About Kathy

Kathy DeVries is a natural science illustration artist who combines her love of fiber arts, painting, and drawing to design modern signature quilted art. Inspired by her Dutch horticulture heritage and historic natural science art, she explores the creatures, plants, and landscapes in her native Great Lakes region.  

Kathy’s original modern paintings and patterns are incorporated into unique quilted fiber art pieces including wallhangings and home decor.   

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design Natural Science Illustration Program, Kathy also teaches nature journaling and art workshops. 

Kathy works alongside her husband Richard Hawkins, a former ceramic artist, in their Milwaukee, Wisconsin studio. Her son Jason DeVries and son-in-law Jonas Nahm live in San Francisco, California.

  • Natural science illustration fiber artist

  • Teaching nature journaling and art workshops

  • 35 years marketing and communications executive

Selected Exhibits, Shows and Bibliography

Wausau Festival of the Arts, 2024, Honorable Mention Fine Artist, Wausau Festival of the Arts, Wausau, WI

Great Wisconsin Quilt Juried Show, 2024,  Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI

Go Figure! Juried Show, 2024, Plymouth Art Center, Plymouth, WI  Wisconsin Visual Artists Southeast Chapter

GNSI Annual Juried Members’ Exhibit, 2023,  International Virtual,  Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Great Wisconsin Quilt Juried Show, 2023,  Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI

Member Biennial Exhibition, 2023, Center for the Visual Arts, Wauwau, WI,  Wisconsin Craft 

Fine Art of Fiber Exhibition, 2022, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Highland Park, IL, Northshore Needle Arts Guild 

QuiltCon Community Quilt, 2022, Annual Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ, Modern Quilt Guild 

Quarantine Quilt Exhibition, 2021, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, Cedarburg WI 

The Quarantine Quilt, “Bird Watching” feature, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts

Member Quarantine Show, 2021, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin Craft 

Member Biennial Exhibition, 2020, Plymouth Art Center, Plymouth, WI,  Wisconsin Craft 

Modern Quilts in the Second City: Ten Years of the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild, 2019

Organizations

Wisconsin Craft Board of Directors, Member

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2025 Annual Conference Program Planning Committee Lead, Member

Wisconsin Visual Artists Member

Follow Along on Instagram

Male and female Monarchs. 12x16 quilted natural science illustration art. Available at the upcoming @mkestudiotour. Oct 5&6 in Milwaukee. Excited to be the lovely home and studio of @carra.terra Hoping for a great September monarch migration s
Thank you Wausau @wausaufoa Festival of Arts for this honor and supporting the arts community 💙💙. #wisconsincraft #wausau
Monarch Season! Did you know female Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) lay an average of 300-500 eggs in a five week period. 12x12 framed quilted with machine and hand embroidery. Selling at the @wausaufoa Wausau Festival of Arts. And taking orders for add
Endangered Bumblebee Series in fiber arts from my original drawings. Female American Bumblebee (Pensylvanicus Bombus) and male Rusty Patched (Affinis Bombus) 12x12 framed available at the Wausau Festival of Arts @wausaufoa Sept 7&8. More fun cre
New 12x12” endangered bumblebee series based on my larger work. Bombus Affinis or Rusty Patched work in progress using several types of @berninausa decorative stitches. Series available at the @wausaufoa Sept 7-8. #bumblebee #bumblebeeart