Kate Thompson
b. 1989∙ CE artist since 2011
Kate Thompson conveys elaborate narratives and creates intriguing scenes of daily life through her distinctive line drawings with simple color palettes. “I like to tell stories . . . I like to draw things where people are doing things, people on bikes, on buses,” she explains. Her work sometimes emphasizes individualized characteristics like distinctive hairdos and ornate fashions, while other times, figures are more indistinguishable, conveying a collective populace.
In 2012, Thompson was selected to exhibit in Pro Arts’ annual exhibition of emerging artists, Bay Area Currents. Her work, Salsa Dancers, was featured on a CB2 pillow released in Fall 2013, and in 2015, Google selected Thompson's artwork to be featured on their prototype self-driving cars.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
Local Lens, Rare Device, San Francisco, CA
2019
5 WOMEN at Outsider Art Fair 2019, New York, NY
6 Women of Creativity Explored, Marriott Stanton Hotel, Miami, FL
Cityscape, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
The Grand Finale, Spark Arts, San Francisco, CA
2018
Faces and Places in the City, Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Library, San Francisco, CA
"From" All Over the Place, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco, CA
2017
Flying Like a Rock, Pacific Northwest College of Art Center for Art and Contemporary Culture, Portland, OR
Exposed, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Black White, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
Dance Party! Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Fonds Duvel Moortgat, MADmusée , Liège, Belgium
2015
Tree of Life, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2014
West Coasts, Museum of La Creation Franche, Begles, France
INK, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
Introductions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco's Calacas: Day of the Dead, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
Are We There Yet?, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Parallel Visions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Currents, Pro Arts, San Francisco, CA
2010
Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
Pro Arts Annual 2, ProArts at Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
Introductions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA