Resume

This resume will give you the skinny on Beekman’s artistic career.

Kathy Beekman
Born: Evanston, Illinois, 1971

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Michael Gennis Gallery, Ontario, Canada 2011-present
Red Contemporary, Steamboat Springs, CO 2011-present
Chase Edwards Fine Art, Oyster Bay, NY 2009-present
Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO 2009-present
Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2007-present
Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO 2006-present
Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO 2002-present

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • 2011
    • One Person Exhibit- Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2010
    • One Person Exhibit- Second Street Art Market, Monument, CO
    • One Person Exhibit- Canyon Road Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2009
    • The Journey- Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO
    • A Collection of New Works- Creekside Cellars, Evergreen, CO
    • Artwalk Featured Artist, Kathy Beekman- Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Place and Memory- Canyon Road Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2008
    • Exhibition of New Works- Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO
    • Down to Earth-Second Street Art Market, Monument, CO
    • Sense of Space- Shadow Mountain Gallery, Evergreen, CO
    • Simply Scapes- Rotary Gallery, Evergreen, CO
    • One Woman Exhibition- Ponzio Gallery, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, CO
    • Chasing the Light- Gallery 821, Denver, CO
  • 2007
    • New Pastel Paintings by Kathy Beekman- Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
    • Collector Night Showcased Artist, Cloudscapes- The Standing Sun Gallery, Denver, CO
    • Month of September- Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Waterscapes- Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO
  • 2006
    • Serenity- Blaire Carnahan Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2005
    • The Journey Home-Terra Firma Gallery, Denver, CO
    • Month of April- Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Mythical Imagery- Colorado Frame Company, Arvada, CO
  • 2004
    • New Works- Reed Photo Art Gallery, Denver, CO
    • The Power of Color- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
    • New Works by Kathy Beekman- Luna Vista Imaging Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 1993
    • Omnipotent Dreams- Klemm Gallery, Siena Height College, Adrian, MI
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
  • 2011
    • Carnivalesque- Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
      • Weekend in the West- Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO
    • 2010
      • With a Little Help from my Friends- Red Shift Gallery, Denver, CO
      • Windows to the Divine-Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO
    • 2008
      • XL: Forty Years on the Frontier of Art- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
      • 2008 Highlighted Artists- Rocky Mountain PBS Exclusive showing, on-air recognition, web-site presentation, promotion, and auction
    • 2007
      • PFLAG- Art Exhibition and Auction, Hotel Monaco, Denver, CO
      • Phillips County Art Show- Holyoke, CO
      • A Show of Excellence- Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
    • 2006
      • Starry Western Night- Evergreen Lake house, Evergreen, CO
      • Evergreen Invitational- Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
    • 2001
      • Alumni Exhibit- Klemm Gallery, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
    JURIED EXHIBITIONS
    • 2011
      • Members Show, Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO

