EDUCATION
| 1978 | B.A. in Art, Summa Cum Laude, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, MN |
SOLO EXHIBITS
| 2020 | Raitman Art Galleries, Breckenridge, CO |
| 2017 | Center for the Arts/Art Association Gallery, Jackson, WY |
| 2013 | The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ |
| 2009 | Center Street Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY |
| 2006 | Framer’s Choice Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD |
| 2004 | Framer’s Choice Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD |
| 2003 | Dumbarton Church, Georgetown, Washington, DC |
| 2003 | BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD |
| 2002 | Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD |
| 1997 | Meadow Creek Gallery, Edina, MN |
| 1995 | Koucky Gallery, Charlevoix, MI |
| 1991 | Andersen Corporation, Bayport, MN |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS (juried or invitational)
| 2022
2021 |
All Women, All Wyoming Horizon Fine Art, Jackson, WY
22nd Annual Will Creek Exhibition, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD |
| 2020 | Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition, Cheyenne, WY |
| 2019 | Women Artists of the West 49th National Exhibition, Boulder, CO |
| 2019 | Pikes Peak Watercolor Society International Watermedia, Colorado Springs, CO |
| 2013 – 2019 | Wyoming Watercolor Society annual national juried exhibit, Sheridan, WY |
| 2012 – 2023 | Horizon Fine Art, group exhibit, Jackson Hole, WY |
| 1998 – 2020 | National Sumi-e Society of America – included in 16 annual international juried exhibits at various USA locations |
| 2017 | 44th annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Evergreen, CO |
| 2017 | Minnesota Watercolor Society, Dancing with Color and Light, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2017 | Chinese Culture and Community Center, West Meets East, Gaithersburg, MD |
| 2017 | Tubac Center for the Arts, Flight, Tubac, AZ |
| 2016 | Women Artists of the West annual national juried exhibit, Fredericksburg, TX |
| 2010 | Trio Fine Arts, Resonance, two-person exhibit, Jackson Hole, WY |
| 2006 | Strathmore Hall Arts Center, three-person exhibit, Bethesda, MD |
| 2004, 2005 | Strathmore Hall, Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Engravers Society of Washington, DC, international juried exhibition, Bethesda, MD |
| 2004 | MFA Circle Gallery, American Landscapes, national juried exhibit, Annapolis MD |
| 2003 | Fine Arts Building Gallery, Landscape Unlimited, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | BlackRock Center for the Arts, Works on Paper, Germantown, MD |
| 2002 | Touchstone Gallery National All Media Show, Washington DC |
| 2002 | Gallery West, national juried exhibit, Alexandria, VA |
| 1996 | The Art League Gallery, American Landscapes, Alexandria, VA |
| 1995, 1997 | Naples Art Gallery, two-person exhibit, Naples, FL |
| 1993 | Meadow Creek Gallery, two-person exhibit, Edina, MN |
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
| 2024
2020 2019 |
Spirit of Wyoming, winner, Wyoming Arts Council and Jackson Hole Still Works, sponsors of label art competition
Ming Chiao Award, Sumi-e Society of America juried exhibit First Place – Lynn Thomas Memorial art exhibit, Big Piney WY |
| 2019, 2020 | Wild Walls, inclusion in Jackson Hole Public Art mural project |
| 2018 | Best Wyoming Artist Award, Watercolor Wyoming 33th Annual National Exhibit |
| 2017 | Blick Art Materials Award, Sumie Society of America exhibit, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2017- 2020 | Featured “WyoView” artist, painting properties protected by Jackson Hole Land Trust in Wyoming |
| 2017 | Best In Show, Wyoming Watercolor Society small works exhibit |
| 2017 | “2nd Honors”, Minnesota Watercolor Society spring exhibit |
| 2016 | Achieved Wyoming Watercolor Artists signature member status |
| 2016 | Acceptance into Women Artists of the West, associate member |
| 2015 | Best Wyoming Artist Award, Watercolor Wyoming 30th Annual National Exhibit |
| 2015 | Blue Heron Art Award, Sumie Society of America exhibit, Mobile, AL |
| 2010 | National Capital Area Award , Sumi-e Society of America exhibit, Washington, DC |
| 2008 | Ming Chiao Award for Non-Traditional Painting, Sumi-e Society of America exhibit, Bethesda, MD |
| 2006, 2005 | Paul Schwartz Memorial Award, Sumi-e Society of America exhibit, Bethesda, MD, Clearwater, FL |
| 2003 | Irving Affias Award, Sumi-e Society of America exhibit, Bethesda, MD |
| 2002 | Honorable Mention,Touchstone Gallery annual national juried All Media exhibit, Washington, DC |
| 2001 | Tesshin Sasaki Award, Sumi-e Society of America juried exhibit, Portsmouth, VA |
| 1999 | Winsor-Newton Award, Sumi-e Society Exhibit, Long Island, NY |
| 1998 | Ming Chiao Award for Non-Traditional Painting, Sumi-e Society Exhibit, Mobile, AL |
| 1998 | 1st Place Award, Sumi-e Society National Capital Area Chapter juried members show, Alexandria, VA |
| 1992 | Purchase Award, Wausau Festival of Arts, Wausau, WI |
GRANTS
| 2016 | Ringholz Foundation Visual Art Grant |
| 1991 | Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2021 | The Artists’ Field Guide to Yellowstone, Katie Shepherd Christiansen editor, Trinity University Press publisher |
| 2019 | The Quarterly of the Sumi-e Society of America, Fall 2019 edition, Interview with Kay Stratman |
| 2017 | JacksonHoleArtBlog.com, July 2017, Kay Stratman’s Natural Abstractions |
| 2016 | www.jonimitchell.com, June 2016, Wyoming Artist Connects with Inner Joni Mitchell |
| 2016 | Travel Dreams Magazine, June 2016, Wyoming Artist Connects with Inner Joni Mitchell |
| 2012 | Images West Magazine, summer ed., Wondrous Watercolor by Brielle Schaeffer |
| 2011 | The Christmas Crown (book), author Maria Martin, illustrations by Kay Stratman |
| 2010 | Jackson Hole News and Guide, September 8, Opportune Introduction by Caitlin Clark |
| 2009 | Images West Magazine, summer edition, Beyond Paint and Bronze by Katy Niner |
| 2007 | The Japanese Ink Painting Handbook by Susan Frame, Fall Rivers Press |
| 2006 | Washington Post, December 28, Best Bets |
| 2006 | Art Business News, May, Emerging Artists – Trendsetters |
| 2001 | The Artist’s Illustrated Encyclopedia by Phil Metzger, North Light Books |
COLLECTIONS
Jackson Hole Land Trust, Jackson, WY
BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown MD
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chesapeake Bay, MD
Grand Teton Association, Jackson Hole, WY
ITT Life Insurance, Minneapolis, MN
Lockheed Martin
Montgomery County Government, Rockville, MD
Naples Design Collections, Naples, FL
Venable, Baetjer and Howard Law Firm, McLean, VA
Wausau Insurance Company, Wausau, WI