Katie Daniels

The Pop Art Show 2006

The Pop Art Show 2006

Heidi Cody, Rah Crawford, William Crump, Katherine Daniels, Holly Greenberg,
Shay Kun, Swati Khurana, Monika Sziladi & Jamie Vasta

Curated by Station Independent Projects & A Taste of Art Gallery
April 20-June 20th, 2006

The Kaufmann Arcade  (a Satellite Space for A Taste of Art Gallery)
139 West 35th Street
New York, New York 10018

Hours: Monday-Friday from 8am to 8pm & Saturday 9am to 4pm

Outrageous Elegance

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Artist’s Statement

“Outrageous elegance”, a Buddhist concept, describes a manner that is approachable by being neither too cold (elegance alone) nor too wild (outrageousness alone). This term is an apt description of the beauty, joy, humor and absurdity I strive for in my art. I am interested in grand visual and physical forms that introduce and induce awe and wonder. I make opulent abstract gardens that invoke spirit and paradise. I have been beading organic abstractions that descend from ceilings or ascend walls. They reference a mix of ornamental styles such as quilts from my Appalachian roots, the art of interior surfaces like rugs, Islamic and Asian textiles and screens, as well as environments that inspire awe such as the Sistine Chapel and the gardens at Versailles. My work induces pleasure by unabashedly embracing abstract ornament.

Beaded Bouquet

Wired plastic beads
60" x 48"
4/2006

Beaded Bouquet (Detail)

Wired plastic beads
60" x 48"
4/2006

Beaded Bouquet (Detail 2)

Wired plastic beads
60" x 48"
4/2006

General Resume

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Education
MFA, Painting, 2001, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
BFA, Painting, 1991, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Awards / Grants 

2003
PS. 122 Project Studio

2001
CRASS Confronting Reality Again Secret Stipend
Artist -in -Residence, Henry Street Settlement

2000
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, The Space Program grant
New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists' Fellowships for painting

Solo Exhibitions

2005   
Real Form project space curated by David Gibson, Brooklyn, NY

2001
Klienert/James, Woodstock, NY
Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006
The Pop Art Show 2006 curated by Leah Oates, The Kaufmann Arcade, New York, NY
Arts Botanica Loyola University Museum, Chicago, IL

2005
Beautiful Dreamer curated by David Gibson, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
Culture Vulture curated by David Gibson, Jack the Pelican, Brooklyn, NY
Cracker curated by Kathleen Brady, Nurture Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2004
Pattern and Decoration curated by Joyce Kozloff, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

2003
Project Space Artists, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY

2002
In Pursuit of Visual Pleasure, Dumbo Arts Center, New York, NY
Artist to Artist, A Decade of the Space Program, ACE Gallery, New York, NY

2001
Buying Time, New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists' Fellowships for painting group exhibition, Sotheby’s, New York, NY

1999
Smoke, College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN

1998
Erector Gallery, New Haven, CT
Marymount Manhattan College Gallery, New York, NY

1996
Support Living Artists, Brooklyn, NY
Canyon Crossings Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
BWAC Pier Show, Brooklyn, NY
The Independents Show, Galeria El Barrio, New York, NY

1995
BWAC Pier Show, Brooklyn, NY
Kentler Drawing Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
BACA Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
OIA Exhibition, OIA Salon, New York, NY

Bibliography and Reviews
‘Beautiful Dreamer’ awakens Romantics, Dan Tranberg, The Plain Dealer, Oct. 9, 2005
Perchance to Dream: Nocturnal fantasies enchant in SPACES’ ‘Beautiful Dreamer’, Liz Bly, Free Times, Oct. 9, 2005
Beautiful Dreamer, Zachary Lewis, Clevescene.com, Sept 14, 2005
Culture Vulture, Dateline Brooklyn, Stephen Maine, Artnet.com, April 15, 2005
Artist to Artist, a Decade of the Space Program, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 2002, ISBN: 9665188-2-9
Artist to Artist, Roberta Smith, “Art in Review”, New York Times, May 24, 2002

X Brass Beaded Wall

Wired beads on metal hat pins
45" x 72"
3/2006

X Brass Beaded Wall (Detail)

Wired beads on metal hat pins
45" x 54"
3/2006

Square Silver Beaded Wall

Wired beads on metal hat pins
45" x 54"
3/2006

Square Silver Beaded Wall (Detail)

Wired beads on metal hat pins
45" x 54"
3/2006