Katina Desmond

I combine natural form with abstract perception. My imagery reveals multi-layered dimensions that are familiar yet mysterious. I am attracted to symbols that surround, inform and connect us on deeply intuitive levels.

I use varied techniques to create my works including hand-painted photography, black and white silver gelatin photography, oils, mixed and digital media, and photomontage.

Santa Monica College
Otis College of Art and Design
UCLA

2010 Award of Excellence "Open" - Juror: Ernie Marjoram
2008 Honorable Mention Award “Alone In Central Park” - Jury: Pasadena Society of Artists
2008 Honorable Mention Award “To The Point” - Juror: Walter Askin

Ms. Desmond's work is included in numerous public, private, national and international collections.

4260 Black & White Photographers Guild, Co-Founder
Los Angeles Art Association, Artist Member
Pasadena Society of Artists, Board of Directors and Artist Member

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Reflecting Presence; Tah Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
2010 Origins + Intersections; Brand Library Art Galleries, CA
2008 Painting Light - Beyond the Moment; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, CA
2006 Animism; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, CA
2005 Luminous Density; Renée and Daniel Crowe, Sherman Oaks, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Festoon, An Exploration of Decorative Practice, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
Juror: Elizabeth East of LA Louver Gallery
2015 Chestnut: An Exploration of Narrative, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
Juror: Walter Maciel of Walter Maciel Gallery, Culver City, California
2015 The Non-Objective Moment, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
Juror: Cynthia Penna, ART 1307
2014 Past Present, Sulkin / Secant Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
2014 Cultural Excavation: Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Elizabeth James, Cherry and Martin Gallery
2014 Exposed: Sulkin / Secant Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
2013 Pop Uber Alles; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Curator: Dr. Timothy Potts, Director of the Getty Center
2013 Word On Printed Page; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Cheryl Perkey
2013 LA Art Show 2013; Los Angeles, CA
2012 Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.) The Innovative Art Fair at the Zollverein, Germany
2012 Pasadena Society of Artists 87th Annual Exhibition; Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA
2011 Supersense; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Simmy Swinder
2011 GEM 2011; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2011 2011 Topanga Gallery Open; Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA
Juror: Craig Krull
2010 Consuming Passions: 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild; Towns Burr Gallery, Burbank CA
2010 The Word: Between the Lines. Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, CA
2010 PSA Artist's Choice Exhibition. Citibank Artspace, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Brand 38: Thirty-Eighth Annual National Juried Exhibition. Brand Library Art Galleries, CA
Juror: Ruth Weisberg
2009 The Art of Giving and Receiving; AIDS Service Center, Pasadena, CA
Juror: Sam Mellon
2009 Pasadena Society of Artists 84th Annual Exhibition; VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
2008 Pasadena Society of Artists - Gifted; VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
2008 People, A Studio Gallery, Studio City, CA
2008 Pasadena Society of Artists 83rd Annual Exhibition; Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA
Juror: Walter Askin (Honorable Mention Award)
2008 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild 2nd Annual Exhibition; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, CA
2007 27 Photographers, 27 Photos, 1 Night; Mainstream Gallery, Burbank, CA
2007 Lomo-Gate 2008; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, CA
2007 Group Diversity, 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, CA
2005 The Mother Line; Abuelitas, Topanga, CA
2003 Mountain Bohemian; Topanga Historical Society, Topanga, CA
2003 Group Show; Daniel Saxon Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2002 Sensitive Stories; Daniel Saxon Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

Max Ernst, Man Ray, Joan Miro, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky.... to name a few.

painting, nature, abstract, contemporary, trees, photography