Kathleen Funk

ARTIST BIO
Kathleen Funk (b. 1986, Manila, Philippines) is a multidisciplinary artist, healer, and energy practitioner whose work explores the intersections of ancestral memory, intuitive process, and energetic resonance. Rooted in their lineage as a 4th-generation traditional healer and informed by a background in energy medicine and a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), Funk’s practice blurs the boundaries between the material and the metaphysical, creating works that function as both visual art and talismanic objects.
Their paintings are layered with embedded energies, intuitive downloads, and symbolic textures, often unfolding over years as living records of transformation. Funk embraces an organic, evolving process, where each mark, bump, and texture becomes integral to the work’s narrative. The result is a body of work that feels both spontaneous and meditative, serving as artifacts of grief, joy, and the liminal spaces in between.
Funk has exhibited at Art Gallery Le Logge (Assisi, Italy) and in Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA), and has collaborated with organizations such as lululemon and institutions like Asia Society Houston. Their work invites viewers into an intimate dialogue with the unseen, offering spa...

2019 H.A.W. Immersion - Sedona, AZ
2020 J.K. Artist Mentorship - Austin, TX
2021 J.K. Artist Mentorship - Austin, TX
2022 J.K. Artist Mentorship - Austin, TX
2023 S.A.C - Seattle, WA

2019 Solo Show for SSW Fine Properties - Houston, TX
2020 Solo Show A.I.M. - Houston, TX
2021 Group Show "Mindful Moments" for lululemon - Houston, TX
2022 Solo Show A.I.M. - Houston, TX
2023 June Group Show "Spices" S.A.C - Seattle, WA
2023 July Group Show "Memories" S.A.C. - Seattle, WA
2024 Aug Group Show Assisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition - Assisi, Italy
2024 Aug Solo Show - Harmonic Resonance - Houston, TX