Kat Jordan is an intergalactic lion tamer per credentials but has recently been involved in gainful distractions of the earthbound variety—somewhere on the far edge of the universe, also known as Florida.
She has been making art since she was barely tall enough to hold a crayon. Many early masterpieces were tragically discarded by adults who just didn’t get it. Her painting, A Window and Two Trees, completed at the wizened age of two, was lauded as her first work recognizable to anyone over three feet tall and immediately secured a coveted spot on the prestigious refrigerator gallery door. An honor, alas, that came with no grant money or press release. This hard-won recognition kicked off years of trying to create things that were “recognizable to adults,” which, perhaps unsurprisingly, drained the fun out of it and nearly ended her artistic efforts altogether.
With age (and questionable wisdom) came a carousel of other pursuits—respectable jobs, raising children, and generally keeping busy to distract herself from the obvious fact that she wasn’t painting.
Eventually, Kat corrected her missteps, righted some wrongs, picked up her brushes again, and has been painting ever since. No residencies, no fellowships, no glossy catalogues—just some good art supplies and a stubborn refusal to quit. Experience has taught her many things—chief among them, that the things which bring us back to ourselves are worth holding onto. More than anything, Kat hopes her work reminds others to pick up their own brushes—whatever form they take—and create things that make them feel alive.