Artist Statement
Kathy Karas is an Australian artist living at Tullimbar, Shellharbour NSW. She has painted for most of her life and is a practicing exhibiting artist for over 30 years. Painting in all mediums Kathy is inspired by nature from the rainforests near where she lives to the waterways and coastal areas. She enjoys painting in an impressionist style a wide subject matter from landscape and seascape to still life and portraiture. Kathy has exhibited in many group and solo exhibitions within Australia, Art Basel Vienna and Urbano Aqua rel lo Exhibition in Italy. A twice finalist in the Meroogal art prize. Finalist James Kiwi art prize, Wollongong Art Gallery. A member of Kiama Art Society, Shoalhaven Art Society and Australian Society of Marine Artists. A member of a group of artists, The Plein Air Girls painting at coastal and rural locations in NSW. Kathy has been an art teacher within the lllawarra region teaching and demonstrating at The Kiama Art Society, Shellharbour and Berry. She has held art retreats to Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Valley. Taken art tours with her students and followers to Europe sketch booking in Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Publications include Australian Artist Magazine and local news papers. Interviewed on ABC radio and VoxFM. Her mantra is "paint with heart and soul for that is when the magic happens".
Artists CV
2022 Selected for the International watercolour exhibition Varna Bulgaria
2021 solo exhibition Terra Art Gallery Kiama
2021 group exhibition Terra Art Gallery Kiama
2021 solo exhibition, Silver Linings, The Garden Berry
2021 solo exhibition, Heart and Soul, Terra Art Gallery
2021 Urbino Aquarello exhibition Italy
2020 solo exhibition, Summer Love, Fern Street gallery, Gerringong
2020 resident artist Terra Art Gallery
2020 workshop Fern Street Gallery
2020 workshop This Old House Berry
2020 solo exhibition, I Still Call Australia Home, The Garden Berry
2019 workshops This Old House Berry
2019 Painting retreat to Jack’s Corner retreat Kangaroo Valley
2019 Art tour to Paris, Brugge and Amsterdam
2019 art classes Kiama Art Society
2019 Art classes Shellharbour
2018 Solo exhibition Gallery 188 Katoomba
2018 Art classes Kiama Art Society
2018 watercolour workshop Kiama Art Society
2018 workshops This Old House Berry
Publications: Illawarra Mercury, Australian Artist magazine, Australian Palette magazine
Media: ABC 97.3 VoxFM
Demonstrations: Kiama Art Society, Wollongong Art gallery