About the Artist
KATHY BLANKENHEIM
contemporary oil artist
Creating oil paintings that are recognizable for spontaneous, energetic brushwork and vibrant, harmonious color balance with texture as an intrinsic design element. Exploring color and shape relationships with both random and deliberate surface qualities through extensive layering and pushing the physical properties of paint.
A variety of painters inspire me, including: Joan Brown, Mary Cassat, Lee Krasner, Berthe Morisot, Edouard Vuillard, David Park, Pierre Bonnard, Vincent VanGogh, Paul Gauguin, Antonio Mancini, Richard Diebenkorn, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Nicolai Fechin, Chaim Soutine, Lucian Freud, Daniel Garber, and Gustav Klimt.
Affiliations: Brown County Artists Association, Indiana Artists Club, Indiana Artisans, Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, Indiana Heritage Arts, Hoosier Salon
AWARDS AND EXHIBITS
2026
Indiana Heritage Arts annual juried exhibition, Second Place
Indiana Artists Club, group show, Eiteljorg Museum of Art
Bold Brush Painting Competition, January 2026 First Place
2025
Indiana Artists Club, members exhibit, Franklin College, Merit award
Indiana Artists Club, annual juried exhibit, Newfields/IMA
Indiana Heritage Arts annual juried exhibition, Nashville, Indiana
2024
Shape & Color, an Abstract Solo Show, Brown County Art Gallery, Nashville, IN
Indiana Artists Club, Annual Members Show, Merit award
Indiana Heritage Arts, annual juried exhibit, Nashville, Indiana
Indiana Artists Club, annual juried exhibit, Newfields/IMA
Postcards from the Edge, Berry Campbell, New York
Vance Award, Brown County Art Gallery, Nashville, Indiana
2023
Indiana Artists Club Members Show, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Carmel on Canvas, Merit award, Carmel, Indiana
2022
Indiana Artists Club Annual Juried Exhibit, Newfields (IMA)
2nd place, Zionsville Paint Out, Zionsville, IN
2021
Penrod at Newfields (IMA)
Carmel on Canvas, Carmel, Indiana, Merit Award
Indiana Artists Club annual members exhibit, Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana
ArtisansINColumbus, group exhibit at the learning Center in Columbus, Indiana
2020
Indiana Artists Club annual members exhibit, Marion University, Indianapolis, IN
Penrod at Newfields (IMA)-cancelled due to covid
2019
Penrod at Newfields (IMA)
Zionville Plein Air Paintout, Zionsville, IN: Honorable Mention
SALI National Abstract Art Exhibit, Indianapolis, IN
ViewPoint51, National Juried Art Competition, Cincinnati, OH
Indiana Artists Club Annual Juried Exhibit, Newfields (IMA), Best of Show
2018
Carmel International Arts Festival
Penrod at Indianapolis Museum of Art
First Brush of Spring, New Harmony, Indiana: 2nd place
February2018 BoldBrush Fav15%
Coors Western Stock Show Invitational Exhibit, Club Artist Jan2018
2017
November2017 BoldBrush Fav15%
Indiana Artists Club Members Show, Centennial Exhibit: Merit Award
Indiana Heritage Arts: Margaret Colgrazier Award for Impressionistic Oil
First Brush of Spring, New Harmony, Indiana: Merit Award
Indiana Artists' Club Annual Exhibit, IMA, juried exhibit: Merit Award
Coors Western Stock Show Invitational Exhibit, Club Artist Jan2017
2016
December 2015 FASO Bold Brush Competition: Best of Show
Will Vawter Exhibit: Honorable Mention
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibition: Bronze Brush Award (third place overall)
Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibition: juried exhibit
Carmel on Canvas, Quick Paint: third place
2015
Carmel on Canvas: Merit Award, competition
Carmel on Canvas: 2nd place quick paint
Great American Paint Out, T.C. Steele: Honorable Mention
Will Vawter Annual Exhibit: Honorable Mention
First Brush of Spring: Best of Show
First Brush of Spring: Quick paint award
TC Steele Festival of Flowers: Honorable Mention
Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit: Juried exhibit
IHA: Juried Exhibit
HCAA Annual Paint Out: Honorable Mention
RAM: Building a Collection: My Art Story (exhibition)
RAM: Annual Exhibition (juried)
Sullivan Munce: Heart the Horse exhibit
2014
First Brush of Spring: Honorable Mention, Professional Division
TC Steele Festival of Flowers Paint Out: Honorable Mention
HCAA Annual Paint Out: Honorable Mention
Zionsville Paint Out: Second Place, Prof. Div
Will Vawter Annual Exhibit: People’s Choice Award
Annual IPAPA Plein Air Exhibit: Award of Exellence
Carmel on Canvas Paint Out: Honorable Mention
Carmel on Canvas Quick Paint: Honorable Mention
TC Steele Fall Paint Out: Second Place
Richmond Art Museum: Annual Juried Exhibit
2013
Minnietrista Annual Exhibit
Richmond Art Museum: Annual Exhibit
TC Steele Festival of Flowers Paint Out: Honorable Mention
Zionsville Plein Air Paint out: Third Place, Prof div.
IHA Annual Juried Exhibit: Award of Exellence
Hoosier Salon, 89th Annual Exhibition: Juried exhibit
2012
Richmond Art Museum Annual Juried Exhibit: Purchase Award
Open Spaces, Art About the Land, Red Tail Conservancy, Juried Exhibit
Minnietrista, Annual Juried Exhibit
