General Archives | Kathryn Mapes Turner

January 5, 2024

Best Paintings of 2023

I hope your New Year is off to a great start! As many of you know, I love reflecting on the previous year by contemplating the artwork I explored. A common theme in the images of 2023 was Relationships; my relationship with the land, with the wildlife that pass by my […]

August 26, 2022

Why do I paint the Tetons?

Why do I paint the Tetons? Because they are beautiful, but that goes without saying. We can ask “Why are mountains beautiful?” As an artist, I analyze this through the process of painting them. The Tetons are complex, faceted with a myriad of planes, each catching the light at […]

January 18, 2022

This Bear Painting Hits the Big Time

According to the folks at Jackson Hole Public Art, “A massive bear might just now stop you in your tracks when passing by Teton County’s administrative offices in downtown Jackson. It is not the famous Bear 399 and cubs (who visited the same spot last summer on foot with her […]

January 11, 2022

What these 9 paintings taught me in 2021

What was your experience of 2021? If I had to describe this past year, I would use the word extreme. It was a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. To be perfectly honest, parts of it felt overwhelming. Perhaps you can relate! So what was it that kept you grounded? […]

January 19, 2021

Best Paintings of 2020

Looking back, 2020 was not what any of us had planned. It’s understandable that there might be much about this past year that you prefer to see in the rearview mirror, but I also hope that in 2020 you also experienced unexpected beauty and moments of simple joy. 2020 was […]

November 16, 2020

What I’ve Been Up To This Fall

Artist in Residency One of the biggest challenges for artists is to find interrupted time to focus solely on the creative process. I certainly struggle with this. The persistence of emails, phone calls, appointments always vie for our attention. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to step out of that by […]

September 1, 2020

My Guide to Fall Arts Festival 2020

My guide to the 2020 Fall Arts Festival!

May 9, 2020

Saturday Evening Post: A Second Cover!

Saturday Evening Post…strikes twice! In March, the Editor of the Saturday Evening Post, Patrick Perry wrote this to me, “You were gracious in allowing us to feature your beautiful image of the sandhill cranes on the Mar/Apr 2018 cover. And ever since, I’ve kept you in mind for future covers. […]

March 27, 2020

Representing Jackson Hole at the Booth Museum of Western Art

Over a year ago five of us Jackson Hole Artists were approached by the Booth Museum of Western Art to create a collaborative exhibition that showcases the caliber of art being created in our little mountain community. These 35 paintings traveled from the Tetons to Cartersville, Georgia to hang in […]