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