Kate Brooke, Opossum Track Press

Documentation

Kate Brooke is a printmaker and mixed media artist who exhibits her work regionally and nationally. She founded the Opossum Track Press, a printmaking and letterpress studio in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1990.

2005/2007: The Lincoln Arts Council selected Kate Brooke for their groundbreaking Stories of Home project. Please click on the link at left to learn more about Stories of Home.

August 2009: Art & Language: Kate Brooke draws on elements of nature and language in her work. Feature story by Anne Pagel, 'L' Magazine.

September 10, 2007: the Lincoln Journal Star featured Kate Brooke and the Opossum Track Press for their "Long Story Short."

April 30, 2006: the Lincoln Journal Star printed an article featuring the Opossum Track Press.

 

Selected Exhibitions, Presentations and Publications

2013
THE UNTIDY SEASON: an anthology of Nebraska Women Poets,
"Surface Tack," The Backwaters Press, 2013. Received the 2014 Nebraska Book Award in the category of anthologies from The Nebraska Center for the Book.
2011 (ongoing)
KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
work by local artists on exhibit (long term loan). Four prints on exhibit by Kate Brooke. Kooser Elementary School, Lincoln, Nebraska.
2009
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST:
group exhibit of work by five artists, Lincoln, Nebraska.
2008
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST,
"Wish List IV," Lincoln, Nebraska.
BEATRICE PUBLIC LIBRARY and SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ","
Featured Artist for the month of October, Beatrice, Lincoln. Opening reception October 3. Two workshops conducted: Caterpillar to Chrysalis: an artist's approach to developing creative connections between words and images (October 11) and Visual Arts Workshop (October 28) . Presentation at closing celebration: Metamorphosis: from the field to the studio (October 28) . Acquisition of two intaglio prints for the collection.
"Insects in Focus" 2009 Calendar
published by the Lancaster County Cooperative Extension office. Photograph selected for the month of April. Additional photographs also selected.
KIMMEL HARDING NELSON CENTER GALLERY: "Perspectives: small works from Modern Arts Midwest,"
Nebraska City, Nebraska
SURFACE DESIGN FOR CERAMICS.
Maureen Mills, author. Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2008, p. 138, contributing artist with Maureen Mills.
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST
New Work: Summer Group Exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
FIRST PLYMOUTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Taize Forum -- Fleeing Basra,"
Presentation by Zainab Al-Baaj, Du'a (Stories of Home sculpture) on exhibit. Lincoln, Nebraska.
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST, "Drawing,"exhibition curated by Norman Geske. Reviewed in the Omaha City Weekly, "Making Their Mark" by Michael Joe Krainak, January 9, and in the Lincoln Journal Star, "Now is the Last Chance to Catch 'Drawing'" by L. Kent Wolgamott, January 27, 2008.
2007
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, "Arts in the Garden,"
Lincoln Community Foundation Garden, 5:30 - 7:30pm, October 3, Lincoln, Nebraska.
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST,
"Wish List III," November 2 through December 29, Lincoln, Nebraska.
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST Summer Group Exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
HAYDON ART CENTER, "Open Studios Featured Artists," Lincoln, Nebraska
STORIES OF HOME exhibitions throughout Lincoln, Nebraska.
2006
MODERN ARTS MIDWEST,
"Wish List II," Lincoln, Nebraska.
HAYDON ART CENTER,
"Open Studios Featured Artists," Lincoln, Nebraska . To read the the article featuring the Opossum Track Press, click HERE.
EISENTRAGER / HOWARD GALLERY,
"MEDICI Tenth Anniversary Celebration," University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
2004
G.A.S., "Selected Works," solo exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
ROTUNDA GALLERY, "Mid-America Print Council Juried Exhibition," University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
CHRISTLIEB GALLERY, Great Plains Studies Art Collection, "Roots and Crown, UNL Printmakers Exhibition," held in conjunction with "Relevance / Resonance," the Mid-America Print Council Printmaking Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER, "59th Juried Exhibition," Sioux City, Iowa.
THE THURSDAY NIGHT WRITING GROUP: CROSSING INSTITUTIONAL LINES. Beverly Moss, Nels Highberg, Melissa Nicolas, Editors, Writing Groups Inside and Outside the Classroom . Mahwah, N.J., Erlbahm 2004. PP 187-205. Co-authored chapter with Linda Beckstead, Robert Brooke, Kathryn Christensen, Dale Jacobs, Heidi Jacobs, Carol MacDaniels and Joan Ratliff.
2003
FULLER HALL GALLERY, "Tracks & Tangos," solo exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire
NORFOLK ARTS CENTER, "Tracks & Sign," solo exhibition, Norfolk, Nebraska
2002
EISENTRAGER / HOWARD GALLERY , "UNL Art Alumni Open Call Exhibition," Lincoln, Nebraska.
NORFOLK ARTS CENTER , "A Piece Of My Mind!," the Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art, Norfolk, Nebraska.
2001
HAYDON GALLERY, "Sappho & Coleoptera: texts and animalia," solo exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska. REVIEW
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY , "Kate Brooke -- Prints; Wendy Jane Bantam -- Paintings," two-artist exhibition, Bellevue, Nebraska.
EISENTRAGER / HOWARD GALLERY , "Decades Exhibition," Lincoln, Nebraska.
CREIGHTON'S LIED ART GALLERY , "Life Cycles," the Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art, Omaha, Nebraska. Exhibiton travelled to the BURKHOLDER PROJECT , Lincoln, Nebraska.
