BIOGRAPHY Kathryn Réfi was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art with her B.F.A. and earned her M.F.A. from the University of Georgia. She has had solo exhibitions at Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA; the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN; Elijah Wheat Showroom, Brooklyn, NY; and Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA. Select group shows include Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA; the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL; Mixed Greens, Manhattan, NY; the Gibbes Museum, Charleston, SC; and Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA; among many others. Her work has been reviewed in numerous publications including Art in America and Art Papers. She currently resides in Athens, GA. STATEMENT“The process of creating this work is a delicate balance between chance and control. Working outdoors, I am immersed in nature’s elements: the wind blows, leaves fall, rain begins, insects crawl across the fabric, and the sun sets, marking the passage of time as the seasons shift. Using standard spray paint cans, the nozzles clog, blobs of paint spurt out, and cans run empty mid-application. With these uncontrollable factors, I strive to craft surfaces that are both alluring and nuanced—containing the very imprint of the earth juxtaposed with voids of emptiness. These surfaces create illusions of depth and flatness which are inverted upon closer inspection. In this process, I engage with the tension between what we know and what we don’t, between what appears on the surface and what lies beneath.”