KATE PROTAGE
EDUCATION
2003-2005 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting with academic distinction
2001-2003 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, Fine Art course credits
1986-1990 Smith College, Northampton, MA, Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art and English Literature
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Home and Away, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016 SAM Gallery Presents: New Work by Kate Protage, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 What I See, Core Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011 Push/Pull, Core Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 You Are Here, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 XS, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Urban Eye, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Convergence, Steuben East Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 City in Motion, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2021 OFF THE WALL, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019 Strange Couplings 2, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 Outside Influences, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
Strange Couplings, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
Collector’s Choice, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
45th Anniversary Show, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017 Industrial Strength, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 Neighborhoods, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
Streetlights and Torches, Priuses and Centaurs, Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014 Urban Explorers: Kate Protage and Dan Hawkins, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
Ex Libris: 100 Books, 100 Artists, Axis Gallery, Seattle, WA
Drop by Drop, Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 The 2nd Amendment: A Visual Dialog, Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA
City Lights, Front Seat, Seattle, WA--curated by Laurie Kearney (Ghost Gallery)
2012 Digital Connections, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
Mine and Yours, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle, WA
Look Up Here, Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011 619 @ 306, Rock|DeMent Visual Art Space, Seattle, WA
Featured artist, TASTE Restaurant @ SAM, Seattle, WA—curated by Barbara Shaiman (SAM Gallery)
Formal Inquiry: the Sonata Undressed, Velocity Studio, Seattle, WA—a special project with The Heroes
(Sub)Urban, Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA
Core Sample, Core Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Featured artist, Alexis Hotel, Seattle, WA—curated by Barbara Shaiman (SAM Gallery)
Take 5, Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA
Urban, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Sales and Rental Gallery, Seattle, WA
Art Monaco Salon d’Art Contemporain, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco
Troy Gua and The Collaborati: Meet, Greet, Rinse, Repeat, Monarch Contemporary, Seattle, WA
2009 Aqua Art Miami Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL
Spring group exhibition, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Fall group exhibition, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Three Strong Women|Three Strong Visions, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
The Art of the Heart: Work by Kate Protage and Chris Sheridan, Qbix Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Intersection: Paintings by Chris Sheridan and Kate Protage, Framesmith Gallery, Princeton, NJ
Annual 2nd Year MFA Show, Pratt Manhattan, New York, NY
Found Wanting, Gallery MC, New York, NY (curated by Brynna Tucker)
Point of Departure, 111 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
Simulacrum, Gallery 612, New York, NY
2004 Art Salon, Exxperimenta Art Space, New York, NY
Fall Show, Steuben East Gallery/Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
MFAs Colliding, NYU, New York, NY
2003 Group show, Steuben East Gallery/Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Naturescapes, 688 Sutter AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Academy of Art College Spring Show, 79 New Montgomery AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Collective Unconscious, 688 Sutter AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Beauty of Winter II, 410 Bush AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Abstract Painting Show, 625 Sutter and 688 Sutter AAC Galleries, San Francisco, CA
Recent Works of Kate Protage & David McDermott, 625 Sutter AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Academy of Art College Spring Show, 79 New Montgomery AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Studio 410, 625 Sutter AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Recent Works of Kate Protage & Dana Spaeth, Presidio Alliance, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Collaborative Project: East Bay Meets West Bay, June Steingart Gallery, Oakland, CA
Abstract Human Nature II, 688 Sutter AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 Beauty of Winter, 410 Bush AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Abstract Human Nature, 625 Sutter AAC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
COMMISSIONS
2010 Painting for Link Apartments permanent collection, Seattle, WA
2003 A Fresh Idea, San Francisco Bench Project sponsored by ING
PUBLICATIONS
Books
2013 Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views, pp. 252-255. schifferbooks.com
The Better Bombshell: Writers and artists redefine the female role model, pp. 15-25.
2012 Look Up Here: 5 Years of NW Urban & Contemporary Art (Volume 1), Bherd Studios Gallery, pp. 110-113.
bherdstudios.com
Articles
2015 “Bright Lights, Big City: Three Painters Chase the Glow,” 9/16 exhibition review for Stackedd Magazine.
2013 “Defusing the Bombshell: Female Icons Re-examined,” 1/28 book review for City Arts.
"Getting Shot, Art About Guns, from Pew-Pew to No Safety," 6/26 exhibition review for The Stranger.
"The Better Bombshell," 4/29 article for Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene blog.
"What Does a 21st-Century Bombshell Look Like?" 2/11 article for Seattle Met Art and Entertainment.
"Urban Slice," featured artist in Issue 32/Craft of Terrain: A Journal of the Built+Natural Environments.
2009 “Kate Protage,” 8/19 exhibition review for Seattle Weekly.
2008 "Solid Light," 1/15 exhibition review for The New York Observer.
2006 Q Magazine, issue one of quarterly Q Gallery magazine
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2017 Juror, NW Fine Arts Competition, Phinney Center
2010 Business Development Panel Member, Twilight Artist Collective
Grant Selection Panel Member, Conductive Garboil Grant
2007-8 Board Member, ArtReach Seattle
2004-5 Vice President of Pratt Artists’ League