KATHRYN CORNELIUS
Born 1978 in Binghamton, NY
Formerly of Brooklyn, NY / Washington, DC
Lives and works in Phoenix, AZ / The Universe
*exhibition catalogue available
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Let’s Not Ever Be Strangers Again, Curator’s Office Gallery, Washington DC
2013 Take All The Time You Need, O Street Gallery, Washington, DC
2010 The Feeling of What Happens, Curator’s Office Gallery, Washington, DC
2007 Common Ground, Curator’s Office Gallery, Washington, DC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS
2024 States of Uncertain Domesticities, Berlin, Germany
2024 I don’t dream of labor, Arts at CBCC, Baltimore, MD
2023 She Devil, MUNTREF — Museo de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, curated by Benedetta Casini
2023 The Barlow Gilotty Collection, Katzen Art Museum, Washington, DC
2022 Body Autonomy, Latela Curatorial & Artsy, Washington DC
2021 SHE DEVIL, MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy
2020 High Frequency, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
2017 dOGUMENTA, Brookfield Arts Place, New York, NY curated by Jessica Dawson & Mica Scalin
2014 *She Devil 6, Studio Stefania Miscetti, Rome, Italy, curated by Elena Giulia Rossi
2013 We'll All Have a Good Laugh About It After We Crash Into The Median, TriTriangle Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 Mutual Friends, Present Co., Brooklyn, NY
2010 Encounters of Art & Gender, Video Art World, Seville, Spain, curated by Margarita de Aizpuru
2010 Ping Pong Party, Berlin, Germany, curated by James Alefantis
2010 An Ordinall of Alchimy, Cabinet Magazine, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Performance // Frame, Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Germany
2008 *Ad Absurdum: If the World Was Clear There’d Be No Art, MARTA Herford Museum, Herford, Germany, curated by Jan Hoet
2007 To Be Continued… Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Germany
2007 Heroes! Like Us? Palazzo Arti Napoli, Naples, Italy, curated by Julia Draganovic
2007 Mind Over Manner, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY, curated by Jose Ruiz
2007 Pulse Art Fair, Galerie Anita Beckers, New York, NY
2006 LOOP: Video Art Festival, Barcelona, Madrid
2006 *Me, Myself, & I: Artist Self-Portraits from the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
2005 Scope Art Fair, Curator’s Office, Miami, FL
SELECTED LIVE PERFORMANCES
2017 Sit Stay Heal, dOGUMENTA, Brookfield Arts Place, NYC
2013 The Art Customer Experience, TriTriangle Gallery, Chicago
2013 The Do Nothing Machine, SuperNova, Rosslyn, VA
2012 Take All The Time You Need, Washington, DC & Arlington, VA
2012 Save The Date, Corcoran Gallery of Art
2011 Triathlon of the Muses, Emerge Art Fair, DC
2010 Beat Freaks, Katzen Art Center, DC
2009 Monuments of Future Nostalgia, Arlington Cultural Center, VA
2009 Art Gallery Soup Kitchen, Transformer Gallery, DC
2008 ReDO IT, Arlington Arts Center, VA
2007 Art Services (WASTE), Street Scenes Public Art Project, Washington, DC
2006 The Gallery Is The MASSAGE, Scope Art Fair, Miami, FL
2004 The Center for Missing Socks, Signal 66 Gallery, Washington, DC
SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2018 Guest Speaker: The Shame Gaze, Dreamers // Doers, NYC
2017 Guest Speaker: The Vent: Explore Anger, Fear, and Release, Founders Lab, NYC
2013 Panel Speaker: Take It To The Bridge, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2013 Panel Speaker: On Work, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
2012 Panel Speaker: An Ordinall of Alchimy with Mark Dion & Mildred’s Lane Resident Artists, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Artist Talk: Kathryn Cornelius and Jeffry Cudlin, Pink Line Project, Washington, DC
2009 Guest Speaker: Video Artist Kathryn Cornelius on Black Box Guido van der Werve, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
2008 Panel Speaker: Performance Art Week, Meat Market Gallery, Washington, DC
2008 Panel Speaker: The Intersection of Art and Society, Katzen Art Center, Washington, DC
TEACHING & COMMUNITY
2013 Mentor, E10: Conceptual Art, Transformer Gallery, DC
2012 Adjunct Professor, Contemporary Culture & Critical Theory, Corcoran College of Art & Design
2011 Adjunct Professor, Contemporary Culture & Critical Theory, Corcoran College of Art & Design
2010 Adjunct Professor, New Media: Video Art Production & Post-Production, George Washington University
2009 Guest Lecturer, Professional Practices for Artists, Corcoran College of Art & Design
2009 Guest Lecturer, Graduate Collaborative Studio, Corcoran College of Art & Design
2008 - 2012 Board Member, Technology Chair, Arlington Arts Center, VA
2001 - 2006 Contemporary Steering Committee Member, Education Chair, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2020 Resident Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VA
2019 Resident Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VA
2012 Resident Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VA
2009 Resident Fellow, Mildred’s Lane (artist run by Mark Dion & J Morgan Puett), Beach Lake, PA
2007 Resident Fellow, Cuts & Burns Video Artist Residency, The Outpost, Queens, NY
EDUCATION
2005 MA in Communication, Culture, & Technology, Georgetown University
2004 Certificate in Museum Planning & Design, Georgetown University
2000 BA in English with Honors, Minors in Creative Writing, Art History, Biology
“My goal as an artist is to create situations to experience something we think we know already in a new way. The ‘real world’ is really my studio. I’m constantly wondering if there is a way that I can get people to see their world in a different way or get them to move and feel in a different way.
