Kathleen Bolin

A chance encounter with a painting class in the 90’s taught by the late John Peisley brought Kathleen Bolin back to painting after a hiatus raising her three sons. Since then, it has become her enduring passion. Armed with a BS in Art Education and experience teaching both elementary and high school art, Kathleen’s true education came when she took up oil painting. Until that point, she characterized herself as a ‘Jack of all trades, master of none.’

Kathleen is a signature member of the Rochester Art Club and is affiliated with the Greater Rochester Plein Air Painters. She has won multiple Best of Show Awards, participated in the Rochester | Finger Lakes Exhibition at the MAG, has showcased her work in solo shows and participated in invitational group shows over her career.

Kathleen’s work can best be described as impressionistic, painted ‘alla prima’ from life. She strives to create works of subtlety and honesty by getting to know her subject, whether person or place, on an emotional level, eliciting in the viewer an emotional response. There is a loose quality, which in turn helps define a mood.