      • The Red Show, Framed Image, Denver, CO
    • 2010
               
      • The Evergreen Art Open, Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO, Juror Doug Dawson
        • Edge of Abstraction, Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO Juror Steve Sumner
          • Members Booth-Summerfest Art Festival, Evergreen, CO, Juror Center for the Arts Evergreen Board of Directors
        • 2008 
          • Points of View-Center for the Arts Evergreen
          • Louisville Art Association 23rd Annual National Fine Art Show 2008- Louisville Center for the Arts, Louisville, CO, Juror Sandra Kaplan
          • Expressions West- Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR The Evergreen Art Open: Moments in Color- Center for the Arts-Evergreen, CO
        • 2007
          • Art from the Heart-Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
          • Sixth Annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition- Lone Tree Golf Club, Lone Tree, CO
          • Exploration, A Twenty-First Century Show- Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
          • Evergreen Art Open I- Evergreen, CO
          • Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit- Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO
        • 2006
          • Self Portrait Show- Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
          • On and Off the Wall- Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
          • Monochrome and Mulitchrome- Center Stage, Evergreen, CO
          • Strength- K.D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
        • 2005
          • Edges- Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
          • Outside the Line- Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen, CO
          • Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit (CAEA)- Denver, CO
        • 2004
          • Spring Members Show- Pastel Society of Colorado, Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
          • Inside and Outside- Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen, CO
        • 2002
          • Kathy Beekman and Juanita Canzoneri- Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
        GROUP EXHIBITIONS
        • 2012
          • I Know What Love Is, Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
          • 2011
            • If Past Were Prologue, Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
            • Magnificent Miniatures, Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • The Best Gifts Come in Small Packages, Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
            • Holiday Miniature Show, Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO
            • Winter Holiday Show, Framed Image, Denver, CO
            • Multiplying Mice, Peaceful Pastels, and Sparkling Stones, Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
            • The Feminine Perspective, Two Person Show, Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO
            • Members Show, Center for the Arts, Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
            • The Red Show, Framed Image, Denver, CO
          • 2010
            • Miniature Show, The Best of Colorado- Framed Image, Denver, CO
            • Miniature Masterpieces- Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Summers End- Framed Format, Denver, CO
            • Edge of Abstraction- Members Show, Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
          • 2008
            • Fire and Ice- show Featuring 12 Painters Using Warm Colors During the Cold of Winter, Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
            • Far and Near- show Featuring Kathy Beekman and Sandy Marvin, Sherman Street Fine Art Studios, Denver, CO
            • Group Landscape Show Featuring: Kathy Beekman, Johnathan Harris, Claudia Hartley, Jenny Ryrie- Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
            • Group Show- EAA Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Art Spring- Rocky Mountain PBS Studios, Denver, CO
            • Chasing the Light- Gallery 821, Denver, CO
          • 2007
            • Venetian Masquerade- Mount Vernon Country Club, Genessee, CO
            • Denver Arts Week; October 5-11- Standing Sun Gallery, Denver, CO
            • Paint, Sculpt, Shoot- Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Dazzling Debuts- Showcasing the Work of Beekman and her Foothills Art Center Students, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
            • Prosper- Showcasing the Work of Beekman and her Center for the Arts-Evergreen Students, The Rotary Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • 5/25 Show, 5 Artists 25 Works of Art- Lapis Gallery, Lakewood, CO
          • 2006
            • Kathy Beekman and Tricia Bass- KD Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Scapes- Art Students League, Denver, CO
            • Paint, Sculpt, Shoot, Evergreen- Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
            • On the Road- Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
            • Seeing Red-, Squash Blossom Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
            • Journey- Showcasing the Work of Beekman and her Foothills Art Center Students
            • Self Portrait Show- Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO
          • 2005
            • Les Petites-, KD Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Reflections- K.D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Rocks and Ruins- Mount Vernon Country Club, CO
            • Blooms and Baubles- K.D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Cool and Hot- Art Students League, Denver, CO
            • Two Person Show- Framed Image, Denver, CO
            • Art and Soul- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
            • Fab Faculty Show- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
          • 2004
            • Holiday Showing of Colorado Artists- Colorado Frame Company and Gallery, Arvada, CO
            • Merry Magnificent Miniatures- Art Show, Millsap Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • Holiday Art Show- Aspen Park Art and Framing, Aspen Park, CO
            • Kathy Beekman and Jean Blegan- Millsap Moore Gallery , Evergreen, CO
            • First Thursday Gallery Night and Artist Demonstration- Millsap Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
            • The Power of Color and Light- Colorado Frame Co. & Gallery, Arvada, CO
            • The Mask Project- Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Denver, CO
          PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE ARTIST AND HER WORK

