Meet artist Britta Kathmeyer in studio.

Britta Kathmeyer, born in Germany, 1963, is a visual artist residing in Sonoma County. She received a Diploma in Textile Design from the College of Art and Design, Hannover, Germany, in 1988, and continued her studies on a Fulbright scholarship in the US graduating with an MFA with High Distinction from the California College of the Arts, Oakland, in 1991. She later immersed herself in studies of Eastern and Western bodywork and yoga, both of which had a profound influence on her art making process.

Britta has exhibited her work in galleries in both Germany and the U.S. She has collaborated on various projects with artists and non-artists alike, including a public art project funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant in 2002. From 1994 to 1997 she was an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts. She was a senior lecturer at CCA and a member of the Independent Study Faculty at JFK University and has been a visiting artist giving lectures and presentations at the San Francisco Art Institute, CCA, JFK University, and the Headlands Center for the Arts.

Learn more about Britta.
https://www.brittakathmeyer.com

Education

• 1991 M.F.A., California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
• 1988 Diploma in Textile Design, College of Art and Design, Hannover, Germany

Awards and Honors

• 2002 San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant
• 1995-97 Affiliate Artist, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito
• 1988 Fulbright Grant
• 1989 Travel Grant, Institute of International Education, San Francisco
• 1989 Art In Crisis- A Personal Response, Prize, CCAC Oakland
• 1988 Special Mention, International Fashion and Textile Design Competition, Stuttgart, Germany
• 1987 Third Prize, National Tapestry Competition of the City of Helmstedt, Germany