• Katherine Lampert's multi-layered paintings begin with a study of pattern in nature, such as the rhythmic elements of landscape or the lace-like remnants of a fossilized sea creature. 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 internationally, with a recent solo show at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago. She 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. Lampert is also the recipient of 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, Hyperallergic, and Michigan Avenue Magazine, among others. Lampert lives and works in Chicago, IL.

    Contact: Katlampert@gmail.com

    Instagram: @Katherinelampert


    EDUCATION

    2006 MFA, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

    2000 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

    2000 European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy


    SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

    2025

    Texturescapes, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL

    A Sense of Place: New Paintings, Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Chicago, IL


    2021

    Pattern In Nature, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL


    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

    2025

    Under All is the Land, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

    26th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

    Art In Douglas, Button Gallery, Douglas, MI


    2024

    Inform(al), Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL

    Members Exhibition, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL


    2023

    Evanston and Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL

    Visible: Health, Equity, & Nature, Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods,
    Riverwoods, IL


    2022

    Ten By Ten 2022, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL

    Members Exhibition, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL


    2019

    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, IL


    2018

    Taking Shapes, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL


    2017

    Group Exhibition, HAM Gallery, Chicago, IL

    Tactical Viewing, Chicago Police Dept, 024th District Station,
    Chicago, IL


    2016

    Group Show, Thomas Masters Gallery, Chicago, IL

    A Surprise in the Process, Chicago Art Department, Chicago,IL

    Site As Studio, Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest, IL

    Members Exhibition, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL


    2015

    Front & Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL


    2006

    Salad Days, Rowland Contemporary, Chicago, IL

    Summer Residency Group Show, The Cooper Union, New York, NY

    Alumni Show, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI

    Lineage, New Jersey Gallery, Chicago, IL


    RESIDENCIES, 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, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

    2004 Teaching Fellowship, The Graduate School, Northwestern
    University, Evanston, IL

    2001 pARTners of Jackson Hole, Visiting Artist Grant, Jackson, WY


    PUBLICATIONS

    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

    Hyatt Regency Chicago

    Ansonia Properties


    SERVICE

    2012-2014 Co-Chair, artSmart Executive Committee, Museum of

    Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL