Kathleen Holmes — Biography



1953 Born in Munroe, LA

 

 KATHLEEN HOLMES
1953 Born, Munroe, LA

AWARDS (selected, recent)
2000 Lowe Museum of Art, Miami, FL Beyond the Fringe Distinction

1999 Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant

1998 John Anson Kittredge Educational Fund grant

      Florida Individual Artists Fellowship

      Memphis College of Art Graduate Program visiting artist

1997 South Florida Cultural Consortium, individual artist fellowship grant

1996 Bagno a Ripoli, Florence, Italy, visiting artist

EXHIBITIONS – Solo (selected, recent)
2006  Chappell Gallery, NY "Patterns of Experience/Gardeners' Wills"

2005 Chappell Gallery NY

      Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL

Pacini Lubell Gallery, Seattle, WA

      River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN

      Donna Tribby Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL

2004  Chappell Gallery, NY “Ladies Night Out”

2003 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN

      River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN

      Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN

      Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Boston, MA

      Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA

      Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL

      Arden Gallery, Boston, MA

      Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA

2002 Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL

      Craft Boston 2002, Boston, MA

      Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA

      Jackson Hole Art Association, Jackson, WY

      Soho Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, GA

      Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Craft Show

      Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, West Palm Beach, FL

      Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL

2001 Hochaday Museum of Art, Kilispell, Montana

      Gayle Wilson Gallery, Southampton, NY

      The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

      The Arts Center, St. Niceville, FL

      Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE

      Arden Gallery, Boston, MA

      T. Curtsnoc Fine Arts, Miami, FL

      Rice-Pollack Gallery, Provincetown, MA

      Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, FL

      Albers Fine Art, Memphis, TN

      Studio E Gallery, Jupiter Florida

EXHIBITIONS – Group (selected, recent)
2005  Prism Contemporary, Chicago, IL

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

Guilford Arts Center, Guilford, DT

1111 Sculpture Space, Washington, DC

2003 Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA, The Glass Surface

      Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL, Mutamentum

      Montgomery Armory Arts Center, West Palm Beach, FL, Mutamentum

      Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA

2002  Galleria Via Larga di Commune Firenze, Florence, Italy, Mutamentum

      Museum Kunststation Kleinsassen, Fulda, Germany, Mutamentum

      Trudy Labell Gallery, Naples, FL

2001 ArtMiami, Miami, FL

      Ormond Beach Museum, Ormond Beach, FL

      The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL

      Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL

      Le Moyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL

2000 Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, FL

      Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL

      Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL

      River Valley Sculpture Garden, Chattanooga, TN

      Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL

1999 Hirshberg Kultertage, Germany Eine Weibliche Asthetik

      Alternative Museum, New York, NY The Millennium Exhibition

      Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN International Sculpture Center

      Collection II

      New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ International Exhibition

1998 Greve, Italy, Hirshberg, Germany Percorsi dell'Anima

1997 Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL South Florida Cultural Consortium Award Exhibition, 1997

      Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, West Palm Beach, FL Artisti in Viaggio

COMMISSIONS (selected)
Westin Hotel, Tuman Bay, Guam

Barnett Bank, Miami, FL

NCNB, Tampa, FL

Hyatt Hotel, Cologne, Germany and Dorado, Puerto Rico

Phone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceutical, Philadelphia, PA

BIBLIOGRAPHY (selected, recent)

2003 Palm Beach Daily News, May 2, 2003, Davis, Christine Women's Wardrobe More Than Meets the Eye

      South Florida Times, Vol 8, Summer 2003, Helander, Bruce. Mutamentum on the Run

      New Glass Review #24, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2003, Curators Choice

      Chattanooga Times, June 1, 2003, Nichols, Ann, Jewels by Fire II

2002 Republica, (Florence, Italy), June 02, Baldrian, Lawrence M. Mutamentum: Riconquista dell'Illusione

      Independent Florida Sun, June 20, 2002, Baltrusis, Sam, Girl Gone Wild

      Gambit Weekly, October 15, 2002, Bookhardt, D. Eric. Girl Talk

      Gambit Weekly, Best of New Orleans, October 1, 2002 Vol. 23, #40

      Pensacola News Journal, June 07, 2002, Butler, Maria V. Outside The Frame

      La Nazione, Florence, Italy, Apr 25, '02, Caverni, Gianni Cipressi-coltello e bambole vuote con orologi

      Heimat-Journal, Kunstation Kleinsassen, Kleinsassen, Germany, September 2002

      City News Magazine, Kleinsassesn, Germany, Sep 10, '02, Mutamento e inganno in der Kunstation

      Florida International Magazine, June 2002

      Jackson Hole Guide, June 12, 2002, Marschak, Jennifer Art Association hosts body-image exhibits

2001 Arts Media, May/June, 2001, Voskerichian, Taline , Kathleen Holmes Ethereal Landscapes

      The Boston Globe, May 24, 2001, McQuaid, Cate Arden of Delight

      Surface Design, Spring 2001, Paine, Janice T. Postcards from Paradise : Surfacing in South Florida

      Florida International, Mar/Apr 2001, Danton, Meredith The Root of Art

      The Forum, Jan 9, 2001, Volume 6 #52, Ludwig, Miles, Artist dresses up her work through emptiness

2000 American Style, Issue 22, Fall 2000, McDaniel, Lynda, Visions, Revision

      Agenda Magazine, Mar/Apr 2000, Agee, Susan, Making her Mark

      Arts Alive (newsletter), Volume 6 Issue 3, Fall 2000

COLLECTIONS  (selected)

Museum Kunststation Kleinsassen, Fulda, Germany

Museum Hirschberger Kultertage, Hirschberg, Germany

CIGNA Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Artbank, Metro-Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Meditech, Norwood, MA

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Memphis, TN

Delta Airlines, Lexington, KY

Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA

Pepsi Cola, West Palm Beach, FL

IBM, New York, Maryland and North Carolina

Bell South International, Atlanta, GA

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2004 Artist Enhancement Grant, Florida Div. of Cultrual Affairs & South Florida Cultural Consortium

2003 George Sugarman Foundation Grant

2000 Award of Distinction, "Beyond the Fringe", Lowe Museum of Art, Miami, FL

1999 Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant

1998 John Anson Kittredge Educational Fund Grant  
Florida Individual Artist Fellowship  
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc. Grant  
Visiting Artist, Memphis College of Art Graduate Program  
Curator, Durham Art Guild Annual Exhibition, Durham, NC

1997 South Florida Cultural Consortium Individual Artist Fellowship Grant  
Honorable Mention, Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Grant

1996 Visiting Artist, Artisti in Viaggio, Bagno a Ripoli (Florence), Italy  
Juror, Wyoming Arts Council Individual Artists' Fellowships

1995 Palm Beach County Cultural Council "Ubertalli Grant" for Artistic Achievement

1991 Honorable Mention, Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL  
(Dr. Dennis Barrie, Director, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH)

1987 Honorable Mention, Biennial Exhibition, National Women's Caucus for Art, Metropolitan

Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, FL (Joyce Kozloff, New York, NY)

Kathleen's luminous cast 'girls' enhanced with materials as diverse as crocheted pieces, feathers, printed texts, corrugated tin, capture the lost spirits of women from her heritage who over so many years perpetuated the crafts.