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ABOUT
Kate Lundy is an emerging artist in Pittsburgh whose primary medium is oil paint. Kate has also taught herself woodworking and now creates her own frames out of recycled wood.
Kate grew up around Boston where she won state and national gold and silver keys from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her paintings and metal making.
In 2019, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a minor in studio arts. Since graduating, Kate has participated in several art exhibits around the Pittsburgh area in pursuit of making her part-time art career into a full-time job.
Kate is inspired by her difficult experiences in life and new beginnings. Her recent work is a mixture of portraits, landscapes, and cityscapes, which balance the ideas of mental hardships, found peace in nature, memories, and a hopeful future.
For purchasing or commission inquiries, please email Kate via the Contact page.
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh, PA (Aug 2019)
Major: Civil Engineering
Minor: Studio Arts
Relevant Coursework: Visual Thinking, Drawing Studio 1, Painting Studio 1, Drawing Studio 2
Brookline High School, MA (May 2015)
Relevant Coursework: Drawing 1, Jewelry & Metal Making 1, Painting 1, Painting 2, AP Studio Arts
Other Relative Courses:
Collage and Mixed Media Class at the Boston MFA (2014)
Oil Painting Class in Truro, MA (2012)
Four-Day Drawing Intensive Class at the Boston MFA (2011)
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Best Artist Award: Brookline High School Honors Ceremony (2015)
National Scholastic Art & Writing Award:
Gold Key (2015): Morning Portrait, oil on stonehenge, was shown at Carnegie Hall (New York, NY)
Silver Key (2014): Zipper Bracelet, copper and silver, was shown at Boston City Hall (Boston, MA)
Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Award:
Gold Key (2015): Morning Portrait, oil on stonehenge
Gold Key (2014): Zipper Bracelet, copper and silver
Silver Key (2014): Miniature Toilet, copper and resin
SHOWINGS
113 x 113 Winter Anniversary for the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh: Group exhibit in Pittsburgh, PA (2023)
Blue and Heritage Family Day at the August Wilson Center: Group vendor opportunity in Pittsburgh, PA (2023)
11 Stanwix: Group exhibit through GPAC’s Art on the Wall program in Pittsburgh, PA (2022-2023)
The Pittsburgh Left: Group exhibit in Pittsburgh, PA (2022)
AAP’s New Member Exhibition: Group exhibit in Pittsburgh PA (2022)
Three River’s Art Festival Juried Exhibit: Group exhibit in Pittsburgh, PA (2022)
AWCommunity Day at August Wilson Center: Group vendor opportunity in Pittsburgh, PA (2018)
RAW Connect: Group vendor opportunity in Pittsburgh, PA (2018)
MA College of Art & Design: Group showing in Boston, MA (2014)
The Brookline Teen Center: Small group showing in Brookline, MA (2013)
The Meeting Place: Solo showing in Jamaica Plain, MA (2011)
OTHER
First artist to participate in the Stay Good's Sketchbook Residency project (2023)
Featured in Margin Alexander’s concert, “As Winter Comes” (2022)
Map of Pittsburgh
Publication in the University of Pittsburgh’s Forbes & Fifth journal:
Volume 13, Fall 2018: Seeping Sorrows, oil on stonehenge