Katherine Grinell / Curriculum Vitae
www.katiegrinell.com
katherine.grinell@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Florida State University. MFA: Studio Art, Degree Expected May 2025.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. BFA: New Studio Practice, Magna cum laude, 2021.
Minors: Art History and Arts Management, 2021.
AWARDS
Museum of Fine Arts Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2022.
Alumni Thesis Scholarship, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI. 2021.
President’s List, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI. 2017-2020.
First-Year Experience Exhibition Winner, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI. 2018.
Silver Key for Portfolio, National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. NYC, NY. 2017.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2023, Society for Photographic Education Southeast Student Exhibition, Art Lab Gallery, Columbus, GA.
2023, Level 2, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.
2023, Graduate Student Excellence in Visual Arts Exhibition, FSU Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House, Tallahassee, FL.
2023, Alumni Exhibition, MIAD Gallery at the Ave, Milwaukee, WI.
2022, Shared Ground, Wisconsin Visual Artists, James May Gallery, and Artsy, Online Exhibition.
2022, Between the lines, William Johston Building Gallery, Tallahassee, FL.
2022, (Two-Person Exhibition) Portal, Grey Area, Milwaukee, WI.
2021, MIAD Juried Senior Thesis Exhibition, Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
2021, MIAD Senior Thesis Exhibition, Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
2021, 48th Annual Juried Show, UWM Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
2021, Did That Just Happen, Don’t Smile, Online Exhibition.
2020, Meeting Between Pillars, Between Two Galleries, Milwaukee, WI.
2020, Emerging Vision: Student Biennial Show, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO.
2020, Early Voting: Get Out and Vote, The Alice Wilds, Milwaukee, WI.
2019, Through the Static, Between Two Galleries, Milwaukee, WI.
2019, Society for Photographic Education Midwest Juried Exhibition, Brooks Stevens Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
2019, 30x30x30, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
2017, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Midwest Exhibition, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
PUBLICATIONS
“Did that Just Happen?!” Don’t Smile. January 2021.
“Junior Project 2020 Catalogue.” MIAD FA/NSP. May 2020.
“MIAD Planner.” Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. August 2018. Cover.
“Early College Program Catalogue.” School of the Art Institute of Chicago. January 2017. Cover.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2021, Arts Envoy Program, Artists Working in Education, Milwaukee, WI.
A ten-month program to develop practices and innovations in cultivating communities.
A group of 5 artists uses their artistic and creative talents to organize, investigate, and impact their community.
PRESENTATIONS
2022, Artist Talk: Early College Program, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
2021, Panel Discussion: Arts Envoy Program, Artists Working In Education.
2021, Artist Talk: Senior Seminar Course, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
2021, Artist Talk: Early College Program, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
2021, Artist Talk: 48th Annual Juried Show, Union Art Gallery, UW-Milwaukee.
2021, Artist Talk: Photo Objects Course, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
INTERVIEWS
2021, Arts Envoy Program, Artists Working In Education.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Virtual Exhibition, Jewish Museum Milwaukee, May 2022- Jan. 2024.
Photographed permanent collection and curated objects for virtual collection with written analyses.
Studio Assistant for Jon Horvath. May 2021-August 2022.
Assisted in photographing work for This is Bliss, designed and created promotional materials for This is Bliss book launch.
Storytelling the Environment Zine Project, Creative Director for MIAD, September 2020-May 2022. Created the website, gave feedback to artists, and organized, curated, and edited zines.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Florida State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor for Special Topics in Art: Photo for Non Majors. August 2024-Current.
Florida State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor for Beginning Digital Photography. August 2023-May 2024.
Florida State University, Graduate Assistant for Museum of Fine Arts, August 2022-May 2023.
Milwaukee Insitute of Art and Design, Cyanotype Workshop for Pre-College Program, July 2022.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Teaching Assistant for Takahiro Suzuki, Contemporary Darkroom NSP course. January-May 2022.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Photography Lab Monitor Assistant. August 2021-May 2022.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Teaching Assistant for Helen Bullard, Storytelling the Environment humanities course. January 2021-May 2021.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Tutor and Mentor, April 2018-May 2021.
Artists Working In Education, Creative Collaborator, Rising Artists Council. September-December 2020.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Teaching Assistant for Peter Barrickman, NSP Connections course. August 2020-December 2020.