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Katherine Downie

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Curriculum Vitae
  • MFA, Painting, Kendall College of Art & Design
  • BAE, Watercolor, Eastern Michigan University

Katherine H Downie is a Southeast Michigan-based artist who has taught art to students of all ages in a wide variety of settings, including as a Painting Lecturer at the University of Michigan, at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, as a K-8 art teacher at a charter school, and in Continuing Education classes for 3-93 year-olds. She is a former Artist-in-Residence on Mackinac Island and is the current Restaurant Review Illustrator for the Ann Arbor Observer. Katherine also serves as the volunteer Chair of the City of Saline Arts & Culture Committee, and is the head of the Meredith Bixby Marionette Trust.

Katherine is a painter and mixed-media artist, whose paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries across the state of Michigan. In addition, her work is in many private and corporate collections. She is the recipient of numerous awards both for artistic and academic achievements, and is an advocate for artists of all ages.

Work

A watercolor painting of an old gate. The wood has grayed with age and the rust from the metal gate hinge has washed down part of the wood, creating a rainbow effect. Grass can be seen beyond the gate. Katherine H Downie: Rusty Gate Faculty Katherine H Downie: Rusty Gate
A watercolor painting of an old, green commercial machine. The focus is on the metal label attached to the machine, which is gold in color and reads A B Pitkin Machinery, Providence, Rhode Island. Katherine H Downie: Pitkin Faculty Katherine H Downie: Pitkin
A watercolor painting done to look like a collage of artifacts from a trip to New York City. Katherine H Downie: NYC Faculty Katherine H Downie: NYC
A watercolor painting show the sides of two bowls, one of which holds oranges. The focus is on the table cloth, which has a beautiful, multicolored woven pattern on it. Katherine H Downie: Les Oranges Faculty Katherine H Downie: Les Oranges
A long, narrow painting close-up on some neon signs. Katherine H Downie: The Meaning Behind 1 Faculty Katherine H Downie: The Meaning Behind 1
A long, narrow painting of a close-up on some bright neon signs Katherine H Downie: The Meaning Behind 3 Faculty Katherine H Downie: The Meaning Behind 3