About Kathryn

Kathryn Altus paints landscapes and seascapes often depicting places of geographic or historic significance in the state of Washington. She is known for the depth of field she creates within the bounds of the painted rectangle. Her colors are complex often mixed on the canvas itself. For health and environmental reasons she uses water soluble oil paints.

Originally from Olympia, Washington, Altus is based in Seattle and has lived and worked in both the coastal and eastern parts of the state. She attended Cornish College of the Arts and Washington State University. She is represented by the Harris/Harvey Gallery of Seattle.

Exhibitions

2020 | Scheduled exhibition, Harris/Harvey Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2019 | Summer Group Exhibition, Harris/Harvey Gallery, Seattle, Washington

Motherland, Juried by Amanda Manitach, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington

2018 | Arts Alive, featured artist, invitational arts festival, LaConner, Washington

2017 | David Simpson and Kathryn Altus, Harris/Harvey Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2016 | 3 Gallery Artists, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2013 | Nature in the Balance: Artists Interpreting Climate Change, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington

Stream to Sea, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2010 | Some Seas, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2009 | The Artists of Artech, Chris Bruce, curator, Wright Exhibition Center, Seattle, Washington

2008 | Under the Western Sky, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

2007 | Elevation, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

Introductions, SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

2006 | Artist Trust Recipients, Spokane Arts Commission, City Hall, Spokane, Washington

2005 | New Paintings, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

Temporary Contemporary, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, Montana

2004 | Contemporary Printmakers, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington

2003 | New Paintings, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

Alumni Exhibition, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington

New American Talent 18, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas

2002 | New Paintings, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

American Landscapes, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

2001 | Northwest Women 2001, Berbati Gallery, Portland, Oregon

Landscape Painting, Woessner Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington

2000 | Olympia Artists, Washington State Capitol Museum, Olympia, Washington

1999 | New Paintings, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1996 | 16th Annual Northwest International Exhibition, People’s Choice Award, Whatcom County Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington

New Paintings, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1993 | New Paintings, solo exhibition, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington

Collections

Washington State Arts Commission

University of Washington Medical Center

Swedish Hospital, Women’s Health Center, Seattle

U. S. Embassy, Namibia

Department of the U.S. Navy, Silverdale, WA

Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle

Cisco Systems, Seattle

Groff, Murphy and Everard, Seattle

The Vance Corporation, Seattle

Temple B’nail Torah, Bellevue, WA

Bailey Boushay House, Seattle

Press and Reviews

2017 | Paintings that Push the ‘Landscape’ Boundaries, Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times, June 18, View article

2013 | Artists Altus and Brock: a Study in Contrast at Lisa Harris Gallery, Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times, May 24, page 27H, View article

2010 | Preview, Allyn Cantor, Summer, page 40

2008 | Review: Elevation , Art Ltd., Matthew Kangas, January, page 28

2007 | Artweek, Debra Koppman, October, page 6

2005 | Seattle Times, Sheila Farr, November 25, page 51H

2004 | Seattle Times, Matthew Kangas, July 30, page 47H

Seattle Times, Matthew Kangas, December 26, page 47H

2003 | Jewish Transcript, Jessica Davis, May 23, page 19

2002 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Victoria Josslin, May 16, page 22

1990 | Reflex, Laura Brunsman, January–February issue

Awards and Grants

2002 | GAP grant, Artist Trust, Seattle

1996 | People’s Choice Award, 16th Annual Northwest Internal Exhibition, Whatcom County Museum, Bellingham, Washington

1996 | Selected for the permanent collection, The Bra Show (breast cancer awareness), Seattle