Katherine

Grossfeld

Katherine Grossfeld received her Master of Fine Arts Degree and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The University of Denver, with studies at Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy. Grossfeld has been the recipient of a Regional Artist Project Grant from the United Arts Council of Raleigh, and an Art Appreciation Grant from Nippon Steel USA. She is a juried member of Oil Painters of America, the International Guild of Realism, American Women Artists and National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. Her work has been juried into their regional, national and international competitions. Twice, Grossfeld's work has been included in ArtEssex's Invitational Exhibitions at George Billis Gallery, Westport, CT. Her work was included in a regional survey of contemporary still life organized by Columbus College of Art & Design, entitled The Object Considered: Contemporary Still Life in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. She has been juried into exhibitions in Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, Tennessee, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and online. She was recently awarded First Place by Judge/Juror Dan Beck in Cape Fear Studios' National 2D Competition; she received the Jurors' Choice award in Maryland Federation of Art’s Small Wonders exhibit, and Honorable Mention award in their Winter Members Show. In 2022, her work will be published in Studio Visit Magazine Volume 49/50. Her work was featured twice in the periodical New American Paintings, and has appeared in American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur and Southwest Art Magazine. An exhibition catalog was produced for American Women Artists' Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists. A companion catalog produced by Columbus College of Art & Design, accompanied The Object Considered: Contemporary Still Life in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. A short story anthology Visions of Life 2, released in 2020, featured her painting, Sparkle, as inspiration for a story. She was featured in the 2005 book Living Artists by Crow Woods Publishing, Chicago. Grossfeld has served several times as a guest lecturer. She has been interviewed on zoom and on television. Her work has been reviewed in newspapers in Illinois and North Carolina. Grossfeld taught Life Drawing to undergraduates at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and served there on critique panels. Katherine Grossfeld exhibits nationally and internationally. She has work in Tootsie Roll Industries' Corporate Art Collection, and her work is held in many private collections. Grossfeld lives in North Carolina with her husband and Golden Retriever.

The transcendence art allows us is rare and precious. Experiencing art in our daily lives gives us peace, joy and escape from chaos. There is power in beauty. While ordinary life experiences and observations about our culture are often the subject matter in my still life paintings, I am always interested in formal matters. I might be drawn to the striking complimentary colors of a orange/brown cognac bottle with a bright green rubber snake curled around it, or the delightful way edges disappear when adjacent objects are very close in value, or the way local color and temperature change as light passes over things. Objects are plucked from their place in the world; then, by arranging them against a simple background, they play a role as do actors on a stage. The arrangements often suggest narrative or examine behaviors and beliefs about our shared humanity. While leaving interpretation open to the viewer, I hope for a moment of recognition as well. Dedicated to contemporary realism, I have always loved the challenges involved in drawing and painting from life. The process is a constant journey of discovery. When a painting is finished, I take pleasure in knowing that the narrative will be recreated and personalized by each viewer, as each of us sees the world through the lens of our own life experience and private associations. Hopefully, each viewer will find in my work a sense of peace, joy and escape from chaos: a moment of transcendence and beauty.

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