Kathleen Kucka

Kathleen Kucka, (born in Hartford, Connecticut)[1] is an American painter.

"Lost Horizon", Burns on canvas with fabric, 85" x 75", 2015

Education

Kucka earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984, at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. In 1994 she earned her Master of Fine Arts at the Hunter College,[1] also New York.

Work

Benjamin Genocchio from the New York Times, describes Kucka's work as resembling microscopic images of human tissue, "a welcome inclusion in a show that is long on ideas and rather short on artistic flair. Ms. Kucka reminds us that serious, concept-based art can also be pleasurable to view."[2] He was referring to the group exposition "I Dream of Genomes" in the Islip Art Museum in 2008.[3]

In 2011 Stephanie Buhmann described Kucka's work as inspired by nature, with an attention on geometry, inspired by 20th-century and contemporary abstraction. It "leaves us guessing, wondering if we are witnessing a scene documented through a microscope or captured from an aerial view... we find ourselves reminded of the interrelations between all things, be they of a natural or manmade origin."[4]

Kucka herself describes her work[5] as a “collage done with paint” that creates a “dance of movement and patterns.”

Solo exhibitions
  • 1995: Thread Waxing Space, Project Room, New York, NY
  • 1995: Saint Peterís Church, Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
  • 1999: 2001, 2003 Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2004: Kristen Frederickson Contemporary Art, New York, NY[6]
  • 2004: Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
  • 2006: Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY[7]
  • 2009: Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
  • 2010: Fluidity, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands[8]
  • 2011: Ultra Structures, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY[9]
  • 2014: Gallery Geranmayeh, New York, NY

Selected Group exhibitions
  • 1998: On the Edge, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, NY[10]
  • 2001: Burn: Artists Play with Fire, The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL and Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC[11]
  • 2002: Abstraction: An Invitational Exhibition, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC[12]
  • 2003: Young and Brash and Abstract, curated by John Yau, Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA[13]
  • 2004: Mindscape, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY[14]
  • 2005: Head Over Hand: Pushing the Limits of Paint, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY[15]
  • 2013: Pushing the Line: Drawing in the Age of Anxiety, Curated by Neil Watson, ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY [16]
  • 2013: Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Curated by Phong Bui, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY [17]
  • 2013: Cantaloupe Today, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY [18]
  • 2014: Meditations, Three person show, Judge/Kucka/Price, Curated by Matthew Gehring, Flecker Gallery Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY[19]
  • 2015: In Conversation,[20] Curated by Stephanie Buchmann, The Shirley Fiterman Art Center, NY[21]
  • 2016: On Paper, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC[22]

References
  1. Artist's CV, "Kathleen Kucka”
  2. Benjamin Genocchio (March 2, 2008), "Looking Into the World of Genomes and Seeing an Unreliable Future", The New York Times
  3. Press Release, "I Dream of Genomes"
  4. Stephanie Buhmann, Kathleen Kucka's Ultrastructures (catalogue essay), Brenda Taylor Gallery, September 2011.
  5. Artist Statement, "Kathleen Kucka”
  6. "Kristen Frederickson Art Gallery", "Gotham Gal"
  7. Rachel Liberman, "Colorful Topographies", ‘’Gay City News’’
  8. Press Release, "Kathleen Kucka: Fluidity"
  9. Todd Simmons, "Clarity Amidst Liberated Perspectives", ‘’Gay City News’’
  10. Phyllis Braff, "Affirming Vibrant Freedom of Method", "The New York Times"
  11. Catalogue, "Burn: Artists Play with Fire"
  12. Jessica Dawson, "Three Artists Of Different Stripes", "The Washington Post"
  13. Catalogue, "Young + brash + abstract"
  14. Press Release, "Mindscape"
  15. Press Release, "Head Over Hand: Pushing the Limits of Paint”
  16. Lisa Marie Desanto, "New Exhibition Challenges the Functionality of Drawing”, "Westchester County Business Journal"
  17. Press Release, "Come Together: Surviving Sandy”
  18. Press Release, "Cantaloupe Today”
  19. Press Release, "Suffolk county Community College”
  20. Stephanie Buhmann, "NEW YORK STUDIO CONVERSATIONS - SEVENTEEN WOMEN TALK ABOUT ART", "The Green Box Kunstedition"
  21. Press Release, "Shirley Fiterman Art Center"
  22. Mark Jenkins, "In the galleries: Works on paper at Marsha Mateyka Gallery", ‘’The Washington Post’’
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