Kathryn Clark
website: www.kathrynclark.com
Instagram: @kathrynclarksf
email: kathryn@kathrynclark.com
lives and works: San Francisco, California
phone: 415.335.0753
EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH
2018
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Society for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA,
- Marx@200, SPACE, Pittsburgh, PA
- Beyond Borders: Stories of im/Migration, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2017
- The Embedded Message: Quilting in Contemporary Art, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Society for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA,
< http://www.exploremindfulart.com/>
- Storyline, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
- New Threads: Unraveling Traditions in Fiber, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA.
- Kathryn Clark: Refugee Stories, solo exhibition, Mule Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Kathryn Clark: Refugee Stories, solo exhibition, Hello Stitch Studio, Berkeley, CA
- Permanent Collection, Renwick Gallery, The Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC
- Threads, Hemphill Fine Arts at Carroll Square Gallery, Washington, DC
2016
- Permanent Collection, Renwick Gallery, The Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC
- In Remembrance: People, Time and Places, San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Lucy Childs.
- Weave Wars, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2015
- Good Mail Day, Artstream Gallery, Dover, NH
- Dead of Winter, Rare Device, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Tiffanie Turner.
2014
- Quilts: Pushing at the Seams, Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA
- Fail-Safe: Discomforts at Home, Hap Gallery, Portland, OR. Curated by Marci Rae McDade.
- City Grid/Urban Pattern, Smink Fine Art, Dallas, TX
- Fail-Safe: Discomforts at Home, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
- Kathryn Clark: Foreclosure Quilts, solo exhibition, Stripe, Santa Cruz, CA
2013
- SPRAWL, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
- 3 Figure$, performance by Emily Zimmer, Naked Stages, Minneapolis, MN
- Material Witness, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
- Unbound: Artists and Quilters Redefine the Quilt, Hollister Gallery at Babson College, Babson Park, MA
- Kala Art Institute Group Exhibit, Marion & Rose’s Workshop, Oakland, CA
- Foreclosure Quilts, Gallery Nord, San Antonio, TX
- Out of the Blue, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Curated by Ruth Braunstein.
2012
- Selections by Naomi Beckwith, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA. Curated by Naomi Beckwith of Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
- Retooled/Repackaged, Marygrove College Gallery, Detroit, MI
- Work It: Artists Address Labor & Unemployment, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
- Disintegration and Repair, Warm Springs Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
- Idiom Series, Kala Art Institute Print Archive, Berkeley, CA
2011
- Cashing Out, Kala Arts Gallery, Berkeley, CA. Curated by Julio Cesar Morales
- Artfully Reclaimed V, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA. Curated by Jack Fischer of Jack Fischer Gallery.
- FLOW: The Essence of Paint, The ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Andre Rozanoff of Cain Schulte Gallery.
- Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Curated by Rene de Guzman.
EDUCATION
1997
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
1991-1994
- Studied painting and drawing, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
The Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Renwick Gallery, Washington DC.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Lincoln, NE.
American Civil Liberties Union, Detroit, MI.
Michigan State University Museum, Lansing, MI.
Ann Taylor, Inc., New York, NY.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017
- “Designer Profile: Kathryn Clark” Love Patchwork & Quilting, Issue 51, pages 48-51.
- “Q & A: Conceptualizing Untold Stories” Planning Magazine, June 2017, page 12.
2016
- Barry, Ramona and Jobson, Rebecca. The Handmade Life: A Companion to Modern Crafting, Thames & Hudson.
- Marsha MacDowell, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson. Forward by Desmond Tutu. Quilts and Human Rights. University of Nebraska Press.
2015
- Atkinson, Nora. Craft for a Modern World: The Renwick Gallery Collection, GILES.
- Ranallo, Andrew. “Reconstruction”, American Craft Magazine, August/September 2015, One Piece, page 104.
2014
- Cooks, Bridget R., “The Gee’s Bend Effect,” Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Volume 12, Issue 3, November 2014, pages 346-363.
- Rudman, Dawne & Bate, Gareth, “Artist: Kathryn Clark of San Francisco, California, USA,” World of Threads Weekly Fibre Artist Interviews, Interview 102,
< http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/102_kathryn_clark_13.html>
Karr-Petras, Mary Kate, “Bent but Not Broken: Quilting in the Great Recession,” Quilters Newsletter, December/January 2014, pages 32-36.
2013
- Gottesdiener, Laura. A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home, Zuccotti Park Press, pages 16, 44, 110 and 160.
- Goodman, Amy, Democracy Now!, Interview with Laura Gottesdiener, PBS, August 6, 2013,< https://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/6/a_dream_foreclosed_as_obama_touts>
- Zale, Sarah. Sometimes You Do Things: Poems, Aquarius Press 2013, Cover.
- “1110/5 Journal,” MIEL Publications, April 2013, four postcards within a set.
- Craig, Gabriel. “Kathryn Clark’s Foreclosure Quilts.” Surface Design Journal, Winter 2013, pages 26-29.
