education

1995Brown University, Providence, RI - Masters of the Arts of Teaching (MAT) in English

1994Brown University, Providence, RI - BA in English and American Literature

oawards/scholarships

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20100Professional Development Grant, RACC, Portland, OR

20090Short-listed, Zelli Porcelain Award 2009, Zelli Porcelain, London, UK

0Best of Show, Feats of Clay 2009, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA

0Winner, Ceramics: Hand-built/Molded, 2009 NICHE Awards, Philadelphia, PA

20080Visionary Award of Excellence, CraftForms 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

0First Prize, Honorable Mention, Viewpoint: Ceramics 2008, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

0Best of Show, Clay? II, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA

20070Individual Merit Award, 2007 Craft Biennial, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR

02nd place, Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase, Portland, OR 

0Bob & Peggy Culbertson Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

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0Kiln God Residency, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

osolo exhibitions

2008After Eden, Beet Gallery, Portland, OR

Window Project II, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR  

oselected group exhibitions

2010Art London, group exhibit with bo lee gallery, London, UK (October)

Animal Instinct, John Micheal Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI (October)

DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

BAM Biennial 2010: Clay Throwdown!, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

ArtHamptons, group exhibit with Mindy Solomon Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

Shadowside, bo.lee gallery, Bath, U.K.

Art in the Kitchen, artKitchen and Gallery A, Art Amsterdam Fair, Netherlands

NEXT Chicago, Patrajdas Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

Café Endlager, exhibition and technology museum, Stuttgart, Germany

Bright and White, Mindy Solomon Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Earth Matters, NCECA Invitational, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

CERAM-A-RAMA, Ceramics Research Center auction/exhibit, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

Corporeal Manifestations, Mutter Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2009Sitka Art Invitational, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR

Proverbial Porcelain, Zelli Porcelain, London, UK

Art Fest of Clay and Fire, Sapporo Contemporary Museum, Sapporo, Japan

CURIOSITIES, four person exhibition, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Feats of Clay 2009, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA

A Mixed Bag of Small Ceramic Wonders, Crossman Gallery, U of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI

2009 NICHE Awards, Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA

2008CraftForms 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Envisioning a Future, South Seattle Community College Gallery, Seattle, WA

Sculpted Green, 2008 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA 0

Viewpoint:Ceramics 2008, Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA  

Clay? II, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA  

2007Supernatural, PICA TBA:07, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

2007 Craft Biennial, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR

Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR 

The Figure: transcribing the human form, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR 

oselected publications

2010notcot, streetanatomy, formfiftyfive, abduzeedo, paulbaines, treehugger, juxtapoz and others

Ms. Use (Israel), Eco Sex, vol. 2, summer

BANG Art (Italy), Speciale Animali, "Amabilichimere", by Rosa Maria Albino, pp. 74-75, #7

Quotation: Worldwide Creative Journal (Japan), by Daisuke Nishimura, p. 51, no. 8, summer

Western Humanities Review, cover art and multiple photo illustrations, Vol. LXV, no. 2

Creative Review Magazine (U.K.), “Hi-Res” pp. 20-21, June

Bear Deluxe Magazine, The Creative Nonfiction Issue, “Independent Art”, #30, p. 3

2010 NCECA Invitational Earth Matters Catalog, essays by Nichole Burisch and Glen Brown

Hi-Fructose Magazine, "Cross-sectioning Ghosts with Kate MacDowell”, Jen Pappas, Vol 15

Spraygraphic (blog), "Spraygraphic Interview with Artist Kate MacDowell"

O.K Periodicals (Netherlands), Vol. 4, “Curiosities”, p. 80

Calle20 Magazine (Spain), "Escultures de Sueños”, Luisa Bernal, pp.18-23, No. 46

New York Times Sun. Magazine, "Is There an Ecological Unconscious? ", photo illustrations

2009Lobster and Canary (blog), “6 + 1 Interview: Kate D. MacDowell”, by Daniel A. Rabuzzi

Ceramics Monthly, "Curiosities", Upfronts section, September, p. 18

The: Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine for the Arts, "Curiosities", by Marin Sardy, August, p. 56

500 Ceramic Sculptures, Juror: Glen R. Brown, Editor Suzanne Tourtillott, Lark Books

2008 425 Magazine, "Sustainable Sculptures - Seeing Green in Bellevue", Jenny Lynn Zappala

oteaching experience

2010Transforming the Natural World, summer workshop, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

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