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EDUCATION
MFA in Painting, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
BFA in Drawing and Painting, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
Certificat, Cours de la Civilization Francaise, Sorbonne, Paris, France
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Shows:
2007
"Undressed", Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
"Sublime Imperfection", Artspace, Raleigh, NC
"Kate Kretz", Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
2006
"Inspired by Her", SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY (two-person show)
2005
"Grace & Shame", Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL (catalog)
"Resplendent Frailty", Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
2004
Old Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2003
The Fiber Arts Foundation, Amherst, MA
"Insides Out", MIA Gallery, Miami, FL (catalog)
2002
Sunrise Civic Center, Sunrise, FL
2001
“Threat of Heavy Weather”, Coker College, Hartsville, SC
“Dresses, Drawings, & Paintings”, Broward Community College, Davie, FL
2000
Metro-Dade Cultural Resources Center, Miami, FL
“Fate of A Technicolor Romantic”, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL (2 person show, catalog)
1999
The Florida Stage Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Trehearn Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
1998
"New work by Kate Kretz", Catholic University, Washington, DC
"Kate Kretz", Fort Lauderdale Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL, curated by Lawrence Pamer
1996
"Beauty Wrest", Florida International Univ. Museum, Miami, FL (catalog)
Kate Kretz: Recent Work, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
1995
"Kate Kretz: Drawings, Paintings, & Photographs", Department of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1994
"Night Work: Drawings and Paintings by Kate Kretz", Department of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1992
Recent Work by Kate Kretz, The Globe, Athens, GA
“Seen and Unseen”: Paintings by Kate Kretz, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1991
“The Nocturnal Image”: Paintings by Kathleen Kretz, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY: curated by Corky Goss
“Kathleen Kretz: Night Portraits and Landscapes”, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
“A Midsummer’s Night…”: paintings by Kathleen Kretz, Lilac House, Syracuse, NY
Group Shows:
2009
"Forget Me Not: About Mourning & Remembering", Van Gijn Museum, Dordrecht, Netherlands
"Women's Wear", Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
"Raised in Craftivity", Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2008
"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter", 31GRAND Gallery, New York, NY
"Political Circus" Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Group Show, Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY
"Hand To Hand: 100 Artists Comment on the Iraq War", Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"Palm Beach 3" Contemporary Art Fair, Chelsea Galleria Booth, Palm Beach, FL
"Hand To Hand: Artists Witness the War", Carol Henry Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA
2007
"Pricked: Extreme Embroidery", Museum of Art & Design, New York (catalog)
"Raised in Craftivity", Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
Art Miami Art Fair, Chelsea Galleria, Wynwood, Miami, FL
"Intimate Apparel", Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"Barely Legal", Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
2006
"Fiber National", Penn State University, State College, PA
"20/20", Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
"Emblematic" Invitational Painting Exhibition, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
"Turnout", Forum Gallery, Defoors Cenre, Atlanta, GA
"Paint Matters", Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
2005
"Tsunami Benefit", Dorsch Gallery, MIami, FL
"Fabulous Fibers III", Elon University, Elon, NC
"New Talent", Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL
"The Sexuality Show", Star Shooters Gallery, Miami, FL
2004
ArtBasel: ARTOMNI, Miami Beach, FL
The Last Show, The House, Miami, FL
The Locker Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
South Florida Fiber Artists Show, Alper Jewish Community Center, Miami, FL
