Kathryn Shagas
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Artist Statement
I’m currently painting rhythm, perhaps the most basic pattern in nature. The energy and connections between visible or imagined lines, patterns, and textures are my “musical notes.” Finding my way among subtle pathways and interlocking energies allows a natural cadence to unfold. Clarity appears, disappears, and reappears. I search, get lost, keep going, make lot of marks, respond, edit, and delete. Eventually the rhythm transforms chaos into connection.
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I studied classical piano for 16 years before turning to visual arts. I received a BFA in graphic design from University of the Arts and studied drawing and painting with private instructors and at the New York Studio School and Maryland Institute College of Art. I have exhibited with Art10Baltimore and Bozzuto-Greene Art gallery, Jordan Faye Contemporary/Thrive, Art for Land’s Sake, Sascha’s, River Arts (ME), Maine Farmland Trust Gallery (ME). My work is included in numerous private and corporate collections.