Kate Huntington — Artist’s Biography
Studio: Bristol, RI
Kate Huntington grew up in Providence, RI, and began painting and drawing in her very early years.
In high school, she met an Italian artist named Antonio Dattorro. Though quite an eccentric, he was an outstanding teacher and he gave Ms. Huntington an understanding of the human form that was unequal to any formal education. Huntington became his protégé for quite a number of years receiving an invaluable education in the process.
She received a scholarship to RISD in 1974 and has worked as a representational painter based in the Providence, RI metropolitan area continuously since 1976. Her work is now shown in and about New England in galleries and museums and featured in several distinguished books. Her paintings and drawings are found in numerous national and international private and corporate collections.
In 2007, about a dozen of Kate’s paintings were featured in various scenes on the award-winning Showtime TV drama “Brotherhood”. Her work can also be spotted in various films including “The Maiden Heist”, “The Lightkeepers”, and Richard Gere’s “Hachi, a Dog’s Tale”.
She is a former member of The Copley Society in Boston (2007-2016) and The Art League of RI (2000-2012).
Ms. Huntington works out of her Bristol, RI studio. Though she works on a variety of subjects, her real passion lies in the human figure. In 1992, after seeing a need for affordable open-life drawing sessions in RI, she opened up her studio to members of the local artist community for the study of the portrait and figurative work. Hundreds of students partook in the classes for 28 years until the 2020 pandemic caused it to end.
Today, she is a respected life-drawing teacher at the historic Providence Art Club.
Kate Huntington grew up in Providence, RI, and began painting and drawing in her very early years.
In high school, she met an Italian artist named Antonio Dattorro. Though quite an eccentric, he was an outstanding teacher and he gave Ms. Huntington an understanding of the human form that was unequal to any formal education. Huntington became his protégé for quite a number of years receiving an invaluable education in the process.
She received a scholarship to RISD in 1974 and has worked as a representational painter based in the Providence, RI metropolitan area continuously since 1976. Her work is now shown in and about New England in galleries and museums and featured in several distinguished books. Her paintings and drawings are found in numerous national and international private and corporate collections.
In 2007, about a dozen of Kate’s paintings were featured in various scenes on the award-winning Showtime TV drama “Brotherhood”. Her work can also be spotted in various films including “The Maiden Heist”, “The Lightkeepers”, and Richard Gere’s “Hachi, a Dog’s Tale”.
She is a former member of The Copley Society in Boston (2007-2016) and The Art League of RI (2000-2012).
Ms. Huntington works out of her Bristol, RI studio. Though she works on a variety of subjects, her real passion lies in the human figure. In 1992, after seeing a need for affordable open-life drawing sessions in RI, she opened up her studio to members of the local artist community for the study of the portrait and figurative work. Hundreds of students partook in the classes for 28 years until the 2020 pandemic caused it to end.
Today, she is a respected life-drawing teacher at the historic Providence Art Club.
Education
1974-1976
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Private Instruction, Antonio Dattorro
Private Instruction, Eugene Tonoff
Awards
2012
Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center residency
2011
Copley Artist status. Copley Society, Boston, MA
Professional Experience
2018-present
Instructor, Handicraft Club, Providence
2015-present
Instructor: Providence Art Club
2015
Juror: Winter’s Eve. Open art exhibition. East Greenwich Library
2000
Juror: Open Portrait Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
2000-01
Juror: Rhode Island Scholastic Awards, Providence, RI
1999-2005
Director: RISD Alumni Sketch Classes, Providence, RI
1992-2020
Founder / Director: Kate’s Studios, Open portrait and life drawing classes, Rumford-Prov, RI
Publication & Media Representation
2011
“Body of Proof” pilot – ABC TV
2010
“The Light Keepers” – New Films Cinema
2009
“Hachi, A Dog’s Tale” – Inferno Distribution
“The Maiden Heist” – Yari Film Group
2007
“Brotherhood” Season 2 – Showtime
Scenes of Rhode Island, 2007 State calendar
2005
American Art Collector, Volume 1, Book 3 – Alcove Books
AIDS Care Ocean State – Artist Calendar
1999
New England Coast: A Photographic Tour, (Carol Highsmith and Ted Landphair, Authors) – Random House
Solo & Selected Shows
2019
Hamilton House
2017
Influences…the 25th Anniversary of the Workshops of Kate Huntington. The Dryden Gallery, Providence, RI
2014, 2015
Summertime. 4 Painters. Louisa Gould Gallery. Vineyard Haven, MA.
2014
Coyne, Huntington, Millikin. URI Graduate School of Oceanography. Narragansett, RI
2013
Summershow. Van Vessem Gallery. Tiverton, RI
Transcendence. Louisa Gould Gallery. Vineyard Haven, MA
FAWC Fellows. Copley Society. Boston, MA
City and Sand. Kate Huntington-Mark Freedman. Dryden Gallery. Providence, RI
2011
Vineyard Reflections. Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
2010
Public Access, Huntington and Park. Charlestown Gallery, RI
2008
Smith, Blalock, Huntington. Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
2007
Conner, Gould, Huntington. Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
Spring Opening (2-person). The Charlestown Gallery. Charlestown, RI
Four Artists. Leadership RI Gallery. Providence, RI
Invitational Figurative Work. Pawtucket Arts Collaborative. Pawtucket, RI
2005
Four Painters. Boulevard Gallery. Newport, RI
2004
BankRI Gallery, Turks Head Building, Providence, RI
BankRI Gallery, Wayland Square, Providence, RI
Land and Sea. J.H. Rowbottom Fine Art, Cumberland, RI
1999
Rhode Island Landscapes. J.H.Rowbottom Fine Art, Cumberland, RI
1994
Providence Planning and Development, Providence, RI
1986
Dattorro-Weiss Gallery, Providence, RI
Juried Shows
2015
Structures and Remnants. Cape Cod Museum of Art. Dennis, MA
2014
Providence Art Club Nationwide All Media Open Juried. Providence, RI
Winter Visions. Copley Society. Boston, MA
2012
Distant Shores. Copley Society. Boston, MA
2011
Spring Bull Gallery 1st Annual Juried Exhibition, Newport, RI
White Lights. Copley Society. Boston, MA
2010
Open Painting, Providence Art Club
2008
Quench, Copley Society. Boston, MA
2007
Emerald. Copley Society, Boston, MA
2006
Open Painting. Providence Art Club, Prov. RI
Scenes of Rhode Island. The Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI
2004
“10 Members 10 Visions 10 Years” Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA
1999, 2001-04
Open Painting, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
1998
Fidelity Investments, “A Celebration of RI Arts and Artists”
Portrait / Figure, Providence Art Club, (Honorable Mention) Providence, RI
1997-1998
International Maritime Art Exhibition, Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT
1997
Interiors, Providence Art Club, (Honorable Mention) Providence, RI
Figures, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
1996
Black and White, Providence Art Club, Prov, RI
1996, 1995, 1990
Open Painting Show, Providence Art Club, Prov, RI
1992
The Artist Magazine 1992 Art Competition, (Portrait Finalist)
1981
Rhode Island Artist 1, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
