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Education
B.A. in Visual Arts, Ramapo College of NJ, 2005
NJ Certified Teacher of Art, K-12, 2005
Drew University, NJ, 2011-2012 (Selected courses)
Artist Residencies
Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, NJ, 2023
ChaNorth, Pine Plains, NY, 2022
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2019 (awarded merit scholarship)
Wonder Woman 9: Superfood, _gaia studio, Jersey City, NJ, 2015
Tyler School of Art Summer Intensive Program in Sculpture, Temple University, PA, 2012 (awarded merit scholarship)
Grants & Awards
TRANSITional Fiber Art Grant, NJTransit and Mid Atlantic Arts, New Brunswick, NJ, 2022
Juror’s Honorable Mention, Hope/Revolution, (Juried Show), Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN, 2020
3rd Place for Indigo Sukkah installation, Sukkahwood, Inwood Hill Park, NY, 2017
1st Place for Textiles, Arts in the Park, Highland Park, NJ, 2017
Student Mini Grant, the Andrew W. Mellon Arts and the Common Good Grant, Drew University, NJ, 2014
Honorable Mention for Babe the Blue Ushi, Hopewell Valley Stampede, NJ, 2014
Solo & Collaborative Exhibitions*
2022
Scenes from Pine Plains, Long Branch Free Public Library, Long Branch, NJ
2021
Please Scream Inside Your Heart, SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2019
Still Deep, NJ Emerging Artist Solo Series, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Islands of Me, Long Branch Free Public Library, NJ
2018 Works, Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, NJ
2018
Stand Still, Dive Deep, ArtLab, Artworks Trenton, NJ
2016
AUTOMATON, collaborative installation with Christy O’Connor, ArtLab Gallery, Artworks Trenton, NJ*
2015
Game of Chance, _gaia studio, Jersey City, NJ
Group Exhibitions
2024
Mercer County Artists, The Gallery at MCCC, West Windsor Township, NJ
Of Our Being: Fiber Art in the Immediate, SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2023
Space and Time Residency, Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, NJ
Reinvention, Monmouth Arts Council, Long Branch, NJ
10×10, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Inspired by the Weight of an Object, Montclair Art Museum and Studio Montclair, NJ
NJ Artists Group Show, Terracycle, Trenton, NJ
Vivid Visions, 150 Bay, Jersey City, NJ
State of the Arts, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Playing Silly Games, Evening Star Studio Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Eat Me, Collarworks, Troy, NY
Roots, Textile Study Group of NY, El Barrio Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2022
Take a Breath, NJTransit and Mid Atlantic Arts, New Brunswick Train Station, NJ
Uplift/Upcycle: Trenton Curators, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ
The Charles Sills Memorial Group Art Exhibit: Belonging, Monmouth Arts Council,
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
Beyond the Blue, ChaShaMa, Matawan, NJ
Menacing Nature, Rotunda Gallery, Metuchen, NJ
2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence, NJ State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Like a Mother, SMCA mini gallery within Museum of Museums, Seattle, WA
Heartlines Continue, Ceres Gallery, New York NY (upcoming)
Bodies Boobies Bootys, SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Journey, Monmouth Arts Council Member Exhibition, Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ
2021
Painting at Night: Artist/Mother Network Juried Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
The Language of Fiber Art: Fiber Artists of San Antonio Annual Exhibition, Kelso Art Center, University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Ellarslie Open 37/38 (Juried Show), Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
10 x 10 Show, Artworks Trenton, NJ
2020
Hope/Revolution, (Juried Show), Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
42nd Annual Juried Show, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
42nd Member Miniatures, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Alternative Mediums, Thompson Park Creative Center, Lincroft, NJ (Guest Curator)
Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Roebling Wire Works, NJ