"Artists in the Studio: 30 Years at the Millay Colony for the Arts", Albany International Airport, Albany, NY (catalog)
“Turning Pages: Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books” (traveling)
Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Bienes Center for Literary Arts, Broward Public Library, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2003
“Turning Pages: Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books”, Centre Gallery, Miami Dade Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL (catalog)
Art Basel: Free Spirit Artist Lounge, Free Spirit Lounge, Miami, FL, Robert Chambers, Jens Hendrik, co-curators
“Binghamton University Juried Alumni Exhibition”, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
“Bubble, Bubble, Boil... A Miami Visual Stew”, Miami Dade Public Library, Miami, FL
”Exit Biennial: The Reconstruction”, Exit Art, New York City
2002
“No Agenda But Their Own: A Decade of Work By Women Artists”, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA
“Primo Incontro a Seravezza di Arte Latino Americana e del Sud della Florida”, Museo Medici, Seravezza, Tuscany (catalog)
“Software: The Vagina Show”, ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA
2001
Faculty Show, FIU Library Gallery, Florida International University, Miami, FL
“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 Art & Music 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
2000
Southeastern College Art Conference Juried Exhibition, Allen R. Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (catalog)
"Flirting with Instability", Pembroke Pines City Hall, Pembroke Pines, FL
1999
South Florida Cultural Consortium Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL
“Three Artists”, Gallery North, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
1998
Hortt 40 Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL, Juried by Thelma Golden
“Masterworks ‘98”: Indigo Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
“Paradise and Its Transformations”, Georgia State University Gallery, Atlanta, GA (catalog)
Faculty Show, Graham Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL
“Painting in The New South”: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AK
Florida Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibit. Curated by Frank Holt (catalog)
Oct 97-Jan 1998 Terrace Gallery, City Hall, Orlando, FL
Mar-April 1998 Center For the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
May-June 1998 Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL
July-August 1998 Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL
Aug-Oct 1998 Key West Art and Historical Society, Key West, FL
1997
"Group Show, featuring Kate Kretz", Indigo Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
Hortt 39 Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL, Juried by Donald Kuspit
"The Narrative Spirit", Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL (catalog)
1996
“Real-ism”: Indigo Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
"The Students of Professor Charles Eldred: An Alumni Memorial Invitational”, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY (catalog)
Hortt 38 Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL
"Local Figures", Indigo Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
1994
"Mapping the Self: Models of Identity in a Postmodernizing State", Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
Brenau University National Invitational Exhibition, Brenau University, Gainesville,GA
The Red Clay Survey: Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum, Huntsville, AL, (catalog)
Diverse Union: Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
Vividly Told: Contemporary Southern Narrative Painting (catalog)
May 1994 Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
Sept 1994 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
Lyndon House Annual Exhibition: Athens, GA, (catalog)
A Collection of Portraiture: University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Southeast Texas University National Competition, TX, Lucy Lippard, Juror
Flicker, Independent Film Show, 40 Watt, Athens, GA, screened “Spring”, Super-8 film
1993
Lyndon House Annual Juried Exhibition: Athens, GA, Merit Award. Audrey Flack, Juror (catalog)
1992
Lyndon House Annual Juried Exhibition: Athens, GA
San Diego Art Institute National Juried Exhibition: San Diego, CA
1990
