Artist Bio

Kathy Calhoun is a Richmond, Virginia USA based artist with two degrees in visual and studio arts with teacher licensure. (BS James Madison University, MIS-AR Virginia Commonwealth University)  She has also lived, studied and painted in Paris and New York City. Her work can be found in private collections around the United States, in Europe and Canada as well as the UNOS corporate collection. Kathy currently teaches art education and studio classes around the state of Virginia at such places as the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Art League in Alexandria, Nimrod Hall Summer Program and Longwood University.

Teaching Philosophy

With her background in teacher training, Kathy is well known for being able to make complex concepts easily understandable. Her use of sequential sketches as a planning strategy allows for faster student development and creates an accurate record of one’s own personal design strategies.

Kathy has also created a low stress, mini-version of the classical atelier approach to introduce the foundational design and compositional techniques needed for realism. She then encourages her students to discover which of these skills and techniques they want to emphasize, toss, or manipulate to express their unique voice.