Nature, color and climate change inspire my art. By representing the beauty and diversity of the natural world, I hope to inspire viewers to take a closer look at the world around us, and ultimately be more thoughtful and careful stewards of our planet. I bring my background in marine biology and environmental studies and the experience of years spent both on the ocean and in the backcountry to my art. I paint, print, work in wax and mosaic to represent large and small organisms, from frogs and jellyfish to DNA and diatoms.
Katrina Abbott came to art later in life after her children were born. Previously, she spent 25 years in education, including outdoor education, ocean education at sea and urban public school reform. With a BA in Environmental Biology and a Masters in Botany (studying seaweed!), she reflects her interest in and concern for the natural world in her art. She represents the nature in print, paint, wax (encaustic) and mosaic. She is a member of the Cambridge Art Association and New England Wax. She is a mother of boy/girl twins and lives in Gloucester and Cambridge with her husband.
Exhibitions:
July – August 2024 “Transatlantic Fusion Europe”, Kunstverian Stade, Stade, Germany
May – June 2024 “Transparency”, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA
January – March 2023 “Chroma”, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA – juried
June – August 2022 “Relationships: Hot, Cold, Intricate, Wilson Museum, Manchester, VT – juried
June 2022 “Transatlantic Fusion” Commons Gallery, Provincetown, MA
April – June 2021 “Home/Away” Bell Gallery, Simsbury, CT – juried
June – August 2021 “Layering: The Art and Experience of Hot Wax”, Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA – juried
September – November 2017 “Shifts: Approaching Encaustic from All Angles”, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA – juried
March 2017 Solo show- Santander Bank, Manchester, MA
March 2017 “Chaos and Order” Creative Arts Worshop, New Haven CT – juried
July 2016 “Vision and Verse” University of New England – juried
September 2016 “A Glimpse Beyond” Mt Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA – juried
October 2015 “Chaos and Order” Rivertree Arts, Kennebunk, ME – juried
March 2015 “Books Abound” Cambridge Art Association – juried
December 2014- 2015 Clark, Hunt & Embry Law, Cambridge, MA- juried
April 2014 “Central Elements”, Cambridge, MA ( artist/scientist collaboration for the Cambridge Science Festival)
2013-2014 Mt Auburn Hospital Art Exhibit, Cambridge, MA – juried
May 2013 “A Glimpse Beyond” Mt Auburn Cemetery – juried
2011- 2016 Cambridge Open Studios
2010 – 2012 Arsenal Center for the Arts member show
2004 – 2010 Somerville Open Studios
Member:
New England Wax
Cambridge Art Association
Cape Ann Artisans
Education:
Duke University, Durham, NC, MS Botany, 1984
Trinity College, Hartford, CT, Environmental Biology, BA 1980
Katrina S. Abbott 