CURRICULUM VITAE.

EDUCATION

2008     Master of Fine Art: Metal, State University of New York – New Paltz, New York
2006     Bachelor of Fine Art (cum laude): Metal + Graphic Design, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin
2013       Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, workshop with Arthur Hash, Deer Isle, Maine

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2018      Alchemy4: 16th Juried International Enamel Exhibition, sponsored by the Enamelist Society, National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN, USA, (juried)
2017      Alchemy4: 16th Juried International Enamel Exhibition, sponsored by the Enamelist Society, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, USA, (juried)
2017      Alchemy4: 16th Juried International Enamel Exhibition, sponsored by the Enamelist Society, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, USA, (juried)
2014     Emaux at this Moment, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, (curated by Jamie Bennett)
2014     Staring : in Hindsight, State University of New York at New Paltz Alumni Show, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
2011      Ten Artists - Ten Objects - 2011, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, (curated by Sarah Abramson)
2009    Surfacing, 8th International Student Exhibition, The Enamelist Society, The Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California, USA, (juror: Maria Phillips, [catalogue])
2008    Talente, Internationalen Handwerksmesse München, Munich, Germany, (juried, [catalogue])
2008    Siamo Qui (We Are Here), Le Pagliere di Porta Romana, Florence, Italy
2006    Northern California Enamel Guild International Enamel Exhibit, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, USA, (juried)

SELECTED NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2018      Ornaments for the Ear, Monique Rancourt Gallery, Waltham, MA
2017      Emerging Artist Show, Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2017      Symbiosis: Creative Exchange Between Kate & Jonathan Mess, The Good Supply, Pemaquid, ME
2017      Alliance, Two-person exhibition with Kate Furman, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2017      New Chicks on the Block, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016     Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, (juried by Heidi Lowe)
2016     Earrings Galore Pop-Up, Heidi Lowe Gallery Pop-Up, Zoom Symposium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (curated by Heidi Lowe)
2016     Earrings Galore Pop-Up, Heidi Lowe Gallery Pop-Up, Hillwood Museum, Washington, DC (curated by Heidi Lowe)
2014     Protective Ornament, Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, (curated by Suzanne Ramljak, [book])
2014     Protective Ornament, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington, (curated by Suzanne Ramljak, [book])
2014     Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, (juried by Heidi Lowe)
2014     Earrings Galore Pop-Up, Heidi Lowe Gallery Pop-Up, “From Grains to Gold” SNAG Minneapolis Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, (curated by Heidi Lowe)
2013     Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, (juried by Heidi Lowe)
2012     12 Artists – 12 Objects – 2012, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts, (curated by Sarah Abramson)
2012     Multiples, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, (juried by Heidi Lowe)
2012     Organic Observations, Old Salts Gallery, Camden, Maine
2011      Multiples, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, (juried by Heidi Lowe)
2011      Costume Costume Part II, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts, (curated by Arthur Hash)
2011      SOFA New York, Costume Costume, Sienna Gallery, Park Avenue Armory, New York, New York, (curated by Erin Gardner of The Opulent Project)
2011      Counterflux: Defensive Ornament, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, Washington, (curated by Suzanne Ramljak)
2011      Ten Artists – Ten Objects, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Canada
2011      Fine Crafts Exhibition, River Arts Gallery II, Damariscotta, Maine, (juried by Carl Little)
2010     Nesting, Michele Mercaldo Contemporary Jewelry Design, Boston, Massachusetts
2010     Ten Artists – Ten Objects – 2010, Gallery Loupe, Montclair, New Jersey, (curated by Sarah Abramson)
2009    American Enamels, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts, (curated by Beth Ann Gerstein, Fabio J. Fernandez)
2009    To Be (Determined) : An Exhibition of the First Five, Clara Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, (juried by Sarah Turner, Maria Phillips)
2009    Unbalanced Forces: An Exploration of Collective Making, Bambi Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2008    The Ring Shows: Putting the Band Back Together, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, (curated by Ashley Callahan, Rob Jackson, Mary Hallam Pearse, [catalogue])
2008    Crit 3, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, New York, New York, (curated by Kathy Goodall)
2008    Decorum: The Devil Is In The Details, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, New York
2008    currentBIND: Charting Junctures in Metal and Ceramics, The Visual Arts Gallery, New Jersey City University, New Jersey
2005     Silhouettes & Chameleons, BFA Thesis Exhibition, 734 Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
2005    Gun Show, Oneten Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, (juried)
2004    It Ain't Car Paint: An Exhibition of Contemporary Enamels, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, (curated by Lisa Gralnick)

