Katie Holten

Katie Holten

Portrait photo of an Irish visual artist.

Katie Holten in her studio in Paris.
Born (1975-09-22) September 22, 1975
Dublin, Ireland
Residence New York
Nationality Irish
Education National College of Art and Design
Hochschule der Kunste
Cornell University
Occupation visual artist
Website http://www.katieholten.com

Katie Holten is an Irish artist whose artwork focuses on humans' impact on the natural environment.[1] Her mother was a gardener and a floral artist.[2] In 2004 Holten was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to develop her practice in New York. In 2002, Holten was awarded €20,000 as the winner of the AIB art awards.[3][4] Five years after graduating from National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Holten was chosen to represent Ireland at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003.

Work

External video
"It's sort of a living thing but it's a non-living thing and it's the invisible part... A lot of my work tends to be invisible or very difficult to see.", Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2013

Holten's work is often made from recycled materials, and involves maps, plants, and various ecological subjects, provoking a dialogue on issues ranging from biodiversity to global warming.[1] "As a society that excludes nature from everyday life, how can today's art engage with the natural landscape?" Katie Holten is looking for an answer to this question.

Drawing is central to Holten's work. She is fascinated by the process of transforming two-dimensional drawings to three-dimensional works. "In a sense, no matter what form they end up taking, all of my works can be considered drawings. I have a wide-open understanding of what drawing is. It’s lines created on a page, in space, on screen, on a wall, through walking, flying, talking, via graphite, ink, sand, stones, wind, sound, ether, time… Drawing is a way to chart what is there, what might be there, what could be there."[2] In works like "Uprooted", the very shadows cast on the walls are part of the work.[5]

In 2007 Holten was commissioned by The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wave Hill and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation to create "Tree Museum", a public artwork celebrating the 2009 centennial of the Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY.[6][7] "She has marked out 100 trees along the Concourse, which is about four and a half miles long. Each one will have a sign that gives a phone number and a code to listen to short recordings of people speaking about the Bronx, their lives and their work."[8]

Galleries

Katie Holten is represented by VAN HORN in Düsseldorf, Germany.[9]

Exhibitions

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NMA Exhibitions: KATIE HOLTEN Atlas of Memory", Nevada Museum of Art, Sep. 27, 2008 - May 17, 2009, Retrieved Apr. 6, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with Katie Holten". Greeno. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. "Winner of AIB Art Prize announced", RTE Entertainment, Apr. 10, 2002.
  4. "Holten takes AIB Prize", Circa, Apr. 16, 2002.
  5. "Uprooted". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. "Tree Museum". Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. Holten, Katie (10 Dec 2009). "Tree Museum". Arts21 Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. Dwyer, Jim (2009-06-05). "A Museum of Trees That Speak of History". New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. 1 2 "KATIE HOLTEN, 2010". Van Horn. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  10. "Sensing Change". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  11. Thomas-Anderson, Monet. "Sensing Change at the Chemical Heritage Foundation". 1 July 2013. CampusPhilly. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  12. "Katie Holten: Drawn to the Edge". NOMA. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. MacCash, Doug (15 June 2012). "Irish artist Katie Holten's edgy landscape drawings at NOMA tonight". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  14. Holten, Katie (2012-07-02). "500 Words". ArtsForum. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  15. Lawrence, Nora. "Light and Landscape". 2012. Storm King Art Center. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  16. "The Golden Bough: Katie Holten". Hugh Lane. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  17. "Katie Holten". Paper Visual Art Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  18. "Katie Holten: Paths of Desire". Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

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