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1. Antique Rug with Q-tips Tapestry
2. Antique Rug with Q-tips Tapestry, detail
3. Circle Dance
4. Unicycle Lobster Boy
5. Stephanie at her Loom in Japan
6. Stephanie At Her Loom In Japan, detail
7. Two Children on Unicycles Tapestry
8. Two Children on Unicycles Tapestry, detail

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Public Art projects
1. On-site Surprise Weaving
2. Entice and Ignite Our Hearts
3. Small On-site Weaving

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1. At My Loom
2. Paint Brushes-Yarns
3. Self-Portrait looking at Easel-Winding Ball of Yarn
4. Mediatation on a Paint Brush
5. Self-portrait with Three Arms
6. Paint Brushes

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Mural Arts Project
Wall of Rugs, 2004, mural painting, 7' x 500'
Girard and Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsored by the Mural Arts Program, The City of Philadelphia, and the Ford Foundation

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Contact Information
925 N. 30th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
tel: 215-769-1016
e-mail: kpannepacker@yahoo.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.
Please contact artist directly for a listing of exhibitions and professional experience history

Artist Bio
I am a textile/visual artist living in Philadelphia. I graduated from Penn State University with a major in English and a minor in art. Afterwards, back in the late 80's, for 4 years in Berkeley, CA., I apprenticed with 3rd generation French tapestry weaver, Jean Pierre Larochette and his partner, Yael Lurie, a painter and designer for tapestry. I then went to Aubusson, France to continue weaving as an artist-in-resident. I also had the opportunity to be an artist-in-resident in Hachioji, Japan, through the Japan Foundation. Though still weaving pictorial tapestry, I also weave with unusual materials. I am the former director of the DaVinci Art Alliance, and still serve on the board there. I am a rostered teaching artist for the PA Council On the Arts/ Artists and Education, Young Audiences of PA., and BuildaBridge. Through the Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia, I painted a 7' x 500ft wide mural called Wall of Rugs: the global language of textiles at Girard and Belmont Avenues featuring the textiles of 43 countries.

I exhibit locally, nationally and internationally, and have work in private and public collections. I am committed to the transformative power of art in people's lives and the sustainability of such transformation by involving the community.

Regarding my work, specifically, I am interested in the gestural quality of the woven line, and the juxtaposition of antique motifs alongside of pop-op materials. My paintings are often narrative. I am currently doing a new body of work of large tapestries from paintings. As well, I am revisiting the peace vigil weaving project and currently am weaving the U.S and Iraq flags with mixed materials and paper matches. Give a call if you'd like to be invited to an "igniting" or "cutting-off" event.

Education (partial list)
2003
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Continued Education Dept., two-class scholarship, printmaking

2000-2002
Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA
Part I & II advanced graduate seminar, granted by the Violette di Mazia Trust for studio artists who are also educators

1997-1999
Apprentice/Assistant to mural artist Diane Keller, Philadelphia, PA

1996
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Apprenticeship

1994-1995
Barin Oriental Rugs, Philadelphia, PA
Apprenticeship with Hagop Barin, master of antique rug restoration

1992
Ecole Nationale des Arts et Technique de la Tapisserie, Aubusson, France
Six-month intensive study of tapestry weaving, design, and painting

1990-1991
The Claremont Rug Company, Berkeley, CA
Training on restoration of antique Persian and Oriental rugs; natural dyeing workshops 

1988-1991
Lurie/Larochette Tapestry Studio, Berkely, CA
Apprenticeship the with third-generation French tapestry weaver Jean Pierre Larochette, and painter / designer for tapestry Yael Lurie. Study of low-warp tapestry weaving technique, design, and painting

1982-1987
Penn State University, State College, PA
BA in English, minor Art

Professional Experience
2005
Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Textile preparator for exhibition of Burmese textiles

2004-present 
Art Futures, Young Audiences, and Build-a-Bridge International, Philadelphia, PA

Selected artist for PA Council of the Arts /Artists and Education Directory

2001-present
Art instructor, Masonic Village, Lafayette Hill, PA

1998- 2001
Director, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

1996
Coordinator object preparation, 8th Annual International Conference of Oriental Carpets, Philadelphia, PA

1994, 1995
Restoration of antique Persian and Oriental rugs. Barin Oriental Rugs. Philadelphia, PA

1993-present
Full time studio/ community artist

Awards, Residencies, & Travel (partial list)
2006
International Mural Painting Conference, Mexico City, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Leeway Foundation Window of Opportunity Grant for nine-day workshop in El Tuito, Mexico with my weaving mentors, Larochette/Lurie

2004
Kathryn Wellman Award for Excellence, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Travel companion to renowned Philadelphia architect, Frank Weise, for one month in Paris, France

1998
4 week travel throughout Turkey specifically for pattern/motif study for painting and weaving.

