Katie Halton grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was raised with an appreciation of the arts, rigorously studying dance, music, and visual arts from a young age. After completing her degree at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, Katie traveled the world, living in London and touring Thailand. Upon her return, she fell in love with painting and has since completed multiple series of work. She has been part of many exhibitions in the Ann Arbor area, including solo shows, and aspires to spread her work worldwide. She lives in Ann Arbor with her husband Al and her dog Carmen.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, 2004 University of Michigan School of Art & Design
Associate’s Degree, 2001 Washtenaw Community College
2011 Accepted into the Ann Arbor Original Street Art Fair 2011 2nd Place Award at AAWA Juried Exhibition 2010 People's Choice Award at UM Alumni Exhibition 2010 Included in "Art on the House" at the Capital Building in Lansing 2010 Honorable Mention and title spot in River Gallery exhibition, Chelsea 2010 Emerging Artists Program of the Ann
Arbor Art Fair, Year #2 2010 Offered a position on the Executive Board of the Ann Arbor Women Artists 2009 Accepted into the Emerging Artists Program of the Ann Arbor Art Fair 2007 Winner of Pierpont Commons Juried Exhibition 2006 Winner of the Student Enterprise Competition 2004 Featured in Community Focus magazine as a successful graduate in Photography 2003 Fellowship from Ox-Bow School of Art 2002 Department Photographer, University of Michigan Office of Major Events 2001 Barbara & Dorothy Heers Award 1998 StArtwork Program Member: Ann Arbor Art Center
2011
Ann Arbor Art Center AAWA 60th Anniversary Juried Exhibition
Gallery Project Food for Thought
Joe and Rosie Cafe, Dexter Solo Exhibition
Gallery Project Unhooked from Time
Ann Arbor District Library Ann Arbor Women Artists Juried Exhibition *2nd Place Award
Ann Arbor Art Center 30x30 Fundraiser
2010
Gallery Project What's So Funny
Ann Arbor Art Center Annual All Media Exhibition
Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Women Artists Juried Exhibition
Work, Ann Arbor The UM A&D
Alumni Show 2010 *People's Choice Award
MI State Capital Building, Lansing Art on the House
River Gallery, Chelsea Water, Water,
Everywhere... *Honorable Mention Award
Bab’s Underground Lounge, Ann Arbor Solo Exhibition
Ann Arbor District
Library Ann Arbor Women Artists Juried Exhibition
2009
Bab's Underground Lounge Exhibition with Theresa Rojas
Ann Arbor Art Fair Emerging Artists Section
Dexter Library Creativity
Sweetwater’s Café, Ann Arbor Three Artists… Three Generations
Ann Arbor District Library Ann Arbor Women Artists Juried Exhibition
2008
Bab’s Underground Lounge, Ann Arbor Solo Exhibition
Daisy Lake Gallery, Dexter Celebrating the Female Form
Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Women Artists Juried Exhibition
Curves Women’s Health Club, Ann Arbor Group Exhibitions
2007
New Center, Ann Arbor Group Exhibitions
Women’s Center, Ann Arbor Group Exhibition
Pierpont Commons, Ann Arbor Solo Show: Microvisions *Winner of the Juried Exhibition
Work, Ann Arbor Reconnecting: The UM A&D Alumni Show
2002-2007
Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck Exhibition with Shara Hughes (2003)
Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor 1st Annual All Undergraduate Exhibition and Awards Competition (2003)
Work: Ann Arbor Director’s Cut: Selections from the 2002 Student Awards Show (2002-2003)
Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor 17th Annual Student Awards Exhibition (2002) *Barbara & Dorothy Heers Award
Katie Halton grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was raised with an appreciation of the arts, rigorously studying dance, music, and visual arts from a young age. After completing her degree at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, Katie traveled the world, living in London and touring Thailand. Upon her return, she fell in love with painting and has since completed multiple series of work. She has been part of many exhibitions in the Ann Arbor area, including solo shows, and aspires to spread her work worldwide. She lives in Ann Arbor with her husband Al and her dog Carmen.
