Kathleen Dunphy, b. 1963, Bethesda, Maryland, (United States)
Masterfully capturing the beauty of nature, nationally acclaimed artist Kathleen Dunphy paints with a passion that radiates her reverence for the natural world.
Nearly two decades after American Artist Magazine recognized her as one of its Top Ten Emerging Artists, Kathleen's star continues rising through her devotion to her career, participation in distinguished national exhibitions, and sharing of her abilities as a popular instructor to students of all levels.
Kathleen has earned signature status with the Society of Animal Artists, the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters, the American Society of Marine Artists, and Artists for Conservation. In 2012, she was honored with being asked to join the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America, where she served as vice president from 2016-2017. In 2022, the Southeastern Wildlife Expo invited her to participate in their annual event as Guest Artist, and in 2024 she returned to the show with the distinction of being selected as Featured Artist for this renowned wildlife art exhibit.
Her awards are many and include Best of Show from the American Impressionist Society; Award of Excellence from Oil Painters of America; accolades at the Federal Duck Stamp Competition; Grand Prize at the Acadia Invitational Exhibition in Bar Harbor, Maine; and honorary participation in multiple juried shows such as Birds in Art, Arts for the Parks, Western Visions, and the California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibitions. Her highest honor to date came when the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum purchased her painting “The Flotilla” for inclusion in its permanent collection.
Her work continues to receive coverage in respected publications such as Plein Air Magazine, The Artist Magazine, The American Society of Marine Artists News and Journal, Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Art & Architecture, and Western Art Collector.
Kathleen owned a floral design business for several years while traveling the world while her husband was in the Air Force. Once back in the U.S., she focused on developing her fine art career. In 2000, Kathleen was awarded a scholarship at the renowned Academy of Art University in San Francisco, an institution where she maintains strong ties.
Kathleen now lives in the pristine Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. An avid outdoors person and hiker, she relishes painting several times a month "en plein air" with her sidekick and canine companion, Ellie.
American Art Collector-Focus-Winter Lands-Highlighting works by Trailside Galleries Artists
February 2019
"Winter Lands"
Featuring works by Danny McCaw, Kathleen Dunphy, James Morgan, Robert Moore, Michael Godfrey, Matt Smith.
Not everyone will agree with Robert Frost’s statement “You can’t get too much winter in the winter,” but Frost, a hardy New England type, knew that with its harshness, winter has space for beauty and frolic.
Having spent more than 50 years devoted to preserving and interpreting the American West, Trailside Galleries celebrates that commitment with their new show A View to the West. The exhibition features brand new works from more than 25 Western artists, including Kathleen Dunphy, Marlin Rotach, Mike Desatnick, Robert Duncan and William S. Phillips.
Westward Ho, With Today's Best
Jeffrey Carlson Reporting
Editor, Fine Art Today
Moving equine portraits and dusty desert landscapes show off the talents of Jenness Cortez, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Bruce Lawes, and more.
For two weeks beginning March 16, Trailside Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be exhibiting a selection of Western landscapes from some of its most recognized artists. The gallery is hosting a special open house for "A View to the West" that will coincide with Scottsdale's Thursday Art Walk on March 26, from 6-8 p.m.
The artists exhibiting in "A View to the West" include Bill Anton, Steve Atkinson, Elizabeth Brandon, Jeremy Browne, Ross Buckland, Jenness Cortez, John DeMott, Kathleen Dunphy, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Bruce Lawes, Jan Martin McGuire, S.C. Mummert, Alfredo Rodriguez, Marlin Rotach, William Suys, William Whitaker, and Dinah Worman.
The artworks on view are not just a grouping thoughtlessly thrown together for their shared interest in cacti and mountain ranges. Rather, this particular selection emphasizes profound connections that develop between the people, land, and animals of the American West. In Bruce Lawes' "Paint Over Time," age has worn the old cowboy significantly, while the deep connection he experiences with his mount remains steadfast. The enduring, redemptive nature of their relationship finds parallels in other works throughout the exhibition, where the Western lifestyle is treated with sincerity and honor.
Premier Painters of Both Coasts
Jeffrey Carlson Reporting
Editor, Fine Art Today
If paintings of the frothing ocean, the ebb and flow of waves, and soft evening light on coastal cliffs call to you -- then one exhibition this weekend is a must-see. Trailside Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona, is currently hosting a show of exceptional coastal landscape paintings by artists on both sides of the country. READ MORE
OF NOTE: TRAILSIDE GALLERIES’ “COASTAL CONNECTIONS” EXHIBITION ARTISTS
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Homestead Magazine
BY KIRSTEN RUE
Around this time of year, after days of drifting snow and socked-in clouds, it can be tempting to dream of salt spray and sunnier climes. The ocean, in all its primordial beauty, beckons us towards spring break plans and summer escapes–just as it does for painters intent on capturing its mercurial views. Opening this week, the local Trailside Gallery‘s sister gallery in Scottsdale, AZ debuts a “Coastal Connections” show featuring artists represented there and locally. - READ MORE