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Artworks
Katie Pell American, 1965-2019
Gordon Lightfoot, 2017-2018Mixed media on record album cover12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cmFurther images
Pell, known for her love of pop culture, created a series of collaged album covers as an homage to musical artists of the 1970s. In placing musical artists such as...Pell, known for her love of pop culture, created a series of collaged album covers as an homage to musical artists of the 1970s. In placing musical artists such as Pat Boone and Rex Smith, and in this piece, Gordon Lightfoot, center stage, the works echo the nostalgia of bedroom posters and the idolization of pop stars. By utilizing newspaper and magazine clippings, Pell champions the homemade and handmade. “I want to be part of the transformation of popular culture—embrace the weak, expose a maudlin dream, or comfort the lonely. I want to be a strong citizen of love,” said the artist.
Exhibitions
For Fran, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio; curator: Hills Snyder, 2025
Something’s Happening: The Big Art of Katie Pell, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, S.C.; curator: Catherine WalworthLiterature
Fauerso, Neil. “'For Fran' at San Antonio's Ruiz-Healy Art offers another exhibition remembering Fran Colpitt,” San Antonio Current, February 18, 2025, (illustrated).1of 2