Bio
B. Lynbrook, NY, U.S.A.
www.kate-gordon.com
kathryncgordon@gmail.com
@kategordon_studio
www.kate-gordon.com
kathryncgordon@gmail.com
@kategordon_studio
In a world where reality is a layered event, Kate Gordon’s drawings seek to build illusions that challenge our perception of what is real and what is imagined. For Gordon, the painted picture plane is a three-dimensional installation inlaid with video and, at moments, burgeoning on becoming a pop-up book. The ranging material facts of her work are in keeping with the notion that the dream imagery she mines is itself not rational and does not prescribe purely to naturalistic sensibilities. Her vision is a translation of the utter strangeness of the world.
Kate Gordon earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. She currently teaches at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as Assistant Professor of Figure Drawing and Foundations. Gordon has shown her paintings, collages and videos nationally; recent exhibitions include curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s Art on Paper exhibition, an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2—a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh, NC, and a solo exhibition at The Carrack, an artist run project space, in Durham, NC. Past exhibitions include a solo show at 68 Jay Street in Brooklyn, NY and a group exhibition at Five Points Gallery in Connecticut.
Kate Gordon earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. She currently teaches at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as Assistant Professor of Figure Drawing and Foundations. Gordon has shown her paintings, collages and videos nationally; recent exhibitions include curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s Art on Paper exhibition, an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2—a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh, NC, and a solo exhibition at The Carrack, an artist run project space, in Durham, NC. Past exhibitions include a solo show at 68 Jay Street in Brooklyn, NY and a group exhibition at Five Points Gallery in Connecticut.
Education
2017 M.F.A. Studio Art, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2011 B.F.A. Painting, Minor in Art History, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Exhibitions (selected)
2019 Into the Condensed and Not Yet Known, Hilliard Art Museum, Flex Space, Lafayette, LA
VIAR Faculty Exhibition, Fletcher Hall, Lafayette, LA
Juggling Chainsaws, Solo Exhibition, The Carrack, Durham, NC
Inside Out, Group Exhibition, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
Art on Paper 2019, Group Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Impossible Spaces, Public Video Art Installation, Block2, Raleigh, NC
2018 Evedrops, Solo Exhibition, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
Winter Salon, Group Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Get Out Where, Solo Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
Thesis Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2016 Messenger Project, Group Exhibition, Salt Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Not at the Beach, Group Exhibition, Sharp Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Shifting States, Solo Exhibition, Kitchen Gallery, New London, CT
2014 Come Home, Group Exhibition, Bern Seiderman Gallery, Lynbrook, NY
The Garden, Group Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
2013 All Paintings Great and Small, Group Exhibition, Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Experience
2019- (present) Assistant Professor Figure Drawing & Foundations, Art Department University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
2018- 2019 Sabbatical Coverage Lecturer, Art Department, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Courses: Fall 18’ Drawing I, Painting I, Life Drawing II & Spring 19’ Intermediate Drawing, Drawing I
2017- (present) Lecturer, Foundations Department and PreCollege Program, Pratt, Brooklyn, NY
Courses: Summer 17’18’ 19’ & Spring 17’ Foundations Drawing/Painting, Portfolio Development
2016-17 Instructor, Art Department, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Courses: Fall 16’ & Spring 17’ Drawing I
2015-17 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art & Art History, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2012-15 Assistant Director of Admissions, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2011-12 Gilding Apprentice, Julius Lowy Antique Frame and Restoration, New York, NY
2008-10 Conservation Intern: Islamic Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Lectures & Awards
2019 Art on Paper Gallery Talk, Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC
2018 Visiting Artist Lecture, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Semi Finalist Fulbright US Student Program
2017 UNCG Research Travel Grant
2015 Holderness Fellowship
2017 M.F.A. Studio Art, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2011 B.F.A. Painting, Minor in Art History, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Exhibitions (selected)
2019 Into the Condensed and Not Yet Known, Hilliard Art Museum, Flex Space, Lafayette, LA
VIAR Faculty Exhibition, Fletcher Hall, Lafayette, LA
Juggling Chainsaws, Solo Exhibition, The Carrack, Durham, NC
Inside Out, Group Exhibition, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
Art on Paper 2019, Group Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Impossible Spaces, Public Video Art Installation, Block2, Raleigh, NC
2018 Evedrops, Solo Exhibition, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
Winter Salon, Group Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Get Out Where, Solo Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
Thesis Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2016 Messenger Project, Group Exhibition, Salt Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Not at the Beach, Group Exhibition, Sharp Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Shifting States, Solo Exhibition, Kitchen Gallery, New London, CT
2014 Come Home, Group Exhibition, Bern Seiderman Gallery, Lynbrook, NY
The Garden, Group Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
2013 All Paintings Great and Small, Group Exhibition, Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Experience
2019- (present) Assistant Professor Figure Drawing & Foundations, Art Department University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
2018- 2019 Sabbatical Coverage Lecturer, Art Department, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Courses: Fall 18’ Drawing I, Painting I, Life Drawing II & Spring 19’ Intermediate Drawing, Drawing I
2017- (present) Lecturer, Foundations Department and PreCollege Program, Pratt, Brooklyn, NY
Courses: Summer 17’18’ 19’ & Spring 17’ Foundations Drawing/Painting, Portfolio Development
2016-17 Instructor, Art Department, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Courses: Fall 16’ & Spring 17’ Drawing I
2015-17 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art & Art History, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2012-15 Assistant Director of Admissions, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2011-12 Gilding Apprentice, Julius Lowy Antique Frame and Restoration, New York, NY
2008-10 Conservation Intern: Islamic Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Lectures & Awards
2019 Art on Paper Gallery Talk, Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC
2018 Visiting Artist Lecture, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Semi Finalist Fulbright US Student Program
2017 UNCG Research Travel Grant
2015 Holderness Fellowship