Kate Colin
Kate Colin is a painter currently working in Denton, TX. Her abstract work stems from an interest in unpredictable and systematic processes. Colin’s current work explores the complexity of the conception of hyperbolic structures depicted on two-dimensional planes. She earned her MFA from University of Dallas and obtained her BFA from University of North Texas. She is a Lecturer in the Core Drawing program at UNT’s College of Visual Arts and Design. Since 2014, She has been a 500X Gallery member, where she continues to exhibit work. Colin was a 2012 recipient of the Kimbrough Fund awarded by the Dallas Museum of Art.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
MFA in Art, University of Dallas, 2012
MA in Art, University of Dallas, 2010
BFA in Studio Art, University of North Texas (cum laude), 2008
Areas of Specialization: painting, drawing, contemporary art history
Experience
2014-2015 Lecturer, University of North Texas, Teach Drawing I, Drawing II, Mural Painting, and Field Drawing, assist visiting artist speakers, oversee student work exhibitions, update online materials, course scheduling, oversee classroom facilities
2013-2014 Adjunct Lecturer, University of North Texas, Teach Drawing I, Beginning Figure Drawing, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Effectively communicate concepts, techniques, expectations, and criticism, Explain ideas in multiple ways while demonstrating methods, Critique students’ form and content in a way that encourages students to think for themselves, Motivate and inspire quality work and assess that work
2013-2014 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Dallas, Teach Beginning Painting, Intermediate Painting I, Intermediate Painting II (2014), Teach Senior Painting, Independent Study in Painting(2014), Teach Contemporary Art, Senior Research in Art History, MA/MFA Graduate Seminar (2013), Lecture and facilitate discussions engaged with contemporary artists and students’ work, Assign reading material and lead discussions on subjects pertaining to contemporary artists, Demonstrate painting techniques, methods, and practices, Actively discuss students’ work and demonstrate proper safety with tools, Strategic problem solving for installation of exhibitions, Manage studio workspace, tools, and materials, Asses students’ progress and understanding of material, Critique and guide graduate students
2012-2014 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-2014, Teach Watermedia, Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Concepts, and Life Drawing (5 semesters), Effectively communicate concepts, techniques, expectations, and criticism, Explain ideas in multiple ways while demonstrating methods, Critique students’ form and content in a way that encourages students to think for themselves, Motivate and inspire quality work and assess that work
2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mountain View College, 2013, Teach Art Appreciation, Lecture about modern and contemporary artists, Create curriculum based on contemporary themes, Initiate discussions based on reading assignments and themes, Asses students’ progress and understanding of material
2010-2011 Graduate Assistant, Painting, UD, 2010-2011, Teach Beginning Painting, Intermediate Painting, Senior Painting, Actively discuss students’ work and demonstrate proper safety with tools, Provide ideas and suggestions to beginning, intermediate, and advanced students in Painting , Strategic problem solving for installation of multiple solo exhibitions, Manage studio workspace, tools, and materials
2011 Graduate Assistant, Art History, UD, 2011, lecture in Contemporary Art history class, Research, present, and lead class discussions based on reading assignments, Hold study sessions which provide an environment where students lead discussions, Grade papers and written examinations
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Plane Intersection, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014 Poly-Spatiality, Baylor Health Science Library, Dallas, TX
Simultaneous Dimensions, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
2013 Multicentric Vista, North Lake College, Irving, TX
2012 Hyperchromagragh, Master of Fine Arts in Art Exhibition, Mokah Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 Kate Colin, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2010 Uncertainty, Master of Arts in Art Exhibition, Upper Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
Group Exhibitions
2015 Plan X: Members Exhibition, 500x Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014 Traction Iunctio: Drawing Connections, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition, UNT CVAD Gallery, Denton, TX
Northern Exposure, Gallery at Visit Addison, Addison, TX
Ripe Produce: 500X Members exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
New 500x Members, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Faculty Exhibition, Cliff Gallery, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2013 New Work, The Ant Colony, Dallas, TX
Faculty/Staff Exhibition, UNT on the Square, Denton, TX
Austere Measures, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
HisHers, womanorial.com/hishers, online
Doing Lines, Continental Lofts, Dallas, TX
2012 Turner House Art Exhibition: 100 Years of Oak Cliff Art, jurors: Lisa Taylor, Kenneth Craighead, and Benito Huerta, Turner House, Dallas, TX
Lightning Strikes Twice, Circuit 12 Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2011 Art Conspiracy 7, Dallas, TX
Framed, Mokah Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Convergent Revolutions: Recent Artwork from MA and MFA Candidates, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
2010 TBA: Recent Artwork from MA and MFA Candidates, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
7th Annual Hecho en Dallas, jurors: Cristina Medina, Gabrielle Castañeda-Pruitt and Tomas Bustos, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
The Sketchbook Project Library, traveling exhibition: Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 303 Grand, Brooklyn, NY, Art and Shelter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Soulard Art Market, Saint Louis, MO, Home Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Art Conspiracy 5, Dallas, TX
The Annual Open Show: Landscape, 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 8th International Watercolor Exhibition, Niigata, Japan
Rob Erdle Gateway Exhibition, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Awards
Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art, 2012
Full Tuition Scholarship, University of Dallas, 2009-2012
Visiting Artist
Watermedia, University of Texas at Arlington, Professor Marilyn Jolly, 2010/2011, Present my current work and discuss concepts and themes pertaining to the work, Demonstrate techniques and share thoughts about my graduate school experience, Critique students’ work
Professional Association
College Art Association, 2011-2015
Kate Colin is a painter currently working in Denton, TX. Her abstract work stems from an interest in unpredictable and systematic processes. Colin’s current work explores the complexity of the conception of hyperbolic structures depicted on two-dimensional planes. She earned her MFA from University of Dallas and obtained her BFA from University of North Texas. She is a Lecturer in the Core Drawing program at UNT’s College of Visual Arts and Design. Since 2014, She has been a 500X Gallery member, where she continues to exhibit work. Colin was a 2012 recipient of the Kimbrough Fund awarded by the Dallas Museum of Art.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
MFA in Art, University of Dallas, 2012
MA in Art, University of Dallas, 2010
BFA in Studio Art, University of North Texas (cum laude), 2008
Areas of Specialization: painting, drawing, contemporary art history
Experience
2014-2015 Lecturer, University of North Texas, Teach Drawing I, Drawing II, Mural Painting, and Field Drawing, assist visiting artist speakers, oversee student work exhibitions, update online materials, course scheduling, oversee classroom facilities
2013-2014 Adjunct Lecturer, University of North Texas, Teach Drawing I, Beginning Figure Drawing, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Effectively communicate concepts, techniques, expectations, and criticism, Explain ideas in multiple ways while demonstrating methods, Critique students’ form and content in a way that encourages students to think for themselves, Motivate and inspire quality work and assess that work
2013-2014 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Dallas, Teach Beginning Painting, Intermediate Painting I, Intermediate Painting II (2014), Teach Senior Painting, Independent Study in Painting(2014), Teach Contemporary Art, Senior Research in Art History, MA/MFA Graduate Seminar (2013), Lecture and facilitate discussions engaged with contemporary artists and students’ work, Assign reading material and lead discussions on subjects pertaining to contemporary artists, Demonstrate painting techniques, methods, and practices, Actively discuss students’ work and demonstrate proper safety with tools, Strategic problem solving for installation of exhibitions, Manage studio workspace, tools, and materials, Asses students’ progress and understanding of material, Critique and guide graduate students
2012-2014 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-2014, Teach Watermedia, Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Concepts, and Life Drawing (5 semesters), Effectively communicate concepts, techniques, expectations, and criticism, Explain ideas in multiple ways while demonstrating methods, Critique students’ form and content in a way that encourages students to think for themselves, Motivate and inspire quality work and assess that work
2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mountain View College, 2013, Teach Art Appreciation, Lecture about modern and contemporary artists, Create curriculum based on contemporary themes, Initiate discussions based on reading assignments and themes, Asses students’ progress and understanding of material
2010-2011 Graduate Assistant, Painting, UD, 2010-2011, Teach Beginning Painting, Intermediate Painting, Senior Painting, Actively discuss students’ work and demonstrate proper safety with tools, Provide ideas and suggestions to beginning, intermediate, and advanced students in Painting , Strategic problem solving for installation of multiple solo exhibitions, Manage studio workspace, tools, and materials
2011 Graduate Assistant, Art History, UD, 2011, lecture in Contemporary Art history class, Research, present, and lead class discussions based on reading assignments, Hold study sessions which provide an environment where students lead discussions, Grade papers and written examinations
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Plane Intersection, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014 Poly-Spatiality, Baylor Health Science Library, Dallas, TX
Simultaneous Dimensions, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
2013 Multicentric Vista, North Lake College, Irving, TX
2012 Hyperchromagragh, Master of Fine Arts in Art Exhibition, Mokah Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 Kate Colin, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2010 Uncertainty, Master of Arts in Art Exhibition, Upper Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
Group Exhibitions
2015 Plan X: Members Exhibition, 500x Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014 Traction Iunctio: Drawing Connections, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition, UNT CVAD Gallery, Denton, TX
Northern Exposure, Gallery at Visit Addison, Addison, TX
Ripe Produce: 500X Members exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
New 500x Members, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Faculty Exhibition, Cliff Gallery, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2013 New Work, The Ant Colony, Dallas, TX
Faculty/Staff Exhibition, UNT on the Square, Denton, TX
Austere Measures, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
HisHers, womanorial.com/hishers, online
Doing Lines, Continental Lofts, Dallas, TX
2012 Turner House Art Exhibition: 100 Years of Oak Cliff Art, jurors: Lisa Taylor, Kenneth Craighead, and Benito Huerta, Turner House, Dallas, TX
Lightning Strikes Twice, Circuit 12 Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2011 Art Conspiracy 7, Dallas, TX
Framed, Mokah Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Convergent Revolutions: Recent Artwork from MA and MFA Candidates, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
2010 TBA: Recent Artwork from MA and MFA Candidates, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
7th Annual Hecho en Dallas, jurors: Cristina Medina, Gabrielle Castañeda-Pruitt and Tomas Bustos, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
The Sketchbook Project Library, traveling exhibition: Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 303 Grand, Brooklyn, NY, Art and Shelter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Soulard Art Market, Saint Louis, MO, Home Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Art Conspiracy 5, Dallas, TX
The Annual Open Show: Landscape, 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 8th International Watercolor Exhibition, Niigata, Japan
Rob Erdle Gateway Exhibition, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Awards
Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art, 2012
Full Tuition Scholarship, University of Dallas, 2009-2012
Visiting Artist
Watermedia, University of Texas at Arlington, Professor Marilyn Jolly, 2010/2011, Present my current work and discuss concepts and themes pertaining to the work, Demonstrate techniques and share thoughts about my graduate school experience, Critique students’ work
Professional Association
College Art Association, 2011-2015
