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Katie Kaplan

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Oh Holy, Blessed Saprotrophs
2023, Screenprint and monoprint on fabric, batting and wood. 96 in x 150 in.

On view in Park Water @jamesolivergallery in Philadelphia , last day for viewing is Saturday 8/3 open 1-8pm.

I’ve been very grateful to have this large piece installed in this gorgeous space- to create and share a new chapel for the decomposers- so we could exalt the compost pile, and consider that the fungal psychopomps can guide us through the turning of the wheel. taken in James Oliver Gallery by @pennysmasher

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Excited to announce my solo exhibition at Magic Gardens Museum, opening this Friday, June 6! Thank you so much to curator @chelseylusterart and @phillymagicgardens for this wonderful opportunity. Come hang at the opening on Friday and see what I’ve been up to—info on the exhibition and the new work pictured below—

Of Earthen Kin: works by Katie Kaplan
Magic Gardens Museum. 1020 South St, Philadelphia, PA
June 6 – August 10, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, June 6, 2025; 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tour & Talk: Tuesday, June 10, 2025; 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Flock of Geese, 2025
Screenprint and monoprint on fabric, dye, batting
59 x 59 in
Combining text inspired by the essay “Creaturly Migrations on a Breathing Planet” by ecologist and philosopher David Abram, and traditional quilt blocks flying geese and flocks of geese, this quilt is a meditation on planetary belonging. Made from hand dyed and screen printed fabrics. taken in Philadelphia's Magic Gardens by @pennysmasher

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a year ago

We had the joy of meeting with professional teaching and community artist Katie Kaplan (@pennysmasher) to learn about how her vibrant, multidisciplinary art weaves together themes of identity and community.

Join Katie this Friday at 5pm for our Pride celebration night, where you’ll have the chance to create your own paper quilt—celebrating LGBTQIA+ identity through playful exploration of color, shape, and image. by @pennysmasher

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Golden Oyster, 2026.
Lithography, etching, monoprint and screenprint on fabric, dye, batting.
64” x 54”

This new piece of mine is up at @carthage.hf.johnson.gallery as part of a group exhibition - if you are in the area it’s worth seeing in person! Thank you @mushybrain for inviting me to be a part of the show!

Aug. 27-Oct. 3, 2026

‘EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE: CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING IN TWO PARTS’
H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art
In today’s printmaking circles, witty conceptual approaches to the medium are deployed alongside centuries-old techniques. What happens when these disparate approaches to print are displayed together? This group exhibition invites today’s printmakers, spanning process and approach, to show up and show out. We’ll get to see everything all at once. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 and the artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art. by @pennysmasher

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I finished my first year of graduate school- what a trip. Here is an etching I made.

Hickory Hill (Forest Floor)
7” x 12”
Etching, Aquatint, relief roll taken in University of Iowa, Visual Arts Building by @pennysmasher

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5 months ago

Wanna go to graduate school for printmaking?

Full tuition remission!!
Teaching stipends and travel funding!!!

Deadline: Feb 1st

Follow featured 1st year graduate student Katie Kaplan

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Becoming Vegetal (Have you wanted to join the woodland daffodils?)
2025
83 in x 110 in
Screenprint and monoprint on fabric, dye, batting

Reach out to terry-conrad@uiowa.edu about the program with any questions. by @pennysmasher

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9 months ago

First semester of grad school ✅

Rotting Log Time (I & II) , 2025. 15 in x 20 in, Stone lithograph on paper. Edition of 10

Materia Medica (Seed Packet) , 2025.11 in x 8.5 in , Letterpress and woodcut on paper, wax, Datura innoxia seed, Edition of 30

Iowa River Frequent Visitor Card,2025. 3.5 in x 7 in (opened) Letterpress on paper Edition of 30

Golden Oyster, 2025. 15 in x 22 in, Stone lithograph on paper, edition of 10.

And some experiments, process and studio images 💚 eyes on 2026 taken in University of Iowa, Visual Arts Building by @pennysmasher

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10 months ago

LIFE UPDATE: After nearly a decade in Philadelphia, we are moving to Iowa City where I will be pursuing my MFA in Printmaking at the University of Iowa. I could not have made it here without the help and support of countless friends, mentors and teachers, to whom I am so grateful. This move is incredibly bittersweet- Philly has made me, by way of both lifting me up and chewing me up, and has been a teacher and a home filled with the best of friends. 💔🥲But I’m ready for the next adventure~~if you’re in the Midwest call me up and meet me in the prairie 💛 taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by @pennysmasher

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a year ago

Thank you @philamuseum ! It was such an honor to partner with The Philadelphia Museum of Art for Pride Month. We made this limited edition embroidered patch, and it was so special to see my work projected in the Great Stair Hall and sign on the parkway. Check my reels to see the videos they made where I talk about my practice, plants+fungi, and Pride🔻—>swipe to see our new family picture 💚 taken in Philadelphia Museum of Art by @pennysmasher

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“It’s very important to me to embrace visibility in terms of identity and to act as a mentor and a Queer role model to the next generation of young artists.”

Pride Month may be ending, but the opportunity and responsibility to amplify Queer voices continues every day. A heartfelt thank you to Katie Kaplan (@pennysmasher) for reminding us of the power of art to connect and provoke thought. Thank you for being a part of this celebration. Let’s continue showing up for the community. by @pennysmasher

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We spent time in the garden with our Pride Heritage Month artist, Katie Kaplan (@pennysmasher), to see firsthand how nature shapes and inspires her vibrant work.

🖼️ “Becoming Vegetal (Have you wanted to join the woodland daffodils?)”
2025, Katie Kaplan

This fluorescent, screen printed quilt is currently on view in Of Earthen Kin, Kaplan’s solo exhibition at @phillymagicgardens. Looking to plants as teachers, this work asks: When will we be able to leave behind the disconnection, individualism, and hierarchical natures of our human society, in favor of the communal life of woodland daffodils, roots intermingled, faces all pointed to the sun? by @pennysmasher

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