Kathryn Fehlig PSA
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana with a major in drawing, printmaking and oil painting. Further graduate and continuing education studies in art education, painting/printmaking, graphic design/digital production and photography gave her a firm foundation in both graphics and fine art.
Eight years experience in the design and production of a quarterly historical magazine plus years of producing all manner of print material honed Kathryn's skills in graphics.Uniquely combining a background as a fine artist and trained graphic designer with the advanced technical expertise required to produce art, film, or direct plates from a computer placed Kathryn in a unique position as a print graphics professional.
Kathryn Fehlig has been drawing and painting for many years. In college her passion was large abstract oil paintings but she has evolved towards a more representational style using pastels. She is also an excellent draftsman working in pencil, ink and charcoal. Because of her love of animals and years of experience as a horse trainer, rider and showman, she enjoys drawing portraits of horses on commission.
Landscapes in pastel are her primary creative motivation and painting "plein air" whenever Montana weather permits has become a passion. She studied with landscape pastel artist Colleen Howe in 2005 and received a Montana Arts Council Professional Development Grant in 2006 to study with master pastelist Richard McKinley whom she also studied with in 2008. Kathryn also studied figure painting with Dawn Emerson in 2010.
Kathryn has had one-man shows in Indiana, Missouri and Montana, a two-man show in Helena, MT and a three-man show in Bozeman, MT. Her work has won top awards and has been shown in juried group shows in Montana, Colorado, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan, New Mexico and Idaho. Her paintings and drawings are in museums and many private collections.
She is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, a member of the Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies, the Art Center of Helena, and a former member of the Upper Missouri Artists.
Her work can be regularly seen at her home/studio and Birds & Beasleys Gallery in Helena, Montana.
Kathryn is available for freelance design and illustration projects as well as animal portraits. Her framed pastels and drawings are for sale directly from her and from her galleries as indicated on each art piece image on her website. She can be contacted at: fehligart@bresnan.net or (406) 442-1134.
Resumé
EDUCATION
2010---Figure Drawing Workshop with Dawn Emerson, Bozeman MT
2008---Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Richard McKinley, Bozeman MT
2006---Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Richard McKinley, Bozeman MT
2005---Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Colleen Howe, Dillon MT
2001---Plein Air Painting Workshop, Helena MT
1989–1990---Completed graphic arts and computer graphics curriculum, Platt College, San Diego, CA (certificate received)
1980–1982---Pottery courses, Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
1980---Photography course, adult education, Helena, MT
1967–1968---University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (teaching certificate in elementary and secondary art education)
1966–1967---Ball State University, Muncie, IN (completed course work towards Masters Degree in art)
1962–1966---St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN (received Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in art [oil painting and printmaking])
ART EXHIBITIONS
2012---Juried Auction, The Russell, Great Falls MT
2011---Juried Show, Art of the Plains, Las Cruces NM -- Third Place Award
2011---Invitation Exhibition of four paintings "Pastel Perspectives," Ann Lloyd Gallery, Decatur IL
2011---Auction, Holter Museum of Art, by invitation
2011---Juried Show, "Montana Interpretations," Butte MT
2010-2011---Show of work, Marriott Residence Inn, Helena MT
2010---Juried Show, Great Lakes Pastel Society National Show -- Gold Medal Award
2010---Juried Show, IAPS 16th Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, Ohio
2010---Juried Show "Montana Interpretations," Butte MT -- Honorable Mention
2010--- Auction, Holter Museum of Art, Invitation
2010---Invitation Exhibition "Montana Landscape: the Eye of the Beholder," Holter Museum of Art
2010---Juried Show, Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies Member Show, Boise ID
2009---Pastel painting “Blush” chosen for fundraising poster, Old Governors’ Mansion, Helena MT
2009---Juried auction sale, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT
2009---Juried Show, Richeson 75 Small Works, Kimberley WI
2009---Juried Show “Montana Interpretations,” Butte MT -- Best of Show
2009---Finalist, The Artists Magazine 26th Annua lCompetition
2009---Juried Show, Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance in Pastel -- Pastel Society of New Hampshire Award
2008---One-man show of pastel paintings, Helena Regional Airport, Helena, MT
2008---Juried Show “Montana Interpretations,” Butte MT — Best of Show
2008---Juried Show, Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies “Pastel Extravaganza,” Loveland CO — Chairman’s Award
2008---Juried Show, Small Pastel Works for Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies, Idaho Falls ID
2007---Juried Show “Montana Interpretations,” Butte MT
2007---Juried Show, IAPS, Naples FL
2006---Juried show, Big Fork MT
2006---Juried Show “Montana Interpretations,” Butte MT — 3rd Place
2006---Juried auction sale, Holter Art Museum, Helena MT
2004---Juried pastel show for Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies, Idaho Falls ID
1980---Two-man show of drawings, Tatum House Gallery, Helena, MT
1980---Three-man show of drawings, Ketterrer Art Centre, Bozeman, MT
1978---One-man show of oil paintings, Park Street Gallery, Helena, MT
1966---One-man show of oil paintings, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
1966---One-man show of oil paintings, Kirkwood, MO