          “Center for the Arts Evergreen” 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, catalog, image, page 2, April 2012
          “Serenity” Colorado’s Premier Lifestyles Magazine, section Artscene, heading End of Summer Bash at EFA, article page 51, August 2011
          “Pasatiempo” The New Mexican’s Weekly Magazine of Arts, Entertainment and Culture, image, page 62, May 27 – June 2, 2011
          “Center for the Arts Evergreen” 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, catalog, image, page 9, April 2011
          “Bid It Up for Bromwell” Annual Auction, catalog, description of artwork, page 14, March 2011
          “Southwest Art”, magazine, section Rocky Mountain Artists, heading “Peaks & Valleys, Six artists inspired by the Rocky Mountain landscape”, article and image page 106, October, 2010
          “Southwest Art”, magazine, section Best of the West, heading “Simply Divine”, article and image page 39, August, 2010
          “Santa Fe Reporter”, magazine, section Visual Art Listing, heading “Openings”, by Ramon a Lovato and Rani Molla, May 26 – June 1, 2010 
          “Pasatiempo” The New Mexican’s Weekly Magazine of Arts, Entertainment and Culture          , image, page23 and 58, May 28 – June 3, 2010
          “Summer Art Market” brochure, image on front, image in poster section, May 2010
          “Bid It Up for Bromwell” Annual Auction, catalog, image, page 15, May 2010
          “Center for the Arts Evergreen” 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, catalog, image, page 3, April 2010
          “Center for The Arts Evergreen 100 for 100″ virtual poster, image, March-April 2010
          “Art Students League of Denver” class catalog, image, back cover, April-August 2010
          “Serenity” magazine, section Artscene, heading “Kathy Beekman at Evergreen Fine Art”, October 2009, page 51, by Mary Ann Tate
          “Dwenger Times”, magazine, heading “An interview with artist Kathy Morris Beekman ’89″, page 6 and 7, images, 2009 Winter Issue
          “Vail Daily” newspaper, heading “Kathy Beekman’s pastel paintings on display at Cogswell Gallery in Vail Saturday, The Colorado artist yearns for the uncluttered life”, section Entertainment/Visual Arts, article and image, written by Caramie Schnell, Friday, November 21, 2008
          “Southwest Art” magazine, heading “Artist to Watch”, page 50-51,article and images, written by Bonnie Ganglehoff, November 2008
          “Louisville Art Association 23rd Annual National Fine Art Show 2008″ catalog, page 1
          “Canyon Courier” newspaper, “UpSlope” section, page 2B, image and article, May 2008
          “Center for the Arts-Evergreen”, catalog, 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, April 2008
          “Coos Art Museum”, catalog, Expressions West Exhibition, 2008
          “Canyon Courier” newspaper, July 2007
          “Your Hub.com” newspaper and website, May 2007
          “Center for the Arts-Evergreen” 100 for 100 Exhibition and Auction, April 2007 catalog, image
          “Canyon Courier” newspaper, “100 for 100: Lots of Reasons to Attend”, April 18, 2007, image
          “Canyon Courier” newspaper, February 2007 YourHub.com newspaper and website, February 2006
          “Open Door Studios Artists of Evergreen” catalog, September 2006, image
          “Elevated Living Magazine” magazine, article and images, by Cat Stone, Spring 2006 Reflections, Fall 2005
          “Mount Vernon Country Club” magazine, article and image, May/June 2005
          “Canyon Courier” newspaper, May 2005
          “Mountain Connection” newspaper, May 2005
          “Mesoamerican Voices” magazine, image, 2003 Ancient Mesoamerica, image, 2003
          “Journal of Anthropological Archaeology” journal, image, 2000
          “Saints Alive” merchandise auction booklet, images, 1989, 1998
          “The Creative Realm”, A Fine Arts Newsletter, articles and images,1992
          “Eclipse Literary and Fine Arts Magazine” magazine, images, 1990-91

          AWARDS

          Voted as one of Fifteen Best Denver Art Moments in 2011, ”
          Carnivalesque Group Show” Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO, October 2011
          Honorable Mention, “Points of View” EAA Members Show, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, CO, October 2008
          Merit Award, “The Evergreen Art Open: Moments in Color”, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO 2008
          Honorable Mention, “Sixth Annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition”, Lone Tree Golf Club, Lone Tree, CO October 2007
          Juror’s Choice Award, “Paint, Sculpt, Shoot”, Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO
          September 2007
          Second Place Award, Juried by Reven Swanson, “Exploration, A Twenty-First Century Show”, Center for the Arts, Evergreen, CO 2007
          Second Place Award, Juried Colorado Art Education Association Show, Tri- Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO 2007
          Juror’s Choice Award, Juried Show, “On and Off the Wall”, Evergreen Art Center,
          Evergreen, CO 2006
          Best of Show, Juried Show by Chuck Parsons, “Monochrome and Multichrome”, Center Stage, Evergreen, CO 2006
          Second Place Award, Juried by Kevin Weckbach, “Strength”, KD Moore Gallery,
          Evergreen, CO 2006
          Best of Show, Juried Show, “Edges”, Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO 2005
          First Place Award, Juried Show, “Evergreen Art Festival”, Evergreen, CO 2005
          First Place Award, Juried Show, “Colorado Artists Association Exhibit”, Denver, CO 2005
          Third Place Award, Juried Show “Inside and Outside”, Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen, CO 2004

