Katherine Rae Diemert (k.d.rae) is a visual artist based out of Hamilton, Canada. She makes art that explores our relationship to the natural and digital worlds. You can reach her at kdiemert@gmail.com.
About Katherine
Katherine Rae Diemert (k.d.rae) is a visual artist based out of Hamilton, Canada. She makes art exploring our relationship to the natural world, how our messages change within the digital world, and more.
Currently, Katherine’s a board member at Factory Media Centre, an adjunct professor at Sheridan College’s BA Illustration program, and working on ongoing projects.
You can reach her at kdiemert@gmail.com.
Currently, Katherine’s a board member at Factory Media Centre, an adjunct professor at Sheridan College’s BA Illustration program, and working on ongoing projects.
You can reach her at kdiemert@gmail.com.
Artist Statement
I am an artist based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada making visual and interactive mixed media work inspired by natural forms and artificial processes. I studied Illustration at Sheridan College (BA, Honors, 2015), later working in the interactive digital media industry. Recently I completed an intensive eleven-week program at the School for Poetic Computation in New York, a hybrid residency/school/research program. While there I learned programming and physical computing with a focus on creative applications, while also examining technology from a socially and culturally critical perspective. I was artist in residence at the Factory Media Centre in Spring 2020.
In my creative practise, I often begin with drawing or collage, developing my work through a process of translation and iteration between mediums. I layer software, motion, assemblage, and installation to transform my work; a pen and ink drawing will become a pattern on a digital simulation of cloth. Virtual space opens up the possibility of movement. The picture plane becomes a screen, and the screen becomes a picture plane. With each new framing comes an added dimension.
Oscillating between digital and physical media leaves trace marks on the work in imperfections, warps, and glitches. I study these transformations to learn more about the unique qualities of the altered subject. My interest is in how the process of transformation makes room for modified meaning. I want to create alternate ways of seeing, and thus understanding, our world.
I am an artist based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada making visual and interactive mixed media work inspired by natural forms and artificial processes. I studied Illustration at Sheridan College (BA, Honors, 2015), later working in the interactive digital media industry. Recently I completed an intensive eleven-week program at the School for Poetic Computation in New York, a hybrid residency/school/research program. While there I learned programming and physical computing with a focus on creative applications, while also examining technology from a socially and culturally critical perspective. I was artist in residence at the Factory Media Centre in Spring 2020.
In my creative practise, I often begin with drawing or collage, developing my work through a process of translation and iteration between mediums. I layer software, motion, assemblage, and installation to transform my work; a pen and ink drawing will become a pattern on a digital simulation of cloth. Virtual space opens up the possibility of movement. The picture plane becomes a screen, and the screen becomes a picture plane. With each new framing comes an added dimension.
Oscillating between digital and physical media leaves trace marks on the work in imperfections, warps, and glitches. I study these transformations to learn more about the unique qualities of the altered subject. My interest is in how the process of transformation makes room for modified meaning. I want to create alternate ways of seeing, and thus understanding, our world.
RESIDENCIES
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
AWARDS
* &NOW at Factory Media Centre, Hamilton
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
* (2020) And Now, Factory Media Centre, Hamilton
* (2019) Florescence, Liberty Arts Gallery, Toronto
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
* (2019) Fall 2019 Showcase, School for Poetic Computation, New York
* (2018) Magic Shop, Factory Media Arts, Hamilton
* (2017) Pen10, Group Show hosted by Pyramid Attack, Toronto
* (2015) Whirlygigs, You Me Gallery, Hamilton
* (2015) Colour War, Sheridan Illustration Graduating Class of 2015 Show, Toronto
* (2014) Dolce Dieci, Holcim Gallery, Oakville
AWARDS
* (2015) Shaw Media Silver Award of Excellence
* (2014) Shaw Media Award
How to Contact Katherine
Hello! If you’d like to reach out (and I hope you do), you can reach me via email, at:
︎ kdiemert@gmail.com
Other places to find me:
︎ @k.d.rae
︎ Are.na
︎ kdiemert@gmail.com
Other places to find me:
︎ @k.d.rae
I post recent work (in progress and finished) on my feed, as well as more casual, behind-the-scenes content through my stories.
︎ Are.na
I collect reference and research on my various channels. I also record projects’ process work and refereneces as they develop.
Letters with Friends
Sometimes I write letters (emails) to friends about what I’m thinking about, working on, or excited about. You can see previous letters here. If you’d like to receive them in your own inbox, you can sign up here. 💌
Resources
AROUND THE WEB
Resource Masterlist
A collection of different lists of resources from around the web.
CREATED BY ME
You are free to do whatever you’d like with these resources, with no need to credit. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
TEMPLATE: Applications Calendar
TEMPLATE: Projects Calendar
Resource Masterlist
A collection of different lists of resources from around the web.
CREATED BY ME
You are free to do whatever you’d like with these resources, with no need to credit. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
TEMPLATE: Applications Calendar
A spreadsheet to help organize info and research for applying to different opportunities.
TEMPLATE: Projects Calendar
A spreadsheet to help organize your projects’ stages over your year.
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