{"id":16382,"date":"2026-04-10T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=16382"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:45:35","slug":"catherine-birk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/catherine-birk\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Birk"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3488\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16382-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/CatherineBirk.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/CatherineBirk.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/CatherineBirk.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16383 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-1536x1128.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-2048x1504.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-696x511.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-1068x784.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0218-1920x1410.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dddd.pictures\/\">Catherine Birk<\/a> (b. 1994, she\/her) is an artist and researcher currently based in Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n<p>Her interdisciplinary practice brings transgender studies, queer theory, and critical theory into the expanded field of painting. Catherine earned her MFA in Painting at the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison (2024), and BAs in Studio Art and Art History from the College of Charleston (2016). Solo exhibitions include My mother is a horse., at the Chazen Museum of Art (Madison, WI).<\/p>\n<p>She has exhibited in group shows nationally, including at Redux Contemporary Art Center (Charleston, SC), Trout Museum of Art (Appleton, WI), Arts + Literature Laboratory (Madison, WI), Real Tinsel (Milwaukee, WI), and <a href=\"https:\/\/dddd.pictures\/\">D. D. D. D.<\/a> (New York, NY).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQwZbmLV0Xs?si=e0NlRxs_vGY1zj1c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16385\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16385 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large-980x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large-980x1024.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large-287x300.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large-768x802.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large-696x727.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large-1068x1116.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175484-Large.jpeg 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catherine Birk | hut (interference), 2025 Oil, acrylic, cold wax medium and netting on canvas 13 x 15.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16384\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16384 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large-696x521.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large-1068x800.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175493-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catherine Birk | dam (for Morandi), 2025 Oil, acrylic, cold wax medium, and Dragon Skin Silicone on panel with artist\u2019s frame 17 x 21 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16386\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16386\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-1024x991.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-1024x991.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-768x743.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-1536x1486.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-2048x1981.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-696x673.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-1068x1033.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B1175507-1920x1857.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catherine Birk | hut (for Strega Nona), 2026<br \/>27 cast beeswax slabs; dried herbs and essential oils of rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, and<br \/>oregano; cast urethane rubber; bolts<br \/>Dimensions variable: 11 x 14 inches each<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/CatherineBirk.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listCatherine Birk (b. 1994, she\/her) is an artist and researcher currently based in Chicago, IL. 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