About the Artist: Katherine Dolphin
MSW, LICSWA (She/They)
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and an artist without borders, Katherine Cox (known professionally as Dolphin) has shared her many artistic talents around the globe, inspiring others with her purposeful artistry, creative ways of engaging with nature, and gift with intuitive animal card readings. They graduated from UW Tacoma with a Master of Social Work in June 2026, and was a recipient of the WDI Ballmer Scholarship program. Dolphin is also a National Geographic Certified Mentor Educator, trained and certified Healing with the Arts facilitator, and completed the Therapeutic Horticulture Series, accredited by the American Horticulture Therapy Association. She also studied Mind-Body Medicine and Art at Evergreen State College, where she received her BA in 2011. Please read the "Why Dolphins?" section for more information about her personal story and spiritual connection with dolphins.
Dolphin's work is described as "mixed media" using a variety of creative and artistic techniques in photography, painting, collaborative mural work, portraiture, multimedia, theater, and other creative expressions. She has experience with community organizing, curating events, and fundraising, promoting causes she cares about; environmentalism, supporting LGBQTIA2+ rights, spiritually sensitive social work, gender equality, disability justice, anti-racism, and poverty alleviation. To make her services accessible to all, she offers a donation sliding scale of $10-$100; if someone cannot pay, services are free. She doesn't want to compromise the integrity of her gifts by focusing on monetary gain, and strives to use best practices and mindfulness of cultural appropriation as she draws from a variety of sources to interpret animal messages from cards, dreams, and artwork. Some of her career aspirations are to do social work in schools, and to make Dolphin Healing Arts & Nature their own private counseling practice, in collaboration with other clinicians, to create a healing center. She is very excited to continue her work in community behavioral health, making more services inclusive and accessible for all!
2014
Bob Ross inspired painting, gifted to my Mother.
Backpacking in Regensburg, Germany 2013