Featured Artist
Eight months of each year (excluding January, August, September and November), we spotlight one of our many talented artists and give them an opportunity to showcase their artwork. Artists audition for this honor and are offered a full wall as well as prime real estate in front of the gallery to showcase their art. Featured artists have the option of hosting an art reception at the gallery. Guidelines for featured artists are posted on the website.
For questions about the Featured Artist or to apply to be a Featured Artist, email here.
Katherine Kennedy
Katherine Kennedy (she/her) is an emerging artist based in La Mesa. Her work explores visual storytelling through the expressive medium of oil paint, with a focus on still life and genre painting. Using a high-chroma palette, she captures objects and scenes from everyday life—the small, often overlooked moments that weave together the fabric of our lives. Katherine believes that art can serve as a mirror to society, inviting viewers to reflect, empathize, and connect with the shared human experience.
Katherine considers herself a “community-taught” artist. She took her first art class, Intro to Drawing, through the Redlands Art Association in 2021. At the time, she was working in healthcare but spent her free time watching instructional YouTube videos and practicing drawing with graphite and charcoal. In 2022, she began painting: taking a painting class, studying art books, and consuming hundreds of hours of YouTube art instruction. Learning from the community of artists before and around her and with the support of her family, she dedicated every day to her art practice.
Today, Katherine paints full-time and has connected with art enthusiasts and collectors throughout San Diego County, as well as across the country and internationally, through social media.
