Bio
Katharine Turner Mays http://katharineTurnerMays.com b.1964 is a British American artist who currently lives in Texas.
Katharine aims to transmit the ephemeral in her work.
Transformation occurs when gazing beyond the obvious.
Katharine began painting in oil at nine, mentored by her grandfather.
She also studied with Dr.David Cranswick in London from 1997-2000. Dr. Cranswick was a student of Cecil Collins.
From 2000 to 2008 Katharine exclusively painted with burnt umber and white.
From 2008 to 2018 just phthalow blue and white.
In 2018 she introduced colour.
Katharine has exhibited in London, Australia and North America including ‘Fifteen Heads of Christ’ a solo show, River Bend Church Art Gallery, Austin.
Three of her paintings have shown in the Diocese of Austin Fine Arts Gallery.
National and international private collections.
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b. 1964, London, England
Lives and works in Austin, Texas
Education
Laguna Gloria 2005-2008, Austin, Texas
Dr. David Cranswick 1997-2000, London, England
Inchbald School of Design 1989 London, England
Selected Exhibitions
2020 All in All, (collective), Thornton Art, Austin Texas
2019 Horses, The Austin Waldorf Spring Fair, (group), Austin, Texas
2018 Saints, (group exhibition), East Side Art, Austin, Texas
2015 Fifteen Heads of Christ, Riverbend Church, Austin, Texas
2007 Heads of Mary, Exhibit VIII, https://austindiocese.org/exhibit-viii(group exhibition), Diocese of Austin, Texas
2006 Portrait of the Householder, House of Light, (solo), Austin, Texas
2005 Heads of Christ, Exhibit IV, https://austindiocese.org/exhibit-iv(group exhibition) Diocese of Austin, Texas
2002 Wall Painting, Temple Beth El, San Antonio, Texas
2001 Christ on the Cross, Framed Statue, Cathedral of Saint Mary, Texas
1998 Chrysler Building Restoration, New York, NY
1998 - 2000 Study Period - New York, N.Y.
1996 Mary, Chelsea Town Hall, London, England
1994 Study Period - Florence, Italy
Selected Collections
Katharine Turner Mays features in various national and international private collections