Kay Layne
Kay Layne's work is abstract expressionism using contrasting and harmonious colors with geometric shapes
imposed over contrasting flat and textured surfaces.
She uses strong colors in either earth tones or sharp arresting colors in opposition to each other.
Ms. Layne grew up in the Texas Panhandle and received her architecture degree from Rice University.
She worked in Washington, DC on architectural projects diverse as hospitals, prisons, educational facilities, research
facilities, Metro stations, and sports and recreation arenas with Metcalf Associates; Harry Weese & Associates;
Gilbane Building Co.; Chapman, Miller, & Layne (principal); and DMJM (Associate Vice President).
She is now retired from architecture and continues to live in Washington, D.C.
Artist's Summary of Exhibits
Awards
2nd Place – Oil/Acrylic – “Peek-A-Boo Violet” – Art Affair, Bon Air Art Association, Richmond, VA, Oct. 2007
Honorable Mention - "Bridge to the Future" - In Motion, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Jan. 2006
Honorable Mention – "Dawn" - Open Exhibition 2003, Arts Council of Fairfax County (VA), Nov. 2003.
3rd Place – "Moonlight on Craggy Mountain", Leesburg (VA) Fall Into The Arts, Oct. 2003
Honorable Mention – "Prague Steeples" - Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA – July 2003
Commissioned Work
“Trouble Ahead” for Louise & Kenneth Marshall
"Flash Fire" for Kyungmi Lee & Johannes Hester.
"Rothko Three" for Yumi Ando & Keith Posley.
“Carbon Black Plant” & “Plains Dawn” for Sylvia Grider.
Solo Shows
Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD - April 2009
Art Association of Harrisburg, PA - Dec. 2008
Maplewood Park Place, Bethesda, MD - Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2008
Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo Park, MD - April 2007
Southern Building, Washington, DC - April 2006
Art First Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA - August 2005
Gaithersburg (MD) City Hall Gallery, - Oct. - Nov. 2004
Juried Shows
“Fragments” – Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA; March 2008
11th Annual National Juried Competition – Gallery West, Alexandria, VA – Feb. 2008
"Patterns", Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, Sept. 2007.
Gallery 222, Leesburg, VA - July - Aug. 2007
Starbucks, Reston VA Feb. 2007
Studio School Urban Arts Complex, Washington, DC - Dec. 2006 - Jan. 2007
"All Media Show", Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA – Dec. 2006.
MAX_21 Group Show, ARTworks, Reston, VA, Dec. 2006
Studio School’s Urban Arts Complex; Washington, DC; Dec. 2 2006 – Jan. 20 2007
U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, DC; October 7-9, 2006,
everyman theatre, Baltimore, MD; March 14- April 23, 2006
Southern Building, 15th & K Sts. NW, Washington, DC - Feb. - April 2006
"In Motion"; Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA: Jan-feb. 2006
“Dialogue: Romance & Nature”; Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA; Nov. – Dec. 2005.
Visions Gallery, Georgetown, DC; July 2005
“Rittenhouse Square Art Show”; Philadelphia, PA; June 2005
“All-Media Juried Exhibition”; Apex Gallery; Washington, DC; August 2004.
“Alexandria Symphony Orchestra Series”; Schlesinger Concert Hall; Alexandria, VA; April 2004.
“Laurel (MD) Art Guild’s 35th Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition” – March 2004.
“Alexandria Symphony Orchestra Series”; Schlesinger Concert Hall; Alexandria, VA; Feb. 2004.
"7th National Juried Competition"; Gallery West, Alexandria, VA – Feb. 2004.
"All Media Show", Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA – Jan. 2004.
“Juried Exhibition”, T. Rowe Price, Baltimore, MD – Jan. 2004.
"A Movable Feast"; Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, MD – Dec. 2003
“Strange Abstractions”; Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA; Nov. - Dec. 2003.
Open Exhibition 2003, Verizon Gallery, Arts Council of Fairfax County, Nov. 2003.
“Alexandria Symphony Orchestra Series”; Schlesinger Concert Hall; Alexandria, VA; Sept. 2003
“Adams Morgan Festival Show”; Meridian International Center; Washington, DC – Sept. 2003.
“Kaleidoscope of Color”; Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA; Sept.– Oct. 2003.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD – Aug.– Sept. 2003
“Something Hot”; Gallery 222, Loudoun Academy of the Arts, Leesburg, VA - Aug. 2003
"Young At Art", Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA – July 2003
"Aldie Mill Art Show", Aldie, VA – June 2003
"75th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA – May 2003.
"All Media Show", Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA – April 2003
“ARTery", A. Salon, Washington, DC, March 2003
"Cycles, Patterns, Intervals", Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA; March 2003.
"6th National Juried Show", Gallery West, Alexandria, VA – Feb. 2003
"All Media Show", Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria VA – Jan. 2003
"Art by Architects", Third Thursday at HNTB, Washington, DC – Jan. 2003
"A Movable Feast", Maryland Federation of Arts, Annapolis, MD – Nov. - Dec. 2002
"Eye of the Beholder", Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA; Nov.– Dec. 2002
"City of Fairfax Fall Festival", Fairfax, VA – Oct. 2002
"Something Hot", Gallery 222, Loudoun Academy of the Arts, Leesburg, VA - Aug. 2002
"Young At Art", Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA – July 2002
"WPA/C", Twist Restaurant, Georgetown, DC – June – July 2002
"Fine Arts Show 2002", Bethlehem, PA – May 2002
"All Media Show", Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria VA – Dec. 2001
"Young At Art", Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA – July 2001
"Aldie Mill Art Show", Aldie, VA – June 2001
Shows
Fredericksburg Fine Arts Exhibit 2008, Fredericksburg, VA - March 2008
"Masks & Marks", MAX 21, Artworks, Reston, VA - Sept. 2007
Glen Echo Park Labor Day Art Show, MD - Sept. 2007
My Space on 7th, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC - July 2007
MAX 21, Artworks, Reston VA June 2007
Art-O-Matic 2007, Arlington, VA - April - May 2007
MAX 21, Artworks, Reston, VA April 2007
TICH Artists 2007, Washington, DC - Feb. 2007
Starbucks, Reston VA Feb. 2007
Glen Echo Park Labor Day Art Show, MD - Sept. 2006
TICH Artists 2006 Washington, DC – Feb. 2006
Kalorama Artist Show, Washington, DC – May 2005
TICH Artists 2005, Washington, DC – Feb. 2005
Art League Patron's Show, Alexandria, VA – Feb. 2005
Art-O-Matic, Washington, DC – Nov.-Dec. 2004
United States Geological Survey, Reston, VA – August 2004
Atelier, Baltimore, MD – Feb. – March 2004
Bandaloops, Baltimore, MD – Jan. – Feb. 2004
28 Light Street, Baltimore, MD – Jan. – Feb. 2004
Legg Mason, Baltimore, MD – Dec. 2003 – Jan. 2004
Hunt Valley Park, Baltimore, MD – July – Aug. 2003
Munsey Building; Baltimore, MD – June –July 2003
Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, MD – March 2003
Kalorama Emerging Artist Show, Washington, DC – Feb. 2003
Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD – Jan. 2003
Art-O-Matic, Washington, DC – Nov. 2002
Freddie Mac Holiday Craft Show, Tysons, VA – Nov. 2002
Washington Project for the Arts / Corcoran – Artist Fair on the Lawn, Washington, DC – Sept. 2002
Arts On Foot, Washington, DC – Sept. 2002
Rockville Arts Place, Rockville, MD – July – Aug. 2002
The Barns at Franklin Park, Purceville, VA – May 2002
Kalorama Emerging Artist Show, Washington, DC – March 2002
Art League Patron's Show, Alexandria, VA – Feb. 2002
Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria VA – Feb. 2002
Salisbury Art Institute, Salisbury, MD – Dec. 2001
Arts on Foot Washington, DC – Sept. 2001
Art In The Park, Washington, DC – July 2001
Millennium Arts Center, Washington, DC – April 2001
Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria VA – Feb. 2001
