PSU Textile Arts presents Kate Nartker

Kate Nartker works between animation and weaving to dismantle images, narratives, and material structures. She received an MFA from the California College of the Arts and is an Assistant Professor of Textile Design at the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. Her work has been included in exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally, including The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, The Contemporary Austin, and the Hordaland Art Center in Bergen, Norway. She was named a 2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar and her writing has been published in the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, TEXTILE: Cloth and Culture, and the Surface Design Journal.

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The Textile Arts program at Portland State provides a critical investigation of clothing and textiles with a focus on craft, sustainability, and community engagement. Students learn techniques in weaving, surface design, and sewn construction for costume, fashion, and contemporary art. The curriculum immerses students in the conceptual, interdisciplinary, and experimental possibilities of fiber and material processes.