Curriculum Vita for Kathleen Best Gillmann
Note: works in oil and acrylic are on stretched canvas unless noted otherwise.
Select Recent Awards
First Place People's Choice Award for “Bright Winter Morning” oil, 2023.
Aug-Sept 2023 Solo Exhibit, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
First Place People's Choice Award for “Majestic” oil, 2016.
July 2022 Exhibit, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Honorable Mention for “Brooding Sky” pastel, 2020.
March 2021 “Line by Line” Themed Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried by Jordann Wine.
Honorable Mention for “Tidal Reflections (Journey Home, 17)” oil, 2019.
April 2020 Open Exhibit (online), Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried by Dana Self.
Merit Award for “Hidden in the Layers,” pastel, 2019.
Maryland Pastel Society’s “Shades of Pastel 2019”, Nov 16, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020,
Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethsaida, MD. Juried by Aline Ordman.
Honorable Mention for “Laudholm Marsh (Journey Home, 13)” oil, 2017.
"Best of the Region 3,” Sept 2019, Creative Brush Gallery/Studio, Manassas, VA. Juried by Glenn Howell.
Best in Show for “March Thaw,” oil, 2017.
January 2018 Open Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried by Ephraim Rubenstein.
Best in Show for “River View (Historic Occoquan, 6)” acrylic, 2013.
March 2017, Best of the Region, Manassas, VA. Juried by Sarah Weaver.
Select Solo & Invitational Exhibitions
There was Evening, There was Morning, August 12-October 1, 2023, Solo exhibit at Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Featuring 14 landscape oil paintings & pastels, some of Israel, others of Maine and the Adirondacks.
66th Annual River Club Art Show, August 11-13, 2023, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Salt Marsh Pines” oil, 2017. My submission sold from this invitational show.
65th Annual River Club Art Show, August 12-14, 2022, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Tidal Reflections,” oil, 2019.
Remembering, Sept 2021, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Featuring large works on paper in pastel, colored pencil and charcoal.
Meaning in Place, Sept 2019, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Latest work in pastel, oil, and acrylic.
64th Annual River Club Art Show, August 9-11, 2019, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Adirondack Sunset,” oil, 2017.
Mainly Maine: from Water’s Edge to Forest Floor Jan 21 – April 5, 2019, Community Art Gallery, Haymarket Hospital, Haymarket, VA. Curated by Jordan Exum. Nineteen works in acrylic, oil, and pastel.
Illuminated ‘Scapes, July 2018, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Latest work in pastel and acrylic.
63rd Annual River Club Art Show, August 10-12, 2018, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Robust Pines,” acrylic, 2016.
62nd Annual River Club Art Show, August 12-13, 2017, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Beach Houses at Lord’s Point,” acrylic, 2010.
Kennebunk to Ketchum: Journeys East to West, July 2017, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Latest work in acrylic, oil and pastel with scenes from Idaho to Maine.
Vision at Water’s Edge, July 2016, Art League Solo Gallery, TFAC, Alexandria, VA.
A collection of about a dozen works in oil and acrylic.
Merge, July 5-26, 2016, Vulcan Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Exhibition featured the work of Workhouse Artists working in collaboration with one another.
Kathleen and Bill Firestone created a multi-paneled work, “The Old House” 2016 in acrylic.
Recent Juried Group Exhibitions
2023
Embody, August 2023, Art League Gallery. Juried by Ahrong Kim.
“Duluth Biking Partners, 1937” colored pencil with pastel, 2023.
Landscape, June 2023, Art League Gallery. Juried by Frederick Mershimer. .
“The Prairie Awakens” colored pencil with pastel, 2021.
2022
Open Show (in person), December 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Jenn Bratovitch. .
“Village in the Valley” pastel, 2022.
Petit December (in person), December 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Lydia Ricci. .
“Twilight” watercolor, 2022.
Open Show (in person), August 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Amber Cowan. .
“Butterflies from Ecuador” pastel & colored pencil on paper, 2021.
Landscape (in person), June 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Thaisa Way and Sahar Coston-Hardy.
“Wilderness Wetlands” colored pencil & pastel on paper, 2021.
Nocturne (in person), January 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Becca Stadtlander.
“View from the Porch” acrylic on canvas, 2021.
2021
Open Exhibit (in person), Dec 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Ksenia Orol.
“Dead, yet Living” charcoal, 2021.
H2O Mid-Atlantic (regional show), Virginia Beach Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA. June 2021. Juried by Vanessa Thaxton-Ward. “Confluence” oil on canvas, 2019.
