Katharine Kennie

Katharine Kennie is an oil painter living and working in Grey County, ON. Born and raised in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, she studied visual art and music in Eastwood Collegiate's high school arts program and continued on to study visual art at the Ontario College of Art & Design University in Toronto. Studies in OCAD's painting, printmaking, and fabrication departments enhanced Katharine's interest in the qualities of handmade objects. While maintaining a part time drawing and painting practice throughout her 20's, Katharine perfected a new range of skills in a cabinetmaking apprenticeship and made her living in the woodworking industry. Past work has included building furniture and smaller wood projects, sculpture, stained glass, printmaking and digital illustration. This cross disciplinary work has heavily influenced the way Katharine makes her paintings with an eye toward simplicity, quality materials and workmanship. After moving to rural Ontario in 2014, Katharine has maintained a full time studio art practice with a focus on observational work from daily life and deeply exploring the local landscape she lives in.