Artist Statement
I am an upcycled scientist, recently retired, no longer teaching, running a research lab or chairing a science department. I create art that represents the elastic edge between art and science, with a focus on time.
I create whimsical pictorial art that examines the relationship of the past and present, and in some cases even challenges the concept that the past is immutable or fixed. My quilts are assembled from woodcut prints, commercial and hand-dyed recycled fabrics. Often they are hand appliquéd and elaborately embellished. It is a leisurely process that connects me physically (my DNA is on every fiber) and emotionally to many serious and quirky topics of interest.
Biographical
Kathy Suprenant grew up in the village of Hudson Falls in northern New York State near the entrance to the Adirondack State Park. Kathy is proud to be a first generation college graduate and academic junkie who recently retired after 32 years of service at the University of Kansas.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2020
What Did Ming Miss? Quilts by Kathy Suprenant. Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2019
Evolutions, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, Colorado: juror, Martha Sielman
Evolving Perceptions, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado: juror, Deborah Boschert
de.light/FULL, Leedy-Voulcos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri: juror, Rosalie Dace
Crafting Democracy: Fiber Arts and Activism, Mascioli Gallery, Rochester, New York; jurors Juilee Decker and Hinda Mandell
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky: juror Pauline Verbeek-Cowart
2018
Artist as Quiltmaker, FAVA’s 18th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, Ohio; juror Emily Zilbur
Gateway to Imagination: A National Juried Art Competition, Farmington Museum, Farmington, New Mexico; juror Alex Gregory
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2019
Summer Vacation, online exhibition, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California
Quilters, Theatre Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas
Checkmate, online exhibition, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California
2018
Links, online exhibition, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
12” X 12” Exhibition, SAQA Regional (KS/MO/OK), The Stiles Gallery, Westwood, Kansas
Lawrence Art Guild All Member Show, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
2018
Lawrence Art Guild All Member Show, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
2017
Print Show 3, Percolator Artspace Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence Art Guild All Member Show, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
AWARDS
2019
First Place for “CELL-ebration” in the Evolutions show, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, Colorado
2017
Second Place for “CELL-ebration” in Print Show 3, Percolator Artspace Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
