Kat Collins

(b. 1977 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US)
Lives and works in Easton, PA.

EDUCATION

1999 B.A. Fine Arts, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mt. Vernon, Ohio

2011-2014 Studied Masters of Art Therapy, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Studied under:

Adriano Farinella

Louise Fletcher
Dan Graziano

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024 - present Volunteer Co-Op Gallery Director, Lehigh Art Alliance At The Promenade, Center Valley, PA.

2022 - present Board Member, Membership Chair & Webmaster, Lehigh Art Alliance, Bethlehem, PA.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
Featured Artist, Studio 924, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

2023

In The Gloaming, The Goundie House, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Featured Artist, Emmaus Public Library, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2022

Emotional Weather, ArtsQuest Center Steelstacks, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Abstract Landscapes, Tamaqua Community Arts Center, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

2014

I Am a Shaman, Performance Art, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
I Am Mother, Performance Art & Painting, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2000

Pieces of Me, Schnormeier Gallery, Mansfield, Ohio

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

NBAS Oil, Sculpture, & Mixed Media Exhibition, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Summer Show, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania.
21st Annual Art Gallery Juried Show, The Art Gallery at Devon, Paoli, Pennsylvania.

Lehigh Art Alliance 89th Annual Spring Exhibition, Juried by Jas Szygiel, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Spring 2024 Mixed Art Show, Belltower Cultural Center, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania.
April Showcase Women Contemporary Artists, Law Blank Studios, Malvern, Pennsylvania.
New Beginnings, Whitespace Gallery, Hackettstown, New Jersey

Spring Show, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania.

Artist Care Day Leaders Exhibit, Gallery 840, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Organized Perspective, Curated by Elena Shackleton, Banko Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Lehigh Art Alliance Contemporary Works, ArtsQuest at SteelStacks, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

2023

Featured Fall Online Artist, PXP Contemporary, www.pxpcontemporary.com.

Winter Show, One of four featured artists, Midnight Gallery, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Lehigh Art Alliance Winter/Holiday Theme Exhibit, Juried by Gerald Simcoe, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Winter Show, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania.

Holiday Pop-Up Show, Midnight Gallery, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

From The Inside Out: The Betrayals of Family, Curated by Ashara Shapiro, ArtWRKD, Newtown, Pennsylvania

Makers Alley: 4th Annual Juried Art & Artisan Exhibition, New Hope Arts, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Thoroughly Modern, Curated by Elena Shackleton & Lindsay Jancay, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Art Alliance 88th Annual Juried Fall Exhibition, Juried by Amy Forsyth & Suzanne Fellows, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Fall Show, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania

2023 Abstract Art, Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Scenes of Easton, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania
Nazareth Plein Air, Nazareth Center For The Arts, Easton, Pennsylvania

Summer Exhibit, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania

15th Annual National Juried Exhibition of 2D Artwork, Juried by Mark Mahosky, Irvin & Loise E. Cohen Gallery, Reading, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Art Alliance 88th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, Juried by Marita Hines, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5x5, Whitespace Art Gallery, Hackettstown, New Jersey
ACE Small Works Show, Sigal Museum, Easton, Pennsylvania
The Art of Jazz, Schmidt Gallery, GoggleWorks, Reading, Pennsylvania
Art & Autos Pop-Up Art Exhibit, Midnight Gallery, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Landscape & Floral, Whitespace Art Gallery, Hackettstown, New Jersey
Scratching The Surface, Lehigh Art Alliance, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
All Abstract, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Spring Exhibit, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania
Let Us Build Bridges, Nazareth Center For The Arts, Nazareth, Pennsylvania

2022

Winter & Holiday, Lehigh Art Alliance, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Winter Exhibit, Curated by Harry Boardman, Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton, Pennsylvania
ACE Member Show Second Act, Arts Community of Easton, The Lehigh Valley Health Network Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania
Joy, Juried by Nancy Bossert, Nazareth Center For The Arts, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Winter Exhibit, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania
Play, Lehigh Art Alliance, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Art Alliance 87th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Juried by Amy Forsythe and Kathi Ember, David E. Rodale and Rodale Family Galleries, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Scenes of Easton, Connexions Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania
ACE Member Show First Act, Arts Community of Easton, The Lehigh Valley Health Network Gallery, Easton, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Art Alliance 87th Annual Summer Juried Exhibition, Juried by Emily Thompson and Dale O. Roberts, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Contemporary Abstract Show, Curated by Dominick Naccarato, David E. Rodale and Rodale Family Galleries, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ebullition, Eclipse Center for Creative Community, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Something Blue, Gallery 840, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Art on The Hill, Juried by Elena Shackleton, The Boyer Gallery, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Featured February Artists, with Amanda D’Agostino, Emmaus Public Library, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Art Alliance 87th Winter Juried Exhibition, Juried by Ron De Long and Ann Lalik, Ronald K. De Long Gallery, Center Valley, Pennsylvania

2021

Winter & Holiday, Juried by Adriano Farinella, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Peace & Joy, Gallery 840, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2014

Reflections of Self, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Altar, Site-Specific Installation, Trexler Park, Pennsylvania

2013

Group Exhibition, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2008

Juried Exhibition, Bethlehem Juried Art Show, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2000

Group Exhibition, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, Ohio

AWARDS

2024

Anna Riley Award, Lehigh Art Alliance, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2023

Third Place, Schmidt Gallery, GoggleWorks, Reading, Pennsylvania

2022

Honorable Mention, Nazareth Center For The Arts, Nazareth, Pennsylvania

2014

Spirit of the Market, Easton Farmer’s Market, Easton, Pennsylvania

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2012

History Photo Book Commission, History of Sacred Heart Hospital 100th Anniversary Celebration, design of book, Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2003

Miles of Mules, Public Art Commission, life-size fiberglass mule, Lehigh County Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania

TEXTS

"Traversing Layers with Kat Collins," The Easton Arts Journal, March 18, 2024.

"Art@EPL: Meet Kat Collins," Emmaus Public Library, July 2023.

“New Exhibit ‘Let Us Build Bridges’ to Open at Nazareth Center For The Arts,” The Home News, January 12, 2023.
“Tamaqua arts center to hold gallery opening with artist,” Times News, August 2022.
“Lehigh Art Alliance puts 9 decades of experience into annual winter exhibition", Lagore, Connor, Lehigh Valley Live, January 27, 2022.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Rayne R. Schnabel, Elisabeth Flynn, Carole Hurst, et al. Miles of Mules. Progress Printing, October 2003.

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2022, “Play,” Lehigh Art Alliance at Luckenbach Mill, Co-curated with Elena Shackleton.
2022, “Abstract Landscapes,” Tamaqua Community Arts Center, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS

2024

Artist Website & Social Media Tips, Artist Care Days, Gallery 840, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 2.

2023

Art Technique Demonstration & Artist Talk, Parkland Art League, Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, November 14.

Learn To Paint Abstract Using Feelings Workshop, sponsored by Lehigh Art Alliance, Emmaus Public Library, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, July 8.

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Connexions Gallery, Easton, PA, USA. www.connexionsgallery.com, (610) 250-7627.
Lehigh Art Alliance At The Promenade Co-Op Art Gallery, Center Valley, PA, USA. www.lehighartalliance.org

Whitespace Gallery, Hackettstown, NJ, USA. (908) 451-7364.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Women Artists

Lehigh Valley Arts Council
Lehigh Art Alliance
ACE (Arts Community of Easton)