          HONORS

          “Artwork featured in Southwest Art Magazine e-advertising”, “Be part of our October issue….”image, July 2010
          Juror for the Summerfest Art Festival Members BoothEvergreen, CO June 2010
          “Artwork featured on Colorado 9 News”, Coffee Talk segment, Art Students League of Denver advertising Summer Art Market, Sunday, May 23, 2010
          Juror for “My Heritage Exhibit”, sponsored by the Paletteers Art Club, Adams County Justice Center, Brighton, CO June 2009
          Designer for ceramic sculpture for “XL: Forty Years on the Frontier of Art, Anniversary Exhibition”, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO July 2008
          Juror for Summer Art Market, Art Students League, Denver, CO 2008
          Interviewed by Rocky Mountain PBS in relation to the 2008 Auction of Highlighted Artists. Aired on www.rmpbsauction.org. March-April 2008
          Interviewed by Springs Culture Cast; Segment 63 by reporter Sue Spengler. Aired on Television Channel 2, Monday, September 10, 2007 in the Colorado Springs, CO area.
          Juror for the Phillips County Art Show, Holyoke, CO 2007
          Juror for the National Reflections Art Program, Evergreen High School, CO 2006
          Juror for the National Reflections Art Program, Evergreen High School, CO 2005
          Juror for the National Reflections Art Program, Deer Creek Elementary, Aspen Park, CO 2004
          Created the backdrop painting for theater performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma” production which aired on televised broadcast of Good Morning America, July 1993
          Sterling News Sentinel Art Award, Fort Wayne, IN 1989
          Siena Heights University competitive Art Scholarship, First Place, MI 1989

          INVITATIONAL TALKS

          May Program Speaker for the Pastel Society of Colorado, “Organizing Your Way to Success”, Art Student’s League of Denver, Denver, CO May 2011
          Ann Bunn Brown Bag Lunch Series, “The Ethics of Collecting Ancient Art”, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO April 2008
          March program speaker for the Colorado Watercolor Society, “On the Road to Artistic Fame and Fortune”, Denver, CO 2008
          January program speaker for the Evergreen Artists’ Association, “Thoughts and Stories, A personal history of artist Kathy Beekman”, Center for the Arts-Evergreen, CO 2008
          May program speaker for the Pastel Society of Colorado, Denver, CO 2007
          Alumni artist and speaker at Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI 2001

          COLLECTIONS

          Municipal Museum of Tala, Jalisco, Mexico
          Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
          First National Bank of Colorado, CO
          Phoenix Associates Office, Fort Wayne, IN
          Josh Brolin, Hollywood Actor
          Perkins Coi Law Firm, CO
          Private Collectors throughout the United States, and in Mexico
          Private Collectors throughout the Caribbean and in Europe

          TEACHING

          Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen, CO 2009-present
          Privately, 2004-present
          Art Educator for the Art Student’s League of Denver, Denver, CO 2008
          Art Educator for the Center for the Arts-Evergreen, Evergreen, CO 2006-2008, 2010
          Art Educator for the nationally recognized Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004-2008, 2010

          ART ACTIVITIES

          Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Arts Evergreen, January 2012-present
          Member of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Arts Evergreen, November 2009-present
          Overseas Painting, United Kingdom, January-May 2009 Overseas Painting, Paris, France, November 2008
          President of the Evergreen Artists’ Association, Evergreen, CO 2008
          Panel Discussion Organizer, “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being an
          Artist”, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO September 2007
          Curator of the exhibit, “Prosper”, Evergreen, CO 2007
          Assistant Curator of the exhibit, “Dazzling Debuts, Foothills Art Center, Golden,
          CO 2007
          Vice President and Program Director of the Evergreen Artists’ Association, Evergreen, CO 2006-2007
          Art Contributor to 100 for 100, Evergreen, CO 2006,2007, 2010
          Summer Art Market, artist, Art Students League, Denver, CO 2004-2010
          Holiday Art Market, Foothills Art Center, Golden CO 2004-2006
          Boulder Art Festival, artist, Boulder, CO 2006
          Evergreen Fine Art Festival, artist, Evergreen, CO 2005
          Art Contributor to the Hospice Mask Project, Denver, CO 2004 and 2005
          Summerfest Art Festival, artist, Evergreen, CO 2004 & 2010
          Artifact Illustrator for the Tequila Valley Regional Archaeological Project in Etzatlan and Tala, Mexico 2000-Present

          MEMBERSHIPS

          Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO 2009-present
          Art Students League, Denver, CO 2005-present
          Pastel Society of Colorado, 2004-2008
          Evergreen Artists’ Association, Evergreen, CO 2004-2009
          Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004-2007

          EDUCATION

          Graduated Cum Laude from Siena Heights University with a B.F.A. in 1993. Concentrations in drawing, ceramics and photography.
          Fine Art Studies in Siena Italy, June 1992