Artist Statement
I have developed my skills as a photographer by working with many professional photographers and practicing my art across the Canadian landscape. After attending a workshop with André Gallant recently I have seen a dramatic change in the focus of my work. There is a move toward more daring compositions, more artistic presentations of my photography.
I have always been partial to macro photography, discovering the intricacies of the natural world in the smallest details. No one creates jewels like Mother Nature. The images in this exhibit endeavor to capture the wondrous jewels created by Mother Nature in the natural medium of water.
Biography
Originally from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Kathy Thornhill has lived in several provinces and territories in Canada. While her travels have givenher a unique eye for the beauty and variety of our homeland, she has recently returned to her home province.
Kathy’s work has been published in the News/North newspaper of Northwest Territories and the Calgary Sun. She has published two day planners and two calendars featuring the elders of the North, and another day planner featuring the wildflowers of Nunavut has been distributed internationally.
Her work has been exhibited in Nunatta Sunaqutangit Museum and the Legislature in Iqaluit, and in the Public Library in Fredericton. Her northern images Along the Shores of Nunavut were on exhibit at Gallery Opaque in March 2009, and in a group show with the Photo Fredericton club her work was displayed at the Fredericton Playhouse. During the summer of 2012, her Backroads of New Brunswick images were on exhibit at the John Fisher Memorial Museum in Kingston, NB.