Kate Sierzputowski is a freelance writer and curator based in Chicago. Fascinated by artists’ studio processes, she founded the website INSIDE\WITHIN to physically explore and archive the creative spaces of Chicago's emerging and established artists. In addition to running INSIDE\WITHIN, Kate also contributes art writing to Hyperallergic, Colossal, and the Chicago Reader, is a co-director of the artist-run gallery Julius Caesar, and regularly collaborates with the space Tusk.
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A. Selected Exhibition Reviews
| Title | Outlet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostly Flowers and Haunting Laughter Light Up a 19th-Century Reservoir | Hyperallergic | November 21st 2016 |
| The Productive Failures of a Weekend Spent Following Artists’ Instructions | Hyperallergic | September 22nd 2016 |
| Confronting the Fears Detained Immigrants Face in the US | Hyperallergic | July 22nd 2016 |
| Meditation, Improv, Forced Chuckling, and More at a Gallery Sleepover | Hyperallergic | July 10th, 2016 |
| 'Chicago and Vicinity' is a semicomprehensive account of the local art scene | Chicago Reader | March 15 2016 |
| At Fernwey Gallery, abstract quilts convey the art of the archaeological dig | Chicago Reader | February 9th 2016 |
| A yearlong exhibition at the Garfield Park Conservatory changes with the seasons | Chicago Reader | October 20th 2015 |
| A year after her death, the controversial artist Barbara DeGenevieve gets her first solo exhibition | Chicago Reader | October 7th 2015 |
B. Selected Blog Posts
C. Artist Profiles 2016
| Title | Outlet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Artist Larry Achiampong finds inspiration in Grand Theft Auto V and The Simpsons | Chicago Reader | September 16th 2016 |
| Confronting photos capture women the Iranian government tried to make disappear | New York Times / Women in the World | April 18th 2016 | A north-side bodega has become a gallery of food-packaging collages | Chicago Reader | August 17th 2015 |
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Danielle Rosen | July 2016 |
| Devin Mays | July 2016 |
| Rambod Vala | July 2016 |
| Stephanie Graham | July 2016 |
| Margot Bergman | April 2016 |
| Stevie Hanley | April 2016 |
| Bradley Biancardi | April 2016 |
| Lindsey French | April 2016 |
| Alex Bradley Cohen | February 2016 |
| Erin Washington | February 2016 |
| Holly Cahill | February 2016 |
| Jordan Martins | February 2016 |
| Robert Chase Heishman | January 2016 |
| Judith Brotman | January 2016 |
| Zoe Nelson | January 2016 |
| David Leggett | January 2016 |
| Jenny Kendler | December 2015 |
| Joshua Kent | December 2015 |
| Juan Angel Chavez | December 2015 |
| Selina Trepp | December 2015 |
| Jose Lerma | October 2015 |
| Cheryl Pope | October 2015 |
| Meg Duguid | October 2015 |
| Esau McGhee | October 2015 |
| Candida Alvarez | June 2015 |
| Jason Lazarus | June 2015 |
| William J. O'Brien | June 2015 |
| Victoria Martinez | June 2015 |
| Jennifer Reeder | May 2015 |
| Josh Dihle | May 2015 |
| Jessica Campbell | May 2015 |
| Brandon Alvendia | May 2015 |
| Cody Tumblin | April 2015 |
| Allison Reimus | April 2015 |
| Andrew Holmquist | April 2015 |
| Laura Davis | April 2015 |
| Susan Giles | March 2015 |
| Tom Burtonwood | March 2015 |
| Kenrick Mcfarlane | March 2015 |
| Lyndsey Marko | March 2015 |
| Elijah Burgher | February 2015 |
| Lise Haller Baggesen | February 2015 |
| Soo Shin | February 2015 |
| Wyatt Grant | February 2015 |
| Sam Jaffe | January 2015 |
| Ryan Travis Christian | January 2015 |
| Magalie Guerin | January 2015 |
| Michael Milano | January 2015 |
| Tony Lewis | December 2014 |
| Chelsea Culp | December 2014 |
| Matt Morris | December 2014 |
| Noel Morical | December 2014 |
| Dan Gunn | November 2014 |
| Allison Wade | November 2014 |
| Diane Simpson | November 2014 |
| Chris Meerdo | November 2014 |
| Maddie Reyna | October 2014 |
| Ivan LOZANO | October 2014 |
| Phyllis Bramson | October 2014 |
| Chad Kouri | October 2014 |
| McArthur Binion | September 2014 |
| Richard Hull | September 2014 |
| Dana Carter | September 2014 |
| Josh Reames | September 2014 |
| Alex Chitty | August 2014 |
| Cody Hudson | August 2014 |
| Geoffrey Todd Smith | August 2014 |
| Alfredo Salazar-Caro | August 2014 |
| Deb Sokolow | July 2014 |
| Tony Balko | July 2014 |
| Betsy Odom | July 2014 |
| Max Garett | July 2014 |
| Heidi Norton | June 2014 |
| Robert Burnier | June 2014 |
| Paul Erschen | June 2014 |
| Kate Ruggeri | June 2014 |
| Adam Scott | May 2014 |
| Claire Ashley | May 2014 |
| Eric Fleischauer | May 2014 |
| Kirsten Leenaars | May 2014 |
| Assaf Evron | April 2014 |
| Leslie Baum | April 2014 |
| Melanie Pankau | April 2014 |
| Jeroen Nelemans | April 2014 |
| Andy Hall | March 2014 |
| Sofia Leiby | March 2014 |
| Assaf Evron | March 2014 |
| Meg Noe | March 2014 |
| Alex Tam | February 2014 |
| Ben Marcus | February 2014 |
| Edra Soto | February 2014 |
| Samantha Bittman | February 2014 |
| Steven Husby | January 2014 |
| Alberto Aguilar | January 2014 |
| Joseph Rynkiewicz | January 2014 |
| Renee Robbins | January 2014 |
| Karolina Gnatowski | December 2013 |
| Sabina Ott | December 2013 |
| Sarah and Joseph Belknap | December 2013 |
| Vincent Uribe | December 2013 |
| Stephen Eichhorn | November 2013 |
| Sarah Leitten | November 2013 |
| Charlie Megna | November 2013 |
| Clay Hickson | November 2013 |