Kathleen Ainscough Arts

A B O U T   k a t h l e e n

Kathleen has studied and created fine art, costumes, and textile arts for over 35 years. She works with a variety of media and techniques including painting, photography, sculpture and textiles.

Early studies at Emily Carr University led Kathleen to work in props and costuming for a variety of dance, TV and film productions. Her education at Capilano University includes diplomas in studio arts, textile arts, and ceramics. She actively creates, exhibits and teaches in these areas, a natural progression for her many years of art practice. These experiences inspire a deeper connection to her creative process.

She is co-owner of Catching Stars Cooperative Gallery on Bowen Island and her work is represented there. Kathleen offers mixed media art workshops through the Hearth - Arts on Bowen where she works as their program coordinator.

Kathleen has participated in a number of group and solo exhibitions and returned for her third year, in 2021, as one of the featured artists at Rust Wine Co. in Oliver, BC. She was the featured artist for the Bowen Island Community Foundation for 2020 - 2022

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Impermanence and the cycles of nature are my inspiration. Light emerging from shadow, rich surfaces echoing time-worn layers scoured by the elements, are captured in layers of paint and other materials.

Patterns found in nature’s microscopic to cosmological worlds and how they are reinterpreted in the built environment are a recurring theme in my work.

Awakening the surface with bold, intuitive marks and textures captures the early freedom and spontaneity. Much is learned from working intuitively, embracing the unexpected and responding spontaneously.

When I am immersed in art making there is a sense of freedom, an unmeasured sense of time.

Kika dardot photo

© Kathleen Ainscough 2017 - 2023