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Katie Hovencamp received her BFA from Arizona State University in 2009 and her MFA from the Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Hovencamp has exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions within the United States, The United Kingdom, and Latvia. Her work has been reviewed in Sculpture Magazine, Chicago Reader, and several online and print publications. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award for Contemporary Sculpture in 2014 and the University Graduate Fellowship at the Pennsylvania State University in 2012. Hovencamp has participated in residency programs at Vermont Studio Center, Serde Interdisciplinary artist group in Latvia, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland. In 2016, she was awarded an artist residency with International Sculpture Center at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, NJ. She has taught at various institutions such as the Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg Area Community College, and Keystone College.
Published on May 7th 2020. Artist responses collected in months previous.
What projects are you working on right now?
Right now I am working on a piece called, "The Kitchen War Room." It is an installation of women using kitchen tools that have been converted to weapons of war. The installation consists of drawings and sculptures.
How do you keep yourself accountable in your practice?
My students help me out a lot with that. I have to talk about studio practice and time management to keep them on track with reaching deadlines. I feel that I need to set and example by doing this myself in my studio. I am regularly setting deadlines or sometimes I have galleries or projects that are setting deadlines for me.
How do you stay motivated to pursue your creative work?
I read a lot as well as trying and stay informed with what is going on in the world so I can create art work in response to what is happening. I also work on several projects simultaneously which helps me process or problem solve ideas. My students are also another good motivator. Seeing them developing their careers constantly reminds me how to change things up in my practice and how different opportunities can keep things fresh while creating art.
Where do you hope to be 10 years from now and what would you like to say to yourself?
I would like to have traveled more. I enjoy being able to travel and make work in the places I travel to. I hope to have done more residencies and exhibit more overseas.
What projects are you working on right now?
Right now I am working on a piece called, "The Kitchen War Room." It is an installation of women using kitchen tools that have been converted to weapons of war. The installation consists of drawings and sculptures.
How do you keep yourself accountable in your practice?
My students help me out a lot with that. I have to talk about studio practice and time management to keep them on track with reaching deadlines. I feel that I need to set and example by doing this myself in my studio. I am regularly setting deadlines or sometimes I have galleries or projects that are setting deadlines for me.
How do you stay motivated to pursue your creative work?
I read a lot as well as trying and stay informed with what is going on in the world so I can create art work in response to what is happening. I also work on several projects simultaneously which helps me process or problem solve ideas. My students are also another good motivator. Seeing them developing their careers constantly reminds me how to change things up in my practice and how different opportunities can keep things fresh while creating art.
Where do you hope to be 10 years from now and what would you like to say to yourself?
I would like to have traveled more. I enjoy being able to travel and make work in the places I travel to. I hope to have done more residencies and exhibit more overseas.
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