Katherine Galbraith OPA
Katherine is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, the Portrait Society of America, American Women Artists, and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society. She is an Associate member of the American Impressionist Society and Women Artists of the West. Katherine exhibits in national competitions as well as the galleries that represent her.
A native of Memphis, TN, Katherine’s parents encouraged her artistic talent and enrolled her in private instruction. As a young woman, she attended the National Academy School of Design on a full merit scholarship. There she primarily studied portraiture under Daniel Greene, NA.
Katherine has won notable awards, including First Place, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, 2014; Best in Show at the NOAPS Best of America Small Works, 2019; Second Place, American Women Artists Online Exhibition, 2015; Finalist, ARC International Salon, 2021, 2020 and 2019; Third Place, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, 2015; Finalist in 3 categories in the Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition 2020, Award of Excellence, Plein Air Magazine, 2015; and Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America Online Juried Show, 2018.
Katherine has been featured in articles in American Art Collector (Dec. 2019), International Artist Magazine (2015 and 2020), Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine (many times, most recently September/October 2023), Fine Art Today, and The Art of the Portrait.
Katherine is currently represented by Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simon’s Island, GA, Castle Gallery of Fine Art in Fort Wayne, IN, Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA, and Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, AL.
Katherine also writes articles on art for various publications, including The Art of the Portrait.
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