ROCHESTER - Now through the end of November, The Franklin Gallery, located inside 33 N. Main Street in Rochester, presents “Outsider Artist,” an offering of abstract images by New Hampshire artist Kathleen Kingston.
Kingston has a decidedly unique style and technique that presents abstract and recognizable images through vibrant colors and shapes. She considers herself an ‘Outsider Artist’ as she is completely self-taught.
She began her artistic journey while in elementary school when she submitted one of her pieces in the school’s art competition. She won a Best-in-Category award for her extremely accurate and detailed hand drawing of the full United States; she was 10 years old.
After marriage and raising her two sons, Kingston returned to art in 2006, when she was moved to release onto paper the brilliantly colored, vibrantly moving and sometimes hypnotizing images that come through her. Her work was exhibited at the Narragansett Art Festival in 2008, and sold at several boutiques in North Kingston, R.I.
After moving to New Hampshire in 2020, she began to further explore her unique medium of ink on paper with more vivid expressions of shapes and color combinations. Recently, Kathleen’s work has been on display at the Tuftonboro, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro libraries. She is also currently creating a series of characters to illustrate a children’s book she is writing.
The exhibit is available for viewing during regular business hours: Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For information about this exhibit, contact (603) 812-1488 or riverstonescustomframing@gmail.com.
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