About the Artist
KATIE DOBSON CUNDIFF acquired an early appreciation for the fine arts, drawing, and painting, under the tutelage of artist parents. Early works resulted in scholarships from National Scholastics Magazine and the Croation Fraternal Union, earning a B.A. in Fine Arts and Painting from Ringling College of Art and Design. A love of the out of doors combined with painting has produced numerous awards and recognition in plein air events. Her work also includes still life, figurative, and wildlife, and has been featured on apparel and print for Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Unlimited, The Billfish Foundation, Sarari Clubs International, and Gulf Coast Conservation Association.
A member of Oil Painters of America, American Women artists, American Impressionist Society, Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (PAP-SE), and a signature member of Plein Air Florida, Her work has been featured in American Art Collector and American Artists Magazine, and at the Museum of Florida Art and Culture in Sebring, Florida. Juried exhibits include those of Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, and American Impressionists. She is currently represented by Coconut Grove Gallery of Fine Art, Coconut Grove, FL, and Dovetail Antiques in Cashiers, NC, and Mountainsong Galleries in Carmel by the Sea, CA. Ms. Cundiff currently teachs figure drawing at Ringling College of Art and Design and gives monthly plein air workshops in oils in Sarasota, Florida.
Ms. Cundiff illustrated Money for the Cause: The Event Fundraising Handbook, soon to be released by Texas A&M University Press.
Please visit Ms. Cundiff’s website at http://www.dobsonart.com/