O'Born Contemporary

Artist Biography

Kate McQuillen

www.katemcquillen.com

Kate McQuillen is a Chicago-based artist working mainly in print and installation. McQuillen has received numerous residencies, in the U.S. and abroad, including: Elsewhere Collaborative (North Carolina); Ragdale Foundation (Illinois); Lillsteet Art Center (Illinois); Ox-Bow School of Art (Michigan); Open Studio Printmaking Center (Toronto); Frans Masereel Center (Belgium); and the Columbia College Center for Books & Paper Arts (Chicago). She has exhibited in Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and Chicago. McQuillen's work explores iconic American technologies with roots in military research, and how they relate to American culture and identity.

Title:
Abandoned Backpack
Medium:
Installation of nails, handmade paper backpack
Year:
2011
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Title:
Grenadier
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
27 x 35 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Shaped Charge
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
27 x 35 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Thunder
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
27 x 35 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Rupture
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
30 x 40 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Shock Front
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
27 x 35 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Smoke Mountains
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
27 x 35 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Detonation
Medium:
Smoke on Arches Paper
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
27 x 35 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Canisters
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Ball Bearings
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Adapter
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Anti-Tank
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Motor
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Batteries
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Eraser
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Mine
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
Canisters
Medium:
Chromogenic Print
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
8.5 x 13 inches
Print Edition:
5
Title:
IEDs 1 - 5
Medium:
Found Object Sculptures
Year:
2011
Dimensions:
Varying Dimensions
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
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Title:
Sea of Clouds
Medium:
Pigment on Handmade Paper
Year:
2010
Dimensions:
31.5 x 31.5 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
Title:
Sea of Tranquility
Medium:
Pigment on Handmade Paper
Year:
2010
Dimensions:
31.5 x 31.5 inches
Print Edition:
N/A, Unique
Title:
Night Launch
Medium:
Digital Archival Print
Year:
2009
Dimensions:
14 x 21.25 inches
Print Edition:
10
Title:
Wind
Medium:
Screen Print
Year:
2007
Dimensions:
22 x 27 inches
Print Edition:
3
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Title:
Water
Medium:
Screen Print
Year:
2007
Dimensions:
22 x 27 inches
Print Edition:
3
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Title:
Mountain
Medium:
Screen Print
Year:
2007
Dimensions:
23 x 25 inches
Print Edition:
12
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Title:
Liftoff
Medium:
Screen Print
Year:
2007
Dimensions:
20 x 24.5 inches
Print Edition:
8
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