Britta Kathmeyer is a visual artist and educator, born in Germany. She writes of her work: “My abstract paintings are an attempt to communicate the mystery, beauty, and essence of nature and its elements. A special focus is on light as a source and symbol for hope and transformation. Meditation is part of my creative process as I sit in silence before I begin new work. Rather than having a specific image or composition in mind, the choice of color and the movement of strokes and marks have an energetic source and are spontaneous.”

Kathmeyer has collaborated on various projects with artists and non-artists alike, including a public art project funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant in 2002. From 1994 to 1997, she was an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts; in 2009, senior lecturer at California College of the Arts; in 2000-2002, an Independent Study Faculty member at JFK University, Berkeley, California; and for many years, a visiting artist at various art institutions in the Bay Area. Kathmeyer has exhibited her work in galleries in both Germany and the U.S. since 1988.

Kathmeyer lives and works in Sonoma County, California.

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