Nice Things for Nice People | Kate Snow
December 9, 2022 - January 7, 2023
Artist Statement:
I first started experimenting with this series in 2019, with a 2021 exhibition in mind. At the time, no one knew what 2020 and beyond would look like and as the exhibition grew closer, I started to worry. In the wake of so much global pain associated with Covid-19, violence, environmental disaster, and economic uncertainty, was work like this still relevant? Should I be making serious art about serious issues instead?
Then someone reminded me: at present, the stolen moments when things feel normal are a relief and necessary; that art being created just for enjoyment is responsive to these times in its own way. It’s not the same, but it shouldn’t be. It serves a different purpose.
These works are silly, irreverent, and absurd. Squares and dots become characters in their own worlds. They move and interact, making friends, getting lost, or just existing as their own little simple selves. It’s hard for me not to find joy in their little antics. I hope you do too.
Artist Bio:
Kate Snow is a painter and printmaker in Cleveland, OH. She began exhibiting in 2015, and her work has since been shown across the United States and in Germany. Her work is included in a number of private and public collections including, Baker Hostetler, MetroHealth Hospitals, and Westin Hotels. She has been awarded residencies at the Grafikwerkstatt in Dresden, Germany, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, WY, The Studios of Key West in Key West, FL, and The Jentel Foundation in Banner, WY. In 2018 Kate was commissioned by the Cleveland International Film Festival to design and create the filmmaker awards for that season. Most recently she was a recipient of the 2021 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award from the state of Ohio.
I first started experimenting with this series in 2019, with a 2021 exhibition in mind. At the time, no one knew what 2020 and beyond would look like and as the exhibition grew closer, I started to worry. In the wake of so much global pain associated with Covid-19, violence, environmental disaster, and economic uncertainty, was work like this still relevant? Should I be making serious art about serious issues instead?
Then someone reminded me: at present, the stolen moments when things feel normal are a relief and necessary; that art being created just for enjoyment is responsive to these times in its own way. It’s not the same, but it shouldn’t be. It serves a different purpose.
These works are silly, irreverent, and absurd. Squares and dots become characters in their own worlds. They move and interact, making friends, getting lost, or just existing as their own little simple selves. It’s hard for me not to find joy in their little antics. I hope you do too.
Artist Bio:
Kate Snow is a painter and printmaker in Cleveland, OH. She began exhibiting in 2015, and her work has since been shown across the United States and in Germany. Her work is included in a number of private and public collections including, Baker Hostetler, MetroHealth Hospitals, and Westin Hotels. She has been awarded residencies at the Grafikwerkstatt in Dresden, Germany, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, WY, The Studios of Key West in Key West, FL, and The Jentel Foundation in Banner, WY. In 2018 Kate was commissioned by the Cleveland International Film Festival to design and create the filmmaker awards for that season. Most recently she was a recipient of the 2021 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award from the state of Ohio.
