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Katie Kirk
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
katienicolekirk@gmail.com
Education:
2016 - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL - Masters of Fine Arts- Painting & Drawing
2010 - Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA - Bachelors of Arts- Film and Television Production
Solo Exhibitions:
2018 - Parts & Motions, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2018 - Zest, STNDRD Projects, Granite City, IL
Two and Three-Person Exhibitions:
2018 - Pleasure At A Distance, with Kaveri Raina, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2017 - Exchange Between, with Kaveri Raina, Demo Project, Springfield, IL
2017 - Alterations, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Columbus, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2025- Not a Soft Thing, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2025 - Build Big Exhibition, The Infinite School, Los Angeles, CA
2025 - Let’s Be Real Heaven Gallery Chicago, IL
2025 - What We Carry, Noyes Gallery, Evanston, IL
2024 - Ecstatic Truth'(s), Los Angeles Mission College, curated by Adam Scott, Sylmar, CA
2022 - Abstract Generations, Brand Library, Glendale, CA
2021 - Strange Paradigm, yngspc.com, curated by Kate Mothes
2021 - The Secret Lives of Color, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Columbus, OH
2020 - Star Goddess Island, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, curated by Gregory Rourke
2019 - Parallels to a Fictional Universe, L’Oiseau Presente & Botshaft, Berlin, Germany
2019 - Permutations, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Columbus OH
2019 - Land of Milk & Honey, Backspace LA, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Bryan Ricci
2018 - Los Angeles Notebook, Jacob’s West, Venice, CA, curated by Jacob Melchi and Spencer Carmona
2018 - L.A. Looking, LAVA Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2018 - Untitled (Show #3), Arvia LA, Los Angeles, CA
2018 - Dangerous Professors, curated by Ruslana Lichtzier, Flatland Gallery, Houston, TX
2018 - SAIC Alumni Show, Lük Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2017 - Mind’s I, Dalton Warehouse, curated by Anne Harris and Keith Tolch, Los Angeles, CA
2016 - South Bay Focus, Torrance Art Museum, curated by Peter Frank, Torrance, CA
2016 - M.A.S. Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2016 - Girl Band, The Lorna Room, Rodgers Park, Chicago, IL
2016 - Praxis, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, curated by Tyler Cann, Columbus, OH
2016 - Deal With It, The Woskob Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
2016 - Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, curated by Irene Hoffman, Chicago, IL
2014 - Avant-Gardeners, Comfort Station, Chicago, IL
Art Fairs:
2019 - Art Palm Springs, Open Mind Art Space, Palm Springs Convention Ctr, Palm Springs, CA
2016 - EXPO Chicago, SAIC Booth curated by Edra Soto, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Awards and Nominations:
2016 - The Art Institute of Chicago Community Associate Artist
2015 - Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee
2014 - Chicago Consortium for Art in Society Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2010 - Painting Scholar of Distinction, Loyola Marymount University
Press & Interviews:
2026- Shoenberger, Elisa. "Chicago Cultural Center's 'Not a Soft Thing' Shows Multifaceted Views of Mother Artists." Newcity Art
2020 - “Risk, Reward, and Life” ShoutoutLA
2020 - Bunte, Brooke, “Star Goddess Island at Wonzimer Gallery.” Is This How You Art.
2018 - ICTV Irvine, “Irvine Fine Arts Center Fall Exhibits”
2018 - Han, Christine, “Review of Parts & Motions”, Maake Magazine
2018 - Baumann, Sacha, “The Artifact.” Full Bleed
2017 - “Three Exhibitions, One Night.” Illinois Times
2017 - Regensburger, Jeff, “Alterations at Brandt-Roberts.” Columbus Underground
2016 - LePique, Annette, "Girlband at Lorna Room." Chicago Artist Writers
Lectures and Artist Talks:
2025 - Visiting Artist Lecture, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
2018 - Kaleidoscope Fine Arts Panel, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2018 - Visiting Artist Lecture, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2017 - Visiting Artist Lecture, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2017 - Conversation with Amy Johnson, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Columbus, OH
2016 - Visiting Artist Lecture, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2016 - Community Associate Artist Lecture, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 - Artist Lecture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, PTDW Department, Chicago, IL