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Artist Statement:
Being an artist and a nurse, I
am interested in what it means
to be human and what
constitutes illness, health,
and wholeness. In addition to
being influenced by science, I
am inspired by futurist and
evolutionary theories,
spirituality, mythology,
nature, transpersonal
psychology, and women’s
studies. These disciplines
inform my creative process and
provide interesting insights
into the end results. I am
curious about the effects of
change and loss on our bodies,
minds, and spirits, how we
transform and heal, and what
the role of hope is in the
process. So in my paintings,
found object sculptures,
music, and writing, I am
constructing, deconstructing,
recycling, and reconstructing
information and materials in
ways that encourage and open
internal and external
dialogues. I have just
started exhibiting, “She is So
Composed”, a grouping of works
inspired and loosely related
to studies I did of the
twelfth century mystic,
Hildegard de Bingen; American
woman composer, Amy Beach; and
performance artist, Laurie
Anderson. I see the exhibit
as a living organism. I am
looking forward to allowing it
to change with each showing;
growing, reducing, altering,
and evolving in time and space
as I see myself doing.
Through all these
explorations, I ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Selected exhibitions:
EcoVisions, PlatformArt, Polk
Community College (Mar/Apr
2009)
Gallery620, St Petersburg, FL
(Mar/Apr 2009)
Artist's Way Coop Gallery,
Clearwater, FL (Feb.4-28,
2009)
Polka Dot Tour, Florida 2007
H.Lee Moffitt Cancer Center,
Tampa, FL 2006-2007
Bright House Networks, St.
Petersburg, FL 2005-2008
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Artist Reviews:
USF Alumni Magazine (July
2008)
WUSF, Tampa, Florida, USA 2006
American Art
Collectors-Southeast, Alcove
Books, 2006...
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Collections:
South Carolina State Parks,
USA
Best Western Westshore Hotel,
Tampa, Florida, USA
City of Clearwater,
Clearwater, Florida, USA
Our Place Restaurant & Garden
Patio, Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware, USA
RMF Care Management, Palm
Harbor, Florida, USA
Less Stress Massage, Palm
Harbor, Florida, USA
Blue Orchid Accupuncture, Palm
Harbor, Florida, USA
Captains Quarters, ...
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Commissions:
Best Western Hotel, Tampa,
Florida, USA
Our Place Restaurant & Garden
Patio, Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware, USA
Captain's Quarters, Dunedin,
Florida, USA
Dr. Carole Medveskey,
Clearwater, Florida, USA
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Kathy Iwanowski Biography:
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Sculpture Mixed
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Art - (Now)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Picasso, Matisse, Miro
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| Your Personal Biography |
professional artist and registered nurse, Kathy Iwanowski’s bold and colorful paintings and sculptures exude an optimism and enthusiasm for life that are influenced by her interests in philosophy, transpersonal psychology, and spirituality.
In addition to teaching, writing, and speaking on topics related to creativity, arts and healthcare, and other aspects of living and working creatively, she has worked with VSA arts of FL, as an artist-in-residence, and the Tampa Museum of Art, as outreach coordinator for their ArtSpace program. She is a consultant to corporations, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and nonprofit organizations on how to use the arts to improve individual and collective health and well-being including the Tampa Bay Cancer Care Network and Cancer, Culture, and Literacy of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Faces of Courage in Tampa.
She is the founder of a grassroots group, the International Association of Nurse Artists, which brings together artists and nurses who use the arts to promote health personally and/or professionally and has created programs, projects, and exhibits that promote discussions about health and wellness.
Kathy’s base camp is Tallahassee, Florida. She is currently an MFA candidate in Interdisciplinary Art at Goddard College in Vermont where she is exploring the use of the arts to assist in the transformations associated with loss, trauma, and disability.
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