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🔥Opening in 3 weeks at IA&A Hillyer in Washington, DC!🔥⁠
Harbingers is an immersive installation of organic, tattered fiber columns pierced by flame, suggesting a ghost forest in the aftermath of wildfire. Dozens of these forms, nearly 10 feet tall, are suspended from the ceiling, with paths through the installation inviting viewers to contemplate the impact of extreme weather patterns like drought and the fires that follow, not only on forests but on human survival.⁠
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DM me if you are planning a trip to DC and want more details now!⁠
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#EcoArt #Harbingers #textileart #iaahillyer #dcart⁠
⁠ taken in IA&A at Hillyer by @katherinerosing

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What a great time last friday as my solo, "Harbingers" opened alongside two other wonderful exhibitions at IA&A Hillyer in Washington DC!!! Met new friends, some for the first time in person, what a warm welcome!

Thank you so much to Tim Brown, Director at Hillyer for all his support throughout the year as I prepared for this installation! And to Gelila and other staff who are so incredible! I love DC!

"Harbingers" is open through November 29, link in bio for more info.

Be sure to see the other two exhibitions including "La Casa en La Montaña by @dianamercadoart "Re-Inhabiting Conservation" curated by Heather McMordie and @hlmcmo and Marissa Mireles Hinds

#dcartscene #climateart #installationart taken in IA&A at Hillyer by @katherinerosing

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4 days ago

Guided Tour by Katherine Steichen Rosing ( @katherinerosing ).

Thanks to everyone who attended today’s guided tour and gallery talk, led by Katherine Steichen Rosing.

Rosing shared her thoughts about climate change, her specific focus on trees, and the three components of her exhibition: installation, video, and paintings.

The program was recorded and will be posted on our YouTube channel.

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Harbingers

October 3–November 29, 2026

Harbingers is an immersive installation of organic, tattered fiber columns pierced by flame, suggesting a ghost forest in the aftermath of wildfire. Dozens of these forms, nearly 10 feet tall, are suspended from the ceiling with paths through the installation, inviting viewers to contemplate the impact of extreme weather patterns like drought and the fires that follow—not only on forests, but on human survival. (Visit the website to learn more.)

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Hillyer is funded in part by @thedcarts, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Galena Yorktown Foundation, and the John and Shirley Foundation. by @katherinerosing

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Thank you to everyone who came to tonight’s First Friday event, featuring October and November’s new solo artists Katherine Steichen Rosing and Diana Mercado, as well as curator Heather McMordie!

Katherine Steichen Rosing (@katherinerosing)
Diana Mercado (@dianamercadoart)
Heather McMordie (@hlmcmo)

Please visit the gallery Tuesday - Friday, 12PM-6PM and Saturday & Sunday, 12PM-5PM to view our current exhibitions (on view until November 29th).

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Hillyer is funded in part by @thedcarts, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Galena Yorktown Foundation, the Mars Foundation, and the Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation.

#hillyer #dcartgallery #dupontcircle #contemporaryart #firstfridaydupont taken in IA&A at Hillyer by @katherinerosing

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11 days ago

Join me tonight in person or in spirit! Harbingers, a new installation, video, and paintings exploring wildfires and ghost forests.
IA&A at Hillyer, theough November 29. Link in bio.

#artsdc #fiberarts #dcart #dcgallery #dcartscene taken in IA&A at Hillyer by @katherinerosing

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Upcoming Program

Guided Tour by Katherine Rosing
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Join our featured solo artist, Katherine Rosing, who will guide visitors through her installation titled Harbingers. Designed as an immersive, multimedia installation, Rosing’s exhibition resembles a ghost forest in the aftermath of a wildfire.
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Katherine Rosing (@katherinerosing)
Harbingers
October 3–November 29, 2026

Harbingers is an immersive installation of organic, tattered fiber columns pierced by flame, suggesting a ghost forest in the aftermath of wildfire. Dozens of these forms, nearly 10 feet tall, are suspended from the ceiling with paths through the installation inviting viewers to contemplate the impact of extreme weather patterns like drought and the fires that follow, not only on forests, but on human survival. (Visit the website to learn more)

