Kathleen lives and works in Oakdale, PA with her husband and partner, Ron Desmett. For the past 15 years they have worked as independent artists on projects for installation in private glass collections, homes, corporate offices, public art projects and solo exhibitions throughout the United States. Kathleen and Ron have won many awards including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation.

Kathleen and Ron imagined, developed and helped to build the Pittsburgh Glass Center, an internationally recognized public access glass institution where they remain a vital part of the Artistic Leadership Team. They have been named Permanent Artists in Residence at the PGC in honor of their outstanding achievements and dedication to the arts. This year, their collaborative work, Crossings 1982, was acquired by the Renwick Galleries at the Smithsonian Institution of Washington D.C.