KAT WILSON
katographic@gmail.com | katwilsonartist.com | (501) 951-4151
EDUCATION
2020 – Photography from Isolation to Communication with David Campany, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2020 – Writing on the Single Image with David Campany, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2019 – Racial Equity Training, Artist INC, Kansas City, MO
2016 – Facilitator Training, Artist INC, Kansas City, MO
2016 – MFA, Photography, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (Fulbright Scholar)
2011 – Certificate of Completion, Canon Video Workshop, New York, NY
2002 – BFA, Studio Art, University of Central Arkansas (Presidential Scholar)
2002 – Internship, Afterimage, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
EXHIBITIONS, TALKS, PERFORMANCES, AND COMPLETED PROJECTS
2026 – 250th Anniversary of America #SelfieThrone, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
2025 – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Habitat Commission, Windgate Art School, Little Rock, AR
2025 – Oz Trails Bike Park, Billboard and Promotional Materials, Bella Vista, AR
2024 – Elsewhere Music and Conference in the Heart of Elsewhere, #SelfieThrone, Harvester Arts, Wichita, KS
2024 – DRAGon #SelfieThrone, 21C Installation, Bentonville Annual Pride Party, Bentonville, AR
2024 – Light Night #SelfieThrone, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2023 – UFO Series Exhibition, MIXD Gallery, Rogers, AR
2023 – Artist Talk in Conjunction with Annie Leibovitz Exhibition, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2023 – Rumwolf’s Halloween, #SelfieThrone, The Momentary, Bentonville, AR
2023 – Pecha Kucha, Artist Talk, Modus Studio, Bentonville, AR
2023 – Format Festival, Bentonville First Friday, Bentonville, AR
2022 – Format Festival, #SelfieThrone Installation and Performance, Bentonville, AR
2020 – OzCast, Short Film, Bentonville, AR
2020 – 21C Museum Hotel, Pride Parade #SelfieThrone (Covid Cancellation), Fayetteville, AR
2019 – Evangelical #SelfieThrone Performance, Fort Smith Art Walk, Fort Smith, AR
2019 – Light Night #SelfieThrone, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2019 – King’s Mouth Exhibit with Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) 3 #selfiethrones, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2019 – Personal Spaces: Habitats, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2019 – Habitats Exhibit and Lecture, FAR Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2017–19 – The Greatest New Year’s Eve Show Ever, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2018 – TEDxFayetteville, “Year of the Kat: My Photography Formula,” Fayetteville, AR
2018 – Inverse Performance Festival, The All-Inclusive Show, Meteor Gallery, Bentonville, AR
2017 – Nasty Women, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
2015 – Habitats of Living Treasures, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
2014 – Layers, Art and Letters, Springfield, AR
2014 – State of the Art Studio Visit, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2014 – Documentary “Winston,” Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
2015 – The Louvre, Layers, Fifth Annual Exposure Award Competition, Paris, France
2013 – Portrayal, MFA Exhibition, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2013 – SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, Habitats, Chicago, IL
2013 – F-Stop: A Collaborative Photography Exhibition, Curator, Fayetteville, AR
2012 – Home: Various Artists Exhibition, Curator, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2011 – Habitats, Exit Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno
2001–13 – Delta Awards Exhibitions, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2009 – Home to Home, Brooklyn, NY
2006 – Through Separate Lenses, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
AWARDS
2020 – Invitation to Apply, Artistic Innovations Grant, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO
2019 – 3/60 Grant Finalist, Walton Family Foundation, Bentonville, AR
2019 – North Forest Sustainability Grant Finalist, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2018 – Regional Emmy Nomination, NWA Alive Interview, Fayetteville, AR
2016–17 – Best Fine Art Photographer, Idle Class, Fayetteville, AR
2014 – Fellowship, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
2013 – Student Travel Scholarship, SPE Conference, Chicago, IL
2012 – Honorable Mention, Juried Delta Exhibition, Little Rock, AR
2010 – The Delta Award, Little Rock, AR
2008 – 1st Place, Regional Addy Award, Fort Smith, AR
2003 – 2nd Place, National Press Photographers Association
2002 – 1st Place, Student Competitive Exhibit, University of Central Arkansas
2001 – Best Cover Design, Arkansas Media Awards, Little Rock, AR
PRINT MEDIA
Clients Include: Oxford American • Washington Post • LA Times • The Idle Class • Arkansas • Democrate Gazette • Pink House Alchemy • California African American Museum • Arkansas Times • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art • Virginia Quarterly Review • Dillard's • Craftsmanship Magazine • Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts • The Momentary • Historic Arkansas Museum • Arts Council • Department of Arkansas Heritage • Runway Group • Format Festival • Northwest Arkansas Arts Council • CACHE • University of Arkansas • Arkansas Business Publishing • Elsewhere Festival • Commnication Arts • ERC • AMFA • Oz Trails
2006 – Communication Arts Photography Annual, The Best of 2006
2006 – Oxford American, Southern Food Issue
2004 – The Washington Post, Metallica feature, July 26, 2004
2004 – Los Angeles Times, Metallica reprint
2005 – The Washington Post, Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, July 6, 2005
*Work featured in hundreds of other magazines, newspapers, and online outlets*
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025 – Full-Time Artist and Freelance Photographer
2023–25 – Executive Director of Events, Downtown Springdale Alliance, Springdale, AR
2020–22 – Manager, CACHE Studios, Bentonville, AR
2020 – Event Director and Curator, ART PARTY, CACHE Studios, Bentonville, AR
2022 – Social Media Coordinator, CACHE, Bentonville, AR
2019 – Arts Curator and Creative Director, ERC, Fort Smith, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, AR, and St. Louis, MO
2016–18 – Social Media Director, THRIVE ERC, Tulsa, OK / Rogers, AR
2017 – Adjunct Instructor of Photography, NWACC, Bentonville, AR
2017 – Instructor of Photography, Photo Salon, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2014–15 – Adjunct Instructor of Photoshop, UAFS, Fort Smith, AR
2013–24 – Owner, Marketing Director, Social Media Director, Pink House Alchemy and Foxhole, Bentonville, AR
2013–17 – Founder and Director, Bottle Rocket Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2010–13 – Instructor of Record, 2D Design, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2007–11 – Staff Photographer, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR
2005–06 – Staff Photographer, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, AR
2004–08 – Freelancer, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
EXHIBITION AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT
2013–Present – Bottle Rocket Gallery and Artist-in-Residence Program, Fayetteville, AR
2015 – BRG Art Party at Foxhole!, Foxhole Public House, Bentonville, AR
2014 – SEX MACHINE, Dance Party Fundraiser, BRG, Fayetteville, AR
2014 – Bottle Rocket Gallery Presents: Sondra Perry, Fayetteville, AR
2014 – Teresa Albor: “This One’s for You,” Nightbird Books, Fayetteville, AR
2013 – Makeshift Theatre by Logan Rollins, BRG, Fayetteville, AR
2011–12 – Director, sUgAR Gallery, University of Arkansas, Bentonville, AR
• Oversaw operations, budgets, press, and installations
2012 – Guest Curator, Home: Various Artists Exhibition, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2011 – Assisted Mark Dion installation for Process and Inquiry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
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