Katie B Temple is a mixed-media artist who lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska. Temple earned her BFA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio in 2010 and her MFA from Montana State University, Montana in 2013.
A former nomad who has lived in Ohio, Montana, and Illinois; her vibrant, architectural paintings pay homage to Omaha, her permanent home sweet home. Inspired by homes of her past and homes of her future, Temple’s distinctive style has allowed her to be an active exhibitor; landing in the top-10 list of "Best Exhibitions of 2016 in Omaha" by TheReader.Com for her 'Sense of Home' solo exhibition at the Michael Phipps Gallery. She has been a nominee for Best Visual Emerging Artist, Best Visual Artist, Best Solo Exhibition, and Best Duo Exhibition for the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards. She recently was award a solo exhibition at the Nebraska Governor’s Residence in 2020.
As a full-time artist, Temple’s passion for the arts moves beyond her studio walls into the local community. She is the Studio Manager for Joslyn Art Museum’s Kent Bellows Mentoring Program; an interdisciplinary art studio for teens to explore, observe, think, and create in the arts. In 2020, she was 1 of 15 mentoring practitioners awarded a Fellowship for the National Mentoring Summit in Washington DC. Temple has been involved in a variety of community projects including creating a custom piece for the Benson Theatre’s fundraising campaign, painting a fiberglass sculpture for the Cozad Community Foundation, and holding visual arts workshops in schools of underserved areas of Omaha.
A former nomad who has lived in Ohio, Montana, and Illinois; her vibrant, architectural paintings pay homage to Omaha, her permanent home sweet home. Inspired by homes of her past and homes of her future, Temple’s distinctive style has allowed her to be an active exhibitor; landing in the top-10 list of "Best Exhibitions of 2016 in Omaha" by TheReader.Com for her 'Sense of Home' solo exhibition at the Michael Phipps Gallery. She has been a nominee for Best Visual Emerging Artist, Best Visual Artist, Best Solo Exhibition, and Best Duo Exhibition for the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards. She recently was award a solo exhibition at the Nebraska Governor’s Residence in 2020.
As a full-time artist, Temple’s passion for the arts moves beyond her studio walls into the local community. She is the Studio Manager for Joslyn Art Museum’s Kent Bellows Mentoring Program; an interdisciplinary art studio for teens to explore, observe, think, and create in the arts. In 2020, she was 1 of 15 mentoring practitioners awarded a Fellowship for the National Mentoring Summit in Washington DC. Temple has been involved in a variety of community projects including creating a custom piece for the Benson Theatre’s fundraising campaign, painting a fiberglass sculpture for the Cozad Community Foundation, and holding visual arts workshops in schools of underserved areas of Omaha.