While You Were Out, Vermont Studio Center Alumni Show, Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT
R’emerged, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Fiber Arts Plus, Belmar Arts Council, Belmar, NJ
41st Member Miniatures, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Stick it on the Wall, BSB Gallery, Trenton, NJ
2019
InterWoven, BSB Gallery, Trenton, NJ
Eating Our Fathers, curated by Stacey AS Pritchard, Chashama, Matawan, NJ
Anything….If You’re Brave Enough, curated by Asha Ganpat, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
Indigo Trees (outdoor installation), Montclair Art Museum, NJ
Dog Days of Summer, Boonton Arts & The Speakeasy Gallery, NJ
10 x 10 Show, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Roebling Wireworks, NJ
2018
Threads of My Identity, curated by Christy O’Connor, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, NJ
When the Circus Comes to Town, West End Arts Center/NJ Rep, Long Branch, NJ
RE: RE: Patterns, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Sukkahwood, curated by Goldie Ross and Chabad of Inwood, Inwood Hill Park, NY
Mix Tape, Visual Stream Gallery Collective, Lambertville, NJ
Dusklit: Interactive Art Bazaar, Warwick Summer Arts Festival, Seligmann Center, Chester, NY
The Sum of Our Hearts, collaboration with Tryon Eggleston, Speakeasy Gallery, Bootnon, NJ
Encased in a Story, curated by Christy O’Connor, ChaShaMa, Matawan, NJ
Case Studies, curated by Evonne M. Davis, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
10 x 10 Show, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Roebling Wire Works, NJ
Come As You Are: 15th Anniversary, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
2017
Curazor, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
Sukkahwood, curated by Goldie Ross and Chabad of Inwood, Inwood Hill Park, NY
Vulvacular, Online gallery curated by Susan Kaplow & Pam Shields, Ceres Gallery, NY
Dusklit: Interactive Art Bazaar, Warwick Summer Arts Festival, Seligmann Center, Chester, NY
Beware the Beasts Below, curated by Art Hustle NJ, Altantic Highlands Art Council, NJ
Whatever, The Raven Gallery & Boutique, Jersey City, NJ
Keepin’ Asbury Weird, curated by Art Hustle NJ, Bond Street Basement, Asbury Park, NJ
A Womb With a View, curated by The Vagilante, Inner Space, Jersey City, NJ
Love is Where the Heart is, ABD Gallery, Vox Populi Building, Philadephia, PA
Common Threads 5: Future Forward, curated by C.A. Shofed, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, NJ
Nasty Women, curated by Christy O’Connor, ABD Gallery, Vox Populi Building, Philadelphia, PA
Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Roebling Wire Works, NJ
Cloud 9: Annual Art Auction, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Dog Days of Summer, Boonton Arts & The Speakeasy Gallery, NJ
2016
The Wish List Show, Speakeasy Gallery, Boonton, NJ
A Haunting at the Hive, Hive Gallery, Chester, NJ
Lost Connections, ArtSpace 105, Monmouth Arts Council, Red Bank, NJ
Beyond the Stampede, Investors Bank Art & Healing Gallery, Capital Health Medical Center, Hopewell, NJ
I Eat, Therefore I Am, ArtLab Gallery, Artworks Trenton, NJ
The Raven Turns 2, The Raven Gallery & Boutique, Jersey City, NJ
10 x 10 Show, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Roebling Wire Works, NJ
2015
Freakshow, The Raven Gallery & Boutique, Jersey City, NJ
The Art of the Mix Tape, Speakeasy Gallery, Boonton, NJ
Undertow, The Raven Gallery & Boutique, Jersey City, NJ
Wonder Women 9: Superfood, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
GRAND tiny, co-curated with Yana Yakubchik, TrentonWorks Gallery, NJ
Dog Days of Summer, Boonton Arts & The Speakeasy Gallery, NJ
10 x 10 Show, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, NJ
2014
Hopewell Valley Stampede, Babe the Blue Ushi, Pennington, NJ
Stampede!, Investors Bank Art and Healing Gallery, Capital Health Medical Center, Hopewell, NJ
1st Annual Juried Print Exhibition, Artworks Trenton, Trenton, NJ
10 x 10 Show, Artworks Trenton, NJ
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Roebling Wire Works, NJ
Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, NJ
2013
Look Deeper, Straube Center, Pennington, NJ
