Artist Statement:
Loretta has been a full-time, freelance artist since 2010, and in that time has established herself as an accomplished contemporary artist with collectors worldwide.
As a self-taught artist, Kaltenhauser is fearless and approaches her work with respect but without ceremony. Her vision seems unclouded, uncluttered. Perhaps it's her open attitude that allows her a certain freedom.
Over time, but within her own timelines, Kaltenhauser has embraced her abstract style – a style that exudes life and shimmers with color and textures from the weathered and organic to the sleek and contemporary, and a style that reflects that of an artist who has found her calling.
Awards & Distinctions:
AWARDS:
2019 - Award for Juror's Choice 2nd at the Art Gallery of Northumberland's 41st Juried Exhibition
2017 - Award for the Derivative Abstract Category and the Award for the Imaginative Abstract Category at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition.
PRINT , TV & ONLINE:
2023 - Featured artist in the March issue of Photographize Magazine.
2022 - Included in the ' Best 100 Artists ' Annual Book of Photographize - Volume 3
2020 - Featured on Episode 40 of Stella's Studio on Camoes TV
2020 - Arabella Magazine - Online Kaleidoscope Collection 1
2020 - Watershed Magazine Spring Issue -
Featured in Cultural Currents
2018 - Cobourg Now - Featured in article regarding home studio tour
2014 - Nuwork Magazine - Weaving Worlds featured in the summer edition
Exhibitions:
The Federation of Canadian Artists LIMITLESS Exhibition - 2024,2023, 2022, 2019
Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg - 2024. 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016
Color and Form Society - 2021
Ontario Society of Artists - 2021, 2015, 2014
'From Women's Eye' Virtual Art Exhibition hosted by The Kefi Art Gallery - 2021
Society of Canadian Artists - 2021, 2020, 2018
Mother Earth Virtual Art Exhibition ( Solo ) - 2020
The Artist Project, Toronto - 2019,2018,2017
The Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto - 2019, 2018,2017,2016
OAA Art Exhibition, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa - 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, City Hall, Toronto - 2018
Visual Arts Centre of Clarington - 2017, 2016, 2014
Artist Tags:
abstract, abstract landscapes, open spaces, peace, solitude, safe haven
