Kate Hush
Kate Hush is an artist and designer that has worked in the custom neon lighting and art field in New York City for over ten years. Now based in Detroit, she specializes in all aspects of neon glass fabrication including but not limited to; studio setup, neon art restoration, art + sign design, glass bending, processing, shipping, and installation.
In addition to glass work, Kate has a formal background in graphic art + design and is an expert in her field at creating unique neon style illustrations and animations using her signature style. These pieces are hard to distinguish from their glass counterparts in print or on screen and are highly sought after commercially. She has created illuminated illustrations for clients such as Pabst Blue Ribbon, Jean Paul Gaultier, Toyota, and The CW to name a few.
She also creates traditional print graphics used for everything from tattoos, product packaging, apparel, to print advertisements. She is considered a virtuoso in nailing era specific looks when needed, and has a vast knowledge of various print processes.
Kate teaches neon classes both in person and virtually that cover bending, design, fabrication, etc. Please check her instagram page to see if there are any upcoming courses. She has taught in New York City at Brooklyn Glass and Urban Glass, in Los Angeles at the Museum of Neon Art, and as a guest instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
PUBLICATIONS:
Lust for Light - Illuminated works by Hannah Stouffer (2018)
Lust for Light selects works by artists who have used light as a primary or catalyzing agent in their featured pieces. Rather than using light as a tool to illuminate their art, this book works to recreate light's likeness as the primary protagonist of their works.
Kate has also been covered and/or interviewed for the following:
• Museum Week Magazine
• Vice
• Bullett Media
• Paper Magazine
• Juxtapoz
• Noctis Magazine
Exhibitions:
2020 • SHE BENDS; The Loveland Museum; Loveland, CO [Group Show]
2019 • Brooklyn Bridge Park - Brooklyn Black Tie Ball; Brooklyn Bridge Park; Brooklyn NY [Group Benefit Show]
2019 • Collaborations with Queer Voices; New York City, NY [Group Show]
2018 • Opening ceremony; Root Studios; New York City, NY [Solo Exhibit]
2018 • ArtCETERA x AIDS ACTION fundraiser; The Castle; Boston, MA [Group Benefit Show]
2018 • PARADISE LOST; Rare Air on Governor’s Island; New York City, NY [Dual show with Dana Caputo]
2018 • Saatchi Art presents The Other Art Fair; Brooklyn Expo Center; Brooklyn, Ny [Art Fair/Expo - with Dana Caputo and Valerie Shusterov]
2018 • Light Charmer - Neon and Plasma in Action; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston, TX [Group Show]
2018 • One Year of Resistance; The Untitled Space; New York, NY [Group Show]
2017 • Pink Privacy at the Satellite Art Show; Sagamore Hotel; Miami Beach, FL [Group Show]
2017 • Saatchi Art presents The Other Art Fair; Brooklyn Expo Center; Brooklyn, Ny [Art Fair/Expo]
2017 • GOS Silent Auction and Benefit; 313 Butler Gallery; Brooklyn, NY [Group Show]
2017 • The Bright Side; Bigger Code Gallery; New York, NY [Group Show]
2017-2018 • SHE BENDS: Women in Neon; The Museum of Neon Art; Los Angeles, CA [Group Show]
2017 • VIRTUAL FIRECRACKER; Bogart House; Brooklyn, NY [Group Show]
2017 • artBOOM & SHIM present Orange you glad we didn't say bonanza? Pop-up show and art fair; Arthelix Gallery; Brooklyn, NY [Group Show]
2017 • The Peabody Essex Museum, Sweet Rickey, and Oh Olive Creative present: The Salon; Sweet Rickey; Boston, MA [Group Show]
2017 • PES Feminist Incubator Space; Project for Empty Space; Newark, NJ [Group Show]
2017 • FLASH ME; Cooler Gallery ; Brooklyn, NY [Group Show]
2017 • Female Behavior ; Cooler Gallery ; Brooklyn, NY [Solo Show]
2016 • SNAP! INSTA! POP!; Arthelix Gallery ; Brooklyn, NY [Group Show]
2016 • Wanted Design NYCxDESIGN; Industry City ; Brooklyn, NY [Group Show]
2015 • YOU MIGHTY MEN; Industrial Color ; New York, NY [Solo Show]
2015 • ( fabulous).; Shirin Gallery NY; New York, NY [Group Show]
2015 • CC - ING YOU; R . Jampol Projects; New York, NY [Group Show]
2015 • Aglow; Work Release; Norfolk, Virginia [Group Show]