Rites of Spring, Gallery at 14 Maple, Morristown, NJ
2012
Art All Night, Artworks Trenton, Historic Roebling Wire Works, NJ
Rock Pickle Scissors, Icebox/Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Korn Gallery, Drew University, NJ
2011-2003
Studio Works, Drew University, NJ
Spring Art Shindig, Drew University, NJ
Printmaking Show, Drew University, NJ
Palette Parade, AENJ Conference, NJ
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ
Feminist Art Show, Berrie Center, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ
Studio Works, Berrie Center, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ
Curatorial
2022
Alternative Mediums, Thompson Park Creative Center, Lincroft, NJ
2016
AUTOMATON, co-curated with Christy O’Connor, Artworks Trenton, ArtLab
2015
GRAND tiny, co-curated with Yana Yakubchik, TrentonWorks Gallery, NJ
2012
Printmaking: Relief, Drew University, NJ
Collections
Butterflied and Puffy, Drew University, NJ
Press
“The Fifteen Best Art Shows of 2023,” Jersey City Times, Tris McCall, 2023
“Child’s Play and Earth Magic at Evening Star Studio,” Jersey City Times, Tris McCall, 2023
“TRANSITional Art Project puts work of local artists on track,” TAPintoEdison, Senator Patrick J. Diegnan, 2022
“NJ TRANSIT UNVEILS TRANSIT ART PROJECT AT NEW BRUNSWICK RAIL STATION,” NJTransit Press
Release, 2022
“JCAST Round Up,” Jersey City Times, Tris McCall, 2021
“An Interview with Monmouth County Artist Kate Eggleston,” TriCity News, Tara Collins, 2021
“Manalapan artist will exhibit abstract sculptures at Monmouth Museum,” CentralJersey.com, Kelly Giuliano, 2019
“Emerging Artist Series at Monmouth Museum proves to be fertile ground for creators,” CentralJersey.com, Kelly Giuliano, 2019
“Creative and Festive,” Princeton Magazine, pg. 43, Photographed by Jeffery Tryon, NJ, 2018
“Lost Connections,” X.it, pg. 21-22, Danielle Acerra, NJ, 2016
“Art All Day,” State of the Arts NJ, 2015
“Amazing Pumpkin Carve,” ABC Channel 6 Action News, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, PA, 2015
“From culture to cultivation, Jersey City women artists explore meanings of ‘Superfood’,” The Jersey Journal, Summer Dawn, 2015
Pennington Public Library Interview, Stampede Sundays, 2014
“Photos from SAGE Coalition’s third ‘Windows of the Soul’ event in Trenton,” The Trentonian, Scott Ketterer, 2014 (Photo of stubble installation on Commerce St)
“Colorful, artsy oxen ‘stampede’ through N.J. town, will soon be auctioned off,” The Times of Trenton, Brendan McGrath, 2014
“Look Deeper Group Show,” The Times of Trenton, Janet Purcell, 2014
Artist Talks & Presentations
2022
Artist Talk, The Charles Sills Memorial Group Art Exhibit: Belonging, Monmouth Arts Council,
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
2019
Artist Talk, NJ Emerging Artist Solo Series, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2018
Artist Talk, AUTOMATON (collaboration with Christy O’Connor), ArtLab Gallery, Artworks Trenton, NJ
2014
Guest Lecturer, AMST 101: American Pop Culture, “I Shot Andy Warhol and American Identity,” Drew University, NJ
Artist Talk, Stampede Sundays: Babe the Blue Ushi, Pennington Public Library, NJ
2009
Presenter, AENJ Conference, “Art Cars: Art in the Fast Lane,” NJ
Art Education Experience
2012 – Present
Thompson Park Creative Center, Monmouth County Parks System, NJ
West Windsor Arts Council, Princeton Junction, NJ
Princeton Arts Council, Princeton, NJ
Artworks Trenton, Trenton, NJ
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
BareHands Artisans, Belmar, NJ
LBIF, Loveladies, NJ
Monmouth Teen Arts Festival, Lincroft, NJ
Art Teacher, Arts Horizons Summer Classes, Newark, NJ
2008 – 2010
Art Teacher, Belleville High School, NJ
Art Teacher, Elementary Schools 3 and 8: K – 6th, NJ
2007 – 2008
Art Teacher, Washington Community School: PreK – 5th, NJ
2005 – 2006
Art Teacher, Hawkins Street School: PreK – 8th, NJ
Other Work Experience
2023
Custom fiber art props, Mean Girls Musical Film, Paramount Studios
2021-Present
Project Manager, StoneDog Studios, Freehold, NJ
2010 – 2014
Administrative Assistant, Drew University, Madison, NJ
(Departments: English, Pan-African Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Spanish, and Comparative
Religion)