…selects bold colors to express the mood…
Whether an abstract piece or something more or less realistic, Kathy Buttry uses richly saturated color to grab your attention.
You may have seen her work at these venues: *The Coiled Pot, Lakewood, CO; *Quailridge, Lakewood, CO (Visionmakers: Five Visionary Artists); *Colorado Indian Market & Western Art Round-Up, Denver, OK; *Prairie Dance Theatre Christmas Samplers, Oklahoma City, OK; *Arts for All, Lawton, OK (feature story and pictures in the local newspaper); *Ponca City Art Museum, Ponca City, OK (2-person exhibit with Connie Seabourn, feature story and pictures in the local newspaper); *Paseo Arts Festival, Oklahoma City, OK; *Gallery of the Plains Indian, Oklahoma City and Colony, OK; *Donna Nigh Gallery, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK (2-person exhibit with story and pictures in the local newspaper); *Owens Arts Place Museum, Guthrie, OK (2-person exhibit with Connie Seabourn, feature story and pictures in local paper).
Kathy’s Education includes a B.S. in elementary education, and an M.Ed. in education administration, with 12 college credit hours of art beyond her degrees. In addition, she has been a student in numerous workshops, including painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
Born in Wichita, KS, Kathy grew up in Oklahoma City, OK, with the exception of a brief time in Irving, TX, during her high school years. She returned to Oklahoma for college, and continues to live and make art in Oklahoma City today.
