About
 Katie grew up on a small dairy farm in rural Ohio, and spent college summers living in National Parks, working as a hotel maid and waitress. These varied, tactile experiences inform her approach to painting, an approach that is open to magic, adventure, and curiosity. Katie's color choice and visual language are in direct relationship with her materials, which are sourced directly from everyday life, such as box lids, textiles, and furniture. Her work is playful, warm, and holds a tension between formalism and representation while exploring themes of portals, liminal space, as well as tech surveillance and curated algorithms. She is primarily a painter, but interdisciplinary work and collaborations are an ongoing part of her practice. Recent collaborations include work with a poet, sound artists, and other painters. Currently, Katie is a full time artist, full time mother of three, and a full time art professor at Columbus College of Art & Design. Her work has shown in galleries and museums across the US, including The Painting Center in Chelsea, Redline Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Sarah Gormley Gallery in Columbus, and The Camp Gallery in Miami. Katie is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and a Griffith Big Idea grant. Her work is published in New American Paintings, Archer Magazine, INPA 10, among other publications and reviews. Katie is a member of the Long Island Studio Collective in New York, and she is represented by The Camp Gallery in Miami. 






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