Katlyn has a B.A in Art Education, taught art in the public schools for 3 years, and has been creating art since she was able to hold a pencil. She built a non-existing art program for her Middle school, starting with 6th grade visual arts. Each year she added more and more to the program that included; intro to visual arts, advance classes for photography, 2D art, 3D sculpture, and ceramics. She also started an after-school art club and recycling program. Her drive to develop different art avenues didn’t stop there. After her 3 years in the school system she decided to start her own art businesses. Uniquely Clever mobile art provided art classes, parties, and events for kids and adults. Soon after she created, Au Naturel Artistry, where she provides body painting and murals. Katlyn has worked with many mediums throughout her art career, she enjoyed artworks that experimented with recycled items, drawing, painting, mixed media, and clay.
Experimenting with medias and surfaces allowed her to narrow down her niche. to create nude figure art. The figures challenged boundaries with ideals representing women empowerment, through different topics and challenges women faced daily. Viewers would find bold imagery, colors, and powerful female nudes.
Statement
“As a woman, I find it hard to be seen or heard. Creating helps me express myself, find beauty in our flaws, emphasis topics that I and many women struggle with daily, and empower ourselves. My works adjust the viewers’ attention to subject matter (mental health stigmas, women’s rights, body empowerment) they may not feel is important or have no idea how much these so called “little inconveniences” are actually major issues. Nude figures are an important element in my work, they are intimate, natural, raw, powerful, open, and taboo to some. The artworks are bold, intimate, and outside the norms. I’ve experimented with different surfaces and have taken art off the canvas from body painting and onto casual attire, creating wearable art. People are now the canvas, a moving artwork for all to see. This fashion is advocating for women’s rights and the arts. Like graffiti, we can bring culture and issues to the people who may not see it in a gallery.”
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