CV
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Expected graduation 2023
Ed.M. in Learning Design, Innovation and Technology with a concentration in Arts & Learning, GPA 4.0
University of California, Berkeley - 2015
B.A. in Studio Arts, B.A. in English, GPA 3.66
Solo/Duo Exhibitions
2021 - "Binate Unveiling," Bridge Co-Working Art Gallery, Richmond, CA. (Solo)
2019 - “Kathleen Yarnold x Natsu Ogata,” CLOUDS ART + COFFEE, Koenji, Tokyo, Japan. (Duo)
2018 - “Quickies with Friends,” Titans, Otsuka, Tokyo, Japan. (Solo)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 - "Still Movements," Gutman Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2022 - "Bridge Gallery Members Show," Bridge Co-Working Art Gallery, Richmond, CA.
2019 - “Transitions,” ICA Space, Higashi-Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan.
2019 - “Hello, World!” Garage Kagurazaka, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan.
2018 - “Backstage” Garage Kagurazaka, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan.
2017 - “A Love Letter to...,” Design Festa Gallery, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.
2017 - “Moonlight Masquerade,” Aoyama Moon Romantic, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
2016 - “JET Artist Showcase,” Ruby Room, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
2015 - “Art Warriors,” Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, CA.
2014 - “Inhabiting Blurred Divides”, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2014 - “Dia de Los Muertos”, Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley, CA.
2014 - “The Self”, Art School X, UC Berkeley, CA.
2014 - “Trap x Art”, 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA.
2014 - “Bridging the Arts”, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, CA. 2013 - “Kalassal”, Kala Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
Curatorial Projects
2023 - "Still Movements," Gutman Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2019 - “Transitions,” ICA Space, Higashi-Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan.
2018 - “Christmas Art Market,” Design Festa Gallery, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.
2018 - “Backstage,” Garage Kagurazaka, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan.
2017 - “A Love Letter to...,” Design Festa Gallery, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.
2017 - “My Happy Place,” 2nd Half, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
2014 - “Inhabiting Blurred Divides”, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Awards/Grants
2020 - Top 10 Finalist in UX Design Tournament, Adobe x GA Creative Jam
2018 - Clouds Fine Arts Competition 2nd Place Prize, CLOUDS ART + COFFEE
2015 - Lauren Krikorian Award for Creativity and Community, UC Berkeley Art Department
2015 - Award for Excellence in Painting, UC Berkeley Art Department
2015 - Award for Excellence in Art Education, UC Berkeley Art Department
2014 - Young Curatorial Grant, Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art
Teaching Experience
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, September 2019 - Present
Fine Arts Coordinator - San Francisco, CA
JET Programme, August 2015 - August 2019
English Instructor - Tokyo, Japan
Welcome Tokyo, April 2015 - May 2016
Painting Workshop Lecturer and Organizer - Tokyo, Japan
Camp Galileo, Summer 2015
Lead Art Instructor - Tiburon, CA
Bridging the Arts ,Spring 2013 – Spring 2015
Art Instructor for 4th/5th grade and special education
Program Coordination Assistant
- Coronado Elementary School Richmond, CA
- Helms Middle School San Pablo, CA
- Hoover Elementary School Oakland, CA
Cal C.R.E.A.T.E., Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
Art Instructor for kindergarten and 6th/7th grade
- Le Conte Elementary School Berkeley, CA
- Willard Middle School Berkeley, CA
About
Biography
Kathleen E. Yarnold is an artist from the East Bay who studied studio art with a focus on art education at UC Berkeley. She is a figurative and portrait artist who often paints images of her friends, family, and loved ones. Each portrait she creates endeavors to portray the unique complexities and intersecting identities of the individual depicted.
Artist Statement
My representational portraits and figure paintings explore questions of belonging, intersectional identity and visibility. In slightly surreal oil paintings characterized by vivid, true-to-life colors and motifs of liminal spaces, I mimic the photographic technique of double exposure. The human figure is superimposed against images of nature and exposed wood grain. This reflects how different aspects of one’s identity overlap and intertwine in a way that often leaves us feeling exposed. The subjects of my paintings, varied in age, race and gender, are all individuals who experience hyper-visibility. Constantly subject to the gaze of others due to an aspect of their identity, they are set apart from those around them. In my paintings, the subject often subverts this gaze by staring at the viewer, imploring observers to meet their stare and see them as they truly are.
Each painting is the result of a multi-step process. After a spontaneous moment of connection with my subject, I attempt to portray what I saw in them. I begin by interviewing the individual and taking reference photos of them in their work or living spaces. Once I’ve gathered visual and background information, I spend time sketching while considering which natural elements I will feature in their portrait. In some cases, I incorporate locations that are important to the subject. Other times, I choose imagined landscapes that are reflective of the inner world of the individual. Once I’ve compiled background material, photographs, notes and preliminary sketches, I finally begin the weeks long process of painting a very detailed and realistic portrait of my subject. I aim to express not only their outward appearance but also their personal narrative, joys and challenges.
Contact
Open for commissions, workshops, and events.
© 2016