Katie T. Simmons
865-696-2304
Education
Duke University - BA in Art History and Visual Art Overall GPA: 3.57, Major GPA: 4.0
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville - BS in Wildlife Biology Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0
Western Governors University - MA Education Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0
Colorado State University - MFA, drawing and fibers Overall GPA: 4/0/4/0
Work Experience
Colorado State University Dept. of Art & Art History Instructor of Drawing, Exhibitions Associate Fall 2023 - Present
Front Range Community College Instructor of Drawing Fall 2024 - Present
Colorado State University LSC Arts Program Exhibitions Associate Fall 2024 - Present
St. Mary’s School, Oak Ridge, TN K-5 Teacher
Life Net Nature, Mindo, Ecuador Ornithologist
Southern Illinois University Graduate Teaching Assistant
Southern Appalachian Raptor Research Bird Bander
Intermountain Bird Observatory, Montana Avian Field Technician
Tennessee Watershed Commission Board Trail Crew Leader
Duke University Lemur Center Undergraduate Research Assistant
Oak Ridge Veterinary Hospital Veterinary Assistant
Clinch River Raptor Center Research Assistant
Clinch River Environmental Studies Organization Research Assistant
Solo Exhibits
Chadron State College January 2027 Chadron, NE
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center Summer 2026 Cincinatti, OH
Valley City State University Robinson Center for the Arts August 2026 Valley City, ND
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art May 2026 Fort Collins, CO
The Studios of Key West April 2026 Key West, FL
Tointon Gallery for the City of Greeley Summer 2026 Greeley, CO
Metropolitan Community College Gallery of Art and Design, Dec 2025 - January 2026 Omaha, NE
Pleiades Gallery 2025 New York City, NY
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Solo Show 2025 Lubbock, TX
Firehouse Art Center July-Aug., 2025 Longmont, CO
Strata Gallery Emerging Artist Solo Show 2025 Santa Fe, NM
Strata Gallery Glass Box Solo Exhibit 2024 Santa Fe, NM
Duke University Emerging Artist Solo Exhibit Durham, NC
Studio Art College International Solo Showcase Florence, Italy
Group Exhibits __________________________________________________________________
University of North Alabama Shoals Art Invitational Exhibition Florence, AL
Placerville Arts Association 59th National Mother Lode Juried Exhibit Rancho Cordova, CA
Interstate 2025 National Juried Exhibition Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
Transforming Traditions: Art and Folklore in 2025 National Juried Exhibit Yavapai College Prescott, AZ
Uncensored: The Art of Politics National Juried Exhibit, Valley City State University Valley City, ND
New Appalachia National Juried Exhibit Stifel Fine Arts Center Oglebay Institute Wheeling, WV
Coos Art Museum Expressions West National Juried Exhibit Coos Bay, OR
Future Tense SDA National Juried Exhibit University of Arizona Joseph Gross Gallery Tucson, AZ
Cimarron National Works on Paper Oklahoma State University Museum of Art Stillwater, OK
AXIS Gallery 20th National Juried Exhibition Sacramento, CA
38th Annual Northern National Art Competition Nicolet College Rhinelander, WI
Narratives in Fiber National Juried Exhibition Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Indiana Dune Birds in Art National Juried Exhibition Porter, IN
Delaplaine Arts Center Emerging Perspectives National Juried Exhibition Frederick, MD
Indy Art Center College Invitational National Juried Exhibit Indianapolis, IN
Berkeley Arts Council Art & Earth National Juried Exhibit Martinsburg, WV
Yeiser Art Center Fantastic Fibers Paducah, KY
Marshall University 14th Annual National Juried Exhibit Huntington, WV
40th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Exhibit 2025 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
Honeywell National Juried Exhibition and Competition 2025 (Best Drawing) Wabash, IN
Art of the State Juried Exhibit 2025, Arvada Center Arvada, CO
39th Bradley International Print and Drawing Juried Exhibition 2025, Bradley University Peoria, IL
Great American Nudes National Juried Exhibition 2025 Limner Gallery Hudson, NY
30th Arts North International Juried Exhibition 2025 Hopkins Center for the Arts (Best Drawing) Hopkins, MN
Contemporary Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition 2024, Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs, WY
Human Rights National Juried Art Exhibit, College of the Sequoias 2025 Visalia, CA
Colorado State University Annual Juried Exhibition 2025 (Best of Show) Fort Collins, CO
Pleiades Gallery Color My World Exhibit NYC, NY
The Last Breath: Death and Contemporary Art 2024 National Juried Exhibition Womenswork.Art Gallery Poughkeepsie, NY
National Art Education Association National Juried Member Exhibit 2024 Virtual
Modern Visual Arts Gallery The Essence of A Woman National Juried Exhibit 2024 Bethlehem, PA
Wilson Arts 2024 National Juried Exhibition Truist Event Gallery Wilson, NC
University of Mississippi National Juried Exhibit 2024 Oxford, MS
Connecticut Women Artists 2024 Annual National Open Juried Show at the Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, CT
Emerge Gallery National Juried Schwa Show 2024 Greenville, NC
Arts Benicia Animalia National Juried Exhibition Fall 2024 Benicia, CA
Ideal Glass Studio x Ten Ten Annual National Juried Exhibit & Festival 2024 New York City, NY
Blue Mountain Gallery 2024 International Exhibition Juried by Judy Glantzman New York City, NY
11th Annual Living Mark National Juried Exhibition at Verum Ultimum Art Gallery Portland, OR
Flowing and Flying International Juried Exhibition at d’Art Center Norfolk, VA
Portraits, Poses, and Tableaux Vivants National Juried Exhibition at Core Art Space 2024 Denver, CO
Black House Artist Women Defining our Representation 2024 International Juried Exhibition Virtual
Beyond the Scars 2024 International Juried Exhibition Boston, MA
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art International Juried Nature Exhibition 2024 Washington, D.C.
