Kathleen Kanas
Education
First Basket Woven, Atkinson Grade School, 1961
Franklin High School, Portland, OR – graduated, 1968
Portland State University – Bachelor of Science, 1973
Western Oregon State College – Elementary Education Certification, 1978
Selected Exhibits, Shows and Galleries
Garibaldi Museum, Garibaldi, OR – Permanent Collection
Bank of Astoria, Manzanita, OR – Permanent Collection
Cannon Beach Arts Association 21st Miniature Show 2008 – Juried by George Green, 2010 by invitation
Seventh Annual Collaborative Arts Show, Museum of Contemporary Craft in Association with the Art in the Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Portland, OR – 2008 by invitation
Annual Celebration of Creativity Fine Art Exhibit and Sale, Southminster Presbyterian Church, Beaverton, OR – 1990, 2003, 2014 by invitation
Beaverton Arts Showcase Annual Juried Exhibition & Sale, Beaverton, OR – 1988 “Mesa”, “Earth Pouch”, 1998 “Cedar Reverence”
Basket Weave Juried National Exhibition of Basketry,Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH – 1988 “Strata I”
Kenai Art Guild 20th Annual Juried Art Show, Kenai, AK, First Place Mixed Media – 1986
Currently Showing:
4th Street Studio & Gallery, Manzanita, Oregon
Past Galleries:
River Sea Gallery, Nehalem, OR
White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
Ptarmigan Arts Studio, Homer, AK
Inlet Imports, Soldotna, AK
Birch Tree Gallery, Soldotna, AK
Grundy Gallery, Ketchikan, AK
In Her Image, Portland, OR
Articles and Media
Oregon Art Beat, Oregon Public Broadcasting – 2009, Featured Artist
The Oregonian, Home and Garden Northwest, NW Artisans, “To Have and to Hold” article and photos by by Nanine Alexander – 2008
Tillamook Headlight-Herald, Tillamook County Panorama, “A Passion for Weaving, Teacher Shares Basket Art” article and photos by Mame Burns – 2002
Garibaldi Museum News – 2005
North Coast Citizen, “Weary Weaver Content with Manzanita,” article and pictures by Cathie Mahoney – 2002
Manzanita Creative Arts Council, Fourth Annual Studio Tour Guide – 2004
North Coast Citizen, Town & Beach, article and photos,”Weaving Herself into the World” by Sylvia Thornton
The Oregonian, “Quartet gets a handle on basket making,” article by Cathy Lindsley, photos by Bill Wagner – 1989
The Oregonian, “Natural Materials Find Way into Handmade Baskets,” article and photos by Deborah Holton – 1989
The News Basket, “North Coast Basket Studio” article and photos – 1988
Ruralite, “Weaving Their Success,” article and photos by Karen Keltz – 1988
The Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, press release and article – 1988
Seaside Signal, “Weavers take basketmaking beyond the functional stage”, article and photos by Kim Kaady – 1987
Nehalem Monthly, “North Coast Basket Studio opens in Nehalem” – 1987
Tillamook Headlight-Herald, “Locally Home-made Baskets Abound,” staff article – 1987
The Kenai Tides, article and photos – 1986
Kathleen Kanas Natural Fiber Basketry 
Dear Kathy,
The tornado devastation in Manzanita is heartbreaking. How
frightening it must have been to go through that not knowing
what destruction awaited you. I hope that you and Tom have a
warm safe place to be while these horrendous storms continue
and that your home and gallery were not significantly damaged.
We’ve had plans to drive over on October 24. I’ll be in touch later
next week to see if there’s anything you need from Portland.
Love,
Carol and Bill