Katie Hartley is a multidisciplinary artist living in Baltimore, MD. Her work addresses mental health, burnout, and anxiety.
Earning her Master of Fine Arts in 2022 from American University, Hartley’s thesis work culminated in a photograph collection titled In Our Eyes. The photographs connect hundreds of healthcare workers worldwide through the shared experience of working during the Covid-19 pandemic (Katie worked as a nurse during the pandemic). By reaching out to others in healthcare, Katie created a platform to examine loneliness, resilience, and health while also building community.
Katie frequently treats her work like a journalistic process. While working through negative thoughts, self-doubt and and growth in personal relationships, she includes her own photographs, clothing, and knitted artifacts in her mixed media sculptures, physically embedding her story into the work. Most recently, she plays with childhood-associated materials (crayons, construction paper, markers) to create therapeutic drawings.
You can reach Katie at katiehartleyart@gmail.com.
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EDUCATION
2022 MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN STUDIO ART, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
2018 POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE IN STUDIO ART, PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
2013 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, BOSTON COLLEGE
WORK HISTORY
2023 MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR: STUDENT FOCUS, BALTIMORE, MD
2020- WASHINGTON ENDOSCOPY CENTER, REGISTERED NURSE, WASHINGTON, DC
2019- SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: POSTPARTUM, REGISTERED NURSE, WASHINGTON, DC
2018- MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL: BRAIN INJURY: REGISTERED NURSE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2015- CUNNINGHAM | QUILL ARCHITECTS, OFFICE MANAGER, WASHINGTON, DC
2014- ULTRAVIOLET FLOWERS, DESIGNER, WASHINGTON, DC
2013- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT, REGISTERED NURSE, BETHESDA, MD
EXHIBITIONS
2024 VIRAL INTEGRATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE: THE SUSAN & HENRY SAMUELI COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
IRVINE, CA
2022 IN.POSITION: MFA THESIS EXHIBITION, KATZEN ART MUSEUM AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC
2022 INTROSPECTION, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, WASHINGTON, DC (CURRENTLY ON VIEW)
2021 ENVISIONING, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY KATZEN ART CENTER, WASHINGTON DC (BENEFIT EXHIBITION AND ONLINE
AUCTION BY TRANSFORMER)
2021 GROWTH, GOODWIN HOUSE, ALEXANDRIA, VA (SOLO SHOW)
2020 RESONANCE, THE FELLOWSHIP OF PAFA, ONLINE SHOW
2020 FRIENDS OF THE YELLOW BARN SMALL WORKS SHOW, YELLOW BARN STUDIO AND GALLERY, GLEN ECHO, MD
2019 9TH ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE YELLOW BARN DRAWING SHOW, YELLOW BARN STUDIO AND GALLERY, GLEN ECHO, MD
2018 ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION, PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2017 ROOTS AND MEMORIES, PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2017 LOOK CLOSER, GEORGETOWN VISITATION PREPARATORY SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, DC (SHOW ORGANIZER)
2017 GRAND OPENING FESTIVAL, 7 DRUM CITY, WASHINGTON, DC
2016 WSS STUDENT SHOW, WASHINGTON STUDIO SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, DC
2016 PANCAKES AND BOOZE ART SHOW, PENN SOCIAL, WASHINGTON, DC
2015 IDIOSYNCRATIC EXPRESSIONS, AGORA GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
2015 PANCAKES AND BOOZE ART SHOW, PENN SOCIAL, WASHINGTON, DC
2015 SUMMER ART SHOW, MAPLEWOOD PARK PLACE, BETHESDA, MD
2012 ARTWORK BY KATIE HARTLEY, THE YELLOW BARN STUDIO AND GALLERY, GLEN ECHO, MD (SOLO EXHIBITION)
2010— VISUAL ARTS SHOWCASE, BOSTON COLLEGE ARTS FESTIVAL, CHESTNUT HILL, MA
2013
WRITING
KATZEN ARTS CENTER,” BMOREART.COM, MAY 2022.
FEATURES
2019 "A SALON AT SUGAR MOUNTAIN." THE MAGENTA SUITE. 1 : 10.
2015 "KATIE HARTLEY." ARTisSpectrum. 33 : 29.
REPRESENTATION
2013-2015 AGORA GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY