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I'm excited to announce my first solo show in Wichita, KS. The show will open Friday, September 24 & will have 6 large-scale paintings from the past 2 years as well as some smaller, more recent, more experimental work. Stay tuned for details!

Kaypowla (detail) mixed media on canvas, 2010

Watch for KayPowla coming to a gallery near you in September!

details to come... stay tuned!

KayPowla detail
KayPowla, 2010

acrylic, graphite, spray paint, ink on canvas

60" x 72"

2 weeks left! - Recent Paintings at Arkell Museum in Canajoharie!

For those in the Albany area, swing by the awesome Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, my show will be up until the end of July as well as some incredible prints by Ed Smith and an exhibition of maritime paintings in the main galleries.

Come out & be proud!!!

Supercellica

THE WALNUT STREET GALLERY

OPEN: Final Friday 7 PM
Including live art performance, as well as music by The Tom Page Trio.

*Join us Saturday as well for the Art Pride Parade.

SUPERCELLICA is the evolution of Supercell, a Squirrelly Girls exhibition inspired by summer storms, first exhibited at ADA Gallery in Richmond, VA and then at the Couchfire Collective in Columbus, OH. The Squirrelly Girls are an irreverent and improvisational arts group that feed on glitter, and all other manner of squirrelly things. This squirrelly attitude has allowed Supercell(ica) to permeate each new community, much like the glitter we ride in on, adopting new members to our Squirrelly Girl tribe. The exhibition will feature both local and national artists.

and opening next weekend:

Kathryn Van Steenhuyse: Recent Paintings

Arkell Museum Community Gallery

2 Erie Blvd, Canajoharie, NY

OPEN: June 4th, 5 - 7 PM

exhibition will run through July 30th

Also on view at the museum at this time will be drawings by Ed Smith and photographs by Louie Powell.

"Recent Work" at the Arkell Museum

The crates are being made & the paintings prepped for shipping! After 10 days of life as a Kansan, my paintings are returning to New York! I am pleased to announce this upcoming show:

Kathryn Van Steenhuyse: Recent Work

June 4 - July 30th, 2010

Community Gallery

Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY

Also on view will be work by Ed Smith & Louie Powell more to come on this exciting show!

Pieces images

Some images of the exhibition "Pieces" at Emma Willard. It was a very large show & we had a ton of fun putting it together. See below for a very informal video tour! Thanks to all for your support.

Ooorapa, Krigisme, Sagra's Second, untitled

Seeboo, CeeGee!, black hole drawing, KaypowLa

Sattha's...Mmmm, mixed media on partially stretched canvas, 25" x 46", 2010

Moo-I, 5.125" x 5.125", Mixed media on shaped canvas, 2009

Untitled, Mixed media on linen, 19" x 25", 2010

untitled, mixed media on canvas & frame, 16" x 16", 2009

KaypowLa, mixed media on canvas, 60" x 72", 2010

Betessido, acrylic on linen, 22" x 16", 2009

CeeGee! Acrylic on shaped canvas, 5"x 5", 2010

Ahhbwak mixed media on linen, 2010

3 Untitled drawings from 2009, Ahhbwak

Video Tour of "Pieces" Exhibition

Thanks to all who tuned in live! For those who missed it, here is an informal tour of the paintings & drawings in the show—guided by the ever-talented Ryan Gates, with guest appearances (via text) from our moms. It will be up for a couple more days so if you are in the Troy area, swing by! Please contact me if you have any questions! Thanks everyone for your support!

Pieces: Recent Paintings by Kathryn Van Steenhuyse
March 25th - April 25th, 2010
Dietel Gallery, Emma Willard School
285 Pawling Avenue, Troy NY 12180
Weekdays 9-7, Weekends 10-5

"Pieces" Dietel Gallery at Emma Willard in Troy

Phone pictures... our camera recently broke. Real images to come soon.

Pieces: Recent Paintings by Kathryn Van Steenhuyse

Dietel Gallery at Emma Willard School

Reception April 17th, 5-7 PM.

March 25 - April 25th, 2010

selected 2009/2010 drawings

NYC studio visit

Ryan and I went into the city to show some paintings from 2007/2008. It was great fun to get everything up in the same room again. Thanks Lisha for letting us take over your studio for those few days! Here are some installation shots:

First "En Route" postcard up!

En Route Postcard Project: Drawings en route to you, made on the way from there to here.

I am making postcard-sized drawings and paintings along the route from a custom drawing board Ryan built into the dash of our car. The postcards will be inspired by, produced, exhibited, and sold all from the road via our blog. I will post pictures of the artwork instantly to the CreativeRHINO blog via a Blackberry. They will be available for purchase by credit card or PayPal for $10 each and will sell to the first person to email in response.

HOW TO BUY A POSTCARD:

When you see a postcard you want, be the first to email me at kate@creativerhino.com! Write the name of the postcard(s) in the subject line and be sure to include your name & mailing address in the body of the email. I'll send you the purchasing instructions and then mail the postcard(s) to you from the nearest post office box. Keep in mind that a little wear & tear may happen to your drawing en route... relax, it all just builds character.

The name of this postcard is Constant, Cyclical, Fleeting.

We went Mobile!

For anyone who hasn't already heard from our numerous CreativeRHINO & Facebook posts, Ryan and I on our latest adventure for fun, art & work:

CreativeRHINO Digital Nomad

Take a look at our travels in Iowa, the newest installment of my postcard project, & be sure to vote for the 4th leg of our trip!

a story about painting

Ryan and I were just driving along the back dirt roads of Wichita & I remembered something from my teen years in Iowa. There was a tree on the side of the highway between Shellsburg & Palo that I often passed on the way to the big city of Cedar Rapids. It was my favorite tree. I can't remember what it looked like exactly but it was hands down my favorite tree.

I always meant to stop on the shoulder of the highway & take pictures of it. Arty, black & white pictures of course. But I never actually took any pictures of it.

Thinking about it now, I'm glad I never did. Having a picture of the tree is not important (and apparently wasn't that important to me then or I would have done it). Having a picture of the tree would just be an empty shell and would drain power from the memory and the experience. The existence of that tree & the experience I had every time I drove by & saw it was important. That's what that tree was all about for me.

new pics from home

Ryan & Nick off the Horicon Heights dock with a subtle rainbow in the background.

Luna & the fish pillow.

too many words on this blog - here's some pictures