Kathy Knaus | Fine Artist

My artwork in book, “Contemporary Paintings”

kathyknaus — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:01:30 +0000

See my artwork in this new book, “Contemporary Painters”

Article in InVisible Museum by Theresa Anderson

kathyknaus — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:34:11 +0000

: Great Article about my artwork

“She Was Hungry For…..” at Ice Cube Gallery

kathyknaus — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:46:07 +0000

EXHIBIT OPENING AT ICE CUBE GALLERY JULY 20-AUGUST 11

kathyknaus — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:45:31 +0000

“SHE WAS HUNGRY FOR…..” EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE ICE CUBE GALLERY JULY 2O 12-9PM. EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 11TH. OPENING RECEPTION JULY 20TH 6-9PM, FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION AUGUST 3 6-9PM, SECOND SATURDAY AND ARTIST TALK AUGUST 11 5-7PM. ICE CUBE GALLERY LOCATED AT 3320 WALNUT ST. DENVER, CO 80205

Arvada Center Exhibit

kathyknaus — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:22:14 +0000

My paintings in the exhibit “An Intimate Dialogue: 7 Women, 7 Voices” at the Arvada Center Sept-Nov 2012

Theresa Anderson article about recent series

kathyknaus — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:16:33 +0000

“Looking Critically at the “ideal female body” by Theresa Anderson published in Art Colorado

Body Dysmorphia

kathyknaus — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:34:45 +0000

Exhibit at Pirate Gallery

Exhibit through February 12th

B O D Y D Y S M O R P H I A

kathyknaus — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:51:37 +0000

EXHIBIT BY KATHY KNAUS

PIRATE: CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY

3655 Navajo St Denver CO 80211 303.458.6058 pirateartonline.org

Exhibition Dates: January 27-February 12, 2012

Opening Reception: January 27^th 6-10pm

Gallery Hours: Fridays 6-10pm, Saturdays 12-5pm, Sundays 12-5pm

This exhibit explores the idea of a female looking at her body as dysmorphic or misshapen. Using ink on yupo paper, a blend of disparate forms is produced. The paper is flooded with ink and the paper is twisted and turned spewing and spilling, absorbing and gushing on the surface. The outcome is random and indeterminate. I am attempting to invent a new language for embracing the body; and expel the societal views of the unattainable “perfect” body.

Kathy Knaus: Body Dysmorphia

My exhibit continues the exploration of the luscious impossibility of a woman’s body and life. I explore the issues of the body and how it affects the young and old alike. The infatuation with youth and an idealized body is at the heart of my investigation. This series discusses the idea of a female looking at her body as dysmorphic or misshapen.

I use the photographs of my niece as reference to produce a blend of disparate forms by pouring ink on yupo paper measuring 5’ x 5’. The paper is flooded with ink and the paper is twisted and turned spewing and spilling, absorbing and gushing on the surface. The outcome is random and indeterminate. I use painting as a communication tool to confront my experiences as a woman yet luxuriating in the process and pleasure of the process.

Body dysmorphia is an extreme obsession with body image or appearance. It can include body parts or the body as a whole. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines body dysmorphic disorder as “a somatoform disorder marked by a preoccupation with an imagined or trivial defect in appearance that causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.”

My comment is to disparage the idea of negative body image and embrace the gorgeous, sexy, ravishing, curvy body of the female regardless of her shape…thin, medium stature, overweight, full-figured. I am attempting to invent a new language for embracing the body; and expel the societal views of the unattainable “perfect” body.

I’ve shown in various galleries in Denver. I am a member, an officer, and exhibitor of the prestigious Ice Cube Gallery and an associate member and exhibitor of the well-known Pirate.

In 2000, I graduated summa cum laude with a BFA from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, Colorado under the direction of Clark Richert. I received the prestigious Chuck Mattox Memorial Scholarship, the Colorado State Merit Scholarship and “Best in Painting” in the Fine Arts Department.

deKooning MOMA Retrospective

kathyknaus — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:33:32 +0000

New York City October 2011 at MOMA for deKooning Retrospective.

Screaming Rabbits

kathyknaus — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:32:03 +0000

Ice Cube Gallery
New Paintings & Installation
October 14 – November 5

Installation, “The Marriage Bed”

Opening Reception: October 14, 5-9PM
Ice Cube Gallery 3320 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205 303.292.1822
www.icecubegallery.com
Gallery Hours: Friday 12-9PM Saturday 12-5PM