Katherine Gosnell is a visual artist in Providence, RI whose work explores the relationship between person and place, unpacking themes of new creation, longing, or childlike wonder. She depicts human figures in abstracted landscapes, implementing an iconography of plants, stars, or vivid bands of color to evoke the spiritual woven into the natural world.
For the past five years, Gosnell has specialized in community mural projects in South Providence for Trinity Square Together’s Care for the Square events and for Renaissance Church’s outdoor walls. These projects collaborated with local volunteers at paint parties to foster connection and brighten the neighborhood streets. She also contributed two utility box murals as part of The Ripples Project with The Avenue Concept in 2025. Gosnell’s mural experiences embody the exploration of person and place, bringing the viewer to think about one’s presence and impact in the local community.
Community Murals
Trinity Square Together, Central St. Providence, RI, 2024 - Ongoing
Salvation Army Mission, The Salvation Army, 386 Broad St, Providence, RI, 2024
A New Life Emerges and A Glimpse of the Real Thing, Renaissance Church, 184 Broad St, Providence, RI, 2023
On Earth as It is in Heaven, Salvation Army, 386 Broad St, Providence, RI, 2022
Tropical Plants, St. Martin De Porres Center, 160 Cranston St, Providence, RI, 2021
Back Garden, Renaissance Church, 184 Broad St, Providence, RI, 2021
Exhibitions
Plant Sweeties, Gallery X, New Bedford, MA, 2026
The Light Project, Renaissance Church, Providence, RI, 2019
AU Senior Showcase, Carnegie Building of the Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC, 2019
Mostra, Convento dei Servi di Maria, Orvieto, Italy, 2018
Flesh & Bone, Anderson University, Anderson, SC, 2017
Education
B.A. in Studio Art: Painting & Drawing, Anderson University, Anderson, SC (2019)
The Muralist Toolkit Online Course, Common Wealth Murals, Springfield, MA (2026)
Gordon in Orvieto Academics Program, Gordon College, Orvieto, Italy (2018)
