Kat OBrien Biography

EDUCATION
1968-75 MFA, BFA, BA University of Alabama, Ceramic sculpture; English

Selected GRANTS, ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2012 Guldagergård International Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør Denmark
Art residency
NYFA SOS grant: Guldagergård
Project Art, Cummington MA, Art residency
2011 Griffis Art Center, New London CT, Art residency
2009 Photon League, Toronto—Holographic Book Project
Zen Arts Center, Mt. Tremper NY—Touching the Earth: art retreat/clay
2008 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME—Clay and Words
1996 Sculpture in Woodland, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
1995 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec—Art practice/travel
1993 Banff Arts Centre, Banff Canada—Art residency, International Issues in Contemporary Ceramics
1989 Light Work, Syracuse NY: Art residency
Sculpture Space, Utica NY: Art residency
1987 Medium West Gallery, Minneapolis MN: Installation grant
1986 PS 1 Museum/Art Studios, NYC: 1-year residency
1984 SE College Art Conference, Exhibition grant
1982 MacDowell Art Colony, NH: Art residency
1975 Alabama State Arts Council—Art residency
1974 National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC—Fellowship

Selected EXHIBITIONS: INSTALLATIONS, COMMISSIONS
2012 Meditation on a siteline, Skaeskor Denmark Guldagergård Center, outdoor installation
2008 Montréal: Vizinhança portuguès em azulejos. Ceramic tile mural
1998 Kilmainham Museum, Dublin. GAOL/GAOL: Double Talk—sound installation
1997 Sculpture in Context, Dublin. An Duine An Teanga—installation
1996 Sculpture In Woodland Symposium, Co. Wicklow Ireland. Na Seachta Scrínte (The 7 Shrines) outdoor sculpture garden—7 works
Camac Sculpture, Carbery Water Gardens, Co. Dublin Ireland. In the Wake of Grosse Île—floating installation
1993 Banff Arts Centre, Banff, Canada. 14: A Monument
1992 2nd International 3-D Media Technology Conference, Montréal. Holographic sculpture installation
1988 New American Talent, Austin TX The Matter of John—sound/movement installation
1987 Clocktower Gallery, NYC, NY The Last Cookie—sculpture Installation
PS 1 Museum, NYC. The Matter of John—sound/movement/sculpture installation
1986 PS 1 Museum, NYC. She was Born July 15—sound, performance/sculpture installationPS 1 Museum, NYC. The Drawing Room—sound/light/sculpture installation
SOLO
2011 Griffis Art Center, New London CT—Dancing With John
1995 ARC Gallery, Chicago—Eau de Passion II—Partnerships
Espace Virtuel, Chicoutimi QC—Eau de Passion III—Santé
1994 Galerie photo-vidéo l’Espace f, Matane QC—Eau de Passion I—Environnment
1992 Centre des Arts Contemporains du Québec à Montréal, Montréal—Je bois le bois

GROUP
2012 Santorini Biennale, Santorini Greece
Gamle Rådhuset/Old Townhall Gallery, Skaeskor Denmark—photo/ceramic installation
2011 Menschel Gallery, Syracuse University Syracuse NY—bookMARKs
2009-10 Philadelphia Magic Gardens, Philadelphia PA—Tell Tale Tiles
Museo de la Cerámica Contemporánea, Dominican Republic—4th International Ceramic Tile Invitational
Queens Museum of Art, Queens NY—A Book About Death
AIR Gallery, Wish You Were Here, NYC, NY
2007-08 Great China Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen China—Masters In Clay
Advocate/Nochis Galleries, Los Angeles
1996-97 7th International Electronic Arts, Rotterdam, Netherlands
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC—Global Focus
United Nations NYC, NY—Beijing and Beyond
China Art Gallery, Beijing China, 11 other venues
1994-95 Huairou Convention Centre, Huairou China—Female Perceptions: Five Photographers
China World Trade Centre, Beijing China—Global Focus
Huairou Convention Centre, Huairou/Beijing, China
Foothills Art Centre, Golden CO—North American Sculpture
Farrington Keith Fine Arts, Dexter MI—Radicals
Downey Art Museum, Downey CA—Ceramics Now
1990-91 International Design Centre, NYC
AIR Gallery, NYC—Choice
Manhattan Display, NYC—Loss
IS 1, Long Island City, NY—Open Studios
Pennsylvania School of Art/Design, Lancaster PA—3 person
Marymount Manhattan College, NYC—Theater of the Object
Ohio University, Athens OH—Photo Alternatives
1988-89 New York University Gall