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Kathleen Elsey / Fauvist Expressionist Painter

Kathleen Elsey’s plein air paintings of California, the Southwest and Europe are in galleries across the country.

This is my second year of gallery representation at Kamp Gallery in Chicago. They have an impressive collection of historical paintings and now an extensive collection of Fauvist paintings. “Just as artistic tastes have changed, Kamp Gallery’s offerings have also evolved. The gallery initially reflected Nicholas’ affection for period pieces done before 1950, including those by secondary American and European painters of note. Thanks in major part to Barbara’s work, and because younger clientele want edgier art, Kamp Gallery also now shows modernists, contemporary painters, abstract expressionists, Russian impressionists and the work of movements like the New Fauves.”
Exerpt of "Eyes only for Art" by art critic Alan P. Henry

“Kamp Gallery presents the first ever exhibition in Chicago that is dedicated to the Fauvist movement. We are pleased to now be exhibiting Kathleen Elsey in our gallery. Elsey’s presence in the contemporary California art community is entering its fourth decade with vigor and creativity. She is a founding member of the New Fauves, an internationally based organization of artists who have embraced the colorist principles of the French Fauves and German Expressionists. She is also a signature member of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, the National Association of Women Artists, and the American Impressionists Society. Her work has been exhibited coast to coast, from the Bakersfield Museum (California) and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to the Salmagundi Club Gallery.”
Barbara Vahlkamp, Gallery Director, Kamp Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Kamp Gallery
996 Green Bay Road
Winnetka, Illinois
312-664-0090

Kamp Gallery is the gallery to visit if you like the Fauves! Kamp Gallery offers exceptional turn of the century oil paintings by historical American and European artists, as well as appraisal, financing, research and consultation services. “We specialize in American Impressionist, European, English paintings and restoration period framing. And, more recently, we have added the contemporary New Fauve painters to our collection. Come in to check out our wide selection of paintings”. Barbara Vahlkamp

Chalk Hill Estate & Winery
Paintings of Chalk Hill and Sonoma County
10300 Chalk Hill Road
Healdsburg, California 95448
707 657-4837 Tasting Room

Chalk Hill has been representing my work since 2010 and will continue to do so in 2012. Hope you will stop by to see my paintings of Chalk Hill and beautiful Sonoma County. This is my only gallery in the San Francisco Bay area, so if you are touring Sonoma’s wine country, be sure to stop by Chalk Hill and see over twenty of my paintings and taste some first class wines. This year, Chalk Hill an Kathleen Elsey will be partnering on painting, fine wine and culinary events. Step into the life of a plein air artist and paint your way through a few days of fun at Chalk Hill Winery this spring! Details to come.

Kathryne Designs & Gallery
1225 Coast Village Road, Suite A
Montecito, California 93108
805-565-4700

Kathryne Designs is a full service Interior Design Studio dedicated to creating unique and innovative spaces for living. We are located in beautiful Montecito on Coast Village Road. We represent award-winning artists who paint plein air, interior scape and beach scape paintings. Stop by and find the perfect acrylic or oil painting for your home.

Auld Alliance Gallery
6019 Highway 100
WestGate Shopping Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37205
615 352-5522

Auld Alliance Gallery was established in 1986, with a specialty in antique prints. The collection later expanded to include watercolors, acrylics, oils and more recently, sculpture. We have artists in the gallery whose works range from contemporary expressionism to a more traditional format. Our professional artists show their works throughout the nation as well as abroad, and have received numerous honors and awards.

Kathleen Elsey Studio Gallery
Santa Barbara, California
805 452-7717
If you are visiting Santa Barbara, call for an appointment to come to my studio and see lots of Fauvist and Expressionist paintings in the works. My studio is open most week-ends when I am in town. Please call and let me know when you are coming.

Kathleen is represented by Kamp Gallery in Winnetka, Illinois

Chalk Hill Tasting Room Gang
This is me, Kathleen, at Chalk Hill Winery tasting room with Cezar and some of our fun-loving wine lovers.

Chapel in the Vineyard 7" x 7"

Windy Ridge Chalk Hill Winery Healdsburg
This is the beginning of a painting at "Windy Ridge" on the beautiful Chalk Hill Winery Estate. Now I know why it is called "Windy Ridge." I worked two mornings and still not quite finished.

Kathleen in Santa Barbara Studio
Santa Barbara Studio