Kathleen B. Hudson emphasizes dynamic light and atmosphere in her paintings. She is a Signature Member of Plein Air Painters of America and the second youngest artist ever to be elected a Fellow in the American Society of Marine Artists. In 2017, Hudson received the Grand Prize in the 6th Annual PleinAir Salon for her painting Bright Morning, Timberline Falls, which was featured on the July 2017 cover of PleinAir Magazine. The same month Southwest Art named her an “Artist to Watch.”
Hudson moved from her native Kentucky to Boston in the fall of 2005 to begin an undergraduate degree at Harvard University. During her years in Boston, Hudson came to love the beautiful New England landscape as she painted, studied mountain travel narratives, and led backpacking trips for fellow students. After graduating, she was selected to join Boston’s Copley Society of Art, the oldest non-profit art association in America.
Last year Hudson moved with her family to Colorado Springs, CO. When she’s not outside painting from life, you can find her in the studio creating larger scale landscapes.
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Signature Member, Plein Air Painters of America
Fellow, American Society of Marine Artists
Ambassador, Michael Harding Oil Paints
Artist Member, California Art Club
Signature Member, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society
PUBLICATIONS
PleinAir Magazine, June/July 2017. Cover: Bright Morning, Timberline Falls
PleinAir Magazine, June/July 2018. Feature Article: “Presence of Place,” by John Parks.
Southwest Art. Feature Article, July 2017: “Otherworldly beauty.”
Keeneland Magazine, June 2018. Cover: Early Morning in the Bluegrass
Lexington Herald-Leader. “Lexington painter creates award-winning work the hard way.” (July 28, 2017)
AWARDS
Grand Prize, 6th Annual PleinAir Salon (2017)
Artists’ Choice, Laguna Plein Air Painters’ Invitational (2020, 2021)
Grand Prize (Elta Joyce Murphey Award), Plein Air Texas (2018)
Greg LaRock Legacy Award, Laguna Plein Air Painters’ Invitational (2021)
Best in Show, Timeless Legacy Exhibition at the Hockaday Museum (2020)
Artists’ Choice, Timeless Legacy Exhibition at the Hockaday Museum (2019)
Artists’ Choice, Forgotten Coast en Plein Air (2018)
Faculty Member, PleinAir Convention & Expo (2018, 2019, 2022)
Faculty Member, Plein Air South (2018, 2019)
Plein Air Magazine Award, Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational (2019)
3rd Place, Lighthouse Plein Air Festival (2018)
3rd Place, Plein Air Rockies (2016)
Best of Show, Augusta Plein Air Festival (2014)
Best Marine, Cape Ann Plein Air (2018)
2nd Place, Wet Paint Competition at the OPA National Exhibition (2017)
Wilderness Conservation Award, Cape Ann Plein Air Festival (2017)
Best Waterscape, Solomons Plein Air Festival (2017)