Landscape Exhibit (in person), June 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by John Salminen.
“Pointed Firs” colored pencil, 2021.
Open Exhibit (in person), May 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Audrey Miller.
“Serene Abundance” pastel, 2021.
Open Exhibit (in person), April 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Adriel Luis.
“Jennie’s Sugar Pot” pastel, 2020.
“Line by Line” themed exhibit (online exhibit), March 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Jordann Wine.
“Brooding Sky” pastel, 2020. Honorable Mention
2020
Open Exhibit (in person), October 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Raymond Padron.
“Transforming Light” pastel, 2019.
2020 (in person), September 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Duane Slick.
“Hidden in the Layers” pastel, 2019. SOLD from the show.
Landscape Exhibit (online), June 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Eric March.
“Streams Come a Tumblin’” oil, 2018.
Open Exhibit (online), April 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Dana Self.
“Tidal Reflections (Journey Home, 17)” oil, 2019. Honorable Mention.
2019
Maryland Pastel Society’s “Shades of Pastel 2019”, Nov 16, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020, Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethsaida, MD. Juried by Aline Ordman. “Hidden in the Layers,” pastel, 2019. Merit Award.
Best of the Region 3, Sept 2019, Creative Brush Gallery, Manassas, VA. Juried by Glenn Howell.
“Laudholm Marsh (Journey Home, 13)” oil, 2017. Honorable Mention.
Open Exhibit, May 2019, Art League Gallery. Juror: Erika Harrsch.
“Dusky Sunset Marsh” pastel, 2018. SOLD Sept 2019 Arches.
Open Exhibit, March 2019, Art League Gallery. Juror: Costa Vavagiakis.
“Robust Pines (Coastal Maine, 13)” acrylic, 2016.
Collectors & Statistics
Kathleen’s work is held privately locally and from Maine to Florida.
Corporate collectors include the Art Bank at the U.S. Dept. of State and the National Institutes of Health.
Ms. Gillmann’s artwork was accepted to over 50 juried shows from 2006 to 2018, with a dozen awards received in that time period.
Her work also receives frequent People’s Choice awards at the Workhouse Arts Center and elsewhere.
First Place People's Choice Award for “Bright Winter Morning” oil, 2023.
Aug-Sept 2023 Solo Exhibit, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
First Place People's Choice Award for “Majestic” oil, 2016.
July 2022 Exhibit, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Honorable Mention for “Brooding Sky” pastel, 2020.
March 2021 “Line by Line” Themed Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried by Jordann Wine.
Honorable Mention for “Tidal Reflections (Journey Home, 17)” oil, 2019.
April 2020 Open Exhibit (online), Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried by Dana Self.
Merit Award for “Hidden in the Layers,” pastel, 2019.
Maryland Pastel Society’s “Shades of Pastel 2019”, Nov 16, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020,
Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethsaida, MD. Juried by Aline Ordman.
Honorable Mention for “Laudholm Marsh (Journey Home, 13)” oil, 2017.
"Best of the Region 3,” Sept 2019, Creative Brush Gallery/Studio, Manassas, VA. Juried by Glenn Howell.
Best in Show for “March Thaw,” oil, 2017.
January 2018 Open Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried by Ephraim Rubenstein.
Best in Show for “River View (Historic Occoquan, 6)” acrylic, 2013.
March 2017, Best of the Region, Manassas, VA. Juried by Sarah Weaver.
Select Solo & Invitational Exhibitions
There was Evening, There was Morning, August 12-October 1, 2023, Solo exhibit at Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Featuring 14 landscape oil paintings & pastels, some of Israel, others of Maine and the Adirondacks.
66th Annual River Club Art Show, August 11-13, 2023, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Salt Marsh Pines” oil, 2017. My submission sold from this invitational show.
65th Annual River Club Art Show, August 12-14, 2022, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Tidal Reflections,” oil, 2019.
Remembering, Sept 2021, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Featuring large works on paper in pastel, colored pencil and charcoal.
Meaning in Place, Sept 2019, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Latest work in pastel, oil, and acrylic.
64th Annual River Club Art Show, August 9-11, 2019, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Adirondack Sunset,” oil, 2017.
Mainly Maine: from Water’s Edge to Forest Floor Jan 21 – April 5, 2019, Community Art Gallery, Haymarket Hospital, Haymarket, VA. Curated by Jordan Exum. Nineteen works in acrylic, oil, and pastel.
