Kate Harmon
she/they
(b. 2001) 

Bio

Kate Harmon is a visual artist based at Holsum Studios in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned her BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2023. Using house paint, ink, and graphite—materials chosen for their accessibility and directness—she builds imagery that hovers between abstraction and clear observation. Her practice is grounded in a sensitivity to surface and contrast, allowing her to navigate the boundaries between gesture, texture, and form. Her work has been exhibited at Vulpes Bastille, The Waiting Room Gallery, and the Emily and Todd Voth Art Space. 






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Education
Kansas City Art Institute
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Painting
2023

Exhibitions2026, Houndstooth, Holsum Gallery
Kansas City, MO

2025, Empty Hours, The Waiting Room
Kansas City, MO

2025, Walnut Street, The Backyard Gallery 
Cedar Falls, IA

2025, Families Ties, Mineral Hall
Kansas City, MO

2023, contact/collision, Vulpes Bastille 
Kansas City, MO

2023, Another Kind of Time, Emily and Todd Voth Art Space
Kansas City, MO

2023, Have a Great Summer, Lester Goldman Gallery
Kansas City, MO

2022, Magic Lantern, Epperson Auditorium
Kansas City, MO

2022, End of Semester Show, Lester Goldman Gallery
Kansas City, MO

2022, Things Organized Neatly, Lester Goldman Gallery
Kansas City, MO

2021, Looking at Me, Looking at You, Lester Goldman Gallery
Kansas City, MO

2021, End of Semester Show, Lester Goldman Gallery
Kansas City, MO

2020, After Image, Virtual Exhibition

2020, 2020 Hindsight, Virtual Exhibition


Bibliography
“MOM” and “Faye”, Paloma Magazine, vol. 27, February 2026

“two ears”, Business Casual, vol. 1, April 2023, pg 23

“THAT DOG”, Sprung Formal, vol. 17, May 2022, pg 164

“Ozark”, Connotations, vol. 18, May 2019, pg 28

“Flowers, Water”, Connotations, vol. 17, May 2018, pg 32


Curation2022, “AMOEBA”, EeK Gallery


Residencies
2018, Arkansas Governor’s School, Hendrix College, Arkansas

2017, 2018, Lemke Journalism Project, Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism, Arkansas

                



Last Updated 24.10.31



contact/collision



“six white horses”
house paint, ink on paper
8x10 inches
2024




“whiskey river”
ink on paper
22x30 inches
2023




“two ears”
house paint, ink on masonite
36x48 inches
2023




“Moore vs Ramos, 1963”
house paint, ink on paper
58x65 inches
2023




“his memory faraway”
yarn, acrylic, ink on masonite
26x35 inches
2022
done in collaboration with Evi Heinen




“Untitled Sketch, 3”
ink on paper
8x10 inches
2023



“30”
oil based marker on found object
24x30 inches
2023




“Untitled sketch, 4”
ink on paper
9x9 inches
2023




“Untitled sketch, 7”
ink on paper
4x6 inches
2023




“I’m sorry you never felt like you could win”
house paint, ink on wood
6x8 inches
2023




“Untitled sketch, 1”
ink on paper
8x10 inches
2023






“Drinkin’ Thing”
lithograph
8x10 inches
2023




“Untitled sketch, 11”
ink on paper
9x12 inches
2023

iodine




“iodine”
masonite, acrylic, baking soda
36x38 inches
2025




“artifact #4”
masonite, aluminum foil, acrylic
6x8 inches
2025




“artifact #3”
masonite, paper, acrylic, baking soda
6x8 inches
2025

 
“handmade objects”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
2026



“interlude, jack of hearts”
acrylic on panel
14x11 inches
2026






“faye”
acrylic on canvas
24x24 inches
2025


empty hours




“baptism in the mulberry river”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
14x14 inches
2025



“cottonmouth”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
14x14 inches
2025



“wire road”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
14x14 inches
2025



“mark 16:17-18”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
14x14 inches
2025




“you and i in the creek”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
14x14 inches
2025


“tile panel #3”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
21x21 inches
2025

“wood panel #1”
paper, acrylic, baking soda
21x21 inches
2025






“rattlesnake”
masonite, paper, acrylic, baking soda
6x8 inches
2025
done in collaboration with Evi Heinen






detail of “rattlesnake”