Exhibit runs from August 15 — September 12
Artist Statement
My art is guided by my own sensitivity, pensiveness, and natural penchant toward irony. I
am driven to question, doubt and suppose. My pieces are narratives that incorporate a spirit of
deference as well as disobedience. Because I’m always searching, dissecting and discovering,
the meaning of my work frequently evolves beyond its original intent, making me only the baton
and the universe the maestro.
Off the record, I walk to an empty space on the coffee house couch and sit; in the middle of
everywhere. On a table, I squint to examine how one of a bunch of jumbled puzzle pieces tries
to relate to its neighbor. The outer quarter of each piece is an exact match for the interlocking
parts that surround it. Those pieces share some similarities with their center piece, but each
one is still unique. The further you get away from center, in all directions, the less alike each
section becomes. While each singular piece displays just a tiny part of the picture’s full image,
when fit together, each individual contributes what is needed to make the puzzle whole.
Artist Bio
Kathy Simpson is a Salt Lake artist working primarily in oils and mixed media. Her oil paintings are precise and
meticulous, painted using layering techniques of the Old Masters. Her mixed media pieces are emotive and tell
stories that both interrogate and reflect our culture. Her artwork is included in a number of private art collections
throughout the U.S.
Education
Studied under:
Darin Ashby
Harold Petersen
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Cafe’ Niche, Salt Lake City, UT, solo exhibition, December 1-31
2013 Jewish Community Center, Salt Lake City, UT, solo exhibition, May 1-31
2014 Cafe’ Niche, Salt Lake City, UT, solo exhibition, March 1-31
Juried Exhibitions
2018 Salt Lake Community College President’s Art Show, Salt Lake City, UT November 9-16
2019 Woodbury Art Museum Hidden Voices: From the Outside, Orem, UT January 13-Feb 23 (forthcoming)
Group Exhibitions
2019 Springville Museum of Art 95 the Annual Spring Salon April 24 - July 6
2019 ARC (Assisting Reentry to our Communities) May 29
2019 Woodbury Art Museum Jan 15 – Feb 23
2018 Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT, group exhibition December 4 - 30
2018 Fringe Gallery, group exhibition Rocking Paper & Scissors August 18 - October 13
2018 Final Kick Clinic, Murray, UT duo exhibition June 1- July 31
2018 Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, group exhibition June 1- 30
2017 Freedom Festival, Provo, UT, group exhibition, July 4 - 6
