“Spiraling Upwards: Encaustic Mixed Media by Kathleen Kvern" is a selection of hand-crafted encaustic mixed media that uses cardboard and gold leaf to turn discarded materials into layered, luminous compositions that celebrate optimism and possibility.
What is encaustic mixed media? According to the Museum of Encaustic Art, it is an art technique that uses more than one material, including paper or photography, with a fusing process, and always contains one or more additional materials. Encaustic painting is an ancient painting technique that combines beeswax, Dammar resin, and then either oil paint or natural powdered pigments to give it color.
Kathleen Kvern is an abstract painter based in Minneapolis, MN, with a studio at the Grain Belt Bottling House in Northeast Minneapolis. She works primarily in encaustic and mixed media, and her work has been juried into exhibitions at the Nicolet College Art Gallery, Northfield Art Gallery, Artistry at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, and at the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, among others.
Kathleen has been featured in Wax Fusion, a digital publication of International Encaustic Artists (IEA), and she was the recipient of the 2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist grant and the 2019 Emerging Artists Grant from the International Encaustic Association.
Visit Kathleen’s webpage to learn more about her and her art.
Spiraling Upwards: Encaustic Mixed Media by Kathleen Kvern Exhibit Schedule
- Monday, January 12 - Saturday, January 24, 2026.
- Located in the Joseph Gazzuolo Gallery at NHCC in the Fine Arts Center (FAC 135)
- Join us for the Reception in the Gallery! Thursday, January 22, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Art Gallery Hours: Open 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 pm Monday-Friday, Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed on Sunday.
Find a preview of Kathleen’s art below!
We look forward to hosting Kathleen’s art and seeing you in the gallery in 2026!