Welcome.

Currently, I enjoy collaging observations, daydreams, and memories through a variety of mediums to create new narratives. I am compelled by anything from old photographs to conspiracy theories to decorative design to childrens book illustrations. Living primarily in a mundane, rural setting, I am often influenced by the minimal, bleak horizon line and expansive sky of the Midwest. Many of my pieces begin like old an map, layers of paper are glued, torn, painted, soaked, and beaten before their subjects are revealed to me unknowingly. Characters appear hauntingly familiar or fragmented in their own isolated worlds, often leaving questions about the past and future unanswered. I take pleasure in seeking synchronicity either through my research, process, or final product, hoping it will guide me closer to my true self.


Born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois, Katie received her Bachelor of Fine Arts- Painting from Northern Illinois University in 2005. Katie has shown in the Chicago-land area, as well as internationally in both the Ukraine and United Arab Emirates. Katie currently resides in Dekalb, IL and by day, manages a local organic farm store.