403 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA
toll free 877-983-0433
crcontart@aol.com
GALLERY HOURS:
Monday -Saturday:
10 am- 5 pm
Sunday:
11 am - 4 pm
Please contact us if you would like photos or a CD of any of our artist's work.
KATHY BEEKMAN
Pastels
Artist Statement
An extended trip to Mexico in 2000 inspired my present painting technique. Having run out of white paper that I had been accustomed to using as a canvas I turned to some black paper I had on hand. The application of soft pastel to the black paper caused the color to "pop". Now, I use black paper almost exclusively and blend the pastel dust into the paper's tooth to obtain a clean non-textured look.
My subject matter, that of landscapes and "barnscapes", is inspired by my growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a city surrounded by farming communities. When painting these "scapes" I move easily between large and small canvas sizes and pay close attention to space and color in order to elicit a sense of serenity, solitude, and nostalgia. With a contemporary eye and an innate sense of present time and place I draw the viewer into my paintings with the peaceful narratives I create.
CURRENT REPRESENTATION
- Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2007-present
- Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO 2006-present
- Foothills Art Center Gift Shop, Golden, CO 2004-present
- Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO 2002-present
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
- Simply Scapes - Rotary Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- One Woman Exhibition - Ponzio Gallery, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, CO
- Chasing the Light - Gallery 821, Denver, CO
2007
- New Pastel Paintings - Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
- Cloudscapes - Collector's Night - The Standing Sun Gallery, Denver, CO
- Month of September -Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
- Waterscapes -Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO
2006
- Serenity - Blaire Carnahan Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005
- The Journey Home -Terra Firma Gallery, Denver, CO
- Month of April - Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
- Mythical Imagery - Colorado Frame Company, Arvada, CO
2004
- New Works - Reed Photo Art Gallery, Denver, CO
- The Power of Color - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
- New Works - Luna Vista Imaging Gallery, Denver, CO
1993
- Omnipotent Dreams - Klemm Gallery, Siena Height College, Adrian, MI
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2008
- Highlighted Artists - Rocky Mountain PBS Exclusive showing, on-air recognition, web-site presentation, promotion, and auction
2007
- PFLAG Art Exhibition and Auction - Hotel Monaco, Denver, CO
- Phillips County Art Show - Holyoke, CO
- A Show of Excellence - Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
2006
- Starry Western Night - Evergreen Lake house, Evergreen, CO
- Evergreen Invitational - Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
2001
- Alumni Exhibit - Klemm Gallery, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2007
- Art from the Heart - Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
- Sixth Annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition - Lone Tree Golf Club, Lone Tree, CO
- Exploration - 21st Century Show -Center for the Arts, Evergreen, CO
- Evergreen Art Open I - Evergreen, CO
- Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit - Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO
2006
- Self Portrait Show - Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- On and Off the Wall - Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- Monochrome and Mulitchrome -Center Stage, Evergreen, CO
- Strenght - K.D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
2005
- Edges - Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- Outside the Line - Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen, CO
- Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit (CAEA) - Denver, CO
- Spring Members Show - Pastel Society of Colorado, Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- Inside and Outside - Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen, CO
2002
- Kathy Beekman and Juanita Canzoneri - Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
- Group Landscape Show - Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
- Group Show - EAA Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Art Spring - Rocky Mountain PBS Studios, Denver, CO
- Chasing the Light - Gallery 821, Denver, CO
2007
- Art from the Heart - Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
- Venetian Masquerade - Mount Vernon Country Club, Genessee, CO
- Denver Arts Week - Standing Sun Gallery, Denver, CO
- Paint, Sculpt, Shoot - Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Dazziling Debuts - Beekman and Foothills Art Center Students - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
- Prosper - Beekman and Center for the Arts-Evergreen Students - The Rotary Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- 5/25 Show, 5 Artists 25 Works of Art - Lapis Gallery, Lakewood, CO
2006
- KathyBeekman and Tricia Bass - KD Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Scapes - Art Students League, Denver, CO
- Paint, Sculpt, Shoot, Evergreen - Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- On the Road - Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
- Seeing Red - Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
- Journey - Work of Beekman and Foothills Art Center Students, Golden, CO
- Self Portrait Show - Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
2005
- Les Petites - KD Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Reflections - K.D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Rocks and Ruins - Mount Vernon Country Club, CO
- Blooms and Baubles - K.D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Cool and Hot - Art Students League, Denver, CO
