Katherine Grinell / Curriculum Vitae
www.katiegrinell.com
katherine.grinell@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Florida State University. MFA: Studio Art, Summa cum laude, 2025.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. BFA: New Studio Practice, Magna cum laude, 2021.
Minors: Art History and Arts Management, 2021.
AWARDS
Virtual Instructor Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2025.
Museum of Fine Arts Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2022.
Alumni Thesis Scholarship, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI. 2021.
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
2025, Society for Photographic Education CFC Juried Exhibition, Online Exhibition.
2025, Origins & Afterlives, Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
2024, Interlocking Art: A Multi-Medium Gala, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
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 & 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, 30 x 30 x 30, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
PUBLICATIONS
“Origins & Afterlives.
” Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University. April 2025.
“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.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2021, Arts Envoy Program, Artists Working in Education, Milwaukee, WI.
PRESENTATIONS
2023, Artist Talk: Advanced Materials & Methods Photography Course, Florida State University.
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.
Storytelling the Environment Zine Project, Creative Director for MIAD, Sept. 2020-May 2022.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2025, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Art & the Environment- Summer 2025, Fall 2025
2025, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Digital Foundations- Spring 2025
2024, Instructor of Record, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Photo for Non Majors- Fall 2024
2023-2024, Instructor of Record, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Beginning Digital Photography- Fall 2023, Spring 2024
2022-2023, Graduate Assistant for the Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL.
Milwaukee Institute 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.