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EDUCATION

EXHIBITIONS

2011
Group Exhibition, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin

2010
Separation Anxiety, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Purge/Deluge, Hillyer Art Center, Washington, DC (solo)
Love, Infatuation, or Lust, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space, Miami, FL
Intimate Apparel, University Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
Embodiment, Greenhill Center, Greensboro, NC (eight-person show)
Between Two Realities, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
OManifold1, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
NC Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Greenhill Center, Greensboro, NC (catalog)
Hand to Hand, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
Hand to Hand, The Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, VT
Drawn, Greenhill Center, Greensboro, NC

2009
Forget Me Not: About Mourning & Remembering, Van Gijn Museum, Dordrecht, Netherlands Narrative Thread, Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery, New York, NY
Raised in Craftivity, Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor in Contemporary Art,
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY (catalog)
Women’s Wear/Women’s Ware, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Intimate Apparel, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
Dress Code, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, CO ( 3 person)
Pulp, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
Transformations, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
Hand to Hand, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

2008
Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, Museum of Art & Design, New York, NY (catalog)
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 31GRAND Gallery, New York, NY
Political Circus, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Hand to Hand: 100 Artists Comment on the Iraq War, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA (traveling)
Palm Beach 3 Contemporary Art Fair, Chelsea Galleria Booth, Palm Beach, FL
Art Miami Art Fair, Chelsea Galleria Booth, Miami, FL
Unusual Twist: Artists Knit, Embroider, Crochet, Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY
Hand to Hand: Artists Witness the War, Carol Henry Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA

2007
Raised in Craftivity, Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO (traveling)
Undressed, Belger Art Center, Kansas City, MO (solo)
Sublime Imperfection, ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC (solo)
Kate Kretz, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL (solo)
Intimate Apparel, Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Art Miami Art Fair, Chelsea Galleria Booth, Miami, FL
Barely Legal, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL

2006
Inspired by Her, Lederer Gallery, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY (2 person show)
Turnout, Defoors Center, Atlanta, GA
Fiber National, Penn State University, State College, PA (catalog)
Emblematic - Invitational Painting Exhibition, USC, Columbia, SC
Paint Matters: Figuration, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
Faculty Show, Elon University, Elon, NC
20/20, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL

2005
Grace & Shame, Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL (solo) (catalog)
Resplendent Frailty, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL (solo)
Then and Now, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
Fabulous Fibers III, Elon University, Elon, NC
New Talent, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
The Sexuality Show, Starshooters Gallery, Miami, FL
Tsunami, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL

2004
Art Basel: OMNIART, Miami Beach, FL
The Last Show, The House, Miami, FL
In The Studio: 30 Years of The Millay Colony, Albany Intn’l Airport Gallery, Albany, NY
4 x 4, The Locker Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Kate Kretz, Old Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee, FL (solo)
South Florida Fiber Artists Show, Alper Jewish Community Center, Miami, FL
Turning Pages: Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books , (traveling) (catalog)
Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Bienes Center, Broward County Public Library, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Centre Gallery, Miami Dade Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL

2003
Kate Kretz - Wearable Psychological States, Fiber Arts Foundation, Amherst, MA (solo)
Insides-Out, MIA Gallery, Miami, FL (solo) (catalog)
Exit Biennial: The Reconstruction, Exit Art, New York City
Art Basel: Free Spirit Artist Lounge,Free Spirit Lounge, Miami, FL
Binghamton University Juried Alumni Exhibition, Binghamton, NY
Bubble, Bubble, Boil... A Miami Visual Stew, Miami Dade Public Library, Miami, FL

2002       
No Agenda But Their Own: A Decade of Work By Women Artists
Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA (catalog)
Primo Incontro a Seravezza di Arte.. del Sud della Florida, Museo Medici, Seravezza, Tuscany
Software: The Vagina Show, EyeDrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Night Air, Sunrise Civic Center Gallery, Sunrise, FL (solo)

2001
Lifting The Veil: Liberating The Virgin Mary, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
Places To Rest, (National Juried Exhibition) Broward Community College, Davie, FL Hardware: The Penis Show, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Reconstructions: Modernism, Painting in The South and Thereafter,
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
Through., 4-person show, MIA Gallery, Miami International Airport, Miami, FL
Threat of Heavy Weather, Coker College, Hartsville, SC (solo)
Dresses, Drawings, and Paintings, Broward Community College, Davie, FL (solo)

1999         
Kate Kretz, The Florida Stage Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL (solo)
Kate Kretz New Work, Trehearn Gallery, Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, TN (solo)
South Florida Cultural Consortium Exhibition Fort Lauderdale Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Three Artists, Gallery North, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL (3 person show)

