story” Juried Exhibition, April 1 - June 30, CAC Virtual Gallery
Art published in TIdepools Magazine, 2022 Edition.
2021
The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, Juried Exhibitor, October 2 & 3
Huntington Beach Art Center, “Surfing The Pacific Rim” Juried Exhibition July 17 through August 21
Manhattan Beach Art Center, “80 Years of Creating Community”, Juried Exhibition, July 16 through September 29
2020
Huse Skelly Studio Gallery, “California Dreamin’” Balboa Island, CA, December 2020
California Art Club’s “Welcome To California” Juried Virtual Exhibition, December 2020
Randy Higbee Gallery’s “11th Annual 6” Squared Exhibition” December 2020
“Pierspective” Juried Exhibition, Manhattan Beach Parks and Rec, August 2020
2019
Randy Higbee 10th Annual 6″ Squared Juried Show Exhibition and Sale, December 2019
LPAPA “Art and Nature” Juried Show, Forest and Ocean Gallery, November 2019
Rejoice In Art Juried Show, Redondo Beach, CA, November, 2018
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, Juried Show: October 2019
Enrichment Speaker for Young At Art, Season 2019/20
Day In The Life of Manhattan Beach, Juried Art Show, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Summer 2019.
California Art Club’s “Magnificent Migrations: A Journey Through Central California” at The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, CA, January-April 2019
Hermosa Beach Artist Collective “Water And Wood” Juried Show, Hermosa Beach, CA, February 2019
National Portraits and Figure Juried Show, Rice Gallery in Overland Park, KS, February, 2019
LPAPA “Town and Country” Juried Show, Forest and Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, January 2019
Artist in Residence, Manhattan Beach Unified School District, 2018/19
2018
Palos Verdes Art Center Holiday Show, Juried by Dan McCaw, December, 2018
Rejoice In Art Juried Show, Redondo Beach, CA, November, 2018
Enrichment Speaker for Young At Art Season 2018-1019
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, Juried Show: October 6 and 7, 2018
Day In The Life of Manhattan Beach Exhibition, Juried Art Show: Manhattan Beach Art Center, Summer 2018
Balboa Island Artwalk, Juried Show: Spring 2018, Newport Beach, CA
Artist In Residence, Manhattan Beach Unified School District, 2017-2018
2017
PVAC Juried Holiday Show: December, 2017, Palos Verdes, CA
Rejoice In Art Juried Show, Redondo Beach, CA, November, 2017
Hometown Fair: October 2017, Manhattan Beach, CA.
El Segundo Art Walk: Summer, 2017, El Segundo, CA
Balboa Island Art Walk: Spring, 2017, Newport Beach, CA
Water and Wood Juried Art and Photography Exhibit: Feb. 11-18 at Hermosa Design, Hermosa Beach, CA
California Art Club: Musical Motifs, Jan. 27 – May 30, 2017 at the Altadena Town and Country Club, Altadena, CA
California Art Club: The Plein Air Perspective, Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 28, 2017 at the Millard Sheets Art Center, Pomona, CA.
I am honored to have 4 paintings in this juried show
2016
Rejoice In Art Juried Show, Redondo Beach, CA, November, 2016
La Jolla Art Association: Worldscapes Juried Show, La Jolla, CA. September, 2016
Destination Art: Art2Go Event, Torrance,CA., November, 2016
Hometown Fair, Manhattan Beach, CA. 2016
Debra Huse Gallery, Just Plein Fun Painting Competition, Balboa Island, CA. 2016
San Clemente Plein Air Festival, 2016
Mission Federal San Diego Art Walk 2016
El Segundo Art Walk, Summer 2016
2015
Palos Verdes Art Center Holiday Art Show, 2015
“Normal” at the El Segundo Public Library where she received Honorable Mention for “City Beach,” 2015
Southern California Pastel Society’s Annual Exhibition at the Lexus Service Center in Torrance 2015
2014
“I Heart Manhattan Beach at Manhattan Beach” Manhattan Beach City Hall, 2014