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 Kate is pictured doing preliminary sketches. |
Kate Westbrook was born in Britain and grew up in the U.S.A. and Canada before going to Dartington Hall School in Devon. From there she went to Bath Academy of Art at Corsham and then to Reading University. Later she lived and worked on the East and West coasts of America. The first one-man show of her paintings was held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California, in 1963. After travelling in Mexico she returned to England and took up a part-time teaching post at Leeds College of Art. She continues to exhibit her work in solo and group shows. Her work is in public and private collections In 1974 she joined the Mike Westbrook Band and gave up teaching to concentrate on the dual career of painter and musician. She has performed all over Europe and as far afield as the far East and North America. As a singer/songwriter she is featured on over 18 albums, and she has worked in theatre, radio, and TV. |
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SELECTED SOLO SHOWS Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California 1963 GROUP SHOWS INCLUDE Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford 1964
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