57th Annual Regional Exhibition: Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
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”, WITH NANCY MIZUNO ELLIOTT
2002
"No Agenda But Their Own", group show, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA, curated by Jerry Cullum
2000
“Hissy Fit: For One Lousy Moment She Felt Like A Queen”, 'solo show', Baldwin Hall Gallery, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
“Premiere Hissy Fit Exhibition”, 'solo show', 150 Gallery, Biscayne Bay Campus, Florida International University
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES AND 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
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
1993-1994 University-Wide Assistantship, University of Georgia
1992-1993 Art Department Assistantship, University of Georgia
1991-1992 University-Wide Assistantship, University of Georgia
May 1987 SUNY Foundation Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts, Binghamton University
Harpur College Departmental Honors in Art, Binghamton University
Harpur College Academic Honors, Binghamton University
RELATED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Wood, Nancy, PhD,
Essentials of Argument 6e (textbook), Prentice Hall Press, 2008
Stadler, Jane & O'Shaughnessy, Michael,
Media & Society (textbook), Oxford University Press, Australia, 2008
Jackson, William J., PhD,
The Generosity of Wisdom, Baylor University Press, Waco, TX, 2008
Sider, Sandra, "Embedded in Fiber: Silent Screams",
n. paradoxa: international feminist art journal, K.T. Press, London, Vol 21, 2008
Abernathy, Michael J., "Hair-Raising Artwork",
Burlington Times-News, Burlington, NC, February 28, 2008
DiNoto, Andrea , "Review: Pricked Extreme Embroidery",
American Craft Magazine, Feb/March 2008
Rosenberg, Karen, "Needling More Than the Feminist Consciousness",
New York Times, New York, NY, December 28, 2008
Elder, Gaye, "Pricked: Extreme Embroidery",
Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot Magazine, Winter 2007/2008
Buckley, Joshua, & Moynihan, Michael, ed.,
TYR Myth-Culture-Tradition , Ultra Press, 2007
McFadden, David Revere, catalog
Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, Museum of Arts & Design, NY, Studley Press, Dalton, MA, 2007
Fricke, Michelle, "In Review: Mind & Body"
Surface Design Journal, Sebastopol, CA, Winter 2008
Rhodes, Hillary, "Not Just for Grandma Anymore: Embroidery Gets "Extreme"
Associated Press: Times & Transcript (New Brunswick), The Tennesean (Nashville, TN),
Nov 2007
Bullock, Penn, "Art Miami: A Little Something for the Living Room, Perhaps?",
Miami Artzine , Miami, FL, Vol 3, Issue 52
Trelles, Emma, "What I Saw at Art Basel ",
Sun Sentinel , Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 4, 2007
Cooper, Chris, "Blessed The Heavy Weather ",
Asian American Times, Phoenix, AZ, August 15, 2007
Adsit, Janelle, "Kate Kretz: Embroidered Dreams",
Fiber Arts Magazine , Loveland, CO, Sept/Oct 2007
Messina, Melissa, "Picks of the Week",
Brooklyn Museum Feminist Art Blog, New York, June 25, 2007
Hoberman, J., "A Mighty Heart, A Mightier Spotlight ",
Village Voice, New York, June 20, 2007
(also printed in OC Weekly, CA, Dallas Observer, TX, Nashville Scene, TN, Miami New Times, FL, Seattle Weekly, WA, Houston Press, TX, Westword, Denver, CO, Minneapolis City Pages, MN, San Francisco Weekly, CA, The Pitch, Kansas City, MO)
Ishmael, Amelia, "Fluent in Thread",
Review magazine , Kansas City, MO, June 2007
Packham, Chris, "Textile Group Exhibit",
Kansas City Star , Kansas City, MO, June 14, 2007
Abernathy, Michael, " 'Blessed' Artist Opens 'Sublime' Show ",
Times-News, Burlington, NC, May 9, 2007
Natale, Michele, "Critic's Pick - Art ",
News & Observer , Raleigh, NC, May 4, 2007
Bernard, Adam, "On the Outside Looking In: A Moment with Kate Kretz",
Foam Magazine, San Diego, CA, Spring 2007
Matsuzawa, Sho ko, ed. , "Blessed Art Thou",
ELLE Japon , Tokyo, Japan, April 2007
White, Marguerite & DeVidales, Christina Martin, "Angelina As Madonna"
Circa Art Magazine, Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2007
Foster, Louise, "Hot News",
Grazia Magazine, UK, Italy, Dubai, January 14, 2007
Monte, Angela, "Blessed Art Thou",
Repubblica XL Magazine, Italy, February 2007
Bianchini, Eleonora, "Madonna con Angelini (Jolie)",
Vanity Fair , Italy, March 2007
Van Gelder, Lawrence , "Arts Briefly ",
