About the artist

Kathleen Roby has been painting for three decades. After a long career in labor law, she became a full-time artist and now devotes all her time to creation. As an abstract painter, she is particularly drawn to large formats, a space that allows her to fully unleash her creativity. She draws inspiration from her many travels around the world and her long stays in England and Australia. It was during a six-week artistic residency in Australia that she was able to explore Aboriginal art in one of the largest Aboriginal reserves, Bidyadanga, located in the western territories of the continent. Her art is heavily inspired by this experience. She participated in numerous creative sessions with extraordinary aboriginal artists in the Australian desert. 

The ARTERIA Gallery and ARTXTERRA awarded her an honorable mention for the exceptional quality of her application and original works submitted during the "Exhibit in New York" contest in September 2024. Additionally, she was the recipient of an artistic merit certificate awarded by The Luxembourg Art Prize competition for three consecutive years, from 2022 to 2024. 

An elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), she saw some of her works selected by jury during international online exhibitions in 2024 and 2025. Among her collectors are RIO TINTO and Martin Léon. She exhibited in New York at the Affordable Art Fair in September 2024. She is currently exhibiting her works at the L'Art de Vivre gallery in Arvida, Quebec.