Kate Buggeln

Kate Buggeln picked up the camera following a long and successful career in retail and fashion. Whether the work is figurative or abstract, Kate’s intent is to communicate a mood, spirituality, mystery, or all three. The result can be dream-like or a puzzle. Imitating the painters and potters she grew up with, Kate uses a physical process. Many of her abstract images are created by deliberate camera movements in low light and sometimes, what emerges appears a painting. But when the weather, water or place are right, she is drawn to the figurative possibilities. Kate also writes a creative blog called “The Snapshack” which shares impressions of art, life and her photography. She is the former Co-President of Piermont Flywheel Gallery, and has been featured in galleries in Rockland County, NY and the Tristate area.

I am drawn to mystery and the spiritual. My camera seeks out a specific mood, usually a contemplative one. Self-taught and with an impatience for post processing, I aim for results which are provocative and instinctual. As such my works contain a single digital exposure and while edited, do not use Al. Any distortions are created by movement, fabric, fog or reflections. Coming into my artistic own later in life, I have little time for an artist's angst. I am making up for lost time and for better or worst, what I create is my own

I live in the magnificent Hudson River Valley, and the towns and natural places it nurtures are an inspirational well, serving me as they have other artists for many generations. The valley is ever in motion, its impermanence a daily, provocative constant to get out of bed, grab the camera and shoot. My photography is always on exhibit and available for purchase at katebuggelnphotography.com and Piermont Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY (celebrating its 32^nd year), and is regularly shown at regional and New York City shows.

Recent and Upcoming Exhibits and Awards:

Piermont Flywheel Gallery. "Thunderous Quiet" September 2024 Featured Artist. “All Access: Group Show. March through April 2024. Hudson Valley MOCA in Peekskill NY. “War”. February through April 2024. Garner Art Center in Garnerville NY. “Annual Member Show”. December 2023.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Fusion”. Featured Artist. October 2023.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Summer Glow”. Featured Artist. July 2023.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Illumination”. Group Show. April 2023.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Level Up”. Group Show. March 2023.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Illumination”. Group Show. December 2022.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Harvest”. Group Show. November 2022.Arts Council of Rockland in New City NY. “Hidden Treasure Gallery”. October 2022.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “The Ways We See It”. Featured Artist. September 2022.Hastings Art Commission in Hastings NY. “Sugar, Sweat & Stone”. September 2022.Union Arts Center in Sparkill NY. “River Dreams” June through August 2022.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “Spring Fling”. Group Show. May 2022.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “The Pearl”. Group Show. March 2022.Piermont Flywheel Gallery. “He Said, She Said”. Duo Show with Harry Martin. February 2022.International Monochrome Awards. Honorable Mention in Conceptual Category. 2021.

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