Kate Windley, M.F.A.

Kate Windley

Associate Professor

Phone706-310-6327

katewindley.com

Office locationFaculty Center, 710, Oconee

Area(s) of Expertise: Painting and Drawing, Three-Dimensional Design

Overview

Mary Katherine Windley was born in the agricultural region of northeastern North Carolina. She grew up in a small coastal community located on the Pamlico Sound. For her undergraduate degree she attended two different universities: Appalachian State University and East Carolina University, where she received her B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing. Professor Windley received her M.F.A. from the University of Georgia in Painting and Drawing and has exhibited works at the International Print Center, The Anderson, and Berry College as well as working in partnership with the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation.

Her art focuses on the connections between the expressive qualities of drawing along with the repetition and use of a matrix in screen printing. She is currently making her art and raising her son, Leo, in Athens, Georgia.

Courses Taught

  • Art Appreciation
  • Color Theory
  • Two Dimensional Design
  • Life Drawing
  • Painting I, II
  • Foundations Portfolio Review
  • Drawing I

Education

  • M.F.A., Painting & Drawing, University of Georgia, 2007
  • B.F.A., Painting & Drawing, East Carolina University, 2003
  • Dean's List, Fine Art, Appalachian State University, 2001

Noteworthy

Selected Exhibitions

  • Figure Ground. Invitational Exhibit Featuring Kevin Cole, William Downs, Phil Jasen, Susan Nees, Terry Rowlett, Kate Windley, Sunkoo Yuh.   Lyndon House Arts Center.  Athens, Georgia. Fall 2021.
  • Drawing Discourse. UNC Asheville’s 12th Annual Juried Exhibition. Juror: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum.  Asheville, North Carolina. Spring 2021.
  • Exhibition Umbra: New Prints for a Dark Age. Selected by Alison Saar.  International Print Center, New York. Summer 2019.