New York Times , New York, NY, January 8, 2007
Waggoner, Martha, "Painting of Jolie Draws Notice",
ASSOCIATED PRESS: (130 international News sources [complete list upon request], including CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, CTV Canada, Zee News India, News 24 South Africa, Yahoo, AOL, International Herald Tribune, China Daily, The Standard [Hong Kong], Guardian Unlimited [UK], La Repubblica [Italy], Kuwait Times, The Telegraph [Calcutta, India], Himalayan Times [Nepal], Turkish Daily News, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle), January 5-9, 2007
Villarreal, Ignacio, ed. , "Kate Kretz Depicts Angelina Jolie as Virgin Mary",
Artdaily.com, January 7, 2007
Henry, Saxon, "Fair Report: Art Miami",
artinfo.com, January 9, 2007
Sherwin, Brian, "Kate Kretz interview",
www.myartspace.com, January 2007
interview,
ilovesecondhandsmoke.com, January 19, 2007
Mirchandani, Raakhee & Shen, Maxine "Hot Picks",
New York Post , January 7, 2007
DeJesus, Carlos Suarez, "Go Figure: It's About the Body Rather Than Hype at Chelsea Galleria",
Miami New Times, Miami, FL, April 13, 2006
Blake, Liza, ed. "Burrow" reproduction
George Washington Review, George Washington University, June, 2006
Schwan, Gary, "Don't Miss: Exhibition at Lighthouse Center for the Arts",
Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, FL, March 3, 2006
"Under the (ouch) Hammer",
Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, November 12, 2005
Headley, Sarah, ed. "Artists Auctions '(Some) Penises I Have Known' Sculpture on EBay",
Scarlet Magazine, London, UK, October, 2005
Turner, Elisa, "Exploring Vulnerabilities of Body and Mind",
Miami Herald, Miami, FL July 18, 2005
Wynn, Kevin, interview
Metro-Dade Television, June 20-26, 2005
De Jesus, Carlos Suarez,, "Nature's Call",
Miami New Times, Miami, FL, June 16, 2005
Gil, Marguerite, "Hot, Wet, and Tired",
The SunPost, Miami, FL, June 16, 2005
Russell, Candice, "Two Exhibits Showcase Work of Feminist Artist",
Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 16, 2005
Ignacio Villarreal, ed., "Florida Artist Series: Tori Arpad & Kate Kretz",
artdaily.com, Friday June 3, 2005
Goodman, Jonathan, catalog essay,
“Grace and Shame”, Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, June 2005
Shabaka, Onajide, "June 9, 2005 Miami Design District",
www.miamiartexchange.com, June 10, 2005
Paine, Janice, "Body Language: Kate Kretz's Psychological Clothing Speaks Volumes"
Surface Design Journal, Volume 29, No. 3, Spring 2005
Paine, Janice, "Kate Kretz: Freudian Slips"
Ambiance Magazine, Naples Daily News, Naples, FL, April 2005
Smith, Catherine, "An Artist's Palette",
Boca Magazine, Boca Raton, FL, March 2005
Batista, Viviana, "Spotlight on Visual Arts/ Kate Kretz",
Herald.com, Miami, FL, 10/21/2004
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/ special_packages/indie_spotlight/9979129.htm
McFadden, Joanne, "Millay Colony Marks 30 Years with Exhibition",
The Sunday Gazette, Albany, NY, May 2, 2004
McQuaid, Cate, "Artist Kate Kre(n)tz Lets the Emotions All Hang Out"
The Boston Globe, August 22, 2003
Bander, Nina, “Exhibit Searches for the Raw Truth of Inner Self”,
The Recorder, Greenfield, MA, July 31, 2003
Oppenheim, Daniel, “Real Eye For The Straight Tie”, (illus.)
Valley Advocate, Amherst, MA, July 31, 2003
William Donohue, ed, “Catholic League's 2002 Annual Report on Anti-Catholicism(ART)”
http://www.catholicleague.org/2002report/arts2002.html
Davidson, Douglas, ed., “Sacred Ovaries” artwork reproduced
The Other Side, May/June, 2003
Russell, Candice, “She Nails It”,
City Link, Fort Lauderdale, March 19, 2003
Todaro, Carol, catalog essay, (catalog)
“Insides Out” catalog, February, 2003
Strawbridge, Holly, “Of Women: Portraits of Vulnerability by Artist Kate Kretz”, interview, (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
The Other Side, May/June, 2001
Damian, Carol, Review: Fate Of A Technicolor Romantic, (illus.)
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
Jacques & Elizabeth Troesch, Paris, France
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
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
Oct 2006 "All Stripped Down" slide lecture, Southeastern College Art Conference, Nashville, TN
Aug 2006 Panel Discussion, USC Columbia, Columbia, SC
Mar 2006 Visiting Artist, UNC Raleigh, 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