Katie Ré Scheidt

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Katie Ré Scheidt is an abstract expressionist artist living in Roxbury, Connecticut. Her sophisticated use of color and uninhibited brushwork contribute to Scheidt’s lyrical and uplifting body of work. Before life as an artist, Scheidt worked on Wall Street for 12 years, and in 2010 moved to Litchfield County with her husband where they raise their two children. Scheidt paints in her studio, “The Fauve Barn,” and has developed a strong commission business over the past six years, focusing on custom abstracts as well as portraiture and nudes. Her work can be found in private collections throughout the world.

EDUCATION

2011-2017 Washington Art Association (various classes and workshops), Washington, CT 2014 Florence Academy of Art, Italy
2002-2006 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1997 Georgetown University Bachelor of Arts Psychology/Fine Art
1995 Studio Cecil Graves, Florence, Italy

CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2023 —Solo Show- Liza Pruitt Collection, Vibrant Imperfections: A Collection of Joyful Abstract Botanicals, Richmond, VA, Feb 21- May 15
 2021 — Brookfield Library Art Gallery, Portraits of Joy- A Virtual Solo Show, Brookfield, CT, June 1 – June 30 2021 — Minor Memorial Library, Visions of the Roxbury Landtrust, Roxbury, CT, September 11

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2020 — The Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens, 4 Walls | 4 Artists, Washington Depot, CT 2020 — Quogue Gallery, Hampton’s Virtual Art Fair 2020 — Page Bond Gallery, Spring Group Exhibition, Richmond, VA 2019 — Southport Congregational Church, Rooms with a View 2019, Southport, CT 2019 — Carriage Barn Arts Center, The Art of Being a Girl, New Canaan, CT 2019 — CNNS Art Show of Rowayton, CT 2019 — Katonah Museum Artist Association, Spring Show Invitational, Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt Kisco, NY 2019 — Ridgefield Playhouse, Art Jazz and Wine Series, Ridgefield, CT 2019 – Solo Show – The Smithy, Knot/So, New Preston, CT 2018 – SM Home Gallery, First Blush, Greenwich, CT 2018 – Solo Show- The Judy Black Memorial Garden, Open the Door, Washington Depot, CT 2018 – Indian Mountain School, Juried Exhibition: Celebrating Water (Juror: Agnes Gund), Salisbury, CT

2018 – Professional Portrait Artists Showcase, LA Art Guide  2018 – SM Home Gallery, Abstract Vignettes, Greenwich, CT 2017 – SM Home Gallery, Punch & Sizzle: New Artists | New Works, Greenwich, CT
2017 – Solo Show- Minor Memorial Library & Gallery, A Point of Departure, Roxbury, CT
2017 – Woodbury Arts Festival, Woodbury, CT
2017 – Indian Mountain School, Juried Exhibition: Celebrating Main St (Juror: Agnes Gund), Salisbury, CT
2016 – Solo Show- Good News Café, Clothing Optional, Woodbury, CT
2016 – Solo Show- The Good Gallery, Recent Works, Kent, CT
2016 – Washington Art Association, Members Show, Washington, CT
2015 – Quogue Gallery, Emerging Artists, Quogue, NY
2015 – 6th Annual Open Your Eyes Studio Tour, Salisbury, CT
2015 – Solo Show- Stairwell Gallery, Summer Near and Far, Washington, CT
2015 – Washington Art Association, Members Show, Washington, CT
2014 – Sotheby’s International Realty, Greenwich Art to the Avenue, Greenwich, CT
2014 – Washington Art Association, Members Show, Washington, CT
2013 – Light, Space & Time Online Gallery, Figurative Art, Honorable Mention
2013 – Burnham Library, Creative Realism: Selected Works by Edward DeVoe, Bridgewater, CT
2013 – Greenwich Art to the Avenue, Little Shop Around The Corner, Greenwich, CT
2013 – Rowayton Arts Center, 40 Artists Under 40, Norwalk, CT
2011  – Washington Art Association, Members Show, Washington, CT

Katie Ré Scheidt is an abstract expressionist artist, primarily working in acrylics, gouache, oils and charcoal. A sumptuous palette and dynamic approach to painting contribute to Scheidt’s style. Uplifting and lyrical, her work is unscripted and often left in a state of dynamic incompletion. Scheidt’s work is about letting ideas flow with the suspension of judgement.