Katie Steinharter can’t sit still.

 

BACKGROUND: Originally from Connecticut, Katie grew up in Sydney, Australia, and London, England, after moving with her family. She went to college at Denison University in Ohio to study Communications, Studio Art, and Spanish, and spent a semester abroad at the University of Sydney while working for Art Est. in Leichhardt, NSW and completing a research study on art in marginalized communities. After college, she moved to Santiago do Compostela, Spain to create an Art & English program for a rural public school. Then, onto Deer Isle, Maine to follow in the footsteps of her family and work for one of her favorite artists – Jill Hoy. Finally, she settled in Colorado and now lives in the Rocky Mountains but travels year-round.

 

BELIEFS: She has a passion for changing the world and insists that we would be nothing without the power of our voices and creative imaginations.

 

She hopes for more human rights, equal opportunity, intercultural communication, and everyone enjoying a beautiful world.

 

 

Currently, she oversees social media, content development, and a roster of athletes/content creators/influencers for Ikon Pass and the snow-obsessed mountain communities with which they work.

 

Over the years, she has done freelance work in PR, writing, social media strategy, creative direction, and content development for clients based in Colorado, New York, Maine, Idaho, Utah, Spain, England, Canada, Cambodia, and Australia. She’s worked primarily in the international development & relations, outdoor & tourism industries, and arts & education industries.

 

After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Studio Art & Spanish, and later a Masters in Public Administration, she went on to manage an international marketing & PR department at a Colorado-based social enterprise and then start The Denver Post’s first-ever social media marketing program and national programmatic social network, The Social Wire.

 

In 2015, she traveled around the world to help scale up a social enterprise, conduct field research, and write case studies for an international NGO in Cambodia.

 

In 2012, she worked for the Spanish Ministry of Education in a rural area of Galicia, where she created their first-ever bilingual art program. She developed a passion for international development and how different cultures communicate.

 

HOBBIES: During the few moments she’s not thinking about changing the world and its digital landscape, you’ll find her at home in the mountains of Colorado on her snowboard, on the couch with one of a hundred books from her shelf, or sitting outside with her painting easel and best friend, Mogul.

 

ART: Katie Steinharter learned to paint from her grandfather in Stonington, Maine. She first picked up a paintbrush in his studio while watching him finesse large acrylic depictions of the lobster and working boats that he had sketched at the local boatyard. Drawn to the water, landscape, and trees of his work and their surroundings, Katie continues to be a landscape artist today based in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, with a focus on watercolors infused with natural elements (snowmelt, ocean water, etc). After studying art in college, creating a program for children to learn art & English in Spain, and working at galleries in both Australia and Maine, now she focuses on creating artwork inspired by the strength of the mountains or curiosity of new places. 

 

Her art accolades include: Individual Show at Coda Coffee, Denver (2018), Shared Show at Coda Coffee, Denver (2019), 3 x Murals at Cooper Creek, Winter Park (2023 & 2024), #2 Feature on Winter Park Art Trail, Winter Park Resort (2024), Shared Show for Plein Air Art Festival, Winter Park (2024 & 2025), Exhibitor at First Friday Art Fairs in Winter Park & Artisan Fairs in Fraser (2023, 2024 & 2025), Individual Show at Cozens Ranch Museum, Winter Park (2025), and Individual Show at Fraser Public Library (2025).

 

Her work and printed greeting cards on recycled paper can be found on sale at Bowerbird’s Den, High Country Autumn’s Nest, Winter Park Resort’s James & Parry’s, Mountainshire Bookstore, Ascending Spirit, Cozen’s Ranch Museum, Osprey’s Echo Sea Kayaking, The Steamboat Store, Solitude’s Village Store, and more.

 

She transfers her art, inspired by travel, into stationery to preserve memories forever. These notepads, cards, and prints are available on Etsy and every purchase helps promote sustainability and raise money for causes close to her family’s hearts: JDRF, Alzheimer’s Association Art Program, and mental health resources in Grand County, Colorado.

 

 

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