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Darlene Katz is an award winning artist based in Southern California. She was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. After receiving a Ph.D. in Immunology, Darlene moved to San Diego where she pursued a successful career in the biotechnical industry. Darlene has attended art classes at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and Northwestern University in Illinois and has also studied painting with local artists, including Sebastian Capella and Vanessa Lemen. For the past ten years, Darlene has been creating art full time. Her major focus is oil painting, especially plein air and portrait painting. Additionally, she has worked extensively with acrylic paints, pencil, charcoal, and clay sculpture. Among the numerous juried exhibits that Darlene has been a part of, she has won acclaim for her many solo shows, and was chosen as the featured artist in the Art for Heaven’s Sake show in Redlands, California. Most recently Darlene won the Best of Show award in the 59th Annual Open Juried Fine Arts Show 2009, presented by the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League. She also won the first place award in the landscape oil category at the 2009 San Diego County Fair. Darlene is active in the La Jolla Art Association, the San Dieguito Art Guild, and the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild in Rancho Santa Fe. She is also a member of Oil Painters of America, The American Impressionist society, and the California Art Club. Her work may be seen in Southern California at the Offtrack Gallery in Encinitas, The Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad, The Rancho Sante Fe Gallery, her studio by appointment and online at www.studiokatz.com. For a complete list of current and upcoming exhibits, please refer to the exhibit category of her website. Portrait and landscape commissions are welcome. Artist Statement A scientist by training and an artist by choice, Darlene believes that identical skills are necessary for both art and science. "Art requires a knowledge of technical information and science requires creativity. Often you find that people who are scientists are also accomplished artists because the same skills are necessary in both endeavors; enhancement by both the ’right’ and ’left’ brain is necessary to be successful in either field. "In my own paintings, I look for value, composition, color, and simplicity. Subject matter is also important, but the power and resulting statement of my paintings comes from the technical interpretation of the work. My goal is to create an everlasting body of work that has an impact on others. I feel a connection with complete strangers who own my paintings and it gives me great incentive when I think my clients feel the same emotion when they look at my paintings as I felt when I created them." |