Illuminated ‘Scapes, July 2018, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Latest work in pastel and acrylic.
63rd Annual River Club Art Show, August 10-12, 2018, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Robust Pines,” acrylic, 2016.
62nd Annual River Club Art Show, August 12-13, 2017, Kennebunk River Club, Kennebunkport, ME.
“Beach Houses at Lord’s Point,” acrylic, 2010.
Kennebunk to Ketchum: Journeys East to West, July 2017, Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Latest work in acrylic, oil and pastel with scenes from Idaho to Maine.
Vision at Water’s Edge, July 2016, Art League Solo Gallery, TFAC, Alexandria, VA.
A collection of about a dozen works in oil and acrylic.
Merge, July 5-26, 2016, Vulcan Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Exhibition featured the work of Workhouse Artists working in collaboration with one another.
Kathleen and Bill Firestone created a multi-paneled work, “The Old House” 2016 in acrylic.
Recent Juried Group Exhibitions
2023
Embody, August 2023, Art League Gallery. Juried by Ahrong Kim.
“Duluth Biking Partners, 1937” colored pencil with pastel, 2023.
Landscape, June 2023, Art League Gallery. Juried by Frederick Mershimer. .
“The Prairie Awakens” colored pencil with pastel, 2021.
2022
Open Show (in person), December 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Jenn Bratovitch. .
“Village in the Valley” pastel, 2022.
Petit December (in person), December 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Lydia Ricci. .
“Twilight” watercolor, 2022.
Open Show (in person), August 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Amber Cowan. .
“Butterflies from Ecuador” pastel & colored pencil on paper, 2021.
Landscape (in person), June 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Thaisa Way and Sahar Coston-Hardy.
“Wilderness Wetlands” colored pencil & pastel on paper, 2021.
Nocturne (in person), January 2022, Art League Gallery. Juried by Becca Stadtlander.
“View from the Porch” acrylic on canvas, 2021.
2021
Open Exhibit (in person), Dec 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Ksenia Orol.
“Dead, yet Living” charcoal, 2021.
H2O Mid-Atlantic (regional show), Virginia Beach Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA. June 2021. Juried by Vanessa Thaxton-Ward. “Confluence” oil on canvas, 2019.
Landscape Exhibit (in person), June 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by John Salminen.
“Pointed Firs” colored pencil, 2021.
Open Exhibit (in person), May 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Audrey Miller.
“Serene Abundance” pastel, 2021.
Open Exhibit (in person), April 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Adriel Luis.
“Jennie’s Sugar Pot” pastel, 2020.
“Line by Line” themed exhibit (online exhibit), March 2021, Art League Gallery. Juried by Jordann Wine.
“Brooding Sky” pastel, 2020. Honorable Mention
2020
Open Exhibit (in person), October 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Raymond Padron.
“Transforming Light” pastel, 2019.
2020 (in person), September 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Duane Slick.
“Hidden in the Layers” pastel, 2019. SOLD from the show.
Landscape Exhibit (online), June 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Eric March.
“Streams Come a Tumblin’” oil, 2018.
Open Exhibit (online), April 2020, Art League Gallery. Juried by Dana Self.
“Tidal Reflections (Journey Home, 17)” oil, 2019. Honorable Mention.
2019
Maryland Pastel Society’s “Shades of Pastel 2019”, Nov 16, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020, Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethsaida, MD. Juried by Aline Ordman. “Hidden in the Layers,” pastel, 2019. Merit Award.
Best of the Region 3, Sept 2019, Creative Brush Gallery, Manassas, VA. Juried by Glenn Howell.
“Laudholm Marsh (Journey Home, 13)” oil, 2017. Honorable Mention.
Open Exhibit, May 2019, Art League Gallery. Juror: Erika Harrsch.
“Dusky Sunset Marsh” pastel, 2018. SOLD Sept 2019 Arches.
Open Exhibit, March 2019, Art League Gallery. Juror: Costa Vavagiakis.
“Robust Pines (Coastal Maine, 13)” acrylic, 2016.
Collectors & Statistics
Kathleen’s work is held privately locally and from Maine to Florida.
Corporate collectors include the Art Bank at the U.S. Dept. of State and the National Institutes of Health.
Ms. Gillmann’s artwork was accepted to over 50 juried shows from 2006 to 2018, with a dozen awards received in that time period.
Her work also receives frequent People’s Choice awards at the Workhouse Arts Center and elsewhere.