Kathleen Kucka
Born Hartford, CT. 1962
Lives and works in New York City and Falls Village, CT
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Strange Attractor, June 15 - July 22nd - Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2020
Slow Burn - March 14 - April 25, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2019
Material Way, 20-Year Survey, J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program Gallery, Columbus, Indiana
Heartwood Print Project, Russell Janis Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Beneath The Surface, Gallery Geranmayah, New York, NY
2011
Ultra Structures, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Fluidity, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009
Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
2006
Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
2004
Burns and Pours, Kristen Frederickson Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
2003
Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
2001
Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
1995
Thread Waxing Space, Project Room, New York, NY
Saint Peter's Church, Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
2024
Beyond the Surface: Constructing Destruction, curated by Vida Geranmayeh, Westbeth Gallery, NYC
2023
Three-person group show, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Kent, CT
2022
Second Chapter, Tanja Grunert Gallery, Hudson, NY
Drawing Exhibition, Tanja Grunert Gallery, Hudson, NY
2021
Material Mutations, part one: The Canvas, Transmitter Gallery, Bushwick Brooklyn, NY
2020
Art on Paper Fair, Pier 36, NYC, Heather Gaudio Fine Art
2019
EAB Print Fair, NYC, Russell Janis Print Project
2018
Burn Baby Burn, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
EAB Print Fair, NYC, Russell Janis Print Project
2017
The Roaming Eye, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, New York, NY
In Conversation, curated by Stephanie Buhmann, Indiana University Center of Art and Design, Columbus, IN
Working in Print, Kathleen Kucka & Tara Geer", Russell Janis, Brooklyn, NY
2016
8 Women, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC
Black and White, Modern and Contemporary Positions, curated by Stephanie Buhmann, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
Machines of Paint and Other Materials, curated by Jennifer Riley, Studio 1046, Brooklyn, NY
IN CONVERSATION, curated by Stephanie Buhmann, Macy Art Gallery at Columbia University
On Paper, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC
2015
IN CONVERSATION - The Shirley Fiterman Art Center. NY, NY. Curated by Stephanie Buhmann.
2014
Three Person Show - Judge/Kucka/Price: Flecker Gallery Suffolk County Community College. Selden, NY . Curated by Matthew Gehring.
2013
Untitled Art Fair, Gallery Geranmayah, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
Pushing the Line: Drawing in the Age of Anxiety. ArtsWestchester, White Plains, New York. Curated by Neil Watson.
Come Together: Surviving Sandy. Industry City, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Phong Bui.
Cantaloupe Today, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Urban Fiction, Nuartlink Gallery at JAR Project Space, NYC
In Plain View, Nuartlink Gallery, Westport, CT
2011
Rhythms in Translation, Nuartlink Gallery, Westport, CT
2010
Crazy Beautiful , Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont , NY
San Diego Art Fair, Brenda Taylor Gallery, San Diego CA
Red Dot Art Fair, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
PAN Art Fair, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009
Verge Art Fair, Brenda Taylor Gallery, Miami FL
PAN Art Fair, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008
Group Exhibition, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art Amsterdam Art Fair, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Material Color, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ. curated by Mary Birmingham
Summer Collection 2008, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art Amsterdam Art Fair, Gallerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
I Dream of Genomes, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY. curated by Janet Goleas
2007
Red Dot Fair, Brenda Taylor Gallery, Miami, FL
Group Show, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
artDC, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC
Red Dot Fair, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
2006
New Year New Work, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
Surface, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Head Over Hand: Pushing the Limits of Paint, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
LV, Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2004
Mindscape, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Scope Los Angeles, Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
Concentrics, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
Hard and Soft, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2003
Pour Pierce Pounce, Kristen Frederickson Contemporary Art, NY
Prima Facie, New Abstract Paintings, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Bold, Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
Abstraction: An Invitational Exhibition, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
Young and Brash and Abstract, curated by John Yau, Anderson Gallery at Virginia
Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA
2001
That Which Remains, curated by Mo Eich, Bernadette Salvage Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Burn: Artists Play with Fire, The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Fl. Also traveling to the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
Pierogi 2000 Traveling Flat Files: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; Post
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Block Art Space, Kansas City, MO
2000
Group Show, Jeffrey Coploff Fine Art., New York, NY
Fluid Flow, James Graham and Sons, New York, NY
Eye Candy: Contemporary West and East Coast Women painters, California State University, San Bernardino/ The Visual Arts Center- California State University, Fullerton.
