Kathy Loev Putnam
Contact Information
Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Media Paintings
Artist's Biography
Kathy is a visual artist who works in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking and collage. Following a career in an unrelated field, Kathy earned her MFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in 2018, after completing PAFA's Post-Baccalaureate Program in 2016. She has exhibited in group shows in New York and at PAFA, where she was the recipient of the 2018 Juried Fellowship Prize. She was also the recipient of a number of Graduate Grant Awards, Alumni Association Scholarships and Merit Awards.
Artist's Statement
I am interested in painting subjects that reference human experiences without presenting fully resolved narratives. My most recent work is inspired by memories of my children at play. These particular paintings engender spaces through the imaginative interpretations of children old enough to interact with the world, yet young enough to see it as a safe place, created for their exploration. I am interested in the tensions between children contentedly lost in their invented realities, and the vulnerability of their actual circumstances.
I fragment my forms to create friction between the interior lives of my subjects and their corporeal realities. Textiles, as well as paint and printmaking, allow me to manipulate surfaces in unexpected ways. Established visual hierarchies activate a chain of events, interrupted by breaks in logical forms, collisions between interiors and exteriors, and competing perspectives. Each painting is a constant negotiation between the materials and the psyche of my subject.
Selected Exhibitions
Group
2018
MAP, 1969 Gallery, New York, NY
In Flux, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
117th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Under Pressure, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Gallery 8, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Post Baccalaureate Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Awards
2018
Fellowship Juried Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Grant Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Alumni Association Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Graduate Grant Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Alumni Association Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Graduate Grant Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Alumni Association Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Post Baccalaureate Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Post Baccalaureate Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Education
2018 - Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 - Post Baccalaureate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1986 - B. A. English Literature, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Members in Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity’s 71st Annual Spring Show
Ada Trillo, Alan Lankin, Andrea Snyder, Anne Milner, Arlene Solomon, Bradford White Fiske, Kathy Loev Putnam, Kirby Fredendall, Lee Muslin, Linda Dubin Garfield, Nancy Kress, Phyllis Anderson, Rissa Berlin are all in the Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity’s 71st Annual Spring Show.
The exhibition runs online May 15th thru July 15th.
Ada Trillo won 1st place, Andrea Snyder 2nd, and Kirby Fredendall won 3rd in the show juried by Bridgette Mayer. Arlene Solomon also received an Honorable Mention.
Featured image: Mappings, Alan Lankin
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Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity’s 71st Annual Spring Show
Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity’s 71st Annual Spring Show was slated to be shown at Montgomery County Community College but, due … See Full Post
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215 | 610 CONTEMPORARY Juried Exhibition
During the fall of each year, The Gallery at Delaware County Community College selects an accomplished artist or curator to … See Full Post
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New Now II
New year, new members, new art. This inaugural exhibition showcases work from new artist members that have joined InLiquid this … See Full Post
