As a painter, I approach every blank canvas with no preconceived ideas. It’s that invitation to the unknown that begins the process.
Recalling a place or a moment of time, I enter the canvas with swaths of paint and loose line drawings. There is often a reference to pull from - such as a landscape or a memory. Layers of paint create depth and mystery while brush marks and pencil lines feel raw and exposed. The interplay of color is organically and purposefully mixed. Paint is applied as thin washes for transparency and thick and heavy to create textural surfaces. Spills and splatters are often encouraged and incorporated into the composition.
Exhibitions/Shows
2024
Solo Exhibition, February, Garden of the Zodiac, Omaha, Ne
2023
Online Solo Show and Interview, October, Artspace.com.
2022
Solo Exhibition One Park Place and Cerbera Gallery
2021
Colour Play: Katherine Bello Solo Exhibition, Cerbera Gallery, Kansas City, MO, December-January
State of the Arts, R.G. Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, KS, November
KCAC Annual Auction, February
Cerbera Gallery Winter Salon, Kansas City, MO , January
Art at the Center: The National Juried Art Exhibition, Tomahawk Ridge, Overland Park, KS, May
2020
Cerbera Fall Show October 2020
Serendipity Labs Solo show, Overland Park, KS
The Other Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois - Online at Saatchi.com
Art at the Center: The National Juried Art Exhibition, Tomahawk Ridge, Overland Park, KS
Kansas City Artist Coalition 37th Auction
R.G Endres Gallery Group Show, Prairie Village, KS
Webster Arts Juried Show, Webster Grove, Missouri,
Cerbera Gallery, Digital Exclusive, Artsy.net
2019
Cerbera Gallery Winter Salon, Kansas City, MO
State of the Arts, R.G Endres, Prairie Village, KS - Honorable Mention For The Back and Forth
Anthology of the Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Westport Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
W 39th Street: Art from Here, Smalter Gallery, Kansas CIty, MO
ArtBlocks Open House, Market Lofts Building, Overland Park KS
Benefit for the Ronald McDonald House, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Art at the Center: The National Juried Art Exhibition, Tomahawk Ridge, Overland Park, KS
12x12 Community Showcase, Interurban Arthouse, Overland Park, KS
2018
Studio and Member Artist Showcase, InterUrban Arthouse, Overland Park, KS
Education/Organizations
Biography/Education
Kansas City Artist Coalition - member
ArtsKC - member
2014 - 2018, Kansas City Art Institute Continuing Education, Kansas CIty, MO
2015, JCCC, AA Interior Design, Overland Park, KS
2006 - 2015 JCCC, Fine Art and Design Department, Overland Park, KS
1988, Kansas University, BS Chemical Engineering, Lawrence, KS
1970-1983, Creve Coeur, MO
1965, Born in Washington, DC