Kathy earned her BFA in Art and Art Education at the University of Georgia. She is a past President and Signature Member of the Georgia Watercolor Society. She teaches drawing and painting classes in the Atlanta area and workshops in the USA and Italy. She also juries art shows. Her paintings are in private and corporate collections across the globe (to include the International Olympic Committee of France in Paris, Universal Studios in LA, Hotel Intercontinental in Atlanta, and Telestra Corporation in Melbourne, Australia).