katherine rausch

Katherine earned her BFA in Advertising Design at Kendall School in 1982. She worked as an advertiser in Germany for two years. She returned to school in 2009 to Converse College where she completed 33 hours of collective studies in: Studio Art, Art Therapy, Art Ed, Theatre. Since then, she has spent her time working in the Theatre as a stage manager, prop master and scenic painter.

 

 

Katherine has taught middle school art. She is currently giving private lessons and painting commissioned pet portraits and teaching at Chapman Cultural Center. She has painted over 400 portraits of dogs and cats. Other collections include portraits. She believes strongly in women’s rights. She has bodies of work that tell the stories of intersectionality while emphasizing discrimination and racial injustices.

 

Teaching has wound up being one of her, finally found passions. “I find it important to give back”. “Teaching allows us the opportunity to share our gifts and skills with others and in doing so we continue to learn ourselves”.