Textile Artist Resume
Catherine Kirsch Textile Artist
chk0152@gmail.com
CatherineKirsch.com
Solo Exhibitions
2013
University of Massachusetts Medical School, The Textile and the Grid. Lamar Soutter Library, Worcester, MA
Exhibitions
2016
The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Anything Goes.
San Jose, CA
The Sprinkler Factory, Lost & Found, Worcester, MA
The Davis Art Gallery, Alternative View. Worcester, MA
Aurora Gallery, Off The Grid. Worcester, MA
2015
The Sprinkler Factory, Red: Material. Symbol. Emotion. Temperature. Worcester, MA
The Nave Gallery, Reclamations II. Somerville, MA
2014
New Bedford Art Museum/ Artworks! Fiber in the Present Tense II. New Bedford, MA
Worcester Cultural Coalition, Worcester, MA
2013
SaySi Gallery, Small Scale 12×12. San Antonio, TX
Aurora Gallery, ONE. Worcester, MA
2012
Mad Hatter Gallery, Marlborough, MA
The Arsenal Center for the Arts, Fiber in the Present Tense. Watertown, MA
2011
ArtWorks!Gallery, One Passion: Many Voices. New Bedford, MA
Certification
2009-2011
Art Cloth Mastery Program. Art Cloth Studios. San Antonio, TX. Jane Dunnewold
Professional Affiliations
Surface Design Association
2010 – 2011: Ambassador –Massachusetts-Rhode Island Region
2011: Member: Committee -Regional SDA Member Exhibit
2013: Co-Chair: Committee -Regional SDA Member Exhibit
2016: Leader/Contact Person: Member Resource Team
2012: Member: ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA
2014: Member: The World Shibori Network
2014-2016 Founder: The Artist Collective, Worcester, MA
2014: Member: The ArtCloth Network
2015: Member: ArtCloth Network Membership Committee
2016: Member: ArtCloth Network Exhibit Committee
2016: Member Executive Committee: ArtCloth Network
Secretary:
Interviews, Radio and Blogs
Arts and Ideas #57 with Susan Swinand: www.youtube.com/loursvp 2014.
“Be My Guest” #2745 with Jan Lewis UCTV-12 uptonma.gov
August 2013
Publications
Dunnewold, Jane. Creative Strength Training: Prompts, Exercises, and Personal Stories for Encouraging Creative Genius. 2016. p. 58, 61 and 138.
Schneider, Barbara. Anything Goes! An Exhibit of the ArtCloth Network. 2016. p.8-9.
Where Women Create. February 2017. pps 54-63.
Private Commissions
2014- Enso I 13”x51” mixed media textile
Enso II 13”x50” mixed media textile
Education
Marriage and Family Therapist, Private Practice, 1983-present
MSW Boston University 1977
BA Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Massachusetts 1975
Catherine Kirsch may be contacted via email here
Visuals and support material available on request.