Katlyn Powell is a San Antonio based visual artist.
She was born in San Antonio, TX in 2001. After graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a BFA, she currently works at the Contemporary and as a studio assistant for the artist, Rubio.
Her work is directly inspired by Buddhist teachings of loving-kindness, mythology & folklore, as well as psycho-spiritual understanding of the human mind.
An exploration of many mediums, Powell’s work explores both painting and sculpture. Her sculptures are soft and introspective, narrowing in on themes of exposure of self and anonymity. While her paintings are more expansive, navigating relationships and culture.
Services
Commission Portraits
Framing
Educational Background
2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture University of Texas at San Antonio
Exhibitions
Curated Exhibitions
2025 Deepest Roots , Interloper Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Group Exhibitions
2025 SAEAS Annual Fundraiser Art Salon, Freight, San Antonio, TX
Memory - Virtual Exhibition, Arts to Hearts Project
Luminaria Pop-Up Art Gallery, The Aiden San Antonio Riverwalk
SA Flavor, San Antonio Museum of Art
Mind Fruit, Clamplight, San Antonio, TX
The Nature of Us, La Zona, San Antonio, TX
You Don't Own ME, Interloper Gallery & S.M.A.R.T. Project Space , San Antonio, TX
Intimate Stories, Brick at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
2024 ReGroup Art Show, Carson Street Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Exhibiting Emotions Group Exhibition, Dock Space Gallery, San Antonio, TX
ILLuminate Group Art Show, Zen Haus, San Antonio, TX
2023 Girls, Gays, Theys, Brick at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Spring BFA Exhibition, University of Texas at San Antonio Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Flavor, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
Artovation, Texas Association of Schools of Art online exhibition
2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Exhibition, The New School, New York City, NY
Art. Write. Now Tour, the Rubell Museum, Washington, D.C., the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX, and The Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Exhibition, Pratt University, New York City, NY
Professional Experience
2025 Substitute Art Educator, La Villata Arts Village Teen Intensive Program
Artist Assistant, Contemporary Chicano Muralist Alex Rubio, Rubio Gallery
Book Appearances
2025 The Power of She, Featured in the Book by Arts to Hearts Project
Interviews
2025 Art That Holds What Words Cannot - Katlyn Powell, Open Call for Artists
https://opencallforartists.com/article/art-that-holds-what-words-cannot-i-katlyn-powell
Awards
2025 People’s Choice Award, Cammies Award Show, Contemporary Art Month
2023 39th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Texas at San Antonio
2019 Silver Medal, Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) Nationals
Gold and Silver Medals, National Scholastic Art and Writing
Alliance Journey Award, collaboration between National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Scholastic Art and Writing
Regional Scholastic and Writing Awards American Visions Nominee, Scholastic Art and Writing
National Hispanic Merit Scholar, National Merit Hispanic Recognition Program
NEISD Memorial Scholarship Recipient, North East School of the Arts, Legacy of Educational Excellence High School
2018 Gold Medal, National Scholastic Art and Writing
2017 Bronze Medal, Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) Nationals
Exhibition Reviews
2025 New Luminaria pop-up 'A Celebration of Culture' showcases San Antonio-area Black artists,
Anjali Gupta, SA Current
“You don’t own ME” at Interloper Gallery, San Antonio, Glasstire, Brianna Glass
Weekend Art Show Highlights, Viva Arte, Katherine Deck-Portillo