1993
Six month artist-in-residency fellowship for the TAMA LIFE 21 project, Hachioji City, Tokyo
Sponsored by The Japan Foundation, and The Tokyo Metropolitan Government

1992
Six month artist-in-residency invitation at Ecole Nationale des Arts & Techniques de la Tapisserie, Aubusson, France

Bibliography (partial list)
2006
Rosof, Libby, "Fiber arts month here--just the facts" artblog, April 20, 2006

2005
Rosof, Libby, "Shipping news; sales pitch" artblog, November 23, 2005

"Inferno", South Jersey's Art Newspaper, Sept./Oct. issue

"High Street Ignites with Creative Artists", Millville News, July 16, 2005

Huggins, Edi, Channel 10, KYW radio, 'The 10 Show', and "Cable Network, NewsMakers"

2004
"Kathryn Pannepacker", Three Part Video Portrait, Romanblog
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Sozanski, Ed, "Weekend Section", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 23, 2004

Shuttle, Spindle, and Dye Pot , review and photo of work in Synderman-Works exhibition

Fiber Arts Magazine, Fall issue

2003
Philadelphia Daily News, Oct. 10th, page 41

2002
“Feast on Art…", South Philadelphia Review, Nov.21, 2002

2001
"Tour gives public glimpse…" Girard Home News, Oct. 2000

1997
"Journeys", International Tapestry Journal, Winter 1997

1995
"Children's art joins neighborhood", Philadelphia Inquirer: October 1

"Woman's vision clears a city lot", Philadelphia Inquirer: October 2, 1995           

1994
Cover art, AMELIA Translation magazine, Tokyo, Japan, January & February issues

1990
“Lurie & Larochette Tapestries: Intimate Spaces”, FIBERARTS   Magazine, Summer 1991 Vol.18, No. 1

Publications (partial list)
2002
"PEACE FLAG PIECE" InLiquid

2000
Cover, Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA, July

1999
FiberArts, Winter Issue

1998
"How Art Happens", Philadelphia Inquirer: January 31

1993
TAMA Art Studio exhibition catalog, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Exhibitions

2007
The Textile Palette: Expressions in Contemporary Fiber, Wired Gallery,  Bethlehem, PA

2006
5th  International Fiber Biennial, Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA

Weaving Studio Paintings. MugShots Coffeehouse and Juicebar, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Textile 05, Kaunas, Lithuania
Juried, International Exhibition

Urban Canvas: works by Vincent Romaniello with invited guest artists, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA

Re-POP, High Street Gallery, Millville, NJ; Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Traveling Exhibition
Curated: DaVinci Art Alliance

2004
Art Ability, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA
Featured Artist, International Exhibition

Fourth Biennial Fiber Exhibition, Snyderman-Works,
Philadelphia, PA
International Exhibition

Woven Drawings: Line as Gesture, Gallery 51, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibition

2003
Art in the Garden, Hawk Mountain, PA
invitational
Curator: Eileen Togninni

Repetition: Day After Day, InLiquid at the Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

ArtFirst!, Princeton Medical Center, Princeton, NJ

InFiltration, Unfiltered Fringe, a weaving installation project of 7,000 Q-tips, sponsored by InLiquid, at Seaman's Institute, Philadelphia, PA

2002
In:View, part of InLiquid's Unfiltered Fringe, Alternative Exhibition Space, Philadelphia, PA

New Works: paintings and weavings, DaVinci Art Alliance Philadelphia, PA
with David Foss

George Mason University Prof. Gallery, Arlington, VA
with Alice Whealin

2001
ArtMatters, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Textile: True or False, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
Solo Exhibition

2000
Miniatures:2000, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Emerging Fiber Artist: Philadelphia, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

1997
New Works Presented:Tapestries and Paintings, The Lounge, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibition

1996
Fresh Perspectives, Very Special Arts Gallery, Washington, DC

1995
Over-Under, There-Here: The Art of the Weaver, The Pennsylvania State University at Ogontz, Abington, PA
Solo Exhibition

1993
TAMA LIFE 21 project, Hachioji, Japan

1992
Ecole Nationale des Arts & Techniques de la Tapisserie, Aubusson, France

Exhibitions Curated (partial list)
2004
Fiber Artist: Philadelphia, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

Public Projects (partial list)
2006               
Backdrop/Mural, SaltWorld Theater, Philadelphia, PA

Traveler's Aid Family Shelter, Build-a-Bridge International, Philadelphia, PA
Mural project with children

2004, 2005
Wall of Rugs, Girard and Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsored by the Mural Arts Program, The City of Philadelphia, and the Ford Foundation

2004
Ignite Our Hearts for Peace : 2 weavings & a Vigil, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, PA

2002
Celebration Curtain hand-woven installation for Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company, Philadelphia, PA

Peace Star, Herman and Chew Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Mural Arts  Program

1999
Turkish morning Glory Motif, Southwark Branch Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia, PA