Mongoven, Katherine

Biography

Katie Mongoven/上秋莲  (b. 1995) is a Chinese American fiber artist from Washington, DC, currently based in Michigan. Rooted in fiber processes, her work investigates and fortifies the space between loss and gain, here and there, and past and present. Embroidery, weaving, beading, and paper-pulling allow for process-based work where the methodology can contribute to investigations of globalization, identity, fragility, and autonomy. She received her BFA from the University of Michigan and MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art with the Surface Design Association’s Outstanding Student Award (2024). She was a Roman J. Witt Visiting Artist at the University of Michigan (2023), a Windgate University Fellow at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts (2023), and is the Barstow Artist in Residence at Central Michigan University with a forthcoming solo exhibition (2024). Other solo and group exhibitions include the University of Michigan Medicine (2023), Playground Detroit (2024), Art Club (2024), Vermont Studio Center (2020), and ROY G BIV Gallery (2023). She has public and corporate commissions at the Cranbrook Art Museum, PayTile, and Cross River Bank. Her work is held in public collections at Summa Health and MetroHealth and in numerous private collections throughout the United States.