Kate Harkins

My work is primarily acrylic paint and collage, an exploration of different kinds of natural life forms, using color, line and texture. I am covering and exposing different parts of the painting, so as to play with depth and texture. I have been strongly influenced by botany and fabric, as well as by cell structure and microbiology. My painting comes from my sense of play and delight in my surroundings: I am often picking up plant parts and cutting them open to see the inside.

Up until now I have sold my work privately and I have exhibited in small commercial venues. I am mostly self-taught, but have taken classes at the Pratt Fine Art Center of Seattle and at the Museum School of Boston.