Kate Starling

Kate Starling is an oil painter who lives and works in the canyons of southern Utah .  Educated in geology, she spent years working outside as a geologist and national park ranger.  After formal academic art training in the 1980’s she devoted her work to painting the landscape.  Her paintings, made mostly on site, portray the natural world and focus on a communicating a sense of place, atmosphere and dazzling light, retaining the immediacy of the painting experience.  She knows the strength of emotion that the landscape seen in a particular light can trigger in her – she strives to paint in such a way that memory and emotion are triggered in the people who see her work.

Exhibitions:

Solo Shows:

July ’02                 “New Landscape and Still Life”, Manitou Gallery, Santa Fe , NM

Group and Invitational Shows:

June ’03              “Two Person Show”, Utah Shakespearian Festival, Cedar City , UT

May ’03                “ Zion Canyon Artists”, Utah Art Council Glendinning Gallery, Salt Lake City , UT

May ’03                “Two Person Show”, with W. Jason Situ, Manitou Gallery, Santa Fe , NM

Dec. ‘02               “Three Woman Show”, Datura Gallery, Kayenta , UT

Aug. ’02               “Maynard Dixon Country 2002”, Thunderbird Foundation, Mt. Carmel , UT

Dec. ‘01               “An Experience Shared”, Braithwaite Gallery, So. Utah Univ. , Cedar City , UT

Dec. ’01               “Homage to Maynard Dixon”, Invitational, Williams Fine Art Gallery , SLC , UT

Aug. ’01              “Maynard Dixon Country2001”, Thunderbird Foundation,  Mt. Carmel , UT      

July ’99                " Southern Utah Artist Invitational", Braithwaite Gallery, SUU, Cedar City , UT

July ’98                “ Zion Canyon Artists”, St. George Art Museum , St. George , UT

Juried Shows:

May ’04                ”Oil Painters of America National Exhibition”, Howard /Mandville Gallery, Kirkland , WA

Sept. ‘03             “Art for the Parks” Mini 50 Competition, Jackson , WY

May, ’03               “Oil Painters of America Nat’l Exhibition”, Nichols Gallery, Taos , NM

April ’03, 02, 98 “Spring Salon”, Springville Museum of Art , Springville , UT   

Sept. ’02              “ Deseret News Landscape Art Show”, Deseret News, Salt Lake City , UT

Oct. “01               “The Regional”, St. George Art Museum , St. George , UT

Aug. ’01                “60^th Annual National Art Exhibition”, Randall Theater , SUU., Cedar City , UT  

Apr. ’01                “Oil Painters of America Nat’l Exhibition”, Zantman Art Galleries , Palm Desert , CA

Oct. ’00                "The Regional", St. George Art Museum , St. George , UT

Sep. ’00               "AAUA10th Women Artists Exhibit", Springville Museum of Art, Springville , UT

June ’00               " Southern Utah Artist Invitational", Braithwaite Gallery, SUU, Cedar City , UT ,

July ’99                 “59th Annual Nat’l Art Exhibition, Randall Theater , SUU, Cedar City , UT

Sep. ‘98               "Arts for the Parks Competition, 2nd 100", Jackson , WY

Aug. ‘98               "Abend National "98", Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

June ‘98               "Arts on the River Festival Competition", Savannah College of Art, Savannah , GA

July ’98                 “58th Annual Nat’l Art Exhibition, Randall Theater , SUU, Cedar City , UT

Feb. ‘98                "Get Real", Mesa Arts Center , Mesa , AZ

Jan-Oct ’98         " Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibition”, Public Libraries throughout Utah

Oct. ‘97                "The Regional", St. George Art Museum , St. George , UT

June ’97               "Abend National '97, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO                         

June ’97               "AAUA 9th Women Artists Exhibition", Salt Lake Art Center , Salt Lake City , UT

Juried Plein Air Competitions: 

July ’04                 “ Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach , CA

June ’04                “Teluride Plein Air”, Teluride , CO

April ’04                “Airlie Arts Festival Plein Air, Wilmington , NC

Sept. ’03              “ Sonoma Plein Air 2003”, Sonoma , CA

Jan. ’02 &’03        “Desert Plein Air2002”, La Quinta Arts Foundation, La Quinta , CA

May  ’01               “ Carmel Art Festival Plein Air 2001”, Carmel Gallery Alliance , Carmel , CA

Mar. ’01                “Plein Air Tucson 2001”, Scotch Mist Gallery, Tucson , AZ      

Recognition:

Aug. ’04               Best Oil Painting, Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel , UT

April”, 03             Award of Merit, Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art , Springville , UT

April, 03               Directors Award, Utah Courthouse Spring Show, Provo , UT

Jan. ’02                Two  Book Covers, University of Utah Press

Oct. ’01                Solo Show Award For 2002, “The Regional”, St. George Art Museum, St. George , UT

Aug. ’01                Award of Distinction, “60^th Annual Nat’l Art Exhibition”,  SUU, Cedar City , UT  

Aug, ’01                Popular Choice Award, “Maynard Dixon Country 2001”, , Mt. Carmel , UT

May  ’01               Honorable Mention, “ Carmel Art Festival Plein Air 2001”, Carmel , CA

Apr. ’01                Best of Show and Purchase Award,  “ St. George Art Festival”, St. George , UT       

Mar. ’01                Award for Best Desert and Mountains”,  “Plein Air Tucson 2001”, Tucson, AZ

Aug. ’00                Purchase award and honorable mention, “59^th Ann. Nat’l Art Ex,  SUU, Cedar City , UT

July ’99                 First place,  "58th Annual Exhibition", Randal Theater, Cedar City , UT    

July ’97                 Honorable Mention, “Abend National '97, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO     

Education:

1994-95                University of Oregon , Eugene , OR :  Graduate Painting Program

1989-92                Southern Utah University , Cedar City , UT :  Drawing and Painting Instruction

1975-78                Northern Arizona University , Flagstaff , AZ : Bachelor of Science-Geology