about
kathryn lien / kathryn lawrence
associate director of fine arts and design, university of Pennsylvania
lives and works in Philadelphia | kathrynllien@gmail.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture + Extended Media 2018
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture 2012
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
One, Two, & Three Person Exhibitions
2019 Architectural Bodies, Office Space 2, New Brunswick, NJ
2018 By Toast I Mean Sugar, Southern Exposure Project Space, St. Augustine, FL
Always Already, The Anderson, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2015 This is Where We Live Now, Gallery II, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2014 White Girls, Blindfold Gallery, Seattle, WA
Longing, Gray Galery, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Of Place and Time, UW 3D4M Gallery, Seattle, WA
American Royalty, The Pine Box, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibitions
2021 Abracadabra!, Gobstopper Gallery
2020 Geografia Relativa, curated by guadalajara901210, Mexico City, MX
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibitions, The Anderson, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2017 In Consequence of Everything, Also, Random Access Space, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Room Before, Visual Arts Center, University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX
Snakes & Ladders, The Anderson, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
misc., 1515 W Broad, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
the past is calling the present is fleeting the future is calling, The Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2016 How's My Driving?, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Current Elements, HackRVA, Richmond, VA
Granfalloon, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Eight Hour Projects, The Galleries at Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
2015 The Woodmere Annual, The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Vermont Studio Center Showcase, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT
Staff Showcase, Gallery II, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2013 Locale, The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Vigil: Inspired by Memory, lovecitylove Gallery, Seattle, WA
3D4M Senior Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 Strange Coupling, Object, Seattle, WA
DUPED!, The Piranha Shop, Seattle, WA
Weather-or-Not, Pier 22/23, Seattle, WA
Performances and Events
2020 Fogs | Foams | Jellies with augustine zegers, Rillette on Toast, collaborative private Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA
2019 One, Rillette on Toast, collaborative private Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Of the Crickets with Joy McMillian, Natasha Kuring, Keri Schnaumann, and Michelle Koppl, live choreographed performance, Richmond, VA
Honors & Awards
2018 Dean's Graduate Travel Grant to St. Agustine, FL, Virginia Commonwealth University
2017 Graduate Teaching Assistant Scholarship & Full Tuition Reimbursement, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dean's Graduate Travel Grant to Austin, TX, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dean's Graduate Travel Grant to Syracuse, NY, Virginia Commonwealth University
Pollock/Krasner and VSC Joint Fellowship, The Vermont Studio Center
2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant Scholarship & Full Tuition Reimbursement, Virginia Commonwealth University
2014 Visual Artist Grant, The Vermont Studio Center
Artist Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School
2013 Grace C. and Bernard de Cillia Endowed Scholarship Graduating with Excellence Award, Undergraduate, Art Department, University of Washington
Publications
2019 “Of the Crickets.” VCU Scholar’s Compass. May 2018.
2017 “Soap Egg Grapes.” Haunt Journal of Art, vol. 4, 15 Oct. 2017, pp. 22–25.
Residencies & Workshops
2017 Visual Artist Fellow, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2016 The Make Your Own Loneliness Project, Murrell's Inlet, SC
2014 Visual Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
"Molds and Mayhem" Workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA