Artist's Statement
My life has been defined by water. I grew up spending my summers on Georgian Bay in Canada. From an early age I discovered that water is often serene, peaceful and calm. On ‘The Bay’ I soon discovered water could be my friend or foe. It can conjure great terror and must always be respected. We don’t control it. From that young age I also became aware of the sky, not only for it’s beauty but what it told us or warned us.
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Many of Kathryn’s images are painted from various shores of the Cayman Islands and often considers seasonal, daily and instantaneous changes in these viewpoints. Her first consideration is always colour followed by form. She works in various materials such as acrylic on canvas, fibre, wood, paper and gauche.
Kathryn Elphinstone studied art at the University of Toronto, Canada. She received a BA majoring in Visual Arts and a B.Ed. from the same institution. Before arriving in the Cayman Islands in 1994 she was the head of Art at a high school north of Toronto and also taught Art at Seneca College, Toronto. In Cayman she continued to be involved in Art Education as well as the Art community. Her practice moves from painting and pencil, to fibre, relief, and photography. She draws much of her inspiration from the seas and shores surrounding the Cayman Islands and is an advocate of environmental issues most recently in her work. She has exhibited in many NGCI exhibitions including Upon the Seas (2017), Blurring the Boundaries Between Craft and Art, (2017) Island of Women (2020), Art Under Lockdown (2020), Re-imagined Future (2021), 1st,2nd,and 3rd National Gallery Biennials (2019,2021,2023) as well as numerous NG Art Auctions. She also exhibits her work at Kennedy Gallery and has been a part of Art Week Cayman each year.
News Links
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Big Art Auction celebrates local talent - Cayman Reporter
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New exhibition at the NGCI explores the Islands’ Evolving Maritime Identity - ARC Magazine
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Adventures in (South) Sound - Cayman Compass