My interests and skills are varied, giving me a unique approach to life to which I am grateful for.

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Born and raised in Clifton, Texas, a small community with big art influence, I have been impacted by art all my life and naturally felt drawn to creative outlets. My interests, desire to help people in need and personal experience led me to my first profession of 12 years in orthotics and prosthetics, where I had a creative outlet in designing and fabricating braces and prosthetic limbs for people. This profession has also led me to an opportunity to do medical mission work where I still serve as volunteer executive director and prosthetist/orthotist with a non-profit focused in providing prosthetic services in Zambia, Africa.

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Though working in the medical profession, I continued to develop my art through the years and transitioned to a full-time art career in 2021. I opened Vantage Point Art Gallery in downtown Gainesville, Texas with a vision to provide local artists like me a space to display their art and create a place of community for creatives. I have a focus in mural painting, both indoor and outdoor, which is my outlet to work on a large scale. On a small scale, I work mostly in acrylic painting and mixed media. As a muralist, I have completed over 80 murals since 2014, both indoor and outdoor, ranging in size from small interior walls to an outdoor building wall of 1,800 sq ft.

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In January 2024, my husband and I moved to Maryland in search of cooler weather and a new adventure. I am currently Executive Director for the Arts Council of Calvert County and have my art business, Katie Brinkley Studio, LLC. I am also a member of Artworks at 7th Gallery in North Beach, Maryland.

 

My approach to my artwork is choosing subjects and mediums that interest me and challenge me to try new techniques. I don’t know that I have a style necessarily, because I continue to try new things, though I do have recurring themes and subjects that I use in my pieces. How can I continue to improve?---as a person and through my art. That is what motivates me.