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Kathleen Manton-Jones

 

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Kathleen
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Kat Manton-Jones
 

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Arizona
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TUCSON
 

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Aspen Country
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SW Pyramids, Hiker's View
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What Remains Sustains
Artist Biography Highlights
Kat Manton-Jones is a watercolor artist and creator of personal illustrated journals. She is self-taught and takes an experimental approach to painting and is intrigued with how a subject can be portrayed in a variety of media and styles. She is a Saguaro Fellow in the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild; a member of Women in Watercolor and Tubac Center for the Arts.

She was a 2023 Arquetopia Artist-in-Residence in Urubamba Peru. This Residency focused on process over product and fostered expansion of concept development and creative technique. In addition to painting, she is an avid hiker and backpacker and completed the 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail. She describes her hikes and travels in an illustrated journal dubbed “The Katlas.”
Artist CV Highlights
Artist in Residence, Arquetopia Urubamba, Peru - 2023
Artist in Residence, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas - 2018

First grant recipient for the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona’s Arts Heritage Fund in recognition of Janet Ann Tifft - 2018

Tubac Center of the Arts: Arizona Aqueous XXXVI: “Grand Canyon Pyramids – “Juror’s Award” 2022

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG)
"Aspen Country" - Award of Merit, Lasting Impressions 2023
“Mauve-lous Grand Canyon” – Award of Merit, Color My World 2021
“Sonoran Sarcophagus” – Award of Merit, Fiesta Sonora 2020
“Portico Repose” - Award of Excellence, Experimental Show 2019
“Sweetest Melody” - Award of Excellence, All Members’ Show October, 2018
“Not Your Classic … (Nude)” – Award of Excellence, Experimental Show 2018
“Diminishing Returns” – Honorable Mention, All Members’ Show February, 2018
“Ballet Folklorico” – Honorable Mention, Fiesta Sonora Show 2017
“Estancia San Gregorio” – Award of Excellence, All Members’ Show 2014

Publications
Deep Wild Journal: Writing from the Backcountry
Volume Five, June 2023. "Ce:wi Duag Starry Night, from the Ancestral Lands of the Hohokam" - Cover art
Volume Two, June 2020. “Anasazi Animals” - series of (8) black and white illustrations
Volume One, August 2019. “The Katlas – Tortilla Mountains”

Pima Community College
“Katlas” excerpts – Cababi Art & Literary Magazine 2017-2018 pages 37-39
“Katlas” excerpts – Cababi Art & Literary Magazine 2016-2017 pages 32-34
Artist Statement
I have been painting since 2000. I’ve gained valuable knowledge through workshops, classes, books, videos, experimentation, and practice. I begin planning a painting by drawing a loose sketch enjoying the spontaneity of line. I make a small value sketch and transfer the line drawing to paper or Yupo. Generally, I choose a limited palette of three to five colors. When painting on Yupo, I always start with pouring paint and creating texture. Once that dries, I look for a theme, wipe out sections, pour more paint, and add details. When creating a pen and ink painting, I paint first, erase the pencil lines, and add ink lines at the end to add texture and interest. Experimentation is what makes painting fun and I play with new color combinations, textures, or techniques to keep it fresh and expand my skills. As a result, my art is continually evolving.
Art Media
  • Collage
  • Conté
  • Ink
  • Mixed media
  • Watercolor
  • Wood

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