Curriculum Vitae

Kate Word

San Antonio TX, USA

​Born  

1951, Texas. USA. 

Education
Texas Women's University, Textiles, Major: Linda Stuckenbruck-Smith; 

Painting Minor: Gary Washmon; Denton, TX. USA.
Texas A & I University, Kingsville, TX. USA.
Lyford High School, Honor Graduate. 1969. Lyford, TX. USA.

Independent Study

Jason Horejs, Art Business Academy, Scottsdale, AZ.

Bette Ridgeway, Career Coaching, Santa Fe, NM.

Judy Woods, Intuitive Abstract Painting, Whangarei, NZ.

Judy Woods, Fixed & Finished, Whangarei, NZ. 

Pamela Caughey, ArtandSuccessPro, Hamilton, Montana.

Pamela Caughey, Personal Design, Personal Color, Hamilton, Montana. 

Pamela Caughey, Watch, Learn, Grow Master Class, Hamilton, Montana.

Bette Ridgeway, Layering Light, Santa Fe, NM.
M. Douglas Walton, WATERCOLOR ENCOUNTER, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA. USA.
Kathleen Hoskins, Papermaking, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX. USA.
Ann Matlock, Handspinning Exotic Fibers, Hill Country Weavers, Austin, TX. USA.
Barbara Ryan, Dallas, TX. USA.
University of North Texas, Denton, TX. USA.

Solo Exhibitions

2022 January "PORTALS" Kucera Gallery, Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX.

2019 Aerie Hall, Charity Art Event, "WOW You with Color!" Corpus Christi, TX.
2015 City Gallery, City Church, “Cloth, Paper…Stitched,” Mixed Media Collage; Corpus Christi, TX.
2014 City Gallery, City Church, “Dreams Never Die,” Mixed Media Collage; Corpus Christi, TX.
2012 Stinger’s Coffee, “Iraqi Children’s Project…from a Military Mom’s Perspective,” Mixed Media; Corpus Christi, TX.
2011 Stinger’s Coffee, “From the Rearview,” Mixed Media Collage; Corpus Christi, TX.
2011 Stinger’s Coffee, “The Beauty of Black and Brown,” Mixed Media Collage; Corpus Christi, TX.
2004 Artwerks Gallery, “Of the Cloth,” Textiles and woven paintings; Corpus Christi, TX.
2000 Beeville Art Museum, Textiles and woven paintings. Beeville, TX.
1999 "Art That Pleases God," Swing Street Café, Corpus Christi, TX. 

1998 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, Lobby Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX.
1995 “Taos Opening,”  Contemporary Silk Ikat Textiles. The Gallery and Drums by Harry Coca, Taos, NM.
1988 Center for Visual Arts, Festival Hall, Denton, TX.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 "Radiance" Juried Exhibition, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH. USA.

2023 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, "All Membership Show 2022" 1st Place, MM.

2022 ARTSantaFe; in collaboration with ADCFineArt, Cincinnati, OH. USA.

2022 "Art Comes Alive," Finalist; Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH. USA.

2021 "Art Comes Alive," Finalist; Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH. USA.

2021 Steidel's Art Designer Showroom, Palm Beach, FL. Winter Season.

2021 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, "All Membership Show 2021" Juror: Meg Aubrey, TAMUCC, Corpus Christi, TX. BEST OF SHOW AWARD.

2020 Art Design Consultants, Grand Opening, ADCWest, 1013 York, Cincinnati, OH.

2019 "Art Comes Alive," Finalist; Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH.
2019 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, “All Membership Show 2019,” Juror: Rich Gere, Corpus Christi, TX.
2018 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, “Abstract,” 2nd Place. Juror: Jerry Bass, Corpus Christi, TX.
2018 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, “Pantone 2018,” Juried. Corpus Christi, TX.
2018 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, “Dimension XLVI,” Juror: George Ann Johnson. HM, Works on Canvas.  
2018 South Texas Art League, “Membership Show,” Juried. First Place, Mixed Media. Corpus Christi, TX.
2018 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, “All Membership Show 2018,” Juried. Corpus Christi, TX.
2017 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, “All Membership Show 2017,”Juried. Corpus Christi, TX.
2017 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, "Dimension XLV." Juried. Corpus Christi, TX.
2016 The Art Center of Corpus Christi, "All Membership Show 2016," Juried. First Place, Mixed Media; Corpus Christi, TX.
2000-2013 Ever Heart Salon, Ongoing Exhibit. Corpus Christi, TX.
1996 Taos Arts Association Member's Show, “Art on the Cutting Edge,” Juried. Taos, NM.
1995 Santa Fe Fiesta Council, Labor Day Weekend Show, Juried. Santa Fe, NM.
1993 Texas Visual Artist's Association, Fall Membership Show. Juried. Dallas, TX.
1988 Texas Woman's University, Voertman's Award Show, Juried. Denton, TX.
1987 Texas Woman's University, Voertman's Award Show, First Place Undergraduate. Juror: Mike Cunningham, Sculptor. Denton, TX.
1985 North Texas Area Art League Spring Awards Show, Second Place. Denton, TX.