It was interesting to stand on top of a cake, be a living sculpture,” muses the artist, after the fact. “We had to look like the object we were—the institution was up for inspection in that moment.””
Save the Date | Social Media & Live Performance Art | Corcoran Gallery of Art
Something has to be done here. | Text Art
and Then | Text Art & Lightbox
An Ordinall of Alchimy | Mildred’s Lane Artist Residency w Mark Dion, Robert Williams & Resident Artists (incld Gabriella D’Italia & Joey Cruz)
Triathlon of The Muses | Live Performance w Jeffry Cudlin | Emerge Art Fair
“In the final sequence of the film, the artist is seen exposed, with her dress falling from her chest, lying breathless on the floor and holding an extended gaze into the nothingness of beyond, the experience of fullness in emptiness.
For the artist this pain and ritual of connecting to the spiritual awakens the opportunity for change; her awakening, the stirring of energy from within, reveals a journey towards growth, self-resilience, preservation, and rejuvenation.”
Selected Press
2023
Washington Post, “AU Museum spotlights two of the D.C. art scene’s keenest observers,” Kriston Capps
2017
Vice, "Doggone Cute Pics From America's First Art Show for Dogs," Anna Marks
Newsweek,"The Latest Art Trend is Catering to Dogs Because Canines Deserve Entertainment Too," Stav Ziv
Metro New York, "Dogs + art = Dogumenta, the most joyful art show ever," Eva Kis
Detroit News, "NYC art exhibit is for the dogs," Frank Eltman
Pawty-Girls Blog, "dOGUMENTA NYC"
2013
Daily Candy, "Your Guide to the Supernova Performance Art Fest"
The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, "Kathryn Cornelius: 'Let's Not Ever Be Strangers Again'"
The Washington Post, Stephanie Merry, "Performance art meets slumber party at Capitol Skyline"
The Washington Post, Michael O'Sullivan, Editor's Pick - Gallery Opening of the Week: Kathryn Cornelius"
The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, "Spring promises to be a little dark in Washington’s galleries"
Rosslyn Magazine, Spring 2013, "Cover Story: SuperNOVA - A Performance Art Festival"
DC Modern Luxury Magazine, Tiffany Jow, "Super Star"
2012
Bmore Art, Cara Ober, Best Baltimore Exhibitions of 2012"
The Washington Post, Ellen McCarthy, "Kathryn Cornelius's 'Save the Date' looks at disposable marriages"
ArtInfo.com, Reid Singer, "DC Artist Weds 5 Men and 2 Women in Marathon Matrimony-Themed Performance"
WJLA, Joshua Yospyn, "Performance artist gets married, divorced seven times - in the same day"
The Washingtonian Magazine, Travis M. Andrews, Kathryn Cornelius to Marry—and Divorce—7 People at the Corcoran This Weekend
The Huffington Post, Brandon Wetherbee, "Kathryn Cornelius's 'Save The Date' At The Corcoran Gallery: Seven Weddings For One Bride"
The Washington City Paper, John Anderson, Take It to the Bridge, Week 4: Kathryn Cornelius
WAMU: Art Beat, Sean Rameswaram, Art Beat With Sean Rameswaram
Urbanite, Cara Ober, "Seven Weddings for One Bride"
DCist.com, Kat Lucero, "'Save the Date': Artist Gets Married and Divorced Seven Times In One Day"
Brightest Young Things, BYT At Large, "Photos: Save The Date @ Corcoran Gallery of Art"
The Pink Line Project, Joe Flood, "Here I Go Again: 'Save the Date' Highlights Wedding Folly"
Brightest Young Things, Svetlana Legetic, "Who Wants To Marry (& Divorce) Kathryn Cornelius? (You Do, We Bet)"
Art Week,
"WPA and the Corcoran Gallery of Art present Esa Nickle, 8/9 and Save the Date by Kathryn Cornelius, 8/11"
