Vision of Dawn by Madeinaprile in New York

​Katherine (b. San Antonio, Texas) is a 24-year-old artist currently based in New York City. Interested in the arts since toddlerhood, she was the kind of child who confidently announced that art was the one thing she truly understood—never a jack of all trades, but happily competent at her chosen one. She studied graffiti at Artpace San Antonio and attended summer intensives at the Fine Art Academy of San Antonio, focusing on figure drawing and oil painting. Katherine later earned her degree from Southwestern University, where she studied Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sustainability and a minor in English Literature. While she didn’t formally pursue fine arts at the collegiate level, she continued building her visual practice through coursework in art history and drawing. After graduating, Katherine spent time in Los Angeles before settling in New York City, where she has recently left her position as an Assistant Store Manager for a luxury retailer to pursue art full-time. She primarily works in oil paint, colored pencil, and gouache, with experience in digital art. Katherine’s work seeks to reveal her inner world—one rich in love, tenderness, and moments of deep tranquility—while acknowledging the quieter undercurrents of self-doubt and fear that linger beneath the surface. Through recurring symbolism of swords, wolves, unicorns, rabbits, and flowers, she explores the contrasting parts of herself that vie for her attention: softness and strength, innocence and protection, vulnerability and resolve. These motifs act as emotional markers, allowing her to navigate inner conflict with honesty and care, and inviting viewers to recognize the coexistence of beauty and uncertainty within themselves.