Awards

2023 First Place, Mixed Media, Annual All Membership Show, Art Center of CCTX, USA.

2022 Purchase Award, Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati, OH.

2021 Bette Ridgeway, Career Coaching Award, Juried; Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati, OH.

2021 Second Place, Works on Canvas; "Dimension XLVIII" Juried; Corpus Christi, TX.

2021 BEST OF SHOW Annual All Membership Show; Meg Aubrey, TAMUCC, juror. Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX. 

2018 Second Place, Abstract Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi. Juried. Corpus Christi, TX.
2018 Honorable Mention, Works on Canvas; “Dimension XLVI,” Juried; Corpus Christi, TX.
2018 First Place, Mixed Media; South Texas Art League Membership Show; Corpus Christi, TX.
2016 First Place, Mixed Media; 43rd Annual All Membership Show; Juried; Corpus Christi, TX.
1987 Craftsman of the Year, North Texas Area Art League, Denton, TX.
1987 Framemaker Award, President’s Show, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
1987 Voertman’s Merchandise Award, President’s Show, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.

1981 Spring Fling Arts Festival, Most Original Art; Denton, TX. 

Scholarships
1987-88 Marie Delleney Memorial Scholarship in Art. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.
1987 Leota R. Walton Memorial Scholarship, M. Douglas Walton WATERCOLOR ENCOUNTER, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
 

Member of the Following Organizations

The Art Collective, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH. USA.
The Art Center of Corpus Christi, Joined 1997. Corpus Christi, TX.

Current member in good standing. https://www.artcentercc.org

South Texas Art League, Joined 2016. Corpus Christi, TX. Current.
Alliance for Biblical Culture, Coastal Bend Region, Corpus Christi, TX.
Christians in Art Guild, Founding Member, 2013.

Publications and Media
2022 BLINK ART RESOURCES, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH. USA. 

2020-21 BLINK Art Resources, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH. USA. Page 195.

2019 BLINK Art Resources, Art Design Consultants, Focus on Interior Designers & Trade Buyers. Cincinnati, OH. USA. Page 236.
2014 Caller-Times, Viva CC, “Dreams Never Die”, City Gallery, City Church, Corpus Christi, TX.
2001, January 11 Caller-Times Today’s Best Bets, Featured Artwork. Corpus Christi, TX.
1997, February, The Crafts Report, “The Gallery”; Special Emphasis on Interior Designers and Craft.
1996 WINGSPREAD COLLECTOR’S GUIDE for Santa Fe & Taos, Vol 10, Number 1 & 2, page 318. Contemporary Silk Ikat Textiles.

Gallery Associations

2021-22 Art Design Consultants, 1013 York, Cincinnati, OH 45214

2020 Steidel's Palm Beach Showroom, 500 N Dixie Hwy, Ste. 305, Lake Worth, FL 33460

2020 Art Design Consultants, ADCWest, 1013 York, Cincinnati, OH. 45214

2020 Treehouse Art Collective, 309 N Water St. Ste D, Corpus Christi, TX. Associate Artist.

2019 Treehouse Art Collective, 309 N Water St. Ste D, Corpus Christi, TX., Associate Artist.

2019 Art Design Consultants,  310 Culvert Street, FL 5, Cincinnati, OH. 45202. USA.

2019 Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA. USA.

2019 Artsy.com, NYC. USA.
2016-Current, The Art Center of Corpus Christi, Members Gallery. Corpus Christi, TX. USA.
2015-2018, Xanadu Gallery, Online Gallery Representation. Scottsdale, AZ. USA.

2014-Current, Pixels/Fine Art America. Prints on Demand.  
2004 Artwerks Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX. USA.
1996 Carol Savid Gallery, Bent Street, Taos, NM. USA.

Charitable Outreaches

New Life Refuge Ministries, Corpus Christi, TX. USA
Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center, Art Mentor; Corpus Christi, TX. USA.
Coastal Bend Grace House, Portland, TX. USA.
South Texas Children’s Home Ministries, Corpus Christi, TX. USA.
Hope Church, Fanatic Kids Art; Mentor; Corpus Christi, TX. USA.

Business Development Consultants
2022 Jason Horejs, Art Business Academy, Scottsdale, AZ. 

2021-22 Bette Ridgeway Career Coaching, Santa Fe, NM. USA.

2019-20 Art Design Consultants, BLINK, Cincinnati, OH. USA.
2018-21 Matt Tommey, Created to Thrive Mentoring Program,  Asheville, NC. USA.
2015 Alyson Stanfield, ArtBiz Coach, Golden, CO. USA.