Kathleen Ainscough Arts

Kathleen creates mixed media paintings and 3-D works inspired by architectural forms, weathered surfaces, and trees and plants formed by the elements and reclaimed by natural forces.

Early studies at Emily Carr University and Capilano University led Kathleen to work in props and costuming for a variety of dance, TV, and film productions. Fine arts, textile arts, and ceramics are her mediums of choice. She actively creates, exhibits, and teaches in these areas, a natural progression of her many years of art practice. These experiences inspire a deeper connection to her creative process.

She was co-owner of Catching Stars Cooperative Gallery on Bowen Island for several years and her work is represented there. Kathleen is also active in the arts scene on the Vancouver lower mainland and for many years worked in the Bowen Island community arts organization, the Hearth - Arts on Bowen. Recently relocating to Naramata, BC, Kathleen has joined the Aurora Matheson Fine Art Gallery and has a studio space there as well.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"Traces of the impact of humans on the planet occur in remnants and ruins, layered over with generations of existence - some a celebration and some a reckoning for the environment. Nature is inherently wild and entropic, and yet we repeatedly attempt to force it into submission.

Impermanence and the cycles of nature are my inspiration. Building works with found materials, imagery, textures, and a slow unfolding create a hidden divine presence within the work, felt but not necessarily seen."