Katherine Lampert is an artist based in Chicago, IL. Katherine's multi-layered process often begins with a study of pattern in nature, such as the rhythmic elements of landscape, the lace-like remnants of a fossilized sea creature, or unusual markings on a rare insect. These images serve as inspiration and a point of departure for her semi-abstract works.
Lampert received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Northwestern University. She has exhibited widely, with a recent solo show at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago. Katherine has been a Community Artist in Residence at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, an Artist In Residence at the Cooper Union, and received two fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center. She received a Full University Fellowship and a Teaching Fellowship from the Graduate School at Northwestern University, a City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, and a pARTners of Jackson Hole Grant. Her work has been featured in a number of publications, including the Chicago Tribune and Michigan Avenue Magazine, among others.
Contact: Katlampert@gmail.com
Instagram: @Katherinelampert
EDUCATION2006 MFA, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2000 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2000 European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, RomeEXHIBITION HISTORY
2024
Inform(al), Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
2023
Visible: Health, Equity, & Nature, Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
2022
Pattern In Nature (solo exhibit), Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
Ten By Ten 2022, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
Members Exhibition, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL2019
Not Just Another Pretty Face, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Members Exhibition, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Group Exibition, Mothership Launchpad, Chicago, IL2018
Taking Shapes, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2017
Group Exhibition, HAM Gallery, Chicago, IL
Tactical Viewing, Chicago Police Dept, 024th District Station, Chicago, IL2016
Group Show, Thomas Masters Gallery, Chicago, IL
A Surprise in the Process, Chicago Art Department Gallery, Chicago, IL
Site As Studio, Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest, IL
Members Exhibition, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL2015
Front & Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2006
Salad Days, Rowland Contemporary, Chicago, IL
MFA Thesis Show, Mary & Leigh Block Museum, Evanston, IL2005
Summer Residency Group Show, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Alumni Show, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
Lineage, New Jersey Gallery, Chicago, ILRESIDENCIES, AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
2022 Community Artist In Residence, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2015 The Center Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2008 City of Chicago CAAP Grant, Chicago, IL
2005 Full University Fellowship, The Graduate School, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2005 Artist Residency, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2004 Artist Residency Fellowship, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2004 Teaching Fellowship, The Graduate School, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2001 pARTners of Jackson Hole, Visiting Artist Grant, Jackson Hole, WYTEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-2008 Art Instructor, High Jump at The Latin School, Chicago, IL
2005-2007 Art Department Chair, David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL
2004-2006 Teaching Assistant, Drawing & Painting, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1999-2000 Teaching Assistant, Foundations Drawing, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RISELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Rivera Amin, Lakshmi. “A View From The Easel,” Hyperallergic, February 22, 2022.
Anderson, J.P. “Holding Pattern,” Modern Luxury Interiors, Volume IV, October 20, 2020, p.136.
Johnson, Steve. “With Museums Closed Again, Here Are Five Great Online Museum Experiences,” Chicago Tribune, November 25, 2020.
Smith, Morgan. Artists, “Residents Gather at Hyde Park Art Center to Make Posters for Immigration March,” Chicago Tribune, June 29, 2018.
Herman, Max. “Trailside Art 2016 Photo Gallery,” Oak Park Wednesday Journal, June 14, 2016.
Snodgrass, Astri. “A Surprise in the Process: An Artist-Curated Show Exploring Chance,” Third Coast Review, March 31, 2016.
Reichert, Elliot. “Front and Center/ Hyde Park Art Center,” New City Art, September 16, 2015.COLLECTIONS
Grand Victoria Foundation
Ansonia Properties
Private CollectionsSERVICE
2019-2022 Women’s Board, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010-2019 Women’s Board, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2012-2014 Co-Chair, artSmart Executive Committee, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
