Kathy P. Thompson

The Story

Kathy Thompson was born in El Dorado, AR and graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA after attending college in Fayetteville and Little Rock, AR. In 1976 she and her son returned to Fayetteville and from that year to present she has worked as a visual artist.

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Awards

Honors & Awards

2018

Delta, 60th Anniversary
Arkansas Arts Center, LR

2006

Artist in Residence
Lamar Advertising

1991

Absolut Vodka
AR Runner-Up Artist

1985

National Endowment for Arts
UofA Children’s Library

1999

Printmaking Scholarship
Penland School of the Arts

1989

Artist in Residence
Arkansas Arts Council

1989

Painting Fellowship
Arkansas Arts Council

1987

National Endowment for Arts
Arkansas Arts Council

Experience

Professional Experience

2021-Present

Curator, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR

2014-18

Arts Advisory Board, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

2002-2004

Fayetteville Arts Council, Fayetteville, AR

2002-2003

Jefferson School Arts Center Foundation Board, Fayetteville, AR

1998-2001

Founder & President, Washington / Willow Neighborhood Association, Fayetteville, AR

1986-Present

Studio Classes and Private Instruction, Fayetteville, AR

1975-Present

Interior Design / Installation Services – Color Consultation, Paintings, Ceramic Platters, Tile and Fabric Design

2006

Interior Designer, Bordino’s Restaurant, Fayetteville, AR

2006

Teaching Workshop, “Mixed Media”, Eureka Springs School of the Arts, Eureka, AR

1996-2000

Designer, Arsaga’s Coffee House, three locations, Fayetteville, AR

1995

Designer, Bordino’s Restaurant, Fayetteville, AR

1994

Costume/Set Designer, “Unheard Voices”, Nash/Voight Dance Company, St. Louis, MO

1992

Kuman Academy for Japanese Students, Leysin, Switzerland

1992

Sabbatical, Florence, Italy

1990-1991

Member of “Do You Hear What I See?” Performing Arts Group, ArtsLive, Fayetteville, AR

1989-1990

Autumnfest, “Kid’s Art”, Coordinator/Teacher, Fayetteville, AR

1986-1988

Consultant, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR

1984-1987

Co-Owner/Designer, IRO Designs, Fayetteville, AR

1975-1981

Calabash Pottery Collective, founder, Fayetteville, AR

Installations

Work Installations

2011

Walton Arts Center 20 Year Celebration Commission, Fayetteville, AR

2006

Bordino’s Restaurant, Fayetteville, AR

2000-2004

Arsaga’s Coffee Shop, three locations, Fayetteville, AR

2003

“Visual Stories” Installation – Blair Library, Fayetteville, AR

2002

“Arkansas Color” tile wall installation – Washington Regional Center, Fayetteville, AR

1991

“Lost Roads Project: A Walk In Book of Arkansas” – Berg Collection, New York Public Library, New York, NY

1986

Arkansas Union Window Performance Installation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Exhibitions

Featured Work

2018

Delta 60th Anniversary Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

2006

Kathy P. Thompson: Recent Work, ddp Gallery, Fayetteville, AR

2006

Celebrating Excellence: Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship Program 1986-2006, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

1998-2001

Crazy Bones Gallery, Eureka Springs, AR

1998

Arkansas Women Artists, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR

1995

9th Annual Hendrix International Exhibition: 7 Artists, Hendrix College, Conway, AR

1994

Arkansas Women Artists, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

1993

Kristin Johnson Gallery, Washington, D.C.

1993

Arkansas Women in the Arts, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

1991

Platters, The Firehouse Art Center, Norman, OK

1991

Group Exhibition, Square One Gallery, Little Rock, AR

1987

Recent Works, Heights Gallery, Little Rock, AR

1991

Platters, Seibu Art Vivant, Tokyo, Japan

1991

Decorative Art Museum, Little Rock, AR

1990

Group Exhibition, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

1987

Recent Works, Heights Gallery, Little Rock, AR

1983

The Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

1983

Prints, Drawings & Crafts Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

1983

Recent Works, Heights Gallery, Little Rock, AR

1980

Mississippi Corridor Show, Recognition Award, Jackson, MS