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Katherine Botts Whitaker is a creative professional based in Springfield, MO. Katherine holds a BFA in design/illustration from Missouri State University. She graduated with triple minors in art history, advertising/promotions, and creative writing.  

An accomplished illustrator and designer, Katherine has a decade of professional freelance experience. Her client list includes the Springfield Art Museum, Phillips Exeter Academy department of Theatre & Dance, Fuller Youth Institute, A & S Hospitality, Moon City Press and more.  

She maintains a fiber arts practice, with a focus on embroidery. Previously, she served as an artist-in-residence in rural Ozarks schools. Partnering with the Springfield Art Museum and the Springfield Regional Arts Council, she engaged with K-12 students as a teaching artist. Her embroidery samplers have been featured in the Ozarks Gallery at ArtsFest (Springfield, MO) and at multiple Springfield Regional Arts Council exhibitions, including "Caught My Eye," a juried group show. Her fiber and wood installation Notes on A Vision is in the permanent collection at Bridgespace, a Lee’s Summit business/tech incubator. 

Katherine is pursuing a Master of Professional Studies in Applied Communication at Missouri State University.  

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Fresh Gallery Juried Exhibition 2020, Fresh Gallery, October 2020 (Winner, Jurors Choice Award).

Collaborate, Obelisk Home Art Gallery, September 2020.

L.A.W.N (Lawn Art With Neighbors), City of Springfield, MO, 2020.

Between Threads, Webster Arts, 2019 (Winner, Honorable Mention Award of Excellence)

Art in Our City: Zone 4, Springfield Art Museum, 2019

$100 and Under Art Market, juried by Springfield Regional Arts Council, Creamery Arts Center, 2018

Caught My Eye, juried by Springfield Regional Arts Council, Creamery Arts Center, 2016

Members Show, Springfield Regional Arts Council, Creamery Arts Center, 2016

Ozarks Emerging Artists, ArtsFest, 2016

Story of God, Story of Us Art Show, King’s Way UMC, Summer 2013

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Notes on a Vision, Bridge Space, Lee’s Summit, MO, 2018

Mural: Buffalo Prairie Middle School, spring 2018

Mural: Humansville Community School, spring 2018

Mural: Highlandville Elementary School, spring 2018