Kate Ramos

Professional  Artist

I have been painting my whole life, and have been expressing myself visually to others for years. It is how I speak to the world. Over a decade ago inspiration struck and I started to create textures in my paintings for people to touch. My hope is others will enjoy the different textures on their fingertips or to imagine the scale of a tree, a mountain or the perspective in our environment. So I felt the blind might directly benefit from my work and I have shared many of my paintings with patrons of the CNIB.

About Me

 

It’s been a long road gaining experience and experimenting with acrylic paints. I have created many different textures and developed many techniques and tools to achieve a visual and textural experience for everyone to try. Every time I am in my studio new ideas and textures are born. The look on peoples faces as they try touching one of my paintings gives me such joy and happiness, it is such an honour to be apart of it all.

Artist Bio

Kate Ramos studied commercial art at George Brown College. Her professional experience roles include Graphic Design Director, Gallery Assistant and Owner of an art framing and giclee printing facility and also
the Owner of the Edge Gallery. She has been represented by Loft Gallery, Thornbury and at Art Appreciation Gallery, Barrie. Her work is currently being shown at The Barrie Country Club and Art & Home Studio Orillia.

Kate Ramos is part of the Toronto City Hall public collection, The Simcoe County Museum public collection, The CNIB  Barrie, The CNIB social hub Yonge St. Toronto,
The CNIB Sudbury and The CNIB Lake Joseph.

Things I like to do!

COMMISSIONED PAINTINGS

I do accept commissions.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Need a special logo or photo
to work with your business.
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WEB DESIGN

I am fully proficient in HTML, PHP
and WordPress. If you need work done with any of theses website languages I’m your girl.
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Experience

Gallery Owner
2011 to 2018

Owned and operated The Edge Gallery
in Barrie Ontario.

Barrie Spring Art Tour
 2008 to 2019

Website and brochure creation.

Bayside artists
2008 to  2019

Maintaining and the creation of website.

Square Foot Show
 2011 to 2017

Organizing over 200 square foots paintings to show in The Edge Gallery.

Book illustration
2014 to 2015

Illustrated two children’s books for Jessi Fournier. “Findlay No!” and “Gloomyville”

lots of art show
 2012 to  2015

Organized an outdoor show alongside
Rythmfest and Promenade in Barrie.

Artwork sold
 1990 to 2019

To date I have sold over 300 of my own paintings.

Gallery Assistant
2008 to 2011

Provided assistance to The Loft Gallery, Thornbury.

Frame shop owner
 2002 to  2012

Owned KatesGallery – Art, Framing, Giclee Printing, Angus.

Mural
2009

Created a 100 foot by 7 foot outdoor mural at The Earth and Sky Connection, Barrie.

Mural
2017

Created an indoor 30 foot by 40 foot mural for the CNIB Social Hub on Yonge st. Toronto.

Graphic Design Director
 2007 to  2019

Graphic Design Director for MWTnetworks

Director BIA
2013 to 2015

Director for the Business Improvement Association in Barrie.

Awards

CNIB
2018

Recieved a CNIB Century of Change Award.

Barrie spring art tour
2011

First place for banner..

Barrie spring art tour
2010

Second place for banner..

Village Blue Mountain
2004

Artist Walk “People’s Choice Award”
(Prize- HP 5meg. Camera prize) for “Pride” painting.

Barrie Molson Christmas show
2004

1st. place “Best in Show”
for “Regal” painting.

Mill Pond Gallery
2003

“Emerging Artist Show” – 3rd. place
for “Froggy” painting.

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