1997
Group Show, featuring Kate Kretz, Indigo Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
Hortt 39 Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Narrative Spirit, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin FL

1995         
"Seen and Unseen", Department of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (solo)

1993
Lyndon House Annual Juried Exhibition: Athens, GA, Merit Award. Audrey Flack, Juror

1991
“The Nocturnal Image”: Paintings by Kathleen Kretz, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY: curated by Corky Goss (solo)
“Kathleen Kretz: Night Portraits and Landscapes”, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY (solo)
 “A Midsummer’s Night…”: paintings by Kathleen Kretz, Lilac House, Syracuse, NY (solo)

1988
Susquehanna Regional Exhibition: Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY,  Honorable Mention

1987        
Susquehanna Regional Exhibition: Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY, Best of Show.

EXHIBITIONS - COLLABORATIVE DUO “HISSY FIT”, W/ NANCY MIZUNO ELLIOTT

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Bernard, Adam, "On the Outside Looking In: A Moment with Kate Kretz", (illus.)
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White, Marguerite & DeVidales, Christina Martin, "Angelina As Madonna", (illus.)
Circa Art Magazine, Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2007

Foster, Louise, "Hot News", (illus.)
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Blake, Liza, ed. "Burrow" reproduction
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Schwan, Gary, "Don't Miss: Exhibition at Lighthouse Center for the Arts",
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"Under the (ouch) Hammer", (illus.)
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Headley, Sarah, ed. "Artists Auctions '(Some) Penises I Have Known' Sculpture on EBay",
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Turner, Elisa, "Exploring Vulnerabilities of Body and Mind",
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Gil, Marguerite, "Hot, Wet, and Tired",
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Ignacio Villarreal, ed., "Florida Artist Series: Tori Arpad & Kate Kretz", (illus.)
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McFadden, Joanne, "Millay Colony Marks 30 Years with Exhibition",
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The Boston Globe, August 22, 2003

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Oppenheim, Daniel, “Real Eye For The Straight Tie”, (illus.)
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Russell, Candice, “She Nails It”,
City Link, Fort Lauderdale, March 19, 2003

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“Insides Out” catalog, February, 2003

Strawbridge, Holly, “Of Women: Portraits of Vulnerability by Artist Kate Kretz”, (illus.)
Cultural Quarterly, Tallahassee, Florida, Winter 2003

Russell, Candice, Review: Night Watch
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, Dec. 11, 2002

Russell, Candice, “They Gotta Eat”, (illus.)
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, October 16, 2002

Fox, Catherine, "In Agnes Scott Show, Feminism and Other Issues", (illus.)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, September 20, 2002

Perry, Daniel, “Kretz Exhibit Opens This Week at Coker College”, (illus.)
Morning News, Hartsville, South Carolina, September 27, 2001

Perry, Daniel, “Cinematic-like Paintings Exhibited in Coker Gallery”, (illus.)
Five O’Clock Friday, Hartsville, South Carolina, September 20, 2001

Russell, Candice, “Revealing Outfits”, (illus.)
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, August 29, 2001

Russell, Candice, “There’s Something About Mary”, (illus.)
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 18, 2001

Byrd, Cathy, “Members only”,
Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Georgia, May 30, 2001

Davidson, Douglas, ed., “Penance” artwork reproduced
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ArtPapers, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov./Dec. 2000

Wynn, Kevin, interview
Metro-Dade Television, August 14-28, 2000

Turner, Elisa, “Artists Get to Shine In Exhibits”, (illus.)
Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, June 15, 2000

Mills, Michael, “Cosmo Color”,(illus.)
New Times, Miami, Florida, May 25, 2000

Russell, Candice, “Like Nails In The Heart”,(illus.)
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 17, 2000

Kosh, “Go Figure” (illus),
The Eastsider, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 26, 2000

Russell, Candice, “Woman Uninterrupted”, interview, (illus.)
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 26, 2000

Warren, Colleen, “Art From The Heart: Art Exhibit Explores Mystery, Complexity of The Human Form”, (illus.) Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, April 23, 2000

Safran, Verna, “Images of The Socialized Female at the 621”,
thl.yourvillage.com-Tallahassee’s Online Interactive Community, FL, March 5, 2000

Russell, Candice, “The Heartbeat of the Artbeat”,
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 25, 1999.

Russell, Candice, “Eyes On The Big Prize”,
CityLink, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 30, 1999.

Turner, Elisa, “Hope, Failure Mingle on Winner’s Row”,
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, July 31, 1999.