AWARDS + HONORS

2009    Juror's Award // Surfacing // The Enamelist Society
2008    Graduate School Research Grant // State University of New York – New Paltz, New York
2005    1st Runner-Up // 3-D Area Juried Show // University of Wisconsin – Madison
2005    University Bookstore Academic Excellence Award // University of Wisconsin – Madison
2004    Senior Honors Research Grant // University of Wisconsin – Madison
2001 – 2005    Academic Excellence Scholarship // State of Wisconsin

TEACHING

2017      Workshop Instructor, Enamel Immersion, Maine Crafts Association Weekend Workshop, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
2010 – 2014     Adjunct Professor, Jewelry + Metalsmithing I, 2D Design, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, Maine
2007     Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), Intro Drawing + Design, State University of New York – New Paltz, New York
2007     Teacher's Assistant, Art Seminar, (Professors: Tom Sarrantonio, Jim Fossett), State University of New York – New Paltz, New York
2006     Teacher's Assistant, Enameling, (Professor: Jamie Bennett), State University of New York – New Paltz, New York

LECTURES

2008    What Is a Pin?, Presentation representing SUNY-New Paltz at Siamo Qui (We Are Here), Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
2004    Enameling: A Contemporary Approach, Senior Honors Research Grant Presentation, Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Edgar Allen Beem, “Making Art, Making a Life,” Down East, http://downeast.com/the-good-supply-making-art-making-life/, July 2017, Vol.63, No.12, pp.132-136.
“Jeweler, Artist, Designer Kate Mess,” The Maine Thing Quarterly, http://mainequarterly.com/arts/artists/, Arts Issue, No.8, Fall 2016.
Erin Little, “Studio Tour: Maine Artist Kate Mess,” Erin Little Portfolio Blog, http://erinlittleportfolio.com/blog/2015/10/13/studio-tour-maine-artist-kate-mess, October 8, 2015.
“Let there be Lace,” EA Bride, Spring 2015, pp.36-37.
Suzanne Ramljak, On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Schiffer Publishing, 2014.
Julie K. Hanus, “Collective Unconscious: All Together Now,” American Craft, April/May 2014, Vol.74, No.02, p.27.
Martha Le Van and Bruce Metcalf, Showcase: 500 Rings, Lark Crafts, 2012.
American Craft, June/July 2009, Vol.69, No.03, p.20.
Surfacing: The Enamelist Society Exhibitions 2009, (catalogue), 8th Biennial Student Exhibition, Oakland, California, 2009, pp.44, 65.
Rebecca Ray Brantley, “The Ring Shows: ‘Then & Now’ and ‘Putting the Band Back Together,’” Metalsmith, Vol.29, No.2, p.55.
500 Enameled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal, Lark Books, 2009, pp.317, 324.
Brian Haltain, “Art Space Talk: Kate Bauman,” MyArtSpace Blog, http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2009/03/art-space-talk-kate-bauman.html, March 12, 2009.
Mary Hallam Pearse, “The Band Is Back Together,” The Ring Shows: Then & Now and Putting the Band Back Together, 2008, p.167, cat. no.145.
Tamara Best, “Georgia Museum of Art rings in semester with 200 bands,” The Red and Black, August 21, 2008.
Beth Jones, “Rings exhibit showcases long-lost collection,” Athens Banner-Herald, August 21, 2008.
Christel Trimborn, “A Rendez-vous of Art, Craft and Design,” GZ Art + Design, Vol.7, February, 2008, p.42.
Talente 2008, Internationalen Handwerksmesse Munchen, Germany, February 28, 2008, p.50.

Gallery Affiliations

CMCA (Center for Maine Contemporary Art) Store, Rockland, Maine, USA
Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, Delaware, USA
(KoT) Contemporary Craft, Ellsworth, Maine, USA
The Good Supply, Pemaquid, Maine, USA