Currently based in Charleston, SC, Katelyn Chapman creates work that explores episodes of working-class life in America’s rural South through the lens of her own family and friends in the Midlands of South Carolina. She indexes her upbringing in this place by referencing backroad dispositions often in conjunction with symbols of faith and Christian iconography.

By painting these accounts, Chapman celebrates, honors, and shows reverence towards the customs and traditions of the rural working-class South.

Chapman is the 2026 Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year!

Her work is currently on display at Coastal Carolina University’s Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery in her solo show titled, Love You, Mean It which is on view thru July 3, 2026.

If purchasing an original painting is not in your budget right now, Signed Limited Edition Prints like the one below are a great option! Prints start at $135.

After 5 years teaching in higher education, Chapman left the world of academia to pursue art full time in 2024, but still teaches occasional workshops on drawing, painting, and grant writing for artists!