Kat Lakeman, from Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been painting on-site in the Rockies since her move to Calgary to attend U of C. Having been to many museums and galleries worldwide to fuel her passion for painting and learning, Kat now primarily works abstractly in acrylics on canvas, after decades of honing her skills in the natural wilderness and peaks and glaciers of Alberta and B.C.’s national parks. Kat’s knowledge of art history, colour, composition and intuitive sense of harmony and mood create wonderfully evocative pieces that will resonate with the viewer on a deeply felt level. Kat is an experienced art teacher and has led many art workshops in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, as well as teaching for theCalgary Board of Education as an art specialist, and at Apik Gallery.