About Me:
I am a photographic artist based in Northwest Arkansas, where I earned my MFA and continue to create work that expands the possibilities of portraiture and performance. My photographs and installations are theatrical, collaborative, and deeply human, often made with the people and communities that inspire them.
My practice began with Habitats (2004), a series that examines the lives and personalities of my sitters through elaborate orchestrations of the possessions and spaces that define their everyday environments. Using centuries-old compositional devices, I create portraits that elevate the ordinary and reveal my subjects as both vulnerable and heroic. Every project I have made since #SelfieThrone, Warrior Women, Portrayal, and Layers is an extension of Habitats, each exploring new ways to collaborate, to construct identity, and to capture how people express their place in the world.
My work has been published in Communication Arts, the Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post, and exhibited at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, and even projected at The Louvre.
I am a mother with a very supportive family who gives me the freedom to live and work as an artist. My art practice is a rollercoaster, and I am proud to balance it by producing high-end commercial photography for clients across the nation. The people and places around me continually shape my work and remind me that art is rooted in connection, curiosity, and care.
Phone: 501.951.4151
Email: katographic@gmail.com
Instagram: @katwilsonartist
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