The Pink Line Project, Eliza French, Take it to the Bridge Starting This Week
2010
The Washington Post, Michael O'Sullivan, "'Catalyst' looks at WPA, a place Washington area artists have called home"
The Washington City Paper: Arts Desk, Jonathan L. Fischer, "Possibly the Only Reason to Attend Tonight's $150 WPA Reception: Cornelius and Cudlin's Beat Freaks"
The Washington Post, Jessica Dawson, "Kathryn Cornelius: The Feeling of What Happens, Editor's Pick"
The Washington City Paper, Maura Judkis "Kathryn Cornelius: The Feeling of What Happens"
The Washington Post, Going Out Guide, "Openings Well Worth Peering Into"
The Studio Visit, Isabel Manalo, "Kathryn Cornelius"
Brightest Young Things, Svetlana Legetic, "Inside the Artist's Studio: Kathryn Cornelius"
2009
Swedish Scene Magazine, "Art and Feeding the Homeless Merge at Washington's Tranformer Gallery"
The Washington Post, Jessica Dawson, "Pop-up Gallery..."
2008
DC Modern Luxury Magazine, Tiffany Jow, "Best in Show"
Artnet.com, Sidney Lawrence, "Capital Roundup"
The Washington Post, Lavanya Ramanathan, "Art Patrons, Displaying Favorites"
ArtInfo.com, Danielle O'Steen, "What's On in DC: Photo and Video Edition"
DC Modern Luxury Magazine, Jennifer Shaperia, "15 for Philips: Fifteen Artists Look at Arts Patron Philip Barlow"
The Washington City Paper, Kriston Capps, "Collector Geeks"
2007
The Baltimore Sun, Glenn McNatt, "Ripple Effect"
The Washington City Paper, Jeffry Cudlin, "No Dumping Allowed"
Falls Church News-Press, Kevin Mellema, "Northern Virginia Art Beat"
Washington Post Express, Kriston Capps, "Sight Scene: Sondheim Prize Semi-Finalists Revealed"
Washington Life Magazine, Ron Shipmon, "Art Attack! ArtDC Art Fair"
2006
Atlanta Magazine, Virginia Parker, "Fall Arts Preview"
The Washington City Paper, Jeffry Cudlin, "Big Guns, Small Bore"
ArtInfo.com, Robert Ayres, "Fair Review: The Affordable Art Fair"
The Washington Post, City Guide, "Local Artists Bring the Funk to DCAC"
The Washington Post, Michael O’Sullivan, "Conversions: Giving Rooms New Dimensions"
The Washington City Paper, Kriston Capps, "City Lights: Conversions"
Where Magazine, Jean Lawlor Cohen, "Hide-and-Seek"
The Washington City Paper, Jeffry Cudlin, "Interface"
Thinking About Art, J.T. Kirkland, "Kathryn Cornelius @ Conversions"
2005
Artnet Magazine, Sidney Lawrence, "Capital Roundup"
The Washington Post, Blake Gopnik, "Here and Now"
The Washington City Paper, Louis Jacobson, "Me, Myself and I"
The Washington Post, Jessica Dawson, "The Multifarious ‘Seven’"
The Georgetowner, John Blee, "Campello's Take on DC Art"
Thinking About Art, J.T. Kirkland, DC Roundup: DCAC Wall Mountables"
Grammar.police, Kriston Capps, "Seven at Warehouse"
The Baltimore Sun, Rashod D. Ollison, "Artscape Through the Years"
2004
The Baltimore Sun, Laura Loh, "Drawing on Artscape for some inspiration"
Washington Life Magazine, Donna Shor, "Let There Be Light"
“A screen shows the artist as she pushes a vacuum cleaner on a beach, a Sisyphean chore infused with feminist snark and a subtle spirituality.”
“These are undeniably arresting images, yet their underlying concept is curious, if not downright absurd: The artist is essentially chasing after elves.
But the huldufolk provide an apt metaphor for Cornelius’s distrust of vision as our privileged means for gaining - or constructing knowledge of the world.”
“Cornelius’ films are actually studies in duality unto themselves: Each is tragicomic, a deft blend of sadness, anger, and familial love, employing Hollywood conventions but also turning them upside down.”