Born in Albany, New York, Kathleen has never compromised her vision of working in the arts. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art from State University of New York, where her studies included a semester in Italy. This influence is still evident in her art.

She worked with fine art conservator Paul Lengyel from 1980 until his death in 1994, conserving and restoring paintings. During this time she also managed a gallery/frame shop and continued to do free-lance art and illustration. Her illustrations include drawings of artifacts published in archeology publications and anthropology books.

Kathleen has participated in juried art shows in the Northeast including The Riverfront Art Festival, The International Gallery, Center Gallery shows, fund-raising auctions for Whiskers Animal Benevolent League and the Adirondack Regional Competition which hung int he Hyde Collection Museum in Glens Falls, New York.

Since moving to North Beach in 1998, Kathleen continues working as an artist/illustrator and mixed media artist combining ink, gouache, gold leaf and collage. She also designs and creates beaded jewelry using semiprecious stones, glass, shells, fossils and sea glass.