Kathryn Andrews
{{short description|American artist}}
Kathryn Andrews is an American interdisciplinary conceptual artist who works with sculpture, large-scale printmaking, performance, and sound. Andrews’ work explores how seeing and sensemaking are political acts shaped by the seer’s position within economic, sociocultural, and linguistic systems, often unbeknownst to them.{{Cite web |last=O’Neill-Butler |first=Lauren |date=2012-06-01 |title=KATHRYN ANDREWS |url=https://www.artforum.com/columns/kathryn-andrews-talks-about-her-work-in-basel-philadelphia-and-los-angeles-200309/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}} Andrews founded the non-profit organization, The Judith Center, in February 2024.
Early life
Andrews was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1973. She graduated with a BA from Duke University in 1995 and received her MFA from ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, in 2003.{{Cite web |title=KATHRYN ANDREWS |url=https://www.koeniggalerie.com/collections/kathryn-andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=KÖNIG GALERIE |language=en}}
Exhibitions and collections
Andrews has shown her work internationally in major museums and galleries. During 2015-2016 her show 'Run for President' at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Nasher Sculpture Center centered on artistic responses to presidential campaigns.{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Steve |date=2016-03-15 |title=A campaign of art |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-a-campaign-of-art/169678228/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=4–1}}{{Cite web |last=Avram |first=Danielle |date=2016-09-12 |title='What's another clown in the White House?' Nasher unveils provocative 'Run for President' exhibit |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2016/09/12/whats-another-clown-in-the-white-house-nasher-unveils-provocative-run-for-president-exhibit/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Dallas News |language=en}} Her work is in the permanent collections of, among others, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,{{Cite web |title=Still Life (Woman with Fruit) |url=https://www.moca.org/collection/work/still-life-woman-with-fruit |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.moca.org |language=en}} Walker Art Center, Minneapolis,{{Cite web |url=https://walkerart.org/collections/artists/kathryn-andrews |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=walkerart.org}} Museum Ludwig, Cologne,{{Cite web |title=Museum Ludwig: kathryn » andrews » (2 Documents) |url=https://museum-ludwig.kulturelles-erbe-koeln.de/ete?action=query&sstate=eJztV8tu20YUteU0TpTEVsYu4iZNk7CbApUNUXxYVDZ9uUGLIGmr7pqAGJEjaSqSo3KGcuJAQD6hn9Bdv6D_1Q_oonf4kCWZGiJ7GbA9M-eec-dF3sMb28isI-JPTv5ISPz2hAsc-Tj2G1tHW9qu57ljMuZfbHe2vvrv_V-1H28U-P3H9QPJChgbJ5M5DW3d34Lof9__WdMe1ne_--aZ-_zlM9Q4e0O8RJCfZY5vWUyOtrV_Gpf43413mstZEntE677TaOQFiU-41v1N8zytqfnMC4nA0PJYJDCNSOzCWJSEfRKvjoq3EyI51Ndez5paui6pOqCBIDHxZXs-2GcskP_DhAtIBw0svJGLAzk6m71upogbMYlCj49YEviyPYMf6CfDIZHUd9AZxCzUui0YpRewEEO2WJzpet5JvptaV8Pc02ZNWHMCk8y7II6HQy4n435P3xD_-FdYiCv7MO2QZ0sgMrnm5mvM8jjZj5xOnPRjOiaRG0yDVruUuxJSiOjWFb5RzTdUfLOab6r4VjXfUvHtar6t4p9W809V_E41v6PiO9V8R8HXW5V8CFHw9Wq-ruJX3z9ddf_06vunr96_7Bl3w8CdkvgcByKJhvwi4TgMSTTC0bBUspq1LgtOBn1yjkexZMCj7uKxSCpylHPWZ-ABoaP0NVIhOw8s1bpIhrAS18ciCVVSS3GlSuMk4iKAF69CZR5TqiCoIIEbMkGnKpHFsGUd1v8dJkiJ3EP3gpeKrMaUzgSK1nBC4nKF1ZhShbT0yWOUYRXHdCW2VHGIhbyBJFJJXQaV3xwMfykOXEG8kfLmLAWWrzDpy0chSNPBVVOucDVW8X6rfr-0lt8vsxn4hnp950xvoW0d2rdlu412BPOgZ8uegY7D4HiS9APqHU9i5ieeoCw6uXyypVnxxZiRIDrxSaFoZoq3ZNtCtYgVgI22W9BuyPYp2n3BUhNThHZQzZDwHdlx0LWAcgHdm_XaWTtTlMR2CxVeKp91W0c7UPZzZttC1yIWkVy1baMaifIJtDuZjpQ0srnsQ9NEuwMGS4r9fMBCu6Zp2ZYtIz6BAQfd7WNv3NWb-lMaYdiGqUzwaQodcjLBMRYsTvE5ej9FkVwGAEbrKScB8QSRWT5PsQcwAK9FsSTQnQvkmVMBQ2_arUvtD-bbetP5UP7iAhxA2gsC6qU_SNGDfFfl5BfAfTiJno6u67bu6E5uX8966V3Y2NeNfd3Y14193djXjX3d2NeNfa2wrzXwEZm9A2vYAyu74CkfyBEdIXAvY0IjnnijAZ6ymEpTeU-CBtob0eEogF_B3cxCPpSAhQ57Am49f86GNII_Q-K_TETqMGu9NvpIMIED6B5BdNtB-9mSf4imlNN-IE3OHgQa6Do4AhxKIoJIo4Vu0ohCUBYjcxn62ly3JQyOnA0GRc9Y6ploxwt50bOK3qHs2ehWH_MxEe6UkvN8qkYH7YdJIOgkIL8QDi2eb53hoN0hWJ1s6-SICZvpg9OiAc_ZZnsd2zSusM1F9l05YqEbuZvzi6HO1SFnaUhKWTAR8NxjePTzg7NMtJef6vKJWlYJkGo4i9MBi9-zF6-KPBzbkIdzeYD7csxcOEGZwHbWZD5tlQDw_dHrtPKvmo_rd_wBPGNvsrvCUU23Uo99fYA9IjjaW7ZjCsxQYKYCU-WzFdipAusoMGc9prcUmK7AFPuiy305nmNPKms5hH85D39UUZYh-PE8-LCs2ELEo3nEQUkNTV9KRcD-SnkE8LM5iK6WvWXySkUrVS6KVfq5V4D31tSf9JOuCGqsVpbyxS_Wi_IkKyVAcVfkmT-p34LXI3Dho1KMUOOs--rrn3qvRowL-KwbvDra_h_q_TBe&search=kathryn+andrews&refine=Search |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=museum-ludwig.kulturelles-erbe-koeln.de}} and was held in the de la Cruz Collection before it closed in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Kathryn Andrews - Artist - David Kordansky Gallery |url=https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com/artist/kathryn-andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.davidkordanskygallery.com |language=en}}
The Judith Center
