Kate Wilson

I am driven to create work by distilling nature into abstract form that beckons me into the sublime, that place where emotion holds dominance over vocabulary.

As a contemporary artist, I am inspired by the balance between precision and freedom. I create meditative spaces that invite curiosity. My work is influenced by my extensive travels, love of nature, and living along the coast of Rhode Island.

My abstract and representational paintings, installations, sculptures, and large-scale photographic works are characterized by organic forms and the use of nontraditional materials.

My most recent paintings, "Stasis & Metamorphosis Collections," are poetic. Their graceful sculptural and curvilinear forms in sophisticated color palettes seem to float in the atmosphere.

EDUCATION
· 2016 Photography, self-taught
· 2011 – 2014 CE Certificate of Graphic Design, RISD, Providence, Rhode Island
· 1995 BS in Education + Liberal Studies, Concentration in Studio Art, Certificate in Elementary Education, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
· 1990 Pre-College Summer Program, Fashion Illustration RISD, Providence, Rhode Island

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
· 2005 – 2016 Sole Proprietor of Ivy Road Design,
Hand-made Greeting Cards, Graphic Design, & Photography
· 1989 – 2009 Elementary School & Art Teacher

2019 ART INSTALLATIONS
· Upton Residencies, art installation inspired by the building's history at each elevator on all four floors, Providence, RI

2018 ART INSTALLATIONS
· New England Institute of Technology, permanent 12-foot installation in their 400 room residential building
· RI Home Show: featured in the Designer House, Providence, RI

2020 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
· Selected to exhibit in the juried exhibition for Gallery Night Kick-Off Event
· Really Big Group Show, Candita Clayton Gallery, Pawtucket, RI

2019 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
· The Abstract, invited to be one of twelve regional abstract artists, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
· Blossom, showcasing three female artists, Candita Clayton Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
· Ready For Spring Show, Candita Clayton Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
· La Famiglia, Atelier Newport, Newport RI

2018 SOLO EXHIBITIONS
· Solo Exhibition: Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Selected Artist, Block Island Airport Gallery, Block Island, July through September
· Inaugural Artist at Sprout Gallery Warren, Beauty in Simplicity, Art Night Bristol Warren Feature, Warren, RI
· Kate Wilson Fine Art, Candita Clayton Gallery, Cranston, RI

2018 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
· Member Exhibition, Jamestown Arts...