Kathleen Kalinowski
A contemporary impressionist painter known for her poetic interpretations of the rural landscape. Her paintings explore the nuances of nature inspired by working outside on location, en plein air in all seasons.
Her award winning work in oil and pastel has been accepted into many prestigious regional and national juried exhibitions, and numerous gallery and solo exhibits. Kathleen is an established artist who is widely collected in private and corporate collections.
Kathleen is a life long resident of west Michigan. She lives north of Grand Rapids, rooted on land that has been in her family for many years. Her home/studio is her comfortable place, enveloped with a pine forest in back, a perennial garden and overlooking a pond that flows into the Rogue River. The pond sparkles in the late day, reflecting the sun as it lowers towards the horizon. Inspiration often hits as the trees and area landscape are backlit or cast with a warm glow. Her vibrant paintings capture the sense of place and tell the stories of lakes, streams, woods and farms, near and dear to her heart.
In the spring, summer and fall of 2015, 2017 and in 2019, Kathleen was chosen to participate in the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, Preserved! a partnership with thirteen local artists to produce art on Land Conservancy protected areas. The art will be shown in two separate exhibits and a documentary about the program was shot while she was plein air painting.
