KATHERINE RUTTER
b. 1984 Little Rock, Arkansas
EDUCATION
2024 MFA in Studio Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2007 BFA in Photography, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024–2025 Adjunct Instructor, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
– Art & Ecology: Exploring Matters of Meaning & Care (course developed)
– Papermaking
2022–2024 Instructor of Record, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
– Beginning Etching
– Drawing I
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
To Make A Prairie, To Find A Stone, Do Right Hall, Marfa, TX
What Are These Shapes, These Murky Waters That Are You & Me?, Whitespace, Atlanta, GA
2024
A Red Dirt Summer with Corn Husk Clouds, Foyer, Athens, GA
2018
Meet Me In The Water, Thea Foundation, Little Rock, AR
2015
Stanza, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Paradise, Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN
Still Possible, Prism Art Space, Sacramento, CA
2025
On Wing, Clarkston Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
2024
Look!, ARTS Southeast, Savannah, GA
Sharpening a Screw, The Athenaeum, Athens, GA
Of Course, Of Course Pt. 2, Clark Richert Hall at East St School, Trinidad, CO
2023
Unlisted, Atlanta Art Week (The Works), Atlanta, GA
Blue Room, Standard Parts Studio, Oakland, CA
Summer Invitational, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Of Course, Of Course Pt. 1, Revolt Gallery, Taos, NM
Drawing Curiosity; Neü Folk/Evans School, Denver, CO
2022
NAHP 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial, traveling exhibition (through 2024)
2019
Social Studies, Standard Parts Studio, Oakland, CA
2018
Chromatic, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2016
Naked Light, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland, CA (three-person exhibition)
Residencia Gorila, Tulum Art Club, Tulum, MX
2015
Arkansas Women to Watch, National Museum of Women in the Arts (traveling exhibition through 2016)
Fair Enough, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, CA
Co-Lab, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland, CA
House Warming, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014
For the Sake of Being(s), LeQuiVive Gallery, Oakland, CA (two-person exhibition)
56th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
May Day, Entre Nous Gallery, Denver, CO
Neu Folk Revival, LeQuiVive Gallery, Oakland, CA
SELECTED RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2026
Arts in Medicine Artist-in-Residence, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and
Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital, Springdale, AR (currently)
In Cahoots Residency & Printmaking Grant, Petaluma, CA (currently)
The Alternative Art School x Mount Sequoyah Residency, Fayetteville, AR (upcoming)
Bernheim Forest & Arboretum Artist-in-Residence, Clermont, KY (upcoming)
Winter Fellowship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2023
Willson Center Grant, University of Georgia
Tom Hollingsworth Scholarship, University of Georgia
Vince Dooley Scholarship, University of Georgia
2022
Kirbo Foundation Scholarship, University of Georgia
Vince Dooley Scholarship, University of Georgia
2019
Social Studies Residency, Colusa, CA
2018
Town of Pulga Artist Residency, Pulga, CA
2016
Residencia Gorila, Tulum Art Club, Tulum, MX
2010
Illiterate Gallery Artist-in-Residence, Denver, CO
SELECTED WORKSHOPS & COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING
2026
Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital, Springdale, AR
A year-long project of designing and facilitating creative engagements with pediatric patients,
caretakers, staff, providers, and the public (currently)
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Papermaking & Plants Workshop
University of Arkansas School of Art, Fayetteville, AR
Curiosity, Color, & Natural Inks Workshop
2024
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
Printmaking: Drypoint & Monotypes (four-day workshop)
University of Georgia, UGA Summer Art Camp, Athens, GA
Drawing & Natural Inks, a week-long course designed for high school students
2022
Warnell School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Making & Using Walnut Ink Workshop
2021
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Making & Using Walnut Ink Workshop
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Allowing for Stories & Creativity Workshop
2018
Koseli School, Kathmandu, Nepal
Imagining Stories, Drawings & Books, workshop for children
2015-2021
Freelance Art Instructor (foundations, mixed-media, printmaking, murals), Berkeley, CA
2015
Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assistant supporting adult artists with developmental disabilities