A Brief and Personal Note:
My art studio is in my open and light-filled apartment in Gloucester, MA. I have been painting all my life; art winds in and out of all my experiences, giving voice and image to the things I need to say. Art-making has always been a stabilizing force in my emotional core. It has given me the ability to tolerate and celebrate my individual human aloneness, and this is a great gift. Again and again throughout my life, I turn to painting as a way to relax, to give, to receive, to grieve, to express rage, frustration or joy, and to feel whole. The studio space is so familiar, and I know other artists must experience this, but it’s so transformative: my arm and eye begin to feel more like spirit and I travel to some other place, and the movements of my body, like my mind, become a dance. I have painted many subjects, I always allow desire and intuition to guide me in this. The art itself often leads me onward; I lean into my curiosity and use it to explore whatever feels life-giving and interesting.
I’ve had two significant breakthroughs in the past decade with my art. First, I developed a process using Copper Leaf and Acrylics to create the gorgeously textured paintings that began with the Copper Abstracts series, and carried me through to TouchStone-the highlight thus far of my exhibits. Through layering and carving the painting with a screwdriver and an electric sander, I incorporated Copper Leaf into artwork in a way I had never seen before. It is a process that continues to evolve and sustain me. The second turning point in my creative life was more recent; I spent 2024 learning how to create handmade inks from foraged materials. I created over 80 inks: At first from historically-used materials such as Lapis Lazuli and Charred Bone. As the project progressed the ingredients became more personal: I journeyed to places that hold significant memories and made inks from the materials I found there. This included some unusual items including Cigarettes, Twizzlers, Gun Oil, Rusty Nails, and Broken Pens. I’ve adopted the term Terroir to describe these inks. It is a French word that is used to describe the essence of the environment where grapes are grown to make wine. These inks have Terroir as well; they are from places that carry their own story, my own and of the precious land and community of which I am a part.
I hope my art is a thing of power and beauty. I can’t help making it, I love to share it, and I believe both making and viewing art offers us all a chance to see beyond regular life. It is a reflection and a path toward the deepest part of humanity: that spark that leads to a burst of flame or the drop that leads to the raging river.
-Kathleen George, Late Winter 2025
Collaborations and Exhibitions:
Present
Represented by Gallery Twist in Lexington, MA
Ongoing collaboration with Landry and Arcari, Art Rug Collection featuring designs from paintings, Salem, MA
Art With Action-Founded in 2017, a fundraising platform on social media sites to sell original paintings; all proceeds donated to civic organizations to promote social justice.
2025
Art To Warm The Heart And Soul, Group exhibit at Cove Gallery, Gloucester, MA
Rocky Neck Now 2025, Group exhibit at The Cultural Center, Gloucester, MA
2024
Lyrical, Group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
2023
Touch Stone, Bastille Day Exhibit at Decouvert Fine Art, Rockport, MA
2022
Flights Of Fancy, Group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
2021
Illumination, Annual group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
2020
RAA&M National 2020, Nationally Juried Group Exhibit at Rockport Art Association and Museum, Rockport, MA
Illumination, Annual Group Exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
Go Out Doors, Installation for Lexington Historical Society, Lexington MA
2019
Humdrum, Group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
Illumination, Annual group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
Thrive, Group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
Layerings and Landings, Curated and exhibited at Gallery 53, Gloucester, MA
A Room With A View, Solo exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
2018
Illumination, Annual group exhibit at Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
Findings, Mentored Gordon College students and participated in group exhibit at Porter Hill Studios, Beverly, MA
Gallery 53, Participating artist in juried seasonal art cooperative, Gloucester MA
Witch Dr Gallery, Participating artist year-round, Salem MA
2017
Miniscularity, Two-person exhibit at Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester, MA
Gallery 53, Participating artist in juried seasonal art cooperative, Gloucester MA
Witch Dr Gallery, Participating artist year-round, Salem MA
Variations, Group exhibit at Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA
New Year Light, Solo Exhibit at Christ Church Gallery, Hamilton, MA
2016
Represented by Law and Water Gallery, Gloucester MA
Currents, Group exhibit at Law and Water Gallery, Gloucester, MA
The Secret Life Of Lines, Three-person exhibit at Law and Water Gallery, Gloucester, MA
Colors, Nationally Juried group exhibit at Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
Gallery 53, Participating artist in juried art cooperative, Gloucester MA
Witch Dr Gallery, Participating artist year-round, Salem MA
Beyond Plein Air, Group exhibit at Rocky Neck Art Colony Cultural Center, Gloucester, MA
2015
Small Is Beautiful, Group exhibit at Cedar Gallery, Essex, MA
Creative Salem, Participating artist featured in Salem restaurants
Matz Gallery at Sawyer Free Library, Featured artist, Gloucester, MA
Awards/Features
2023: Recipient of Mass Cultural Council Individual Artist Grant.
Cover story for Cape Ann Cosmos, feature story in Gloucester Daily Times
2018: Bio and Artwork featured in The Boston Voyager, online publication
2017: Bio and Artwork featured in Boston Accent Lit, online publication
2016: Awarded cash prize and honorable mention at nationally juried exhibit Colors, Providence Art Club
2001: Graduated with honors and received Baccalaureate in Fine Art from Gordon College, Wenham, MA
