Kate Bowen

Kate Bowen is an artist and educator living and working in Chicago, IL. She is currently the Executive Director of ACRE (Artists' Cooperative Residency & Exhibitions); an artist-led, community driven residency and exhibition program. She is a founder and lead organizer of the Chicago Arts Census, a cross-discipline data collection effort created by, with, and for the art workers of Chicago. As an arts worker, her practice is grounded in collaborative, abundant community building. She believes in open experimental platforms and feral pedagogical systems. She works with the Museum of Contemporary Photography as their Video Programs Coordinator where she curates a screening series called Video Playlist. She is a technical assistant to the artist Barbara Kasten.