W
orking out of her Gilroy home-studio in relative
obscurity, rarely showing her pen and ink
drawings to anyone but family and friends,
a tweeted image of one of Katherine Filice’s
works took off on the internet and reached London. The rest,
one might say, is history.
Katherine Filice has been selected by Artrooms to exhibit
her artwork at its prestigious International Contemporary Art
Fair for Independent Artists, to be held January 2018, at the
Meliá House in central London. Filice was one of only seventy
artists selected for this honor from over 1100 applicants from
around the world, and she will be one of only four representing
the United States.
“I was in complete shock,” Filice shared. “I am incredibly
humbled to have been selected for this honor. I am so grateful
to Artrooms for providing this unique opportunity to exhibit
my work on the international stage. I could not be more
excited!”
Artrooms is an innovative concept that offers independent
artists a platform to meet international collectors and gallery
directors. The Artrooms selection committee includes esteemed
international curators, art critics, museum directors, and
art historians.
Born in Yuma, Arizona, she moved to the Bay Area as a
child and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in
Palo Alto. She took art courses at Evergreen and Gavilan
Community Colleges and later received a B.A. in Organization-
al Leadership from the University of San Francisco in 2012.
Since a young age Filice desired to be an artist, but along
the way the necessities of life took time away from this pursuit.
It was when she was working at Apple as a training designer in
the late ‘80s that she realized commercial art might allow her
to utilize her creative passions to make a living.
In 1991, Filice started Articulate Solutions, a creative
services fi rm in downtown Gilroy. As the CEO and Executive
Creative Director, she has received over eighty national and
international awards with her team as well as awards for her
own designs, painting, writing, and photography.
Viewing her works, one can see the infl uence of her favorite
artist, Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali, who Filice praises as
“very freeing and willing to expose himself wildly, fearlessly
and honestly.” According to her
publicist, Filice’s works explore
human relationships through
provocative symbolism and intricate
ink lines. Her precise Escher-like
application distinctively has no
overlapping lines or cross-
hatching for shading. The
subjects have a mythical
aura, with mixed metaphors
creating a thematic depth
that is sure to spark the
viewer’s imagination.
“I am absolutely intrigued
by forms and anatomy in that
they express the
relationships we
have with each
other and the
form that we
have been given
by divinity,”
Filice said.
To experience
the unique and
intriguing art of
Katherine Filice
is to take a fl ight of
fancy that viewers
won’t soon forget.
To see the full
portfolio of Katherine
Filice’s work, including the
drawings which will be on
exhibit in London, go to
katfi lice.com. For additional
information about Art-
rooms and the International
Contemporary Art Fair for
Independent Artists, go to
art-rooms.org.
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