Katherine McGuire l Biography
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Born in Chicago and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, Katherine graduated from the University of New Mexico, with a BA in Fine Art in 1983. While in college she worked part-time as a graphic artist for the University of New Mexico Publications Office. After graduation she worked full-time as a graphic designer, while at the same time continuing to paint and draw in the evenings and on the weekends.
In 1991, she took art studio classes at the University of California at Santa Barbara, while considering an advanced degree in art. At UCSB, Katherine was impressed with the paintings of one of the speakers for a colloquium class. The artist was Hiroko Yoshimoto, who painted large abstract paintings and taught at Ventura College. Katherine signed up for a watercolor class from Hiroko, not because she wanted to paint in watercolor, but because she wanted to take a class from Hiroko. After that class Katherine was hooked and has painted in watercolors ever since. She is now also painting plein air in oils in and around the Bay Area.
After living in Southern California for twenty years, in 2005 Katherine relocated to Menlo Park where she lives with her husband, a scientist who works at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.