KANSAS CITY ARTISTS COALITION, "River Market Regional Exhibition," Kansas City, Missouri.
2000
BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART , "Books Beyond Definition," Omaha, Nebraska
BLUE BARN THEATRE, solo exhibition, Omaha, Nebraska. Coincided with the theatre's grand re-opening in November
1999
BOSTON UNIVERSITY , "The Boston Printmakers 1999 North American Print Exhibition," Boston, Massachusetts (Juror: Marilyn Kushner): Juror's Commendation.
GALLERY 72 , "Printmakers: 18 of the Best," Omaha, Nebraska
RALL GALLERY , Doane College, "Paper Dolls II: Self Portrait Narratives," Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art, Crete, Nebraska
LOVEWELL STUDIOS AT THE CARNEGIE BUILDING , "The Haydon Five at the Carnegie," Superior, Nebraska
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PARKSIDE , "12th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition," Kenosha, Wisconsin (Juror: Art Werger)
1999-6
MARIANI GALLERY and MARI MICHENER GALLERY , "Shape-shifting: Transformations in the Art of the Book," University of Northern Colorado, Greeley (Juror: Margaret Sunday); exhibition traveled to the VERNON R. ALDEN LIBRARY , University of Ohio, Athens, GOLDA MEIR LIBRARY , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CENTER FOR BOOK AND PAPER ARTS , Chicago, VAN PELT-DIETRICH LIBRARY CENTER , University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, DOWNTOWN ART GALLERY , Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, PREUS LIBRARY , Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, and the UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING , Laramie
1998
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA ART GALLERY , "Two Views of Self Revisited: An Exhibition of Self-Portraits by Nebraska Artists," Omaha, Nebraska
PERU STATE COLLEGE ART GALLERY , Peru, Nebraska
SCHOOLHOUSE ART GALLERY , Brownville Fine Arts Association, Brownville, Nebraska
1997
MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART, The Nebraska Now Series, "Field Guides," solo exhibition, Kearney, Nebraska
1996
HAYDON ART GALLERY, "The Jane Project," solo exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
GOVERNOR'S MANSION, "Jane Wears Yellow Boots," solo exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
HASTINGS COLLEGE , "The Modern Print," Hastings, Nebraska; exhibition traveled to the HAYDON GALLERY, Lincoln, Nebraska
MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART , "Visual Poetry," Kearney, Nebraska; exhibition traveled to the Art Gallery of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and to the Hastings College Art Gallery, Nebraska
ELDER GALLERY , "Fred Wells 20, National Juried Exhibition," Lincoln, Nebraska (Juror: Frederick W. Bunce)
BURKHOLDER PROJECT , "Equal Parts: Mentoring a Generation of Women Artists," Lincoln, Nebraska
1995
THE KANSAS CITY ARTISTS' COALITION , "River Market Regional Exhibition, 13th Annual Juried Competition," Missouri (Juror: Ms. Marti Mayo)
MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART , "Prairie Light Arts Showcase," Kearney, Nebraska (Juror: James Cantrell)
PLAZA HOTEL , Women's Caucus for Art Conference, "Boxes," collaborative sculpture, San Antonio, Texas
1994
MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART , "Prairie Light Arts Showcase," Kearney, Nebraska (Juror: Andrea Norris): Award of Merit
ELON COLLEGE , "Fifth Annual Dwight Merrimon Davidson Contemporary Print Exhibition," North Carolina (Juror: Judith E. Stein
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA , "Dakotas International Exhibition of Artwork On or Of Paper," Vermillion (Jurors: James Butler & Larry Anderson)
TABITHA GALLERY, "Port Harcourt to the Platte: Lizards & Other Critters," solo exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
HAYDON ART GALLERY , "Artists' Books: Nebraska & Beyond," Lincoln, Nebraska
1993
GALLERY '76 , "10th Annual National Juried Art Exhibit," Wenatchee, Washington (Juror: Fay Jones)
1992
GALLERY `76 , "9th Annual National Juried Art Exhibit," Wenatchee, Washington (Juror: Glen Alps): Juror's Award
1991
DeCORDOVA MUSEUM , "The Boston Printmakers' 43rd North American Print Exhibition," Massachusetts (Juror: Ruth Fine)
CENTER FOR GREAT PLAINS STUDIES , "Historical and Contemporary Artists' Books," Love Library, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
1990
GALLERY AT THE CORNERSTONE, solo exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska
PLAINS ART MUSEUM , "25th Red River Exhibition: A National Printmaking Exhibition," Moorehead, Minnesota (Juror: Leonardo Lasansky)
HARNETT HALL GALLERY , "20th National Works on Paper Exhibition," Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota (Juror: Karen Kunc)
ELDER GALLERY , "Fred Wells 14: On Paper, Of Paper," Lincoln, Nebraska (Juror: Cynthia Nartonis)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA ART GALLERY , "Paper Art Exhibition: Walter Hamady & Friends," Omaha
NEBRASKA UNION , Fabric Installation for Women's Week 1990, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Collaborative project with Wendy Weiss
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE , "The First National Printmaking Slide/Video Exchange," Denver, Colorado
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE , "Broadside Exhibition," Lincoln, Nebraska
1989
GREENVILLE MUSEUM OF ART , "Artist's Proof `89, Juried Print Exhibition," North Carolina (Jurors: Nelson Britt & Steven F. Reid, Jr.)
OCTAGON CENTER FOR THE ARTS , "Octagon 21st Clay & Paper," Ames, Iowa (Juror: Andrea S. Norris)

 

       
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This page was last updated on July 22, 2011