Education

1974 - Bachelor of Arts - UCLA

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Solo Exhibitions

2018 - St. Mark's Black and White Show - Albuquerque, NM

2013- Kat Sawyer - A Life of Fashion, Film, and Fine Art - Michael Wigley Galleries - Santa Fe, NM

2011 - LandEscapes - Michael Wigley Galleries - Santa Fe, NM

2007 - One Woman Show - Howell-Green Gallery - Topanga, CA

2006 - One Woman Show - Bridge Street Gallery - Cambria, CA

2006 - Intimate Nature  - A One Woman Show - Howell Green Gallery, Topanga, CA

2005 - LandEscapes - A One Woman Show- Galerie Gabrie - Pasadena, CA

2004 - LandEscapes - A One Woman Show - Arroyo Collection - Pasadena, CA

2004 - One Woman Show - Howell Green Gallery - Topanga, CA

 

Museum Exhibitions

2012 - "Biennale Grande" - Hubbard Museum of the American West - Ruidoso, NM

2011 - "18 Days" - National Museum of Women in the Arts - Santa Fe, NM

2010 - "Spirit of Place" - Millicent Rogers Museum - Taos, NM

2007 - "Contemporary Masters - Artistic Eden" - Pasadena Museum of History - Pasadena, CA

2006 - Artists' Council 37th Annual Juried Exhibition - Palm Springs Art Museum - Palm Springs, CA

 

Juried Exhibitions

2016 - MasterWorks of New Mexico - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM

2012 - Encantada! - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM

2011 - Masterworks of New Mexico - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM

2011 - "Horizon Line" - Santa Fe Arts Commission - Santa Fe, NM

2010 - Encantada! - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM

2010 - GCAG 25th Annual Purchase Prize Exhibition - Silver City, NM

2010 - Masterworks of New Mexico - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM

2010 - Nomadas Del Arte - Plein Air Exhibition - Dallas, TX

2009 - "Little Gems"- Plein Air Painters of  New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM

2009 - Encantada! - Rio Grande Art Association - Albuquerque, NM

2008 - American Women Artists National Juried Competition - Pasadena, CA

2007 - Central Coast National Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA

2007 - "Women Working" -  O'Keefe Gallery - Camarillo, CA

2007 -  American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Chicago, IL

2006 - Small Works Show - Segil Fine Arts - Monrovia, CA

2006 - Central Coast National Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA

2006 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Rockport, TX

2006 - Yosemite Renaissance XXI, Yosemite, CA

2005 - Small Works Show - Segil Fine Arts - Monrovia, CA

2005 - Love of Nature - Howell Green Gallery - Topanga, CA

2005 - "Art is a Human Need" - Fine Artist's Factory, Pasadena, CA.

2005 - Central Coast Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA

2005 - "My Own Reality" - Finegood Art Gallery - West Hills. CA

2005 - LPAPA Juried Exhibition - Laguna Beach, CA

2005 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Taos, NM

2005 - Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open - Topanga, CA

2004 - Valley Artists' Studio Tour - Los Angeles. CA

2004 - Small Works Show - Mountainside Fine Art Gallery - Monrovia, CA

2004 - Central Coast Fine Art Juried Competition - Morro Bay, CA

2004 - Montrose-Verdugo City Juried Art Exhibit - Montrose - Verdugo, CA

2003 - "A Breath of Plein Air" Juried Exhibition - Eagle Rock, CA

2003 - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Vero Beach, FL

2003 - "Jardins en Plein Air" Exhibition - La Canada-Flintridge, CA

2003 - AAWA Annual Exhibition - Denver, CO

2003 - Women Artists of the West 5th International Juried Competition - Dubois, WY

2002 - "Paintings of the Old Mill II" - California Art Club Gallery - San Marino, CA

2002 - "Of Mind and Spirit" - AAWA Exhibition - Farmington, NM

2002 - "California Sky" exhibition - Women's City Club of Pasadena, sponsored by the California Art Club

2001 - American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition

2001 - SCORE (Southern California Open Regional Exhibition)

 

Awards

2011 - Enchantment Award - Masterworks of New Mexico , Albuquerque, NM

2010 - Best in Show - GCAA 25th Annual Purchase Prize Exhibition - Silver City, NM

2010 - Award of Excellence - GCAA 25th Annual Purchase Prize Exhibition - Silver City, NM

2010 - Fourth Place - Encantada! - Rio Grande Arts Association - Albuquerque, NM

2009 - Best in Show - Encantada! - Rio Grande Arts Association - Albuquerque, NM

2007 - Winner AARP 2008 Calendar Competition Cover

2005 - Dick Blick Award - Central Coast Fine Art Competition - Morro Bay, CA

2005 - Honorable Mention - "My Own Reality" - Finegood Art Gallery - West Hills, CA

2004 - Juror's Choice Award - Central Coast Fine Art Juried Competition - Morro Bay, CA

2003 - Second Place - "A Breath of Plein Air" Exhibit - Eagle Rock, CA

2003 - Finalist Winner - The Artist's Magazine's 20th Annual Art Competition

2003 - Honorable Mention - Montrose-Verdugo City Juried Art Exhibit - Montrose-Verdugo, CA

2002 - Third Place - American Impressionist Society's National Juried Exhibition - Moro Bay, CA

2002 - Renaissance Award - "Renaissance of Plein Air" Exhibition - Eagle Rock, CA

 

Articles and Reviews

2010 - American Art Collector - "Nomadas del Arte"

2007 - "Sawyer - Strokes of Creative Energies" by Lucinda Crosby - Sierra View

2007 - "Artistically Speaking - Meet Kat Sawyer" by Laura Dobbins - Daily Independent

2006 - "The Painting-Yoga Connection" by Kat Sawyer - The Artists' Magazine

2003 - "Extreme Painting" by Kat Sawyer - Artist's Sketchbook

2001 - "Sawyer's Paintings Interpret Nature" by Jean McKig - Desert Sun Teaching

2007 - Desert Artists' League - Ridgecrest, CA