BIOGRAPHY Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kathy comes from a family of artists and hence was surrounded by art from an early age. Self taught, Kathy is inspired by almost everything around her, but is especially drawn to the magic and power of the ocean, so in 1986 she moved to Marin County to live near the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.  Here, she painted seascapes and became a passionate kayaker, often taking a camera out onto the bay to capture scenes for her studio work. Kathy greatly admires her contemporary artists here in the Bay Area, but she is influenced by her favorite artists such as: Robert Bateman, and the three generations of the Wyeth family:  N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, and Jamie Wyeth.

Kathy has a background in illustration and studied graphic design at Platt College in San Francisco. She has been commissioned to illustrate and paint family homesteads, pets, seascapes and Marin landmarks. Her most recent work is an oil painting of the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, appropriately called North Tower. She is currently exhibiting her one-woman art show, “The Art of Kathy Gray”, at the Tiburon Town Hall under the auspices of the Tiburon Heritage & Art Commission through June and July 2010.