Dietsch, Deborah K., “Feminine Mystiques: Womens’ Points of View Add An Edge to Consortium Show”, The Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 20th, 1999

Kendrick-Holmes, Dimon, “Kate Kretz Presents a Powerful Exhibit....”, (illus.)
Go!, Clarksville, Tennessee, January 22, 1999.

Kuhnle, Kate, ed., VOX Magazine, Miami, Florida, Issue Six, February, 1999 (illus.)

Turner, Elisa, “Edgy Works Add Liveliness to Hortt”,
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, September 27, 1998.

Milani, Joanne, “Exhibit Grants Floridians Chance to Show Their Talents”,
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, June 7, 1998.

Bird, Cathy, “Urban Nirvana: Paradise at Georgia State” (illus.)
Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Georgia, May 23, 1998.

Fox, Catherine, “Picturing Paradise”, (illus.)
The Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, May 22, 1998.

Simon, Arnold, “A Cold and Artless Affair”,
TheEastsider, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 11, 1996.

Turner, Elisa, “Intriguing Show by Women and About Women at FIU” (illus.)
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, June 22, 1996.

Marger, Mary Ann, “Works by 16 Florida Artists on Display”
The St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, May 22, 1998.

Peacock, Leslie Newell, “Southern Painters Alive and Well at UALR”,
Arkansas Times, Little Rock, Arkansas, January 23, 1998.

Marger, Mary Ann, “A Way Without Words” (illus.)
The St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 21, 1997.

Milani, Joanne, “Artistic Tales” (illus.)
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, March 20, 1997.

Byrd, Cathy, “Kate Kretz” (illus.)
Art Papers, Volume 20, May/June, 1996.

Harper, Glen, “Flesh and Fabrics Help Portraits of Young Women Come Alive” (illus.)
Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Feb 9, 1996.

Hawkins, John, “Real Life: Kate Kretz—Drawings, Paintings, and Photographs” (illus.)
Flagpole, Athens, Georgia, July 26, 1995.

Shearer, Lee, “Art Work: UGA’s Chapel’s Huge, Historic Painting Getting a Facelift”
Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, July 24, 1995.

Herring, Neil, “Mapping the Self: Models of Identity in a Postmodernizing State”
Art Papers, Vol. 19, No. 4, Summer 1995.

Frye, Shannon, “Enticing Paintings of Kate Kretz incite Contemplation”, (illus.)
The Athens Observer, Athens, Georgia, January 12, 1995

Pavlovsky, Kelly, “The Telfair Goes Postmodern”
Creative Loafing (Savannah, Hilton Head), December 17, 1994

Shuter, Marty, “The Art of Georgia: Telfair Offers Varied Look at Contemporary Work” (illus.)
Savannah News Press, Savannah, Georgia, Dec 4, 1994

Cullum, Jerry, “Vividly Told: Contemporary Southern Narrative Painting” (illus.)
Art Papers, Atlanta, Georgia, November/December, 1994

Dooley, William, "The Red Clay Survey: Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary
Southern Art", ArtPapers, November/December, 1994

Postell, Robin, “3 Athens Artists Included in Red Clay Survey”
Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, September 9, 1994

Harmon, John, “Center’s Artists are Heirs to Hambidge’s Spiritual Dream” (illus.)
Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, July 31, 1994

Stearns, Nate, Editor, Stillpoint Literary Magazine, 25th Anniversary Issue, (illus.)
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1994

Fox, Catherine, “Tales of the South” (illus.)
Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, July 17, 1994

Hawkins, John, “Museum’s MFA Show ‘Unapologetically Beautiful’ ”
Flagpole Magazine, Athens, Georgia, May 18, 1994

Pennington, Estill, “Vividly Told” (illus.)
Southern Arts News Letter, Augusta, Georgia, Summer 1994

Frye, Shannon, “Diverse Union Entices” (illus.)
Athens Observer, Athens, Georgia, May 5, 1994

Sturrock, Stacy, “Student Artists Stave off Starvation” (illus.)
The Red and Black, Athens, Georgia, February 10, 1994

Grzenkowitz, Yvonne, “Art Encounters: Interview with local artist Kate Kretz” (illus.)
Flagpole Magazine, Athens, Georgia, March 11, 1992

Grey, Gene, “Painting Vandalized: Roberson Center Adds Security After Prizewinning Art is Slashed” (illus.), Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin, September 18, 1987

