The land and the people who possess it are my inspiration. Nature is a source of renewal for me.

Using narrative and imagery as pattern, I create interplay between the abstract and the representational while I explore both surface and meaning. Land maps are major elements in my art. Metaphors evolve from map forms and merge with memories to translate history.

Process invents my creation. I start with an idea. One idea leads to another as one paint stroke leads to the next.

Known as "Katie Vermillion" to friends and family, Kathryn has enjoyed a successful career in the oil and gas industry for 30 years. Starting out as a field landman, Kathryn Vermillion later helped to build several successful small oil and gas companies.

With a head for business, Kathryn's heart remains faithful to the arts. She is an accomplished artist with a notable exhibition record featuring her collection of mixed media artworks reflecting her fascination with land maps and her love for the land.

1984: Received AAPL National Leadership Award for outstanding accomplishment in providing incentives towards excellence in others.

1995: Featured on cover of Landman Magazine.

1994-1998: Selected to exhibit at U.S. Residence to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 1994-1998 with prominent American Artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe and Peter Max.

1997-1999: Founding Directior of Frisco Association for the Arts.

1998: Designed Centennial Print for Frisco, TX.

2003: Designed TCU Heritage Print for Texas Christian University Dallas Alumni Scholarship Fund.

2004: Received PTA Life Membership Award for Distinguished Service to Youth, and won an Incentive Grant from Plano Futures Foundation for her innovative public school arts program.

2008-2011: Presented her multidisciplinary visual approach to business in a series of seminars called "Working in the Visual World."