2012
- “Quilting the Odd and Unusual: Breathing Life into Language,” Art Quilting Studio Magazine, Stampington & Company, summer 2012, page 64.
- Clark, Kathryn, “Foreclosure Quilts,” Uppercase Magazine, Issue 12, January 2012, page 97.
- New American Paintings, No. 97 Pacific Coast Issue, January 2012, pages 48-51.
- DeWeerdt, Sarah. “How Quilting Can Explain the Foreclosure Crisis,” CityLab from The Atlantic, March 2012, <http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/03/crafting-foreclosure-crisis/1622/>
- Solomon, Lisa. “In the Studio: Kathryn Clark,” Poppytalk, February 2012,
< http://www.poppytalk.com/2012/02/in-studio-kathryn-clark.html>
- Caldwell, Ellen. “Mapping our Foreclosures One Quilt at a Time: Kathryn Clark,” NewAmericanPaintings, February 2012, < https://newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/mapping-our-foreclosures-one-quilt-at-a-time-kathryn-clark/>
- Bond, K. Emily. “How to Make an American Foreclosure Quilt,” Ecosalon, January 2012, < http://ecosalon.com/how-to-make-an-american-foreclosure-quilt/>
- Tzenkova, Ani. “Kathryn Clark’s Foreclosure Quilts,” Trendland, January 2012, < http://trendland.com/kathryn-clarks-foreclosure-quilts/>
2011
- Hand, Justine. “Fabrics and Linens: Foreclosure Quilts by Kathryn Clark,” Remodelista, December 2011, < https://www.remodelista.com/posts/fabrics-linens-foreclosure-quilts-by-kathryn-clark/>
- Clark, Kathryn. “Foreclosure Quilts.” HAND/EYE Magazine, June 2011,
< http://handeyemagazine.com/content/foreclosure-quilts>
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2017 Embroidery Workshop, Hello Stitch Studio, Berkeley, CA.
2017 Guest Lecturer, Stitch Modern, Piedmont, CA.
2017 Guest Lecturer, Mule Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2016 Guest Lecturer and workshop presenter, Stitch Modern, Piedmont, CA.
2014 Guest Lecturer, Surface Design Association.
2011-2013 Contributing writer to Handful of Salt magazine.
1999-2003 Project Manager/Urban Planner, Calthorpe Associates, Berkeley, CA.
1997-1999 Architect/Urban Planner, MacCracken Architects, San Francisco, CA.
website: www.kathrynclark.com
Instagram: @kathrynclarksf
email: kathryn@kathrynclark.com
lives and works: San Francisco, California
phone: 415.335.0753
EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH
2018
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Society for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA,
- Marx@200, SPACE, Pittsburgh, PA
- Beyond Borders: Stories of im/Migration, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2017
- The Embedded Message: Quilting in Contemporary Art, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
- Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Society for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA,
< http://www.exploremindfulart.com/>
- Storyline, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
- New Threads: Unraveling Traditions in Fiber, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA.
- Kathryn Clark: Refugee Stories, solo exhibition, Mule Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Kathryn Clark: Refugee Stories, solo exhibition, Hello Stitch Studio, Berkeley, CA
- Permanent Collection, Renwick Gallery, The Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC
- Threads, Hemphill Fine Arts at Carroll Square Gallery, Washington, DC
2016
- Permanent Collection, Renwick Gallery, The Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC
- In Remembrance: People, Time and Places, San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Lucy Childs.
- Weave Wars, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2015
- Good Mail Day, Artstream Gallery, Dover, NH
- Dead of Winter, Rare Device, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Tiffanie Turner.
2014
- Quilts: Pushing at the Seams, Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA
- Fail-Safe: Discomforts at Home, Hap Gallery, Portland, OR. Curated by Marci Rae McDade.
- City Grid/Urban Pattern, Smink Fine Art, Dallas, TX
- Fail-Safe: Discomforts at Home, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
- Kathryn Clark: Foreclosure Quilts, solo exhibition, Stripe, Santa Cruz, CA
2013
- SPRAWL, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
- 3 Figure$, performance by Emily Zimmer, Naked Stages, Minneapolis, MN
- Material Witness, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
- Unbound: Artists and Quilters Redefine the Quilt, Hollister Gallery at Babson College, Babson Park, MA
- Kala Art Institute Group Exhibit, Marion & Rose’s Workshop, Oakland, CA
- Foreclosure Quilts, Gallery Nord, San Antonio, TX
- Out of the Blue, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Curated by Ruth Braunstein.
2012
- Selections by Naomi Beckwith, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA. Curated by Naomi Beckwith of Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
- Retooled/Repackaged, Marygrove College Gallery, Detroit, MI
- Work It: Artists Address Labor & Unemployment, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
- Disintegration and Repair, Warm Springs Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
- Idiom Series, Kala Art Institute Print Archive, Berkeley, CA
2011
- Cashing Out, Kala Arts Gallery, Berkeley, CA. Curated by Julio Cesar Morales
- Artfully Reclaimed V, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA. Curated by Jack Fischer of Jack Fischer Gallery.
