Portfolio

Selected work.

An evolving collection of paintings, drawings, and symbolic illustrations exploring the intersections of body, spirit, and human experience.

2017 to 2018

Selected Paintings

Large figurative works built from plaster, charcoal, and acrylic, where the body becomes a place of tension, witness, and return.

Painting by Katy Gennaro of a seated figure with crossed arms and long hair turned inward beneath a gold halo, with gold and rust marks flowing beside her

Finding Ground

2017–2018 · Plaster, charcoal, and acrylic on canvas · 3 ft x 4 ft · Private collection, Goshen, NY

Painting by Katy Gennaro of a reclining figure holding a pale moon face, with blue and gold swirls and painted text

Temptations

2017–2018 · Plaster, charcoal, and acrylic on canvas · 3 ft x 4 ft

Painting by Katy Gennaro of a gold sun pouring into a turquoise river, framed by mosaic mountains and figures raising cups

Returning

2017–2018 · Plaster, charcoal, and acrylic on canvas · 4 ft x 4 ft

Painting by Katy Gennaro of a figure hugging her knees on charcoal, surrounded by gold leaf, rust mosaic patterns and two small figures above

The Witness

2017–2018 · Plaster, charcoal, and acrylic on canvas · 3 ft x 4 ft

Detail of Katy Gennaro painting Returning showing mosaic marks along a turquoise river and a figure raising a cup

Returning, detail

Detail of Katy Gennaro painting The Witness showing a woman with lowered eyes beneath a yellow veil

The Witness, detail

Katy Gennaro painting Temptations hanging on an eye-patterned wallpapered wall

Temptations, installed view

Graphite and ink

Drawings & Symbolic Studies

Quiet studies of hands, feet, and figures, where small gestures carry the weight of larger questions.

Graphite drawing by Katy Gennaro of open hands holding a serpent shedding its skin

Shedding

2019 · Graphite, marker, and watercolor on paper · 9 in x 12 in

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2018

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Hand-drawn digital illustration

Illustration & Symbolic Work

Simplified figures, sacred framing, and direct linework. These pieces are where much of my current visual language first takes shape.

Illustration by Katy Gennaro of a figure resting at the wheel of a car on a winding road at night, titled And This Too

And This Too

2025 · Hand-drawn digital illustration · 11 in x 14 in

Illustration by Katy Gennaro of a kneeling figure holding the hands of a dark shadow figure beneath an orange sun, titled Shadow Work

Shadow Work

2021 · Hand-drawn digital illustration · 11 in x 14 in

Illustration by Katy Gennaro of a haloed mother holding a sleeping child, with the words I see you, I feel you, I thank you, I love you

Great Mother

Illustration by Katy Gennaro of two figures holding hands on a bench above clouds, framed by sun rays, titled God Is Good

God is Good

2024 · Hand-drawn digital illustration · 11 in x 14 in

Illustration by Katy Gennaro of a face framed by long lined hair with a gem at the brow, titled Home

Home

2025 · Hand-drawn digital illustration · 11 in x 14 in

Nurture

Illustration by Katy Gennaro of a golden sun face with flowing hair and a blindfolded man playing guitar

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Illustration by Katy Gennaro of a bearded man with a cloth over his eyes and a single eye above it, in watercolor blues

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Current practice | 2026 to present

A new body of work is taking shape.

I am currently developing a cycle of five large-scale paintings exploring grief, spiritual transformation, and the parallel narratives of Eve and Jesus.

Building on my earlier figurative paintings and more recent symbolic illustrations, this new work represents a return to painting and a deeper exploration of themes that have informed my practice for over a decade.

I look forward to sharing the series as it develops over the coming years.

Ink study by Katy Gennaro of a haloed Jesus standing beside a sleeping disciple above a mound of red

Depression — Composition Study

2026 · Ink on paper · 9 in x 12 in

Study for a work in progress

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Prints of selected works are available in the shop. For originals, custom pieces, or collaborations, I would love to hear from you.

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