Strata Gallery Annual Group Exhibition 2024 Santa Fe, NM
Hand Weavers Guild of America Convergence International Fiber Arts Juried Exhibition 2024 Wichita, KS
Oregon Coast School of Art Summer 2024 Exhibition Gardiner, OR
MFA Showcase Exhibition Hatton Gallery 2024 Fort Collins, CO
Material Corps Directions Gallery Group Exhibit 2024 Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University 2024 Fiber Art Exhibit Glass Box Gallery Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University Annual Student Art Exhibition 2023, Jurors Choice Fort Collins, CO
Dogwood Arts Festival Annual Art Exhibition 2011, 1st Place Knoxville, TN
Dogwood Arts Festival Annual Art Exhibition 2010, Best of Show Knoxville, TN
Knoxville Museum of Art Annual Art Exhibition 2010, 3rd place Knoxville, TN
Tennessee Valley Fair Annual Art Exhibition 2010, Best Drawing Tennessee
Knoxville Museum of Art Annual Art Exhibition 2009, 1st and 2nd place Knoxville, TN
Oak Ridge Art Center Annual Group Exhibition 2009 Oak Ridge, TN
Awards
Keith Foskin MFA Scholarship Colorado State University 2024-26
Charlie and Gwen Hatchette Creativity Scholarship Colorado State University 2024-2026
Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award 2025
30th Arts North International Juried Exhibition Best Drawing 2025
Honeywell National Juried Exhibition and Competition Best Drawing 2025
Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency and Grant 2025
Boynes Artist Award, Melbourne, Australia 2024
Colorado State University Art Exhibit Best of Show 2024
Colorado State Graduate Student Showcase College of Liberal Arts Highest Achievement Award 2024
University of Mississippi National Juried Graduate Student Exhibit Best of Show 2024
Prisma Art Prize Finalist Pescara, Italy 2024
Ten Ten Award NYC 2024
Oregon Coast School of Art Visual Artist Residency 2024
Arc Gallery Athena Fund Finalist 2024
Strata Gallery Emerging Artist Membership 2024-2025, Santa Fe, NM
Colorado State University Feminist Queer Empowerment Conference Presenter 2024
Colorado State University Art Exhibit Juror's Choice 2023
Western Governor’s University Excellence Award
Dean’s List with Distinction University of Tennessee
Dean’s List with Distinction Duke University
Patricia Collins Droste Scholarship Duke University
UT Alumni Award of Excellence
1st Place Dogwood Arts Festival Street Art Exhibition
Best of Show Dogwood Arts Festival Art Exhibition
Best Drawing Tennessee Valley Fair Annual Art Exhibition 2010
1st and 2nd Place Knoxville Museum of Art Annual Student Exhibition 2009
Publications
Yale Public Radio Artist Interview with Katie Simmons, January 2026, New Haven, CT
Reimagining Landscapes: Teaching from Nature in a Time of Change, CAA Conference 2026, Chicago
Botanical Printing on Silk: Making-With Kin Species as a Form of Connection in the Anthropocene, NAEA Conference 2026, Chicago
Innately Connected: The Transdisciplinary Nature of Fibers and their Ability to Blur Lines and Bridge, SECAC Conference 2025, Cincinnati
Commodified Bodies in the Anthropocene: Representing the Parallel Experiences of Sex Trafficking and the Exploitation of Nature through a Transdisciplinary Biomedical, Political Ecology, and Psychoanalytic Lens in press, MFA Thesis
Feminist Aesthetics: Using Art Theory as a Tool for Inclusivity Feminist and Queer Empowerment Conference 2024, Colorado
Collapsed Distances, Collapsed Bodies:The Commodification of Human and Non-Human Bodies in the Anthropocene Graduate Student Showcase Conference 2024, Fort Collins
Boynes Artist Award Interview Feature, 2024, Melbourne, Australia
Professional Organizations and Licenses
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center Advocate 2024 - Present
CSU Survivor Advocacy and Feminist Education Center (SAFE) Volunteer 2023 - Present
CAA 2024 - Present
SECAC 2024 - Present
National Art Education Association (NAEA) 2023 - Present
K-12 state licensed teacher 2022 - Present
American Ornithological Society (AOS) 2016 - Present
National Education Association (NEA) 2020 - Present