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271:(MFA, 1987) and met her future spouse, Jane O'Wyatt, in 1990. In the subsequent decade, she had solo exhibitions at the Victoria Munroe (New York), Zolla/Lieberman (Chicago), and Bernard Toale (Boston) galleries, and appeared in group shows at the
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1696:"Katherine Bradford, By Life and by Land, Recent Paintings,"
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Westfall, Stephen. "Katherine Bradford at Victoria Munroe,"
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Bradford has exhibited internationally, at venues including
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commissioned Bradford to make glass mosaic murals for the
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145:(born 1942), née Houston, is an American artist based in
1529:"Katherine Bradford Embraces an Unconstrained Practice,"
1867:"Diving into Katherine Bradfordâs Paintings at Canada,"
1510:"The Humor and Humanity of Katherine Bradford, Part 2,"
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1956:"Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend,"
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1935:"Subtle Ambiguities: Katherine Bradford at Canada,"
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1985:"What to See in New York Art Galleries Right Now,"
1788:"Four Shows NYC, Aggro Crag at BOSI Contemporary,"
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2226:Katherine Bradford Speaks with Nancy Princenthal
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1804:"Caroline Wells Chandler on Katherine Bradford,"
1678:Fyfe, Joe. "Katherine Bradford at Sarah Bowen,"
1564:"In the Choices of Albee, Imagination Prevails,"
1407:Hohmann, Silke. "Katherine Bradford in Berlin,"
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864:"No More Garden Variety Avant-Garde Has-Beens,"
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517:Later painting: swimmers and figurative works
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1954:Ludel, Wallace and Gabriella Angeleti.
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2008:"Katherine Bradfordâs Joy and Grief,"
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1914:"Katherine Bradford, Fear of Waves,"
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426:Mid-career painting: ships and boats
190:American Academy of Arts and Letters
127:American Academy of Arts and Letters
2184:Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
2157:"Katherine Bradford, Island Ferry,"
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1145:Biswas, Allie. "Wonderful Worlds,"
1078:, Art. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
828:"15 Artists to Watch in 2015 (+3),"
613:Awards, commissions and collections
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322:Bradford is best known for direct,
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2155:Addison Gallery of American Art.
1717:"Katherine Bradford: âNew Work',"
1393:"The Amazing Katherine Bradford,"
1190:Fellows. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
1011:Artists. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
529:, oil on canvas, 84" x 72", 2015.
490:, oil on canvas, 48" x 36", 2011.
438:, oil on canvas, 54" x 72", 2007.
304:Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
1252:"Interview: Katherine Bradford,"
569:Later painting: Mother Paintings
537:In the near-monochrome painting
1438:"Prospect.4 Artists Announced,"
656:Addison Gallery of American Art
300:Fashion Institute of Technology
170:Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
109:Arthur Bradford, Laura Bradford
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1827:"Katherine Bradford Dives In,"
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1007:Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
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194:Metropolitan Museum of Art
135:Rappaport Foundation Prize
131:Pollock-Krasner Foundation
2264:, video, James Kalm, 2007
2258:, video, James Kalm, 2016
2252:, video, James Kalm, 2018
2040:"Philosopherâs Clambake,"
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292:Illinois State University
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500:Superman Responds, Night
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277:Weatherspoon Art Museum
237:Jacques André Fouilhoux
2142:Dallas Museum of Art.
2110:Di Liscia, Valentina.
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912:Blair, Michael Frank.
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1870:The New York Observer
1807:Painters on Paintings
1667:The New York Observer
1663:"This Way, That Way,"
1596:Maine Sunday Telegram
1592:Maine Sunday Telegram
1548:"Katherine Bradford,"
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444:Desire for Transport
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198:Dallas Museum of Art
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1756:Wall Street Journal
1567:The New York Times,
1361:, February 6, 1992.
699:The Greenville News
660:Hall Art Foundation
645:Queens of the Night
591:Hall Art Foundation
196:, Brooklyn Museum,
2280:Katherine Bradford
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2268:Katherine Bradford
2243:, Jennifer Samet,
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1988:The New York Times
1851:Two Coats of Paint
1786:Kimball, Whitney.
1720:The New York Times
1612:The New York Times
1598:, August 29, 1999.
1551:The New York Times
1420:Felsberg, Kaylie.
1304:Bradford, Arthur.
1280:The New York Times
1272:The New York Times
1250:Bradford, Arthur.
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2236:The Brooklyn Rail
2043:The Brooklyn Rail
1959:The Art Newspaper
1917:The Brooklyn Rail
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