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Katherine A Taylor
Creating Art That Makes The World Happier
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​​​Katherine is an instructor, mural artist, author and public speaker. In addition to teaching private workshops, and working at mural festivals she is a volunteer for Service Santa Maria and contracts as a professional artist teaching art in public schools on the Central Coast of California.
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2025
Piano artist - Piano's on State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Mural artist - Santa Maria Strawberry Festival, Santa Maria, CA
8ft mural of a Strawberry.
Utility Box artist - City of Santa Maria Electrical Box Project
Utility Box Murals:
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Box 1: "Springtime in Santa Maria" – Broadway & Fessler
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Box 2: "Strawberries in Santa Maria" – Broadway & Morrison
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2024
Clam artist - City of Pismo Beach, Pismo Beach, CA
Thanksgiving Turkey Clam @ The Pismo Coast Village RV Resort
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2024 & 2025
Mural Festivals
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Zion National Park Chalk and Earth Festival, Spingdale, UT
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Celebration of the Whales Festival, Oxnard, CA
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Santa Maria Strawberry Festival, Santa Maria, CA
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I Madonnari Street Painting Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
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Pasadena Chalk Festival, Pasadena, CA
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Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Palo Alto, CA
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Old Orcutt Chalk Festival, Orcutt, CA
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Ventura Art & Street Painting Festival, Ventura, CA
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Lompoc Chalks Children's Theater Project, Lompoc, CA
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2023
Mural Festivals
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Santa Maria Strawberry Festival, Santa Maria, CA
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I Madonnari Street Painting Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
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Pasadena Chalk Festival, Pasadena, CA
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City of Port Humeme Art Festival, Port Humeme, CA
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Ventura Art & Street Painting Festival, Ventura, CA
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Lompoc Chalks, Lompoc, CA
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"Healing Frog" painting sold at fundraiser 100% of profit & painting donated to Mission Hope Cancer Center - Marian Regional Medical Center
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2022
Mural Festivals
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Orcutt Chalk Festival, Orcutt, CA
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Lompoc Chalk Festival, Lompoc, CA
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I Madonnari Street Painting Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
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Chalking at I Madonnari Street Painting Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
Photo credit Wayne Renshaw
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Palo Alto CA
Photo credit Wayne Renshaw
2019
Behavior Basics Health Clinics – Port St. Lucie, FL
Painted 6 Ocean Theme Murals in two clinics
ArtsFest – Stuart, FL
Mural demonstrator - cultural diversity theme​
​2018
Loma Linda Children’s Hospital – Loma Linda, CA
Donated large canvas painting to the Children’s Infusion Center.​
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2017
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford – Palo Alto, CA Grant awarded, painted 4 large pieces for the hospital
Apria Healthcare – Lake Forest, CA - Healing Tree Mural painted for the Wellness room​
​2013 – 2015
8ft Blue Frog Mural painted for Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Ambulatory Care Center – Orange, CA
20ft hallway Ocean Mural painted for Friends of Family Health Center – La Habra,
24ft Sunflower lobby mural and Children's reading room Ocean Murals painted for Mariposa Women and Family Center's – Orange, CA
50ft Pillars Academy school playground mural
10ft Children’s Hospital Of Orange County (CHOC) 1st Street Clinic lobby mural, Costa Mesa, CA
20ft Children’s Hospital Of Orange County (CHOC) Boys & Girl's Club lobby mural, CA
Children’s Hospital Of Orange County (CHOC) Costa Mesa Clinic lobby painting baby birds "Mixed Blessings"
​2004 – 2009
12ft Front lobby mural Fresno Department of Child & Family Services – Fresno, CA – Foster Frog Mom and Her Foster Children
​City of Brea Art in Public Places Grant Recipient Painted large mural for city bus stop "Big Frog & Frog Family"
​Children’s Hospital Of Orange County (CHOC) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Family Apartment – Orange, CA – 4 large pieces painted for the PICU Ronald Mc Donald Home family apartment kitchen
Multiple art shows in including the New Port Beach City, Laguna Beach galleries & library, Aliso Viejo Library, Irvine Library & Laguna Hills Community Center.
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2010 - 2018
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Art Instructor for the Mom, Dad & Me watercolor class at the Aliso Viejo Library
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Art Instructor at the OC Fair
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