
KATE COLLYER
Education
Burren College of Art – National University of Ireland, Galway - PhD in Studio Art
Anticipated Degree: 2028
State University of New York at New Paltz - Masters of Fine Arts, Concentration: Printmaking
Masters Degree: May 2015
State University of New York College at Potsdam with St. Lawrence University -
Major: Art Studio concentration Art Education, Minors: Art History, Wilderness Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree: May 2011
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Out and Back: a two-way conversation, Whitney Center for the Arts, Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyoming
Arctic Revisited, Fernow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
2021
Places I Mean to Know, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2019
To Last Frontiers, Woodstock Artists Association and Museum (WAAM), Woodstock, New York
Out of Time and Place, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2015
Eminent Terrain, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, New York
Territory, Southern Graphics Council International Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee
​
Select Group Exhibitions (2015 - present)
​
2025
Moment of Contact, Unison Arts, New Paltz, New York (Catalog)
Celestial | Terrestrial, Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition, SGCI Puerto Gráfico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2024
Evidenced By Nature, Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition, SGCI Verified By Proof, Providence, Rhode Island
2023
Art in Craft Media, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York (Catalog)
Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2023, The Hall Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Yoshinogawa City, Japan
Re-Cover, The Gallery, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2022
whispered conversations, Stand4 Gallery, New York City , New York
Hedges, The Gallery, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2021
Holding Patterns, Elevate Oklahoma City, 21c Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Holding Patterns, Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition, Connect:Collect, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Yoshinogawa City, Japan
Learning to Whisper, Salon Mondial at the Atelier Mondial, Basel, Switzerland
2020
Passages to Manywhere, Swiss Museum for Paper (The Basel Paper Mill), Basel, Switzerland
Duoro International Printmaking Biennial, Coa Museum, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
2019
4th Global Print 2019, Douro Museum, Peso da Régua, Portugal
Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2019, The Hall Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Yoshinogawa City, Japan
The Arctic: Documenting Nature, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
DEPTH, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
II LITHO-Kielce / 2018-19, International Lithography Triennial, Kielce, Poland (Catalog.)
A Magnetic North, Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York
Habitus: Contemplative Manifesto, SGCI Texchange, Dallas, Texas
Beyond the North, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada​
2018
Ice News, The Wurks Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
PRINTWORK 2018, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mapping the Invisible Landscape, The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, Ohio
SMTG Krakow Printmaking Triennial, Main Exhibition, Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland. (Catalog.)
Paper In Particular, Columbia College Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, Missouri
Mapping the Invisible Landscape, SGCI Altered Landscapes, Las Vegas, Nevada (organized by The Morgan Conservatory)​
2017
Awagami International Miniative Print Exhibition 2017, The Hall Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Yoshinogawa City, Japan
Where We Have Gone, Before We Go, Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago Illinois
Beyond Nature, Texas Christian University (TCU), Fort Worth, Texas
PRESS:PAUSE, Curated by Shannon Stratton, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Where We Have Gone, Before We Go, SGCI Terminus, Atlanta, Georgia
Nasty Women Exhibition, The Knockdown Center, Maspeth, New York​
2016
Metropolis & Invisible Cities, Constellation Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska
Connection, Atlantic Gallery, New York, New York
Pole Saw, Lloyd's Hotel and Cantina, Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Private Viewing: For Your Eyes Only, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York
The Other: Nurturing a New Ecology in Printmaking,MOCA Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
SGCI Flux Portland Member's Exchange Portfolio, Portland, Oregon​
2015
2015 National Juried Exhibit – Printmaking. Juried by Andrew Raftery, IMAGO Foundation for the Arts, Warren, Rhode Island
SMTG Krakow Printmaking Triennial, Main Exhibition. Curated by Alicia Candiani (Jury President), Endi Poskovic, Vladimiro Elvieri, Dorota Folga-Januszewska, and Carinna Parraman. (Catalog.) Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland
Weighing the Landscape, ArtPrize, (106) Gallery Calvin College, Grand Rapids Michigan
Best in Show, SUNY Student Exhibition New York State Museum, Albany, New York
Improper Articles, The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
2026
Artist in Residence, Edition/Basel, The Druckwerk, Basel, Switzerland
Artist in Residence, Graduate Research - Creation Residency, Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2025
Grantee, Individual Development Award, United University Professions, SUNY New Paltz, New York
Faculty Mentor and Grantee, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Grant Award, SUNY New Paltz, New York
2024
Artist in Residence, Walking & Art: discussions at the wayside, Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2021
Nominee, Saxe Emerging Artist Award, Glass Art Society,
Artist in Residence, Edition/Basel, The Druckwerk, Basel, Switzerland
2020
Artist in Residence, Edition/Basel, The Druckwerk, Basel, Switzerland (Summer 2020 and 2021)
Residence Retreat, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, New York
2019
Artist in Residence, Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, Nova Scotia
Project Grant Recipient, Science Gallery Detroit
2018
Printwork 2018 Exhibition Award, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2016
Artist in Residence, The Arctic Circle, Svalbard, Norway
2014
Southern Graphics Council International Graduate Fellow
Research and Creative Projects Awards Recipient, SUNY New Paltz
Best in Show, SUNY Student Fall Exhibition, Albany, New York
Curator’s Pick, ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013
Research and Creative Projects Awards Recipient, SUNY New Paltz
Lectures, Presentations, Curatorial Events
Lectures, Presentations, Curatorial Events
2026
Presenter, PhD Research Symposium, the Burren College of Art, Ireland
2025
Panelist, Wind Whispers, SGCI Conference Puertografico, San Juan, Puerto RIco
Presenter, PhD Research Symposium, the Burren College of Art, Ireland
2023
Visiting Artist Talk, Whitney Center for the Arts, Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyoming
2022
Presenter, PhD Research Symposium, the Burren College of Art, Ireland
Curator, 2022 Alumni Exhibition, Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery, Dutchess Community College
2019
Curator, A Magnetic North, Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery, Dutchess Community College
Visiting Artist Talk, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York
Visiting Artist, Talk and Critique, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
2017
Visiting Artist Talk and Critique Texas Christian University (TCU), Fort Worth, Texas
Visiting Artist Talk, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
​
Collections
SMTG Krakow Printmaking Triennial Collection
SGC International Archives at the Zuckerman Museum of Art
Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation
University of Nevada -Las Vegas
Kennesaw State University
Georgia State University
SCAD Atlanta
Fine Arts Library at Cornell University
Portland State University
Pacific Northwest College of Art
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of North Florida Art & Design Department
University of Dallas
Georgia State University
​
Collaborative Projects
Indiscrete Circulations/Common Currents, Poughkeepsie City Center, DEC sponsored event, collaboration between SPURSE, Clearwater, SUNY New Paltz MFA program, Children’s Media Project and Poughkeepsie High School
​
A Day In The Life of The Hudson River, Indiscrete Circulations/Common Currents, DEC sponsored event, collaboration between SPURSE, Clearwater, SUNY New Paltz MFA program, Children’s Media Project and Poughkeepsie High School
​