Biography

Kathryn Hansen’s drawings are focused on her passion and devotion to animals and nature. In addition to her art training at the University of Stevens Point in Wisconsin, earning a BFA in Studio Arts, she went on to study illustration at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and later on fine art at the Associates of Arts in Sherman Oaks, California while also studying painting under Margo Lennartz in La Crescenta, California.

Kathryn is a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists and the Colored Pencil Society of America.

Her approach to capturing the character and essence of animals has garnered her major awards, extensive coverage in magazine articles, books and podcasts, and have been featured in national ad campaigns for Dick Blick.

Publications
Artist Magazine May/June issue 2026- article
CP Treasures, Volume 10 2025
Urban Artist Magazine Oct-Dec 2025 issue
Urban Artists Magazine-issue #8 2025
CP Treasures, Volume 8 2022
Colored Pencil Magazine, Featured Artist March 2022 issue

Affiliations
Society of Animal Artists, signature member
Colored Pencil Society of America, signature member
Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 214
Pasadena Society of Artists

Curriculum Vitae
2026 Mountain Oyster Club’s 57th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson Arizona
2026 27th Annual COLOR Magazine Member Show, received second place in professional category
2026 Society of Animal Artists 66th Annual Art and Animal Exhibition at The Elliott Museum Stuart, FL
2026 Pasadena Society of Artists 101st Annual Juried Exhibition
2026 Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 214 Los Angeles, Pencil Paintings Exhibition, received Honorable Mention
2025 Ann Kullbergs Color Magazine-26th Annual Members Show, First place
2025 Mountain Oyster Club’s 56th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson Arizona
2025 Wild Heart Gallery, Masters of Wildlife Art, International Juried Art Exhibition, Overall Runner Up
2025 Strokes of Genius 17: The best of Drawing Competition. Received Third Place
2025 Wild Heart Gallery, Masters of Domestic Animal Art Competition, Overall Runner Up
2025 Colored Pencil Society of America 33nd Annual International Exhibition, Mansion at Strathmore Gallery Bethesda Maryland, received the Legion Paper Award for Outstanding Achievement
2025 Society of Animal Artists 65th Annual Art and Animal Exhibition at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID
2025 Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 214 Los Angeles, Pencil Paintings Exhibition, Received Second Place
2025 Pasadena Society of Artists Centennial Exhibition, Spring show at the Pasadena Museum of History
2025 Art Renewal Center Center, 17th International Salon Competition, Second Place in the Animal category
2025 Wild Heart Gallery, Coachella Valley, CA. Received Overall Runner Up and Honorable Mention
2024 Art Renewal Center, 17th International Salon Competition, Finalist
2024 Bold Brush Competition, received Third Place
2024 Mountain Oyster Club’s 55th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson Arizona
2024 Strokes of Genius 16: The best of Drawing Competition. Received Honorable Mention
2024 Color Magazine 25th Annual Members online show. Received Honorable Mention
2024 Summer Salon juried Exhibition Whites Fine Art Gallery, Montrose CA
2024 Society of Animal Artists 64th Annual Art and Animal Exhibition at the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City, IA
2024 Colored Pencil Society of America 32nd Annual International Exhibition Brea, California
2024 Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 225 Boise ID, Connecting the Lines, Received Honorable Mention
2024 Society of Animal Artists’ Wildlife Wonders show at The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2024 Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 214 Los Angeles, Pencil Paintings Exhibition, Received Second Place
2023 Mountain Oyster Club’s 54th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson Arizona
2023 Colored Pencil Society of America 31st Annual International Exhibition Cincinnati Ohio, Received Best of Show and CIPPY Award
2023 Strokes of Genius 15 Drawing Competition. Received Second Place
2023 Society of Animal Artists 63rd Annual Art and Animal Exhibition at the Stifel Fine Art Center Wheeling West Virginia

2022 Artists Magazine 39th Annual Art Competition. First Place in the Wildlife/Animal category
2022 David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition, Shortlisted
2022 Trekell Pet Portrait Competition, online show. Received Third Place in Drawing/Dry Medium Category
2022 Artists Network First Annual Best of Show | Pets Art Competition. Received First Place in TOP CAT category
2022 Angeles Crest Art Guilds Juried Art Exhibition; California Colors. Received Honorary Mention
2022 Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 214 Los Angeles, Pencil Paintings Exhibition, Received Third Place