Background
Kate Carr was born on August 9, 1976, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, into the family of Kathy and Gregory Carr.
Studio Art Marlboro College
Kate Carr was born on August 9, 1976, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, into the family of Kathy and Gregory Carr.
In 1999 Kate Carr received Bachelor of Arts at Studio Art Marlboro College in Vermont. Then she studied at the Sculpture University of Iowa, where she got Master of Arts in 2004 and earned Master of Fine Arts there in 2005.
Although Kate's early work was marked by playfulness and wit, over the years her aesthetic developed into a patient, searching minimalism. She was influenced by modernist masters Eva Hesse and Agnes Martin, the latter of whom she spent time with on an early artistic pilgrimage to Taos. Kate loved and respected everyday materials — felt, wood, paper, thread — and let the forms of her sculptures be guided by the properties of their materials.
Many of her pieces use repetition and juxtaposition to explore the qualities of line, the formal quality that most intrigued her. Kate had solo exhibitions in New York, Dallas, Marfa, and Santa Fe. She received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2010 and was a resident artist at the Ucross Foundation, the Jentel Artist Residency Program, the Harwood Museum, and the MacDowell Colony. Her first New York exhibition, at Garvey|Simon Gallery in Chelsea, opened in October 2014.
Kate brought the same contemplative attention she cultivated in her artwork to her yoga practice, which she undertook seriously in 2007. Mentored by teachers Melissa Spamer and Amy Spurlock, Kate trained as a yoga instructor and taught for several years at Yogasource in Santa Fe. As a teacher, Kate was noted for her patience and kindness. She was committed to demystifying the practice of yoga for inexperienced practitioners, even as she herself progressed to higher and higher levels of proficiency.
In 2015, Kate traveled to Bali, a journey that profoundly transformed her life. In Bali, Kate experienced a way of living that integrated physical, spiritual, and artistic practice through devotional attention to everyday objects and gestures. In close contact with the vibrant natural world, and surrounded by a culture that cherished the beauty of simplicity, Kate felt deeply at home. Kate passed away on April 27 due to complications from ovarian cancer. She was only 40 years old.
Kate Carr adhered to the artistic traditions of Neo-Minimalism.
Quotations: "I look for line in the world. It has a rhythm, a hum. It both differentiates space and connects it."
Kate had a partner of 18 years, Jenny George.