- Two Person Show - Framed Image, Denver, CO
- Art and Soul - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
- Fab Faculty Show - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2004
- Holiday - CO Artists - Colorado Frame Company and Gallery, Arvada, CO,
- Merry Magnificent Miniatures - Millsap Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- Holiday Art Show - Aspen Park Art and Framing, Aspen Park, CO
- Kathy Beekman and Jean Blegan - Millsap Moore Gallery , Evergreen, CO
- First Thursday - Millsap Moore Gallery, Evergreen CO
- The Power of Color and Light - Colorado Frame Co. & Gallery, Arvada, CO
- The Mask Project - Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Denver, CO
PUBLICATIONS
- Center for the Arts-Evergreen, 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, April 2008 catalog, image
- Coos Art Museum, Expressions West Exhibition, 2008 catalog, image
- Canyon Courier newspaper, July 2007
- Your Hub.com newspaper and website, May 2007
- Center for the Arts-Evergreen 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, April 2007 catalog, image
- Canyon Courier newspaper, "100 for 100: Lots of Reasons to Attend", April 18, 2007, image
- Canyon Courier newspaper, February 2007
- YourHub.com newspaper and website, February 2006
- Open Door Studios Artists of Evergreen catalog, September 2006, image
- Elevated Living Magazine, Spring 2006
- Reflections, Fall 2005
- Mount Vernon Country Club magazine, May/June 2005
- Canyon Courier newspaper, May 2005
- Mountain Connection newspaper, May 2005
- Mesoamerican Voices, 2003
- Ancient Mesoamerica, 2003
- Journalof Anthropological Archaeology, 2000
- Saints Alive merchandise auction booklet, 1989, 1998
- The Creative Realm, A Fine Arts Newsletter, 1992
- Eclipse Literary and Fine Arts Magazine, 1990-91
AWARDS
2007
- Honorable Mention, "Sixth Annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition", Lone Tree Golf Club, Lone Tree, CO,
- Juror's Choice Award, "Paint, Sculpt, Shoot", Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- 2nd Place, Juror Reven Swanson, "Exploration, A 21st Century Show", Center for the Arts, Evergreen, CO
- 2nd Place, Colorado Art Education Association Show, Tri- Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO
2006
- Juror's Choice Award, "On and Off the Wall", Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- Best of Show, Juror Chuck Parsons, "Monochrome and Multichrome", Center Stage, Evergreen, CO
- 2nd Place , Juror Kevin Weckbach, "Strength", KD Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
2005
- Best of Show, "Edges", Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
- 1st Place , "Evergreen Art Festival", Evergreen, CO
- 1st Place , "Colorado Artists Association Exhibit", Denver, CO
2004
- 3rd Place, "Inside and Outside", Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen, CO
HONORS
2008
- Juror for Summer Art Market, Art Students League, Denver, CO
- Interviewed by Rocky Mountain PBS in relation to the 2008 Auction of Highlighted Artists. Aired on www.rmpbsauction.org.
2007
- Interviewed by Springs Culture Cast; Segment 63 by reporter Sue Spengler. Aired on Television Channel 2, Monday, September 10, 2007 in the Colorado Springs, CO area.
- Juror for the Phillips County Art Show, Holyoke, CO
2006
- Juror for the National Reflections Art Program, Evergreen High School, CO
2005
- Juror for the National Reflections Art Program, Evergreen High School, CO
2004
- Juror for the National Reflections Art Program, Deer Creek Elementary, Aspen Park, CO
1993
- Created the backdrop painting for theater performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma” production which aired on televised broadcast of Good Morning America, July 1993
1989
- Art Award, Sterling News SentinelFort Wayne, IN
- 1st Place, Siena Heights University competitive Art Scholarship, Adrian, MI
INVITATIONAL TALKS
- Ann Bunn Brown Bag Lunch Series, "The Ethics of Collecting Ancient Art", Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO April 2008
- March program speaker for the Colorado Watercolor Society, “On the Road to Artistic Fame and Fortune”, Denver, CO 2008
- January program speaker for the Evergreen Artists’ Association, “Thoughts and Stories, A personal history of artist Kathy Beekman”, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, CO 2008
- May program speaker for the Pastel Society of Colorado, Denver, CO 2007
- Alumni artist and speaker - Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI 2001
COLLECTIONS
- Municipal Museum of Tala, Jalisco, Mexico Siena
- Heights University, Adrian, MI
- Phoenix Associates Office, Fort Wayne, IN
- Private Collectors throughout the United States, and in Mexico
TEACHING
- Art Student’s League of Denver, Denver, CO 2008
- Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO 2006-present
- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004-present
ART ACTIVITIES
- President - Evergreen Artists’ Association, Evergreen, CO January 2008-present
- Panel Discussion Organizer, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being an Artist", Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO September 2007
- Curator - "Prosper", Evergreen, CO 2007
- Assistant Curator - "Dazzling Debuts, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2007
- Vice President and Program Director - Evergreen Artists' Association, Evergreen, CO 2006-2007
- Artifact Illustrator - Tequila Valley Regional Archaeological Project in Etzatlan and Tala, Mexico 2000-Present
MEMBERSHIPS
- Art Students League, Denver, CO 2005-present
- Pastel Society of Colorado, 2004-present
- Evergreen Artists’ Association, Evergreen, CO 2004-present
- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004-2007
EDUCATION
1993
- B.F.A. cumlaude - Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI. Concentrations - drawing, ceramics and photography.
Born
- Evanston, Illinois, 1971
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