Kate McQuillen
Born 1979 in Boston, MA. Lives and works in Chicago.
Gallery Representation
In Canada: O’Born Contemporary, Toronto, ON
Solo Exhibitions
2011—-Conventional Weapons, O’Born Contemporary, Toronto, ON
———-Shoe Bomber, XPACE Window Space. XPACE Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON
———-Luggage Bomb, ARTspace Window Gallery, Chatham, ON
2009—-MEGA HERTZ, the Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005—-Kate McQuillen: Letters, Caro d’Offay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Two-Person Exhibitions
2010 —-Kate McQuillen & Greg Staats, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011—-Lift Off: Earthlings and the Great Beyond, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
———-Pushing Paper, O’Connor Art Gallery, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
2010—-131, O’Born Contemporary, Toronto, ON
———-Annual Benefit Auction, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
———-Ox-Bow Winter Benefit Auction, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009—-Fresh Paint, New Construction, Art Mûr, Montréal, QC (juried)
———-Plant 90: of Production & Object in partnership with Nuit Blanche
———-401 Richmond, Toronto, ON
———-Inquire Within, Loop Gallery, Toronto, ON
———-Invisible Spaces: Kate McQuillen and Melanie Lowe,
———-Median Contemporary, Toronto, ON
———-Resolution, Median Contemporary, Toronto, ON
———-Here or There? List… Gallery, Toronto, ON
2008—-Art in the Fall, 401 Richmond, Toronto, ON
2007—-Refusing the Frame, the Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006—-Within and Beyond: Interpretations of the Grid,
———-Tall Grass Arts Assoc., Park Forest, IL
———-Beyond Boundaries, Chicago Printmaker’s Collaborative, Chicago, IL
———-Uno, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005—-Watermedia 2005, Mitchell Place Gallery, Muncie, IN (juried)
Grants
2011—–Illinois Arts Council Professional Development Grant
———–Community Arts Assistance Program, City of Chicago Cultural Grant
Artist Residencies
2011/12–Printmaking Artist in Residence, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2011——Ragdale, Lake Forest, IL
———–Elsewhere Collaborative, Greensboro, NC
2010—–Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
———–Frans Masereel Center, Flemish Center for Graphic Arts, Kasterlee, Belgium
———–Open Studio Fine Art and Printmaking Center, Toronto, ON
2009—–Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency, Saugatuck, Michigan
Awards
2010—-Jean-Claude Reynal Scholarship 2009 Finalist
2009—-ISC Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award Nominee
2008—-York University Stong Farmhouse Award
———–ISC Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award Nominee
2007—-York University Graduate Scholarship
2005—-Stephen Oberreich Award, Mitchell Place Gallery
2002—-Graduation with Distinction, Massachusetts College of Art
Bibliography
Bell, Anonda, et al. Lift Off: Earthlings and the Great Beyond. Newark, NJ: Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2011
Lauren Weinberg, “Pushing (the city) limits,” Time Out Chicago, February 10-16, 2011.
“Paper pushed to its limits becomes art.” Oak Leaves, 27 Jan. 2011.
“Never Green,” Barbara Gilbert, catalog of duo exhibition at Open Studio, Toronto. 2010.
‘Love, Us.’ York University. Toronto, ON, Canada. 2009.
“Tall Grass Arts Group to Feature 14 New Artists.” Park Forest Star, 7 Sept. 2006, 14
Fred Camper, “Found in Translation,” The Chicago Reader, Vol. 35, Dec. 2, 2005, 10.
Collections
Frans Masereel Center, Flemish Center for Graphic Arts, Kasterlee, Belgium
Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
Open Studio Fine Art and Printmaking Center, Toronto, ON
Artist Lectures
2010—-Open Studio Fine Art and Printmaking Center, Toronto, ON
———–Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
2009—-Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency
2006—-Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
2005—-Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Professional Organizations
Chicago Printers Guild, Director. www.chicagoprintersguild.net.
Education
2009—-M.F.A. in Visual Art, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002—-B.F.A. in Fine Arts 2D, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.
———–Honorary Degree Recipient