KATHERINE KESEY
1996 - b. Lubbock, Texas
Currently working in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION / RESIDENCIES
2023 - Otis College of Art and Design, MFA Fine Arts
2018 - Clemson University, BS in Graphic Communications and Minor in Art
2018 - The American University of Paris, Summer Program, Art History
2019 - Townsend Atelier, Transcending the Photo Reference, workshop with Alyssa Monks
2019 - Azule, October Visual Artist in Residence
2020 - W.A.M.A. Residency, Snug Harbor, Charlotte NC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 - Autofiction – The Helen and Abraham Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2021 - SUPERimpose (Two person exhibition) The Dalton Gallery, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill SC
2021 - Crushed Cans – Slow Play Brewing, Rock Hill SC
2020 - Sculpture Moderne – The Courtroom Gallery, Rock Hill SC
2018/19 - The Endless Flow, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library, Clemson SC
Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 - Chat MFA:Conscious Maneuvers - The Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2022 - Vessel - Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles CA
2022 - Cybrverse NFT Open Gallery, - Cyvatar at SXSW, Austin TX
2022 - The First Turn - The Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2021 - On Life - Gallery c3 at Alchemy, Charlotte NC
2020 - Intersection, Gallery c3 at Alchemy, Charlotte NC (Jurors: John W. Love Jr., Susan Brenner, and Tim Miner)
2020 - W.A.M.A. Collaborative Exhibition, Petra’s, Charlotte NC
2020 - PDA, Crown Station, Charlotte NC
2019 - Off-Brand, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte NC
2019 - Intersection, Gallery c3 at Alchemy, Charlotte NC
2019 - Art Party, Rock Hill SC
2019 - Friends of Friday Arts Project Exhibit, Courtroom Gallery, Rock Hill SC
2019 - ACYC 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Center For the Arts, Rock Hill SC (Juror: Amy Herman, director at Goodyear Arts, Charlotte)
2019 - Spring Juried Show, Charlotte Art League, NC (Juror: Chris Liberti)
2019 - ArtFields SC, Lake City SC
2018 - Cousins: A Pop-Up Show, Charlotte NC
2018 - Reconstructing Potential: A Study of Landscape, Nature, and the Built Environment, The Gunnin Architecture Library, Clemson SC
2018 - 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Grace Centre Gallery, Mills River NC (Juror: Virginia Derryberry, UNCA)
2018 - Portrayed: Acorn Gallery Exhibit, Acorn Gallery, Clemson SC
2013 - Spring Juried Show, Dalton Gallery at the Center for the Arts, Rock Hill SC
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
2023 - Hyperallergic, Otis College Thesis Shows Make Art School Look Cool
2022 - Space On Space Magazine Issue III, Ordinary Objects: An Interview with Katherine Kesey
2021 - cake magazine, Love Me
2020 - YC Magazine, Catching Up with Katherine Kesey
2020 - Food & Art Cookbook, Friday Arts Project
2018 - Clemson Chronicle, Spring Edition
2017 - Clemson Chronicle, Spring Edition
WRITING
2024 - Six Humorous Artworks at Frieze Los Angeles 2024, Space on Space Magazine
2023 - I Saw it First, Flash Fiction, KAIROS Literary Magazine
2022 - The Scythe, Flash Fiction, Bristol Noir
2020 - August Birthday, Poetry Collection (Paperback + Kindle)
2019 - Voicemails, Nonfiction essay, The Terrible Orange Review
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 - Clemson University Adobe Creative Jam, People’s Choice
2014 - South Carolina Scholastic Press Association, 3rd place, Best Art
2013 - York County Arts Council, 2nd place
RELATED EXPERIENCE & AFFILIATIONS
2022-23 - Social Media Manager, Otis College of Art and Design MFA Fine Arts Program
2020 - Gallery Intern, allison sprock fine art, Charlotte NC
2020 - Guest speaker & painting demonstration, Friday Arts Project
2019-21 - Assistant Gallery Manager, The Courtroom Gallery, Rock Hill SC
2019-21 - Member, We Also Make Art (W.A.M.A.)
2019-21 - Member, Friday Arts Project, Rock Hill SC
2018-19 - Graphic Designer, Transformation Church, Indian Land SC
2018 - Guest Speaker & demo, Nation Ford High School, Painting 1 class
2016 - Associate Graphic Designer & Intern, Redhype Advertising Agency, Greenville SC