First Friday Opening Reception
Friday, October 2, 2026, 6 - 8 p.m.
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Hillyer is funded in part by @thedcarts, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Galena Yorktown Foundation, and the John and Shirley Foundation. by @katherinerosing

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16 days ago

Walk into a forest that isn't there: Harbingers opens Oct 2 at IA&A Hillyer in Washington, D.C. Missed my newsletter? It's full of stories about the making of this new installation. I'd love to have you along on my journey. Link in Bio to sign up. by @katherinerosing

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Harbingers is an immersive installation of thirty charred linen-gauze sculptures conjuring a ghostly forest in the aftermath of wildfire🔥. I finished this work in sadness this summer as smoke from wildfires raging across the stunning Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota and Canada drifted through the Midwest and on to the East Coast. Harbingers opens Friday, October 2, 6 - 8 pm. ⁠
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The exhibition is my second in Washington, D.C. I am excited to return with this new work! The exhibition runs through November 29, so if you are in the area or traveling, I hope you will mark your calendars. Hillyer is located in Dupont Circle, just north of the National Mall.⁠
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#EcoArt #Harbingers #fiberinstallation #iaahillyer #dcart⁠
⁠ taken in IA&A at Hillyer by @katherinerosing

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21 days ago

Entanglements, included in the Arts + Literature Laboratory 10th Anniversary Retrospective, opening Friday, September 18, 6–8 pm, through November 7.

Miles of root-like twine reach down into flasks of water collected from local rivers, circling a suspended tree. The water evaporates the way it would from a forest — drawn up through roots, exhaled from the canopy, returned to the soil by rain. 🌳s, like humans are vulnerable to excessive rain and drought.

#environmentalartist @artlitlab #madisonwi #midwestartist #ecoart taken in Arts + Literature Laboratory by @katherinerosing

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25 days ago

Opening tonight at White Bear Center for the Arts. Several of my scroll drawings are in the exhibition including this one, "American Chestnut." From a series of drawings documenting endangered trees.

#botanicalart #contemporarydrawing #scrollart #environmentalart #twincities by @katherinerosing

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a month ago

Several of my scroll drawings will be on view at Groveland Gallery in the group exhibition "Trees: Homage to Foliage." From towering forest sentinels to intimate woodland paths, the work in this exhibition celebrates the uplifting, life-sustaining, and elegant presence of trees. This exhibition explores the remarkable variety of forms, colors, and atmospheres found in landscapes throughout the changing seasons.⁠
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A reception will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2026, 2:00–5:00 pm. The exhibition will remain on view through October 17, 2026.⁠
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I started making these drawings so that I could work on a tree scale in a studio where the walls could not accommodate ten-foot-tall work. I love the scroll format because the drawings can be exhibited in homes like mine with 8-foot ceilings and in galleries with much higher ceilings -- just roll to fit the space! I used a rubbing technique to record the specific leaves from a single tree, documenting its temporary presence on our earth. I primarily focused on trees endangered by climate change and other environmental stresses.⁠
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Featured artists: ⁠
Richard Abraham @r.e.abraham⁠
Don Biehn @donbiehnfineart⁠
Christopher Copeland @ccopestudio⁠
Joshua Cunningham @joshua.l.cunningham⁠
Heather Friedli @friedliarts⁠
Kathleen Krishnan @krishnankathleen⁠
Brock Larson @brocklarsonstudio⁠
Dan Mackerman @dan_mackerman⁠
Josephine Prins @jcorastudio⁠
Carol Sandgren⁠
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@GrovelandGallery #twincitiesart #leafart #leafdrawing #botanicalart taken in Groveland Gallery by @katherinerosing

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Such joy to use a beautiful Japanese brush for this work. Step one of this sequence: Ink. Burn. Sew.

#indiaink #artistprocess #madisonwi #contemporaryartists #katherinerosing taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @katherinerosing

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