In February 2024, Andrews launched The Judith Center, which is an organization focused on projects related to gender, race and sexual identity.{{Cite web |last=Angeleti |first=Gabriella |date=2024-11-12 |title=New Los Angeles art space focuses on the experiences of women |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/11/12/kathryn-andrews-judith-center-gender-issues |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=The Art Newspaper - International art news and events |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Teicholz |first=Tom |title=Judith Center Launches To Battle Gender Inequality |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomteicholz/2024/09/16/judith-center-launches-to-battle-gender-inequality/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Teicholz |first=Tom |title=Los Angeles Friezes Over |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomteicholz/2024/03/08/la-friezes-over/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Its inaugural initiative is the Judith Center Poster Project that will commission posters from contemporary artists with a connection to the United States.{{Cite web |last=Aton |first=Francesca |date=2024-12-16 |title=Newsmakers: Kathryn Andrews on Founding a Nonprofit Research and Art Center |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/kathryn-andrews-on-founding-the-judith-center-1234727156/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}
Palisades Fire response
Andrews lost her Los Angeles home on January 2025 in the Palisades Fire.{{Cite web |last1=Liscia |first1=Valentina Di |last2=Nayyar |first2=Valentina Di Liscia, Matt Stromberg, Maya Pontone, Rhea |date=2025-01-09 |title="It Looks Like a Bomb Exploded": LA Artists Grapple With Loss as Fires Rage |url=https://hyperallergic.com/982535/it-looks-like-a-bomb-exploded-la-artists-grapple-with-loss-as-fires-rage/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |last2=Halperin |first2=Julia |last3=Small |first3=Zachary |date=2025-01-10 |title=Los Angeles Artists Mourn as Their Studios and Artworks Go Up in Smoke |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/arts/design/los-angeles-artists-fire-destroyed.html |access-date=2025-02-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} She lived in Pacific Palisades' historic Tahitian Terrace neighborhood.{{Cite web |last=Article |first=Sarah Cascone ShareShare This |date=2025-01-17 |title=L.A. Artists Mourn What Was Lost in the Deadly Fires |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-homes-los-angeles-fires-2597327 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}} In the immediate aftermath of the fire, Andrews created an online list of artists and art workers who also lost their homes.{{Cite web |last=Berardini |first=Andrew |date=2025-01-21 |title=The Fire This Time |url=https://www.artforum.com/columns/andrew-berardini-the-fire-this-time-los-angeles-1234725709/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Freeman |first=Nate |date=2025-01-10 |title=How the Los Angeles Fires Have Affected the Art World |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/los-angeles-fires-art-world-true-colors |access-date=2025-02-13 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}} She then helped to create "Grief and Hope," a GoFundMe to raise money to support artists affected by the wildfires.{{Cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Alex |date=2025-01-10 |title=As Los Angeles Fires Rage On, Artists Raise Money to Fund Rebuilding Efforts |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/los-angeles-fires-rage-artists-art-workers-fundraising-grants-1234729742/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Contributing |first=Ed Condran, Pasadena Weekly |date=2025-01-16 |title=Aid is Coming: Grief and Hope campaign will help artists impacted by wildfires |url=https://www.pasadenaweekly.com/news/aid-is-coming-grief-and-hope-campaign-will-help-artists-impacted-by-wildfires/article_de3f4cae-d37c-11ef-8c5a-136cb3963855.html |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Pasadena Weekly |language=en}} Andrews launched the initiative with gallery director Ariel Pittman, former David Kordansky Gallery director Julia V. Hendrickson, and artists Andrea Bowers and Olivia Gauthier.{{Cite web |last=Rabb |first=Maxwell |date=2025-01-17 |title=8 Los Angeles Artists Reflect on the 2025 Wildfires |url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-8-los-angeles-artists-reflect-2025-wildfires |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Artsy |language=en}} When asked to comment on the role of art in the rebuilding of Los Angeles, Andrews commented to Frieze magazine: "Art will connect us as it always has. Its ongoing presence will draw us together to heal in this moment of great fracturing...Grief + Hope...is what real change looks like: it’s not waiting on bigger entities to save us. It’s everybody jumping in and making a difference in this moment. It’s working and it’s incredible to see."{{Cite web |date=2025-01-28 |title=Three Questions for Los Angeles: Part 1 |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/frieze-los-angeles-2025-three-questions-part-1 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Frieze |language=en}}
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