ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Kate’s work comes out of personal experiences as well as social influences. It is inspired from interacting with personal friends, family and social groups. Some of the work comes directly out of her observations of the social interaction between other people.

Kate Jackson was born in Los Angeles, CA. on July 11, 1982. Kate is a self-taught artist. When she was 15, she began assembling collages from images and photo’s she found around the house. She then began painting on wood panels and then onto canvas. Recently, she has been drawing on enlarged family photos.

Kate’s medium is primarily mixed, using acrylic, oil, watercolor pencils and ink.

Found objects and images find their way into her work. Her life experiences play a dominant role in every work of art she creates. When she begins to paint or draw, the images evolve from these experiences. Her use of color plays an important role in her art, by which she highlights selected images surrounding them with solid color in order to emphasize importance.

When she paints, she is in a meditative state of mind and picks up on everything that she has ever experienced in life and with that, there are in fact parts of her in every painting.

Kate has had one art lesson where she quickly captured the essence of the nude model in a kind of cartoon quality. She studied other artists and appreciates their work, and has developed a style that is hers alone. Kate’s work has an emotional impact that engages the viewer in that emotion.

Recent Exhibitions:

-Cross Contemporary Art Exhibition. San Juan Capistrano, CA 2001

-Community Art Project. Laguna Beach, CA 2001

-Concordia University Irvine, CA 2001

-Contributing Artist To "People Of The Boats" Educational Outreach Program by Jerome Gastaldi

-Lankershim Arts Gallery. North Hollywood, CA 2002

-New York International Art Festival. Las Vegas, NV July 2004: Chosen as Grand Jury Award Winner

-New York International Art Festival. Los Angeles, CA September 2004

-Pierro Gallery of South Orange, NJ March-May 2005: 'As She Sees It: 8 Artists; An Exhibition Celebrating Women'

-Borm Associates, INC., Costa Mesa, CA May-August 2005

-Third Eye Gathering at Hangar 1018 Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. Oct. 2005

-Common Area 2 in The Arts Factory. Las Vegas, NV. November 2005 Solo Exhibition "See My Voice, The Eyes Speak"

-Live Art Painting at The Hive Gallery. Los Angeles, CA December 2005 - February 2006

-Contemporary Arts Collective Gallery, Las Vegas, NV. December 21, 2005 - February 4, 2006. Group Exhibition "Human Inhumanity"

-MTZC Gallery, Las Vegas, NV. December 2, 2005-January 2, 2006. Group Exhibition "Unhappy Hellidays"

"The War At Home" Television Series, on Fox, Set Dressing. 2006

-"Worst Week Of My Life" Television Pilot, Set Dressing. 2006

-"How I Met Your Mother" Television Series, on CBS, Set Dressing. 2006

-The Spurious Fugitive Gallery, South Bend, Indiana. Group Exhibition, July 2006

-"Tom Hertz Project" Television Pilot, Set Dressing. 2006

-L.A. Art Exchange Auctions, Santa Monica, CA. June 25th 2006

-"Bothers Solomon" Movie, Set Dressing 2007

-TarFest, Festival of Film, Music, & Art. Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA. Oct. 5-8 2006

-"Medium" Television Series, NBC. Set Dressing 2006

-Holiday Group Art Show. Gower Lofts- Hollywood, CA. Dec.1-3 2006

-"Rules of Engagement" Television Series, CBS. Set Dressing 2007

- Gallery 33 East: Long Beach CA. December 4-31......Group Exhibit: Fr. Bill Moore, Paul Gardner, Kate Jackson, Michael Stearns, Richard Lopez, Marsha Judd (Sculptures), Rod Briggs, Joel Stearns (Art Furniture), Michiel Daniels, Caryn Baumgarten

-Gallery 33 East: Long Beach CA. February 5-29 2008. VALENTINE'S MONTH AT GALLERY 33 EAST

-Gallery 33 East: Long Beach CA March 1-30…..Group Exhibit featuring Michael Stearns, John Montich, Paul Gardner, Fr. Bill Moore, R.T. Pece, Kate Jackson, Downs, David Martinez, Linda Picos-Clark, Adam Normandin
There will be no opening reception for this exhibit

-Chroma Studio: 6353 Yucca Street Los Angeles, CA, 90028 March 11, 2008-Aug. 19 2008

-Dalessio Gallery: Group Exhibition. 838 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 March-June 2008. Reception April 10th

-"Top Design" Television Series, Bravo. Set Dressing 2008

-"How I Met Your Mother" Television Series, CBS. Set Dressing 2008

-Dalessio Gallery "Menagerie: Group Exhibition" 838 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 June-July 2008. Reception June 12th.