Katrina Alef Thorstensen
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A native Californian transplanted to
New England, Katrina Thorstensen brings an
awareness of place and an artist’s eye for color and light to her
paintings.
“I have always been an artist. Drawing and painting were my refuge and
outlet growing up, and art has always been a part of my life. I was drawn to pastels because of the intensity of colors and immediacy of application. A sense of place has always been important to me, and I
think I am not alone in this. The places in my paintings resonate for me
in some way. Using the medium of pastel
and working with color and light, I hope to convey that feeling of these places
to the viewer.”
Katrina lives in Norwich,Vermont with her husband and daughter. She is represented by the Woodstock Gallery, in Woodstock, VT.
Awards
The Connecticut Pastel Society Award for "In the High Meadow". Pastel Society of New Hampshire 2009 National Juried Show "It's Pastel" Portsmouth, NH, September, 2009.
President's Award for "Windchill Study". Connecticut Pastel Society's Fifteenth Annual "Renaissance in Pastels 2008", West Hartford, CT, October, 2008.
Hunter Editions Award of Excellence for "Off Hopson Road". 2008
New England Juried Show: "It's Pastel!" sponsored by the Pastel Society
of New Hampshire, Newport, NH, September, 2008.
Canson Paper Inc. Award for "Into the Canyon". Thirteenth
Annual "For Pastels Only on Cape Cod, 2008", sponsored by Pastel
Painters Society of Cape Cod, Chatham, MA, August, 2008,
Emerging Artist Award for "Late Summer Light". Pastel Society of New Hampshire Juried Exhibition, “It’s a Pastel”,
Red Roof Gallery, Enfield, NH.
June, 2007.
Honorable Mention Award for "Marshfield Reflections". Vermont Pastel Society Juried Exhibition at the Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, VT. June, 2007.
Selected Exhibitions
14th International Association of Pastel Society's Webshow, posted on the IAPS website www.pastelinternational.com, October 2009 to February 2010. "Snowfields with Tracks" was juried into this show.
"Renaissance in Pastels 2009", the Connecticut Pastel Society's 16th Annual National Exhibition, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, October 2-25, 2009.
2009 Pastel Society of New Hampshire New England Juried Show: "It's Pastel!" Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth, NH, September 19-October 19, 2009
"Renaissance in Pastels 2008", the Connecticut Pastel Society's 15th Annual National Exhibition. West Hartford Art League Clubhouse
Galleries, West Hartford, CT, October 2-26, 2008.
2008
Pastel Society of New Hampshire New England Juried Show: "It's Pastel!" Library Arts Center Building, Newport, NH, September 19-October 18, 2008
13th Annual "For Pastels Only on Cape Cod, 2008", Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod. Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, August 1-31, 2008.
4th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition. The Arts Center at Old Forge, Old Forge, NY, May 10 to June 8, 2008. "Late Summer Light" and "Off Hopson Road" were juried into this show.
Paintings in Pastel: A Sense of Place. Solo exhibit at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. December 3, 2007 to Feb 29, 2008.
Vermont Pastel Society Juried Exhibition at the Governor's Office. Pavilion Building, Montpelier, VT, June 1-July 31, 2007.
Pastel Society of New Hampshire Juried Exhibition,
“It’s Pastel!" June 1-July 17, 2007, Red Roof Gallery, Enfield, NH.
Vermont Pastel Society Show, Southern Vermont Art Center,
June, 2006, Manchester, VT. .
Vermont Pastel Society Show, Wood Gallery, January, 2006, Montpelier, VT.
Education
BA New College of California 1983
MSN Yale University 1986
I have studied pastel painting with master artists Albert Handell, Terri Ford, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Duane Wakeham, Susan Ogilvie, and Jane Lincoln.
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