Education
1991 M.F.A. with High Distinction; California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
1988 Diploma in Textile Design; College of Art and Design, Hannover, Germany
1991 M.F.A. with High Distinction; California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
1988 Diploma in Textile Design; College of Art and Design, Hannover, Germany
Solo Exhibitions
2014 "Britta Kathmeyer Drawings," Hammerfriar Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
Group Exhibitions
2018 "Art of the Spirit - Return to Light", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2017 "Britta Kathmeyer, Masako Miki, Sara Pringle: Works on Paper, Paintings, and Installation", Wiegand Gallery, Belmont,CA
2016 "Abstract", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA
2015 Spindrift Gallery, Gualala, CA
2014 "Small Works Show," Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
2012 "Blue," Sebastopol Center for the Arts; Sebastopol, CA
2002 "Re-Tale," A Temporary Public Art Project in Collaboration with E. Delaney and D. Schumacher; SF, CA
2003 Faculty Show, J.F.K. University; Berkeley
1997 "Precious - Artists and Collectors Curate Found Photograph," Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco
1996 "Five from California," Trumball Art Gallery; Warren, Ohio
1994 "Old Glory, New Story: Flagging the 21st Century," Capp Street Project, San Francisco
1993 "Five Photo Artists," Kulturmodell Braeugasse; Passau, Germany
"Patrimony"; Karg e.V.; Oldenburg, Germany
"L’Art d’Oldenburg"; Cholet, France
1992 Kultursommer Oldenburg; Artists’ Symposium organized by the city of Oldenburg, Germany
1991 The Rosemary Room, Open Studios; Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito
1990 The Sewing Room; MFA Exhibition; CCAC Downtown Oakland Gallery
1989 "Art In Crisis - A Personal Response," 69 Belcher Street Gallery
1988 "I&I’88," Design Center Stuttgart, Germany
Experimental Tapestries; City Hall of Helmstedt, Germany
Awards and Honors
2002 San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant
1995-97 Affiliate Artist, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito
1988 Fulbright Grant
1989 Travel Grant, Institute of International Education, San Francisco
1989 Art In Crisis- A Personal Response, Prize, CCAC Oakland
1988 Special Mention, International Fashion and Textile Design Competition, Stuttgart, Germany
1987 Third Prize, National Tapestry Competition of the City of Helmstedt, Germany
Visiting Artist/Lectures
2009 Senior Lecturer, Textile Program; CCA
2007 Guest Artist at the First Year Review, CCA
2006 Juror at the First Year All College Honor Award; CCA Oakland
2000-2002 Independent Study Faculty at J.F.K. University’s Arts and Consciousness Program
1997 “Introduction to Textile Design,” workshop, CCAC Summer Session
1994 - present Presentations at the California College of the Arts, Oakland/SF, San Francisco Art Institute; Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco; Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito; J.F.K.University, Berkeley.
Bibliography
Michelle Vitetta: “Precious”, Art Papers, January/February 1998
Susanne Cockrell and Suzanne Lacy: “Alterations: A Series of Conversations”, Fiberarts, Nov/Dec 1996
Rodney Douce: “Five from California”, The Warren Tribune Chronicle, February 29, 1996
Christopher Knight:”A Flap Over What ‘Old Glory’ Represents,”Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1995
Terri Cohn:”Some Collaborations”, Artweek, May 1995
Yung Shih:”Seamstress, Park, Patrimony - The Installations of Britta Kathmeyer, “ Hot Art, Taiwan, Feb.1995
Regina Jericho:”Mysterium vom Werden und Vergehen,” Nord-West Zeitung, Germany, August21, 1993
Hedwig Vavra:”Einfuehrung L’Art d’Oldenburg,” Germany, June 1993
STR:”Gottlose Heilige und Heilige Welten,” Passauer Neue Presse, Germany, September 24, 1993