Currently lives and works in Madison, WI
Contact: katemorrick@gmail.com
Instagram: @katemorrick
EDUCATION
2022 M.F.A. Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
New Artist Society Scholarship
2014 A.A.S. Textile Development and Marketing, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2013 B.S. Textile and Apparel Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Loyalty to Lost Objects. Povos. Chicago, IL. (*forthcoming)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Chicago Art Week 2024, Povos Artist Spotlight. Povos. Chicago, IL.
2024 From Fiber. Textile Arts Center of Madison. Madison, WI.
2024 EARTH SPEAK: Giving Voice to Paper. National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute. Taipei City, Taiwan.
2023 EARTH SPEAK: Giving Voice to Paper. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Nantou, Taiwan.
2023 2023 Forward Art Prize Group Exhibition. Arts + Literature Laboratory. Madison, WI.
2023 By Degrees II. Chicago Sculpture International. Chicago, IL.
2023 Beyond the Mesh. W. Gallery. Chicago, IL
2022 2 Meters is 6 Feet. Patient Info. Chicago, IL
2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC Galleries. Chicago, IL
2022 Elementals. Kiki & Bouba Gallery. Chicago, IL
2021 New Work, SAIC Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
2021 MAKING IT, Wellness Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
2021 National Juried Exhibition 2021, Morgan Conservatory. Cleveland, OH
2020 Artists Run Chicago 2.0, Terrain Exhibitions at Hyde Park Art Center. Chicago, IL
2019 Sinker, BackSpace. Madison, WI
2019 Out of Scale, Gallery 7. Madison, WI
2019 Terrain Biennale, Terrain Exhibitions. Oak Park, IL
2019 Acedia, Gelsy Verna Gallery. Madison, WI
CURATORIAL
2023 Hand Made in America: Contemporary Custom Footwear Student Exhibition, Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI
SPEAKING/LECTURES/PANELS
2024 Artist Talk. Department of Design Studies. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
2023 Guest Critic. Department of Interior Architecture. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
2023 Shibori Dying Workshop. Department of Textile and Fashion Design. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
2022 Artist Talk. Department of Textile Design Lecture Series. Fashion Institute of Technology. New York, NY.
2021 Artist Talk. Noon Hour Lecture Series. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
2021 Artist Talk. International Remnants: Collecting, Reframing, Assembling. Chicago Architectural Biennial. Chicago, IL
2021 Artist Talk. TEXTILES x SCIENCE Affinity Group Meeting. Textile Society of America. Virtual Presentation.
2021 Artist Talk. Design Leadership Symposium. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI
2021 Artist Talk, “At Midnight Loiters the Noonday Demon”. Noon Hour Lecture Series. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
2020 Panelist. Mental Health Panel. Student Advocacy Alliance for Health and Disability + SAIC Radio. Chicago, IL
2020 Artist Talk. NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness- Chicago. Chicago, IL
2020 Artist Talk. Design Leadership Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI
2019 Artist Talk. School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI
2018 Artist Talk. School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Beyond the Mesh. W. Gallery. Chicago, IL
2020 SAAHD/Nuveen Center Panel: Mental Health Concerns at SAIC, F Newsmagazine, December 2020
2020 FAIL/URE, H.R. Buechler @ OXBLOOD Publishing, January 2020
2016 Responsible Wool Standard, Textile Exchange, June 2016
AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Dane County Arts Project Grant, Madison, WI
2022 New Artist Society Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021 New Grellner Scholarship, Ox-Bow School of the Art & Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2021 New Artist Society Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020 New Artist Society Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020 Dane County Arts Project Grant, Madison, WI
2016 Paper and Book Arts Scholarship: Suminagashi, Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY.
2013 Bob Richards Consumer Advocacy Award, Madison, WI
2013 First Place in Textile Design, DESIGN2013, Madison, WI
2013 Portfolio of Distinction in Design Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
ACADEMIC
2024 Studio Assistant, Department of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Faculty Fellow of Design + Innovation, Jennifer Angus
2023 Faculty Lecturer, Department of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Textiles and Fashion Design: Building a Sustainable Practice: Paper and Cloth
Textiles and Fashion Design: Textile Embellishment I
Textiles and Fashion Design: Textile Embellishment II
2021 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fiber and Material Studies: Twist, Jerry Bleem
2021 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fiber and Material Studies: Advanced Print for Fiber in the Expanded Field, Christine Tarkowsi
2020 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fiber and Material Studies: Papermaking I, Andrea Peterson
2019 Guest Instructor, Department of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Textiles and Fashion Design: Printing and Dying I, Jennifer Angus
Textiles and Fashion Design: Manual and Computer Generated Imagery and Pattern, Jennifer Angus
COMMITTEE WORK
2020 - present Arts Volunteer. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)- Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020 - 2022 Student Advocate, Student Advocacy Alliance for Health and Disability, Chicago, IL
2017 - 2019 Community Advisory Board, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
2014 - 2016 Responsible Wool Standard Advisory Group, Textile Exchange, New York, NY