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Katherine Sammons
5 S Main St, Shickshinny, PA 18655
t: 215.779.6738 | e: ks@katesammons.com

Education:
2006 September - present Waichulis Studio apprenticeship program, Mocanaqua, PA
2004 September - 2006 April Studio Incamminati full time study, Philadelphia, PA
2003 September - 2004 June Angel Academy of Art full time study, Florence, Italy
1999 - 2002 University of Illinois BFA painting, Champaign, IL
1997 - 1999 Parkland College AA in Fine Arts, Champaign, IL

Workshops and Honors Courses:
2007 Portrait Society of America's Annual Portrait Conference, Washington, DC
2006 Watt's Atelier Workshop with Jeff Watts, San Diego, CA
2006 Gnomon Workshop, Gnomon Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Massive Black Workshop, Toronto, CA
2006 Jon DeMartin Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Michael Grimaldi Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Tony Ryder Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Robert Liberace Workshop, Philadelphia, PA,
2004 Studio Incamminati Intensive w/ Nelson Shanks, Philadelphia, PA
2002 John Michael Angel Art History Lectures, Florence, Italy
2002-2003 Angel Academy of Art Perspective Course, Florence, Italy
2002-2003 Charles Cecil Art History Lectures, Florence, Italy
2002-2003 Charles Cecil Humanities Course, Florence, Italy
2002 Nihon University Summer Study Program in Tokyo, Japan
2002 Honors Course in Japanese Aesthetics, Champaign, IL
2001 Museum Exhibition Honors Course, Champaign, IL

Awards and Scholarships
2008 Art Renewal Center Salon Finalist
2007 Art Renewal Center Scholarship Award
2007 Art Renewal Center Purchase Award
2007 Artist Magazine International Still Life Competition Second Place Award
2007 Artist Magazine International Portrait Competition Finalist
2007 Portrait Society of America Competition Honor Award
2005 Studio Incamminati Scholarship
2002 Bronze Tablet Honors (Top 3% of graduating class)
2002 University of Illinois Art Purchase Award
2002 Illini Union Gallery Award
2001 U of I Art Scholarship Grant
2001 Japan Student Exchange Study Award
1998 Parkland College Art Purchase Award

Selected Exhibitions
2007 Atlanta Art Gallery, "The Beginning: The Art of Drawing", Atlanta, GA
2007 San Marino Gallery "The Waichulis Studio 2007", Pasadena, CA
2007 Kyung-Hee University Gallery, "Visions from the Periphery", Seoul, Korea
2007 Salmagundi Club Non-Members Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2007 Portrait Society of America International Exhibition, Washington, DC
2005 Red Cross Benefit and Auction of Central New Jersey, Princeton, NJ
2005 Studio Incamminati Studio Exhibition 2005, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Angel Academy of Art Exhibition 2003, Florence Italy
2002 University of Illinois Union Gallery "Relocating the Ordinary", Champaign, IL
2001 Krannert Art Museum "Amuse", Champaign, IL
2000 UHAUL Trailer Show, Champaign, IL


Publications:
2007 "Ateliers, A Classical Tradition in the Modern World" International Artist Magazine, Dec 2007
2007 "Winners of the 24th Annual Art Competition" Artist Magazine, December 2007
2007 "International Portrait Competition Showcase of Honor Awards" International Artist Magazine, October 2007
2007 Lee, Taeho and Kim Stoker, Visions From the Periphery , exh. cat. Seoul, Korea: Kyung-Hee University Gallery, September 2007
2004 OKAY Artist's Yearbook Vol 4,
2002 June Buzz Artist of the Month
2001 Fall/Winter Monsoon Fine Arts Journal


Selected Collections:
Fred and Sherry Ross, Port Reading, NJ
Adrian Gottlieb, Los Angeles, CA
Kristen and Jon Barron, Chatsworth, CA
Evelyn and Vaughn Berry, Plano, TX
Anthony and Leah Waichulis, Mocanaqua, PA
Silva Dushkin, Urbana, IL
Rebecca Bedinger, Champaign, IL
Julie and Murray Propes, Chicago, IL
Theresa and Ben Scott, Champaign, IL
Kurt Tuohy, Champaign, IL