CUTTING ROOM
by Kate Nartker

November 1st, 2025 — January 10th 2026

Opening Reception: November 1, 4:00-7:00pm
Winter Open House: December 6, 4:00-7:00pm

Gallery Closed for holidays: Nov 27-30, Dec 25-28, Jan 1

Cutting Room bridges textiles and cinema through jacquard weavings and animation, reimagining the loom as a site for editing. Drawing inspiration from the women who staffed early cinema’s cutting rooms, Kate Nartker connects the tactile labor of weaving to the invisible craft of film assembly. The works splice textures, colors, and patterns into fragmented imagery held together by visual rhythm rather than narrative logic. Just as a film splice reveals the artifice of continuity, these textiles embrace rupture, transition, and the remnants of what’s missing. 

Artist Bio

Kate Nartker works between animation and weaving to dismantle images, narratives, and material structures. She received an MFA from the California College of the Arts and is an Associate Professor at the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University. Her work has been included in exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally, including The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, The Contemporary Austin, and the Hordaland Art Center in Bergen, Norway. She was named a 2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar and her writing has been published in the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, and the Surface Design Journal.

APPOINTMENTS

Gallery visits are by appointment, and are available Thursday - Sunday from 1:00pm - 5:00pm*

The gallery will be closed for holidays:
Nov 27-30, Dec 25-28, Jan 1

Use the calendar to book a one-hour viewing appointment. Appointments for multiple visitors can be made under one person’s name. Groups are welcome and do not need to book individually. To begin, click on the date, choose one of the times shown, click continue and fill out the form provided.

The Gallery is located at 1407 S. Bloodworth St.
(enter through the yellow door)

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