Mapping Space
Space, color, and shape drive my work. I make painted paper collages based on observational drawings. I’m interested in capturing the truth of the moment, and my interaction with the space occupied by the figure. Rather than having people pose for me, I prefer to watch them engaged in an activity. When I approach a new subject, I make many gestural drawings and more drawings of the space in my sketchbook. I construct my collages directly from the drawings. In the absence of the subject, color and specificity become dictated by the needs of each composition according to space and contrast. Negative and positive shapes are equivalent powers. I build them up simultaneously (rather than laying down a ground first and working on top of it). This allows the image to grow organically and meander around towards its eventual outer bounds.
Katie Knoeringer is originally from NJ. She now lives and works in Kentucky and teaches drawing at Murray State University.
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Katie Knoeringer
CV: Katie Knoeringer
EDUCATION
2011 MFA, Louisiana State University
2008 BFA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
2008 BS Art Education, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022-Present Assistant Professor of Drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2019-2022 Instructor, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2019-2022 Instructor, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2013-2022 Instructor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2018-2019 Instructor, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2015-2018 Instructor, Center for Creative Works, Wynnewood, PA
2015-2016 Adjunct Faculty, James A. Michener Museum, Doylestown, PA
2012-2013 Instructor, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
2011 Museum Docent, Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 Studio Assistant, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2009-2011 Instructor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2008-2011 Gallery Assistant, Glassell Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
RESIDENCIES/FELLOWSHIPS
2023 Artist in Residence, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2019 Artist in Residence, Jasper Studios, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Summer Fellow, Wallingford Community Art Center, Wallingford, PA
2018 Artist in Residence, Jentel Foundation, Banner, Wyoming
2017 Art Partnership Residency, Delphi Program, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Roberto Clemente Middle School, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Artist in Residence, Holes in the Wall Collective, New Jerusalem, PA
2017 Artist in Residence, ArtHub, Kingman, AZ
2015 Artist in Residence, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Shapes of People, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA (*forthcoming in December)
2023 Draw/Cut, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2022 Collage, House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Domesticated, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Proving Ground Exhibition, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Snow-eater, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton, PA
2015 Story-telling through Cut Paper, Resource Exchange, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Mesmerized, Glassell Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Members Exhibition, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
2022 Juried Exhibition, Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, KY
2021 Cerulean Arts 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2021 215/610 Contemporary, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
2020 Luxury Boom, Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, NJ
2019 Shiny Shapes, Spillway Collective, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2019 215/610 CONTEMPORARY Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
2019 Dwelling, High 5 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Finders Keepers, Spillway Collective, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Portraits, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
2019 Faculty Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Kensington Landscapes, NKCDC Co-op, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Summer Fellow Exhibition, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
2019 Jasper Studios Resident Artist Show, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Ol’ Factory: Memory Through the Senses, Coral Street Arts House, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Home, Coral Street Arts House, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Drexel Faculty Show, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Best of the Worst, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Paint & Paper, A-Space, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Urban Views, House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Works On/Of Paper, BrickRed Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2018 Winter Juried Collection, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Sense of Place, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2017 Arizona Home/Arizona Away, Circle of Hope Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Resident Artist Show, ArtHub, Kingman, AZ
2016 Stages, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2016 Drexel Faculty Show, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Icebox Project Space Benefit Show, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Frankly, Circle of Hope Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Wild Dogs, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 Kensington Daydreams, Circle of Hope Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Small Works, Frameworks Studio Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Flying House, Frameworks Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 12th National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
2013 Sur Le Papier, Frameworks Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 Verdant, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 Narrated Spaces, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA
2012 BR Walls Artist Show, Kress Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Emerald City, Frameworks Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Defining/Defying the Figure, LSU Student Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Venus Envy, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Dream Catcher, Glassell Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 We’re Still Fine, Eckhaus Gallery, Kutztown, PA
2011 8th Annual ArtMelt, Louisiana State Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 (Un)Solid Ground, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA
2011 Uncommon Thread, Wearable Art Show by Culture Candy, Old Governor’s Mansion, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 Venus Envy, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Robeson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
2010 53rd Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2010 7th Annual International Juried Exhibition, SICA, Long Branch, NJ
2009 No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2022- Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
2021- Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2023 Juror for Visual Evidence Exhibition, Murray Art Guild, Murray, KY
2022 Collage Award, Juror Paul Aho, Juried Exhibition, Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, KY
2020 COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL: Individuals and Small Organizations Grant
2019 Image Credit, Cover of P.O.S.T. Guide Book, Philadelphia Open Studios Tour
2019 Summer Fellow, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
2019 Barnes-de Mazia Scholarship recipient, Barnes Foundation Education Program, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Award recipient, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Award recipient, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Award recipient, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Studio Assistantship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2011 Honorable Mention, Culture Candy’s Uncommon Thread: Wearable Art Show, Baton Rouge, LA
2010 Trudy Williamson Award for Excellence in Painting, St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
WORKSHOPS/LECTURES
2024 Visiting Artist, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (*forthcoming Spring)
2023 Painted Paper Collage, Workshop, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Conversation and Collage, Workshop, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2020 Guest Lecturer, Advanced Drawing Workshop, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, virtual
2020 Seeing in Pastel, Workshop, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Landmark, Collage Workshop, Summer Spree Children’s Camp, Wallingford CAC, Wallingford, PA
2018 Drawing with Scratchboard, Workshop, Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, PA
2017 Watercolor and Collage, Workshop, ArtHub, Kingman, AZ
2015 Story-telling through Cut Paper, Workshop, Resource Exchange, Philadelphia, PA
SERVICE/EVENTS
2013 Furball Auction, Fundraising Event supporting displaced animals, Drawing Donation, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Bulldogs Unleashed, Baton Rouge High School Renovation Fundraising Event, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Pink! Dance Performance by Of Moving Colors, Live Painting, Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2013 Flying House, Baton Rouge, LA, www.ourflyinghouse.com, Collaboration with writer Pete Michael Smith
2013 P.S. 425, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA, Collaboration with artist Peter Shire
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2013 Co-Curator, Under 40 Exhibition, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA
PUBLICATIONS/TV/FILM
2021 Paintings appear in the film The Charmed Life of Fig Dauphine, directed by Gretchen Zufall.
2020 “My Bike.” Simple Gifts: Twelve Essays on Gratitude, edited by Mary Stewart, Independently Published, August 2020.
2019 Jasper Studios Residency Blog, Jasper Studios, January 2019,
https://www.rentjasperstudios.com/blog/2019/2/11/meet-katie-knoeringer-artist-in-residency
2016 Interview by Steve Piccione, Lehigh Valley Style, November 28, 2016, http://lehighvalleystyle.com/around-town/art/katie-knoeringer/
2013 Flying House Anthology, Issue # 4, Neugideon Press, Baton Rouge, LA, Fall, 2013. Book One.
2013 500 Paper Objects, Lark Crafts Publication, Asheville, NC, May, 2013. 88, 219, 271, 384.
2011 Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show Interview, NBC33 News, Baton Rouge, LA, May, 2011 http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/wearable-art-inspires-artist