Katie Pell American, 1965-2019
Katie Pell was born in Wilmington, Delaware and lived and worked as an artist and art professor in San Antonio, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island in 1987 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2010. Pell passed away in December 2019 surrounded by the art community of San Antonio.
She worked with glass, ceramic, video and recycled materials of all sorts; however, her true love was drawing. “I am inspired by the boardwalk, and congregating teenagers in general; operatic and dramatic music, like early Bruce Springsteen, and Polyphonic Spree, David Bowie... I want to know where genuine living and role-playing intersect. Some of us build our own mythology out of our environment, our desires and our own furious defiance at our genetic mediocrity. I hope my work can ignite or describe the excitement of our pointless and forgettable lives, and reaffirm the value of our gorgeous desperation.” - Katie Pell
She had solo exhibitions at Artpace, San Antonio, TX; Lawndale Center for the Arts, Houston, TX; McKinney Center for the Arts, Dallas, TX; Women & Their Work, Austin, TX and most recently at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina.
Her work has been included in exhibitions such as Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2006); Drawing in San Antonio:Works by Contemporary Area Artists, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas; and TX13: Spotlight on Texas Artists in the Contemporary Collections, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX.
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Katie PellEdith Ivey, 2018Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
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Katie PellHerbert Spoon, 2018Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellLaVonne Snyder, 2018Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellRosy Dawn and Loyalty, 2018Pastel and charcoal on paper in mirrored plexiglass frame56.3 x 44.3 x 1.3"
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Katie PellRussell Fudge, 2018Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellThis is Your Day in the Clearing, 2018Pastel and charcoal on paper in mirrored plexiglass frame56.3 x 44.3 x 1.3"
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Katie PellGordon Lightfoot, 2017-2018Mixed media18 x 18"
45.7 x 45.7 cm -
Katie PellKeith Carrandine, 2017-2018Mixed media18 x 18"
45.7 x 45.7 cm -
Katie PellKenny Loggins, 2017-2018Mixed media18 x 18"
45.7 x 45.7 cm -
Katie PellPat Boone, 2017-2018Mixed media18 x 18"
45.7 x 45.7 cm -
Katie PellRoger Daltrey, 2017-2018Mixed media18 x 18"
45.7 x 45.7 cm -
Katie PellBranding Iron (Wiser), 2015Vintage engraved travel iron on mirrored pedestal9 x 12 x 12"
22.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Katie PellDon't Pity Me, Each Day I'm Stealing What God Never Gave Me, 2015Vintage engraved toaster, stacked and melted vinyl record toast on mirrored pedestal13 x 12 x 12"
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Katie PellGrace Elsey, 2015Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellHereafter Toaster, 2015Vintage toaster with engraving, aluminum toast on mirrored pedestal13 x 12 x 12"
33 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Katie PellHope Higby, 2015Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellMinetta Carlisle, 2015Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellMonty Martin, 2015Charcoal on paper24 x 20"
61 x 50.8 cm -
Katie PellNatural Iron, 2015Vintage engraved travel iron with fur and wood burning on mirrored pedestal10 x 12 x 12"
25.4 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Katie PellTree Book: Bridge Diptych, 2010Watercolor and ink on paper27 x 37"
68.6 x 94 cm -
Katie PellTree Book: Clubhouse Diptych, 2010Watercolor and ink on paper27 x 37"
68.6 x 94 cm -
Katie PellTree Book: Flat Rock Diptych, 2010Watercolor and ink on paper27 x 37"
68.6 x 94 cm -
Katie PellTree Book: Freeze Diptych, 2010Watercolor and ink on paper28 x 38"
71.1 x 96.5 cm -
Katie PellTree Book: Nursing Home Diptych, 2010Watercolor and ink on paper27 x 37"
68.6 x 94 cm -
Katie PellTree Book: The Creek Diptych, 2010Watercolor and ink on paper27 x 37"
68.6 x 94 cm -
Katie PellThe Woods: Carrie is a Fox, 2008Wax crayon and thread on fabric93.5 x 28 "
237.5 x 71.1 cm -
Katie PellThe Woods: Untitled, 2008Wax crayon and thread on fabric96 x 28"
243.8 x 71.1 cm
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CON (TEXT)
September 17, 2020 - January 16, 2021 New YorkRuiz-Healy Art presents CON (TEXT) featuring works by Richard Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Nate Cassie, Andrés Ferrandis, Leon Ferrari, Cecilia Paredes, Katie Pell, and Ethel Shipton, on view through January 9, 2021Read more -
More Than Words: Text-Based Artworks II
March 25 - August 29, 2020 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents More Than Words: Text-Based Artworks II featuring works by Richard Armendariz, Nate Cassie, Andrés Ferrandis, Cisco Jímenez, Katie Pell, Ethel Shipton, and Gary Sweeney, on view through August 29, 2020.Read more -
Katie Pell: Common Threads
December 7, 2019 - January 18, 2020 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents Katie Pell: Common Threads in honor of one of San Antonio's most beloved artists and educators.Read more