Katherine Earle engages what falls outside of our periphery, both conceptually and materially. Interested in collapsing notions of linear time through a fluid application of contemporary and traditional materials and processes, her work is tactile with an interest in the intricacy of the natural world and its ecosystems. She is invested in time-based processes that push back against notions of efficacy and productivity as a way of creating a sense of balance in her world. Using techniques such as weaving and embroidery, she engages the elevated and highly conceptual forms of world creation present in decorative arts and craft traditions. Katherine explores what is left out of the stories we tell ourselves about how we interpret our place in the world. One story that she examines in particular is the mythology of progress, which has coerced us to follow it blindly into a staggeringly precarious present. In doing so she demands that we confront certain truths about the fragility of our existence on this planet and in our bodies.
A fiber artist, multimedia sculptor and writer, Katherine is based in New York. Her work has been shown in two-person and group exhibitions internationally including Copeland Gallery, Sculptors Alliance, Art Aqua Miami, Site:Brooklyn, The KUBE studios and Diagonale. She has participated in residencies in Canada and the United States, including 77Art, the ChaShaMa North Residency, and the Concordia FARR Residency. Katherine has a BFA in Fibres from Concordia University in Montreal, and is a recent recipient of the FST StudioProjects Fund.