24/7 The Inaugural Exhibition of The Nantista Discoveries Series, curated by Lisa Panzera, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
1999
Two Person Show, Nylon Gallery, London, England
34th Annual Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Fabrications: Art, Fashion, Style, TIAA/CREF, New York, NY (Organized by ViART Corporation)
1998
Focus on Materials, Staller Center for the Arts, University Art Gallery, State University
of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Paper, Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York, NY
1997
Text and Touch, curated by Kristen Fredrickson, Hunter College, Voorhees Gallery,
New York, NY
Current Undercurrent: Working in Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
New York Drawers: The Pierogi 2000 Flatfiles, Gasworks, London, UK
1996
Limbo, Ah! Space Gallery, New York, NY
Repeat, The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY
Painting and Works on Paper, The Houghton Gallery, Cooper Union, New York, juried by Stephen Haller, Lisa Lawley and Richard Vine
1988–94
Modulating the Exhibition: Free Falling, Berlin Shaffir Gallery, New York, NY
Passion, Peconic Gallery, Riverhead, New York. National Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Juried by Ann Philbin (The Drawing Center, New York, NY)
Mark as Metaphor, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY
States of The Art: National Juried Show of Women Artists, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Burning in Hell, The Franklin Furnace, New York, NY. "Burning in Hell," curated by Nancy Spero
Selections Show, 1988, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Sancken, Kristin. “Interview: White Hot Magazine,” White Hot Magazine, October 2023.
Stevenson, Jonathan. “Transmitter: Painting’s undying versatility,” Two Coats of Paint, September 30, 2021.
Kiener, Robert. "Controlled Burn: Artist Kathleen Kucka," New England Home Magazine, Spring 2018.
Buhmann, Stephanie. "New York Studio Conversations: Seventeen Women Talk About Art", 2016.
Jenkins, Mark. “In the Galleries: ‘Homage to Hillary’ is repurposed,” Washington Post, December 15, 2016.
Jenkins, Mark. “In the Galleries: Works on Paper at Marsha Mateyka Gallery,” Washington Post, January 15, 2016. Simmons, Todd. "Clarity Amidst Liberated Perspectives," Gay City News, September 28, 2011.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "Looking Into the World of Genomes and Seeing an Unreliable Future," New York Times, March 2, 2008.
Liberman, Rachael. "Kathleen Kucka's Multi-Dimensional Impressions," Gay City News, October 2006.
Mendehlsohn, Meredith.. "Kathleen Kucka Burns and Pours," ArtNews, December 2004.
Jacobson, Lewis "Concentrics," Washington City Paper, Washington, DC, June 2004.
Knight, Christopher. "Surface and Color in Abstract Group Show," Los Angeles Times, August 9, 2002.
Dawson, Jessica. "Three Artists of Different Stripes," The Washington Post, March 21, 2002.
Schudel, Matt. "Fire Works," The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL., April 2001.
Korotkin, Joyce. "Kathleen Kucka," The New York Art World.com, April 2001.
Schmerler, Sarah. "Fluid Flow," Time Out: New York, July 27–August 3, 2000.
Knaff, Devorah. "'Eye Candy' by Women Reveals Beauty Beyond Good Looks," The Press Enterprise, Los Angeles, CA., April 19, 2000.
Johnson, Ken. "Kathleen Kucka," The New York Times, March 19, 1999.
Scott, Sue. "Kathleen Kucka," Review: The Critical State of Visual Art in New York, March 15, 1999.
Braff, Phyllis. "On the Edge," The New York Times, May 31, 1998.
Daigle, Claire. "Text and Touch," Art Papers-New York, March–April 1998.
Long, Robert. "Perspectives: A Style Shift," The Southampton Press, May 18, 1995.
Harrison, Helen A. "Depicting Passion, in its Many Guises and Garbs," The New York Times, March 20, 1994.
Vermont Studio Center, 2008
The Nancy Ashton Memorial Fund Award, Hunter College, New York, NY
The Alternative Worksite, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE. Artist residence.
Change Grant
Borough of Manhattan Community College Art Collection, NY, NY
Birmingham Museum of Art
Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida.
J. Jill, 28 pieces at corporate headquarters, Quincy, MA.
The Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC.
Museum of Modern Art/Franklin Furnace / Artist Book collection.
The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AK
The Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park, New York, NY and Washington, DC
1984 B.F.A., The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York
1994 M.F.A., Hunter College, Graduate School of Art, New York