An Original 1989 Kathy Whaley Ammon Large Acrylic Painting

Kathy Whaley Ammon

Title: Daybreak
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 60" by 45" inches 66" by 51" inches (frame)

Painting is in great condition as displayed in the photo gallery.

Kathy Whaley Ammon's paintings are a response to personal experience and worldevents.The workspeaks universally to humanity's need for love and communion with others.The paintings are not portraits but representative of all people and are bold, expressive images of life and the experiences that give life substance. Kathy credits her southern childhood experiences ofsmall town life, big extended family and strong foundationoffaithwith her passion for creating works that explore concepts of love, relationship and spirituality. Ammon received her formal training in painting through a BA in painting through combined studies at the University of South Carolina and the University of Texas at Dallas. From 1985 -1988 Kathy studied painting with Frits van Eeden, a renowned artist and member of the Pulchri Arts Society of The Hague, Netherlands. During that time while residing in Florida,Ammonwas an art instructor, with Creative Arts for Kids, a program she developed for private schools and child care organizations.She closed this business in 1988 in order to focus full time on her art. Since 1988, Kathy established her career as a professional artist, actively exhibiting in juried shows and obtaining representation by local and regional galleries. She moved to Raleigh NC in 1994 and was juried into Artspace in 1997 where she currently has her studio. Her studio is open to the public and located in the heartof Raleigh NC atArtspace,a visual art center ofartist studios and galleries. Kathy resides outside of Raleigh in the small town of Apex NC with her husbandand family. Private and corporate collections include Louisburg College, Chapel, Louisburg, NC; The Navigators, Colorado Springs, CO; Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh NC; Urban Ministries, Raleigh NC; The Alliance for Children Everywhere, the House of Moses, Zambia Africa; Apex United Methodist Church, Apex NC; High School Athletic Association, Chapel Hill NC;Xavier Roberts, Atlanta Ga; SAS Institute International; Disney World International;Fuquay Varina UMC, Fuquay Varina NC; Glenview Corporation of Ontario Canada. Highlighted exhibitions include the Longview Center in Raleigh NC; Target Gallery in Washington DC; Louisburg College, Louisburg NC;Rosenthal gallery of Fayetteville State University NC; Artspace in Raleigh NC; Durham Arts Council of NC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fayetteville Museum of Art; and Brevard Art Center and Museum, Melbourne Fl. Publication - In 2007, Ammon received a grant from the United Arts Council to publish a book of herRoad to Damascusexhibition.This book showcases a collection of 25 paintings that is considered some of the most significant work of her career. This seriescommunicates a timely message of the fundamental need for love and the communion of faith in a world of change. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS Louisburg College, Lousiburg NC University of NC, Fayetteville, Rosenthal Gallery, "Expressing Hope" solo, Fayetteville NC. Chapel Hill Bible Church, "Road to Damascus", Chapel Hill NC Artspace, "in the midst" Raleigh NC Artspace Solo Show, "Spirit", Raleigh, NC Fayetteville Museum of Art , "works on paper", Fayetteville, NC Durham Art Guild, Durham Art Council, Durham, NC Crossroads Fellowship,"Road to damascus", Raleigh, NC Apex United Methodist Church, "Renew", Apex, NC Urban Artifacts ,Color, Passion, PowerHouston TX ArtspaceContact, Raleigh NC The Shayne Gallery ,New Work, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Adamar Fine Arts,Person, Places and Things, Miami FL Artspace,Late Night Kathy Ammon, Raleigh NC Marita Gilliam GalleryNew Faces, Raleigh NC Brevard Art Center and Museum, Artist Forum, Melbourne FL Carlton Cobb Gallery, New artist show, Atlanta Ga. The Shayne Gallery,Peintures, Montreal, Quebec, Canada SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND GROUP SHOWS Target Gallery, "Trading spaces" juried exhibiton, Alexandria,Washington DC Longview Center, "Expressions, a survey of spiritual art"invitational, Raleigh UNC Chapel Hill,Through Womens Eyesjuried exhibition, Chapel Hill, NC ArtspaceThe Marvels, juried exhibition, Raleigh NC New Elements,Holidays, Wilmington, NC ArtspaceNew Works, juried exhibition, Raleigh NC ArtspaceRosesjuried exhibition, Raleigh NC New Elements Two person show, Wilmington NC ArtspaceNew Worksjuried exhibition, Raleigh NC New Elements 3 person showThe Art Of JazzWilmington NC ArtspaceExquisite CorpseExhibition, *award of merit, Raleigh NC The Shayne Gallery Group Show, Montreal QB Winter Park Autumn Show, *award of merit Brevard Art Center and Museum *second in Painting Winter Park Art Show, Winter Park, FL. Halifax Art Festival *award of excellence, Daytona FL Boca Fine Arts * Best In Show award, Boca Raton, FL Coconut Grove Fine Art Show, Coconut Grove, FL SELECTED CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Louisburg College Chapel, Louisburg NC The Navigators, Colorado Springs CO Hope cafe , Raleigh NC Hayes Barton UMC , Raleigh NC Fuquay Varina UMC, Fuquay Varina, NC Urban Ministries, Raleigh NC Apex United Methodist Church, Apex, NC International Alliance for Children, House of Moses, Zambia, Africa. Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble, Full Moon Jazz, Raleigh NC NC High School Athletic Association, athlete series, Chapel Hill NC SAS Institute Walt Disney World International Xavier Roberts Collection, Atlanta GA Glenview Corp, Ontario, Canada GRANTS United Arts council grant forRoad to Damascusbook.2007-2008 Raleigh United Arts CommissionRred Wolf Ramblepublic art project2001 PUBLICATIONS Weavings - A journal of the Christian Spiritual Life, 2010, 2012, Visions, program and CD cover art, Atlanta Sacred Chorale, October 2008 May 2009 Road to Damascusbook, December 2007 Lifted magazine.comArt informed by Faith Ruth Eshbaugh, August 2 2007, Acts of faith-, Raleigh News and ObserverTed Richardson2007 Salt of the Earth Christian SeasonsCalendar, Faith looks up juried competiton, 2006-2007 www.ThePilot.com, Longview Gallery hosts Expressions2006 Carolina ArtsArtspace in Raleigh Feature, October 2006 Art Beat,Fayetteville Observer , critic Melissa Clements, 2005 Durham Herald Sun, Blue Greenberg, may 19, 2004 Up and Coming magazine, critic Soni Martin,2002 Spectator, Art Forum. First Night art Clarice Moran, Dec. 12 2000 PROFESSIONAL Artspace gallery Committee, 2007-present Artspace Gallery Committee chair 2001- 2007 Artspace Board of Directors1999-2006 Creative Arts for Kids, director/owner of arts instruction program 1983-1988 EDUCATION 1985-1988 Studied with Frits van Eeden, graduate of Royal & Reitvald Academies, the Hague, Netherlands. 1983 BA Fine Art combined studies at University of South Carolina and University of Texas at Dallas. Born:Spartanburg South Carolina