30 Woolman Road
Blackpool
FY1 4AH
Phone: 07788525397
e-mail: kathyrowan18@hotmail.com
website:
kathyrowan18.wixsite.com/artist
Visionary Artist and Workshop Facilitator.
Professional Astrologer and Esoteric Teacher.
About
Kathy is a Visionary Artist who creates atmospheric and ethereal artworks. She is also a Professional Astrologer and an experienced, qualified Teacher of Adults. She has been self-employed, offering a variety of consultations, classes and workshops since 2001. She graduated from Blackpool School of Arts, with a First Class honours degree in Fine Art and Professional Practice, in 2021.
Exhibitions
27th May - 9th June 2023 - 'Ethereal' Solo Exhibition, Poulton Library.
April 2023 - 'Ethereal' Joint Exhibition with Radka Palmer, Solaris Centre, Blackpool.
March 2023 - 'Ethereal' Solo Exhibition, Fleetwood Library.
November - January 2023 - 'Winter Celebration' Collaborative Exhibition, Hive Cafe, Blackpool.
November 12th - 25th - 'Magical Places and Faces' Solo Exhibition, Poulton Library.
June - July 2022 - 'The Divine Feminine' exhibition with Radka Palmer at the Solaris Centre, Blackpool.
January - March 2022 - 'Alumnae' Collaborative Exhibition, Solaris Centre, Blackpool.
November 2021 - 'Apricity' Exhibition, Hive Cafe, Blackpool.
September 2021 - 'A Witch Alone' Solo Exhibition, Solaris Centre, Blackpool.
August 2021 - 'Revoelution' Exhibition, Community Centre Gallery, Blackpool.
July 2021 - 'Libertalia' Exhibition, The Pavilion, Blackpool Winter Gardens.
June 2021 - 'Remote' Virtual Graduation Show, Blackpool School of Arts
January - March 2021 - 'Open' Virtual Exhibition, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool.
December 2020 - 'Winter Light' Exhibition, Hive Cafe, Blackpool.
October - December 2020 'A Discovery of Witches' Joint Exhibition, Hive Cafe, Blackpool.
July 2020 - 'Unlocked' Exhibition, Hive Cafe, Blackpool.
March 2020 - 'Alignment' Solo Exhibition, Transit Gallery, Blackpool.
February 2020 - 'The Magic of Colour' Collaborative Exhibition, Solaris Centre, Blackpool.
February 2020 - 'Open Exhibition' Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool.
January 2019 - 'Open Exhibition' Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool.
Education
September 2018 - June 2021, First Class BA Hons Degree, Fine Art and Professional Practice, Blackpool School of Arts (affiliated with Lancaster University).
September 2006 - November 2007, Reiki Master Healer and Teacher, Usui Reiki.
February 2001– October 2001, Diploma with Distinction, Mayo School of Astrology.
September 1999 - January 2000, Further Education Teachers Certificate 730/7, Blackpool and the Fylde College.
Work Experience
April 2021 - December 2021, Art Tutor, Swarthmore Education Centre, Leeds.
January 2020 - Present, Visionary Artist and Workshop Facilitator, Freelance.
July 2001 - Present, Professional Astrologer and Esoteric Teacher, Self-Employed.
September 2014 - June 2018, Life Model, Blackpool School of Arts.
January 2000 - June 2007, Adult Education Teacher, Blackpool and the Fylde College.
Volunteer Work
December 2021 - Judge for School Children's Art Competition for VIDA Education.
2017 - Present, Treasurer and Webmaster for Northern Lights Astrological Society.
2018 - 2019, Student Union Representative, Blackpool School of Art.
1996 - 2017, Secretary for Northern Lights Astrological Society.
1997 - 2006, Secretary, Pagan Federation North West Region.
1994 - 1997, Local Organiser, Pagan Federation North West Region.
Awards and Publications
2023 - Cover Artist for 'Treasure of Iceland' by Dr Antje Bothin, BeulAithris Publishing.
2022 - 'Fright Nights and Spooky Stories' article, Parnassus, the Magazine of the Arts and Literature Special interest Group, British Mensa Ltd. November 2022.
2022 - Cover Artist for 'Now is the Night' book by Barry McCann, BeulAithris Publishing
2022 - The big local 'Revoelution' Winter Newsletter.
2022 - Witchcraft and Wicca Magazine, Issue 36 - 'Meet the Artist' Interview and Cover picture.
2021 - Nominated for the Creative Lancashire Industry Award.
2021 - The BFC Student Engagement Award (Representative)
2021 - The BFC Social Responsibility Award (Volunteering)
2020 - Mary Elizabeth Barrow Award for Excellence in Art and Design.
2016 - 'Wax and Wane' Parnassus, the Magazine of the Arts and Literature Special interest Group, British Mensa Ltd. No 115, May 2016, Cover, Profile and Feature pages.