Kat OBrien

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