Katie's Bio
Katie Cassidy was selected the first "Artist of the Month" by the Association of Interior Design Professional (AIDP) at the annual meeting held at Workhouse Arts Center.
http://www.workhousearts.org/events/137/katie-cassidy,-mad-artist!-of-the-month/

Katie Cassidy is a licensed interior designer and professional member of American Society of Interior Design (ASID) and International Institute of Interior Design Association (IIDA).  Katie received her BFA at Kean College, New Jersey, her BA in interior design at the International Institute of Interior Design, Washington DC, and her MSW at The University of Maryland.  She has exhibited work at Circle One Gallery, Washington DC and VanderZee Gallery, Alexandria, VA.  Katie is a member of the VanderZee Gallery Painters and a Studio Member of
Workhouse Artist Association, Lorton VA.

Katie incorporates her trained and instinctual sense of color and the manipulation of color, contrast, texture, line and movement to her paintings to arouse and ignite an emotional response that sets the mood for the interior space.

Katie incorporates her design background in creating artwork that enhances the interior space for corporate, commercial and residential collectors of fine art.
 

Katie's Statement

     Through my abstract land, sky and seascapes I invite the viewer to enter his or her own personal journey.  The viewer is compelled to travel deep within the contemplative suggestions of space, time and movement.  Multiple  layers of paint manipulated throughout the canvas move the viewer deep within and invites the viewer to be where he or she wishes to be.  

     In my Meditative Series the use of multi-colored, consistent and precise strokes spread randomly over the canvas bring the viewer into a meditative state of just being.  The intentional lack of any suggestion of imagery encourages the viewer to move in and out of the void, helping to clear the mind and just pause in the now. 

    In my Chakra Series, the intention is to help facilitate balance.  The seven main chakras are subtle energy channels that run through the body and are represented by certain colors.  Both color and the movement of color  help facilitate balance.    My chakra paintings are either single individual color paintings representing specific areas of energy or as one piece representing a balanced system.