Northport School Host first Plein Air Paint Out

• I was honored to be invited as one of the area’s professional artists to paint with the Northport Art Class who hosted the Plein Air Paint Out at the Platte River in the Sleeping Bear National Park.

Kat Dakota’s Artwork featured on Veterinary Journal

• A great honor has come about to fuel my energy even more! The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) which has world distribution selected one of my oil paintings of a pet portrait to be on the August 2024 cover! You can read the article by clicking on this link. 

Leelanau Color Tour Magazine

• Exciting news!  Meakalia Previch-Liu from the Leelanau Enterprise wrote a wonderful article featuring Debra Howard and myself in the 2023 Color Tour magazine. It’s an honor to be selected among many fantastic artists in the area.  You can read the article by clicking on this link. 

Kat Dakota Receives Second Place in Plein Air Event

“Canine Couture” Northport Dog Parade Animal Art Exhibit

Meet Kat Dakota, the Artist Behind the Northport Marina Mural

Art and the Environment:  Northport Sees the Big Picture