KATE CHRISTOPHER 250 LAUREL ROAD, MAHTOMEDI, MN. 55115 651-653-1553 katechristopher@comcast.net www.katechristopher.com
FEATURED EXHIBITIONS
2008 Bloomington Art Center - Greenberg Gallery Bloomington, MN
with painter Tricia Schweitzer
2008 Tile commission dedicated at Mahtomedi High School Mahtomedi, MN 2007 Sculpture Scene Show - Premier Gallery Minneapolis, MN 2006 Seasons on St Croix Gallery Hudson, WI "A Moment in Time" with painter Sheralyn Barnes 2006 Phipps Center for the Arts - Gallery Two Hudson, WI with photographer Leo Tushaus 2006 Exhibition of Sculptures and drawings Unity Church, St. Paul, MN 2000 Annual Solo Sculptor Exhibition Hennepin Ave. United Methodist Church, Mpls 1989 Concordia College Individual Exhibition Concordia College, St. Paul, MN 1975 Small Works–Two person exhibition Visual Artists Union Gallery, Boston, MA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 Architectural Exhibition, Gallery 13 Minneapolis, MN 2009 Minnesota Sculpture Society, Bloomington Art Center Bloomington, MN * Second Place Award 2009 MN State Fair Exhibition St Paul, MN 2009 ART ON MAIN , Tamarack Gallery Stillwater, MN 2008 Minnesota Sculpture Society at the Phipps Hudson, WI * Honorable Mentio 2008 Sculpt Siouxland Sioux City, IA *Purchase award 2008 St Croix Valley ART OPENER – Studio 211 Stillwater, MN 2007 Northern Lights Exhibition White Bear Lake, MN * Merit Award 2007 St Croix Valley ART OPENER – Studio 211 Stillwater, MN 2006 Opening Night - The Gallery at Frame Ups Minneapolis, MN 2006 Studio 211 Fall Exhibition Stillwater, MN 2006 Opening Night - The Gallery at Frame Ups Minneapolis, MN 2006 St Croix Valley ART OPENER – Studio 211 Stillwater, MN 2005 Healing Arts Program Exhibition Hudson Hospital, Hudson, WI 2005 Society of Minnesota Sculptors Minnetonka Art Center, MN * Second Award 2004 MN State Fair Art Exhibition St. Paul, MN * Honorable Mention 2004 Society of Minnesota Society, Edina Art Center Edina, MN * Best in Show 2004 Northern Lights Exhibition, Century College White Bear Lake, MN * Award of Excellence 2003 Society of Minnesota Sculptors, Master Framers Gallery St. Paul, MN * Award of Excellence 2003 MN State Fair Art Exhibition, St. Paul, MN * 4th Award in Sculpture 2003 Stillwater Art Crawl, Tamarack Gallery Stillwater, MN * Best in Show 2002 Northern Lights Exhibition, Century College White Bear Lake, MN * Honorable mention 2002 Stillwater Art Crawl Stillwater, MN * Peoples Choice Award 2002 Society of Minnesota Sculptors, Premier Gallery Minneapolis, MN * Special Recognition 2001 MN State Fair Art Exhibition St. Paul, MN * First Award in Sculpture 2000 Homebrewed Art Exhibition, Anderson Center Red Wing, MN 1999 Northern Lights Exhibition, Century College White Bear Lake, MN *Award of Excellence 1997 Studio Grand Opening and Home Show Mahtomedi, MN 1987 Members Juried Show, Bloomington Art Center Bloomington, MN *Grand Prize
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Tamarack Gallery, in Stillwater, MN. 55082 Café Latte, 850 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN. 55105 Your Art’s Desire Gallery, Wayzata, MN 55305 Gallery 13, 811 La Salle Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55402 www.katechristopher.com www.mnsculptors.com www.mnartists.org
RESIDENCY
2000 One month residency at the Anderson Center in Red Wing, MN
REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
Poey, Dick Kate’s Vision: Humanity’s Private Journeys through Life, Highlights & Shadows 2007 Zahn, Tom Kate’s Journey, Highlights & Shadows, Winter 2004 Peck, Joel Sculpting the Human Condition, White Bear Press, October 31, 2001 Fallon, Michael Earth, Wind & Fire, City Pages, October 17, 2001 Carey, Catherine Earth, Wind and Fire, Town Life Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2000 Aerts, Dawn Kate Christopher finds Humanity in Sculpture, St. Croix Valley Press, June 1, 2000
EDUCATION
Beloit College, Beloit WI. - BA in Art 1971 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston - MA, graduate courses in cast metal and ceramics, 1972-74 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CN - MA in Educational counseling and Admin, 1975 * EPDA national fellowship University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - graduate courses in cast metal and ceramics 1977-1987 Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN - classes in clay techniques and firing 1996-2006
MEMBERSHIP
Northern Clay Center, Society of Minnesota Sculptors, River Valley Arts Council, White Bear Arts Council, Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 -2009 Taught various group classes in the Mahtomedi studio and lectured about my work and techniques at several area schools and churches Spring 2005 Juried the White Bear Art Council’s annual Northern Lights Exhibition at Century College in White Bear Lake.