- FLOW: The Essence of Paint, The ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Andre Rozanoff of Cain Schulte Gallery.
- Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Curated by Rene de Guzman.
EDUCATION
1997
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
1991-1994
- Studied painting and drawing, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
The Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Renwick Gallery, Washington DC.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Lincoln, NE.
American Civil Liberties Union, Detroit, MI.
Michigan State University Museum, Lansing, MI.
Ann Taylor, Inc., New York, NY.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017
- “Designer Profile: Kathryn Clark” Love Patchwork & Quilting, Issue 51, pages 48-51.
- “Q & A: Conceptualizing Untold Stories” Planning Magazine, June 2017, page 12.
2016
- Barry, Ramona and Jobson, Rebecca. The Handmade Life: A Companion to Modern Crafting, Thames & Hudson.
- Marsha MacDowell, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson. Forward by Desmond Tutu. Quilts and Human Rights. University of Nebraska Press.
2015
- Atkinson, Nora. Craft for a Modern World: The Renwick Gallery Collection, GILES.
- Ranallo, Andrew. “Reconstruction”, American Craft Magazine, August/September 2015, One Piece, page 104.
2014
- Cooks, Bridget R., “The Gee’s Bend Effect,” Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Volume 12, Issue 3, November 2014, pages 346-363.
- Rudman, Dawne & Bate, Gareth, “Artist: Kathryn Clark of San Francisco, California, USA,” World of Threads Weekly Fibre Artist Interviews, Interview 102,
< http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/102_kathryn_clark_13.html>
Karr-Petras, Mary Kate, “Bent but Not Broken: Quilting in the Great Recession,” Quilters Newsletter, December/January 2014, pages 32-36.
2013
- Gottesdiener, Laura. A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home, Zuccotti Park Press, pages 16, 44, 110 and 160.
- Goodman, Amy, Democracy Now!, Interview with Laura Gottesdiener, PBS, August 6, 2013,< https://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/6/a_dream_foreclosed_as_obama_touts>
- Zale, Sarah. Sometimes You Do Things: Poems, Aquarius Press 2013, Cover.
- “1110/5 Journal,” MIEL Publications, April 2013, four postcards within a set.
- Craig, Gabriel. “Kathryn Clark’s Foreclosure Quilts.” Surface Design Journal, Winter 2013, pages 26-29.
2012
- “Quilting the Odd and Unusual: Breathing Life into Language,” Art Quilting Studio Magazine, Stampington & Company, summer 2012, page 64.
- Clark, Kathryn, “Foreclosure Quilts,” Uppercase Magazine, Issue 12, January 2012, page 97.
- New American Paintings, No. 97 Pacific Coast Issue, January 2012, pages 48-51.
- DeWeerdt, Sarah. “How Quilting Can Explain the Foreclosure Crisis,” CityLab from The Atlantic, March 2012, <http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/03/crafting-foreclosure-crisis/1622/>
- Solomon, Lisa. “In the Studio: Kathryn Clark,” Poppytalk, February 2012,
< http://www.poppytalk.com/2012/02/in-studio-kathryn-clark.html>
- Caldwell, Ellen. “Mapping our Foreclosures One Quilt at a Time: Kathryn Clark,” NewAmericanPaintings, February 2012, < https://newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/mapping-our-foreclosures-one-quilt-at-a-time-kathryn-clark/>
- Bond, K. Emily. “How to Make an American Foreclosure Quilt,” Ecosalon, January 2012, < http://ecosalon.com/how-to-make-an-american-foreclosure-quilt/>
- Tzenkova, Ani. “Kathryn Clark’s Foreclosure Quilts,” Trendland, January 2012, < http://trendland.com/kathryn-clarks-foreclosure-quilts/>
2011
- Hand, Justine. “Fabrics and Linens: Foreclosure Quilts by Kathryn Clark,” Remodelista, December 2011, < https://www.remodelista.com/posts/fabrics-linens-foreclosure-quilts-by-kathryn-clark/>
- Clark, Kathryn. “Foreclosure Quilts.” HAND/EYE Magazine, June 2011,
< http://handeyemagazine.com/content/foreclosure-quilts>
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2017 Embroidery Workshop, Hello Stitch Studio, Berkeley, CA.
2017 Guest Lecturer, Stitch Modern, Piedmont, CA.
2017 Guest Lecturer, Mule Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2016 Guest Lecturer and workshop presenter, Stitch Modern, Piedmont, CA.
2014 Guest Lecturer, Surface Design Association.
2011-2013 Contributing writer to Handful of Salt magazine.
1999-2003 Project Manager/Urban Planner, Calthorpe Associates, Berkeley, CA.
1997-1999 Architect/Urban Planner, MacCracken Architects, San Francisco, CA.