M. Katherine is a Cleveland, Ohio native where her family has been working in the liturgical arts for many generations. Katherine has studied art and art history in Europe, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Mt. St. Joseph in Cincinnati in 1974. She has continued her studies by attending the Cincinnati Art Academy and workshops with nationally known artist Wolf Kahn.

    Since 1976 Katherine has been a practicing professional artists, art consultant and curator. Her work has received numerous awards and is part of private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe.

    As an arts advocate, Katherine has been guest professor and speaker to many students. She is also engaged by the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Contemporary Arts Center to give workshops and demonstrations on landscape painting in pastel and oil. She is committed to the responsibility of "giving the gift" back to the community.
 

Artist's Statement
    Landscape has been my genre for many years. The miracles that happen every day in nature never cease to amaze me. My desire is to capture the spirituality and mystery of the landscape, taking the viewer where they need to go at that moment.