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 and dogs on commission.

Landscapes in pastel are her current 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. In 2010 she studied with pastelist Dawn Emerson.

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, Connecticut 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 and a member artist of the Upper Missouri Artists Gallery in Helena. Her work can be seen at UMA Gallery and Birds and 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 fehligdesign@bresnan.net.

EDUCATION
1962–1966---St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN (received Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in art [oil painting and printmaking])
1966–1967---Ball State University, Muncie, IN (completed course work towards Masters Degree in art)
1967–1968---University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (teaching certificate in elementary and secondary art education)
1980---Photography course, adult education, Helena, MT
1980–1982---Pottery courses, Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
1989–1990---Completed graphic arts and computer graphics curriculum, Platt College, San Diego, CA (certificate received)
2001---Plein Air Painting Workshop, Helena MT
2005---Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Colleen Howe, Dillon MT
2006---Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Richard McKinley, Bozeman MT
2008---Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Richard McKinley, Bozeman MT
2008---Figure Drawing Class with Tim Holmes, Helena MT
2010---Figure Drawing Workshop with Dawn Emerson, Bozeman MT

EMPLOYMENT
1968–1969---Art Teacher, C.R. Anderson Jr. High School, Helena, MT
1969–1970---Advertising & Display Designer/Sales Associate/Seamstress, J.M. McDonald Co., Helena, MT
1970–present---Fine artist specializing in pastel and drawings
1990–1991---Graphic Designer, Digital Compositor, Comstock Graphics, Helena, MT
1991–present---Owner/Operator, Fehlig Design & Studio (free-lance graphics and fine art), Helena, MT
1995–2003---Graphic Designer and Publications Production Artist, Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT
2003---Production/design, Queen City News, Helena, MT

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2005–2008---Member of Helena Public Art Committee, Helena, MT

ART EXHIBITIONS
1966---One-man show of oil paintings, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
1966---One-man show of oil paintings, Kirkwood, MO
1978---One-man show of oil paintings, Park Street Gallery, Helena, MT
1980---Two-man show (with Shirley Cleary) of drawings, Tatum House Gallery, Helena, MT
1980---Three-man show of drawings, Ketterrer Art Centre, Bozeman, MT
2004---Juried pastel show for Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies, Idaho Falls ID
2006---Juried show, Big Fork MT
2006---Juried Show “Montana Impressions,” Butte MT — 3rd Place
2006---Juried sale, Holter Art Museum, Helena MT
2007---Juried Show “Montana Impressions,” Butte MT
2007---Juried Show, IAPS, Naples FL
2008---One-man show of pastel paintings, Helena Regional Airport, Helena, MT
2008---Juried Show “Montana Impressions,” 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
2009---Juried sale, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT
2009---Juried Show, Richeson 75 Small Works, Kimberley WI
2009---Juried Show “Montana Impressions,” Butte MT — Best of Show
2009---Finalist, The Artists Magazine 26th Annual Show
2009---Juried Show, Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance in Pastel — Award, Pastel Society of New Hampshire
2010---Pastel painting “Blush” chosen for fundraising poster, Old Governors’ Mansion, Helena MT
2010---Juried Show, Great Lakes Pastel Society 2010 National Show, Midland MI -- Gold Medal Award
2010---Juried Show, IAPS 16th Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, OH
2010---Juried Show, "Montana Impressions," Butte, MT -- Honorable Mention
2010---Juried Auction, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
2010---Invitation exhibition "Montana Landscape: the Eye of the Beholder," Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
2010--Juried Show, Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies Member Show, Brown's Gallery, Boise, ID

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Upper Missouri Artists Gallery, Helena, Montana
Birds & Beasleys Gallery, Helena, Montana

Artwork in museums and many private collections.