About
Kate Wolford is a fine artist from Voorheesville, New York who earned her BFA from Russell Sage College. Post-graduation, she began working in custom picture framing, later expanding into custom handmade frames. Alongside her work as a custom framer, Kate has worked in several galleries as a gallery assistant and art installer. Kate's artwork tends to be small-scale and intimate, with intricate detail painted in acrylic or egg tempera on panel. Mystical and surreal, Kate draws inspiration from nature and memories of her childhood imagination. Her work includes themes of mythology, spirituality, and mortality, and is influenced by pop-surrealism. Today her home and studio is located in Kinderhook, New York.
Artist Statement
My artistic practice bridges both creation and presentation, often blurring the line between painting and sculpture. I think of my pieces as three dimensional objects, rather than images on a flat surface. After graduating with my BFA from Russell Sage College, I began training as a custom picture framer. Along with my experience working in galleries and as an art installer, as a custom framer I was thinking a lot about artwork presentation and how that affects our perception of the artwork. I was interested in the relationship between art and how art is presented and how that affects our perception of the piece itself. In recent years I have begun experimenting with building my own frames, a practice that has become integral to my creative process. I often create a unique display for each piece. Each custom frame becomes an integral part of the work, and is an extension of the artwork itself. My artwork tends to be small-scale and intimate, with intricate detail painted in acrylic or egg tempera on panel. Mystical and surreal, I draw inspiration from nature and memories of my childhood imagination. My work includes themes of mythology, spirituality, and mortality, and is influenced by pop-surrealism.
Recent & Upcoming Exhibitions
Artists Behind the Scenes II
February - March, 2024
The Hallway, Second Street Studios - Troy, NY
Expertise: Arlene’s Employee Show
March 1 - 30, 2024
Arlene’s Artist Materials - Albany, NY
2023 Fence Salon & Fence Select
June 8 - August 3, 2023
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
*BEST IN SHOW AWARD
Jurors Yael Erel: architect, educator, light artist and co-founder of lightexture and Corinna Ripps Schaming: Director and Chief Curator of the University Art Museum at the University at Albany
Past Exhibitions
Juried Small Work Show
December 10, 2021 - January 8, 2022
Arlene’s Artist Materials - Albany, NY
Annual Members’ Show
December 3, 2021 - January 14, 2022
Albany Center Gallery - Albany, NY
*Albany Center Gallery Select Award
The Witching Hour
October 29 - November 21, 2021
The Clement Art Gallery - Troy, NY
Curated by Jon Gernon
2021 Fence Salon & Fence Select
September 23 - December 11, 2021
The Arts Center of the Capital Region - Troy, NY
Juror Dan Cameron
Illusions of Mind and Space: Works by Kate Wolford
Solo show of recent work
March 1 - 31, 2016
The Brakes Coffeehouse and Provisions - Albany, New York
11th Annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
May 2 - June 20, 2015
Opalka Gallery - Albany, New York
The annual BFA Exhibition features artwork by senior students in the Fine Art, Photography, Graphic + Media Design and Interior Design programs at Sage College of Albany. Juried by the full-time faculty of the Art + Design Program and the Opalka Gallery.
Annual Spring Ahead Student Show
May 1 - 16, 2015
Little Gallery, Sage College of Albany - Albany, New York
Annual show of student artwork, juried by Kyle Avery, local artist and Sage College alumnus
Albany Center Gallery 10th Annual Members’ Show
December 5, 2014 - January 23, 2015
Albany Center Gallery - Albany, New York
Self Perception
November 7 - 31, 2014
Little Gallery, Sage College of Albany - Albany, New York
Exhibition of senior student artwork in the Fine Art and Photography Bachelor of Fine Arts programs at Sage College of Albany
Art on Lark
June 7, 2014
Albany Center Gallery - Albany, New York
Juried show of local artwork
Spring Ahead Student Show
May 2014
Little Gallery, Sage College of Albany - Albany, New York
Annual show of student artwork, juried by Elizabeth Greenberg, Director of Opalka Gallery
Small Works Show
April 4 - 26, 2014
Shirt Factory Gallery - Glens Falls, New York
Annual juried show of small works
Annual Student Show
March 14 - April 20, 2014
Photography Center of the Capital District - Troy, New York
Annual juried show of student artwork
*Honorable Mention, “Ben”
“UniverCITY” Student Art Show
May 2012
Stage 1, Albany Barn - Albany, New York
Juried show of student artwork