​​Knapp's artistic vision has been forged from a lifetime of watching what once seemed permanent crumble. She grew up in Pittsburgh in the 70s and 80s during the slow death of the steel mill era. She fell in with Russian literature and history and lived in the Soviet Union, only to return two years later to help dismantle the old collective farm system. And she grew up in a dysfunctional household, where alcohol and abuse slowly broke a large family into scattered pieces. She describes her paintings as nostalgia in the present tense. They capture the desire to experience even more deeply what's happening right in front of you. In a life filled with loss and uncertainty, when she sees something beautiful, she doesn't want to let it go.   
 

Her work has been exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Bridgeport Art Center, the Epiphany Center for the Arts, Zhou B Art Center, The Evanston Art Center, and the West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo.

     

Many of the pieces shown here are only being made available for sale for the first time. Click on the images to the left or use the drop down menu above to see the individual collections. For comments, questions, or inquiries, please don't hesitate to contact Katherine at info@katherinecoxknapp.com.