COLLECTIONS

Frost Art Museum, Miami, Florida
John & Maxine Belger Family Foundation
Roberson Museum, Binghamton, New York
Morris Corporation, (Athens Banner Herald), Athens, Georgia
Martyn J Forrester, London
Ron Freedman & Gina A. Weiners, New York
James Swope & Scott Robertson, West Palm Beach
Paul D. Gallagher, Miami, Florida
Jerry Cullum, Atlanta, Georgia
Jeff Speck, Washington, D.C.
Rachel Camber, Miami, Florida
Mary Girard, Lake Worth, Florida
Candice Russell, Plantation, Florida
Carol Stavropoulos, Athens, Georgia
Tina Spiro, Miami & Jamaica

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES & HONORS

July 2008   NC Arts Council Grant ($10,000)

Nov 2004   Florida Cultural Affairs Artist Enhancement Grant

June 2004   Honorable Mention, South Florida Cultural Consortium

May 2000   Hambidge Center Residency, Raybun Gap, Georgia

July 1999   Millay Colony Fellowship and Residency, Austerlitz, NY

June 1999   Hambidge Center Residency: Raybun Gap, Georgia

Dec 1998   South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship ($15,000)

May 1998   Hambidge Center Residency: Raybun Gap, Georgia

Fall 1997   Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council Artist Access Grant

August 1996   Florida Visual Arts Fellowship, Division of Cultural Affairs ($5,000)

Summer 1994   Hambidge Center Fellowship and Residency: Raybun Gap, Georgia

November 1992   Morris Corporation Public Art Fund Purchase

May 1992   Morris Corporation Public Art Fund Purchase

PUBLISHED WRITING

Kretz, Kate, “Review, Florida Phototographers: The Ordinary To The Extraordinary”
ARTPAPERS, Atlanta, Georgia, Sept/Oct 2002

WORK EXPERIENCE

1995-2006       Associate Professor, BFA Director, Department of Art & Art History,
                           Florida International University, Miami, FL

Summer 1995   Conservation/Restoration Assistant, Athens, GA,
                            James Swope, conservator

1994-1995        Instructor, Art Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Fall 1994           Instructor of Drawing, “Timeless Seeds” program, Atlanta, GA
                            Taught drawing to inner-city teenagers in a GA Council for the Arts program

1993-1994        Faculty of Record, Art Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1991- 1992       Teaching Assistant, Art Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

LECTURES AND PANELS

Mar 2010   "The Ivory Tower" panel discussion, Winkleman Gallery, New York, NY
Mar 2010   Artist Lecture & Panel Discussion, Hillyer Art Center, Washington, DC
Feb 2009   Juror, Art to Wear, NC State, Raleigh, NC
Oct 2008   Visiting Artist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Sept 2008   Visiting Artist, UNC Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 2008   Visiting Artist, NC State, Raleigh, NC
Oct 2006    "All Stripped Down" lecture, Southeastern College Art Conference, Nashville, TN
Aug 2006   Panel Discussion, USC Columbia, Columbia, SC
Mar 2006   Visiting Artist, NC State, Raleigh, NC
Jan 2006   Slide Lecture, Elon University, Elon, NC
Nov 2005   Visiting Artist, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Oct 2005    "Grace & Shame" Power Point lecture, Southeastern College Art Conference
Oct 2004    Visiting Artist, CUNY, New York, NY
Oct 2003    "Insides Out" slide lecture, Southeastern College Art Conference, Raleigh, NC
Oct 2002    Slide Lecture, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA
Oct 2002    “Artists & Careerism: The Taming of The View” Panel Chair & paper, Southeastern College Art Conference
Feb 2002   Visiting Artist, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Oct 2001    “Oil Painting as Metaphor” Panel, Southeastern College Art Conference
Oct 2001    Visiting Artist, Coker College, Hartsville, SC
Apr 2000    Gallery Talk, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
Mar 2000    Initiated, Organized and Chaired Panel Discussion
                    “Picasso Didn’t Do The Dishes First: Prioritizing Art In Your Life”
                     Florida International University
Feb 2000   Gallery Talk, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Oct 1999     Fast Forward Slide Lecture, Southeastern College Art Conference, Norfolk, VA
Mar 1999    Gallery Talk, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
Jan 1999    Visiting Artist, Austin Peay University, Clarksville, TN
May 1998    Slide Lecture and Panel Discussion “Florida Artists in The Postmodern Era”
                     Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL
Mar 1998    Visiting Artist, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Mar 1997    Initiated, Organized and Chaired Panel Discussion “Art & Failure”,
                     Florida International Univ.
Oct 1996     Panel Discussion: Charles Eldred Memorial Exhibition,
                     Binghamton University Gallery, Binghamton, NY
July 1996    Panel Discussion: “Is There a ‘Women’s Art’?”, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
Feb. 1996   Slide Lecture, South Florida Center for the Arts, Key Largo, FL