CV

Katherine Diuguid's CV:

Katherine's Full CV is Available Here

Education                                                        

Master of Art and Design concentrating in Fibers and Surface Design, North Carolina State University, 2011

AAS Fashion Design, Parsons the New School of Design, 2006

Bachelor of Industrial Design, NC State University, 2005, Magna cum Laude

Selected Specialty Courses

Certificate of Technical Hand Embroidery, Royal School of Needlework, UK, completed August 2016, with distinction

City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Design and Stitched Textiles, StitchBusiness, Durham, UK, completed August 2020

Advisor Development Institute Certificate, NC State University, December 2016

Certificate of Reflective Teaching, NC State University, May 2015

Certificate in Couture Tailoring, Central St. Martin’s, London, UK, August 2012

Certificate of Achievement in Teaching Program, NC State University, May 2011

Intermediate and Advanced Goldwork Courses, Royal School of Needlework, UK, June 2010

Alabama Chanin Studio Weekend Stitching Workshop, received a scholarship to attend, Florence, Alabama, May 2010

City and Guild’s Certificate in Goldwork Embroidery, Embroiderer’s Guild at Hampton Court Palace, UK, June 2009

Selected Exhibitions and Commissions

“Longing to Belong”, solo exhibition at Cary Arts Center in Cary, NC, 12 July- 27 August 2023

“Longing to Belong”, solo exhibition at Waterworks Visual Arts Center in Salisbury, NC, 7 February- 27 May 2022

“The Red Dragon Lurks in Front of the Woman Clothed with the Sun” juried group exhibition “Art of Embroidery” hosted by the Worshipful Company of Broderers at Bankside Gallery in London, UK, 22- 27 February 2022

“Intertwined 2020: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art”, juried group exhibition installed at Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville, GA (June 13th- 28, 2020 with virtual tour posted due to Covid-19) and then Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, GA (June 29- July 29, 2020). Katherine’s Book “Where Do I Belong” won 1st Prize awarded by juror Dot Moye.

“Ties That Bind”, solo exhibition, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC, October 4-26, 2019

“Burgo de Osma Ecclesiastical Sampler”, special project for the Textile Department of the Art Institute of Chicago, April 2019

“St. Cuthbert Cope”, embroidery specialist working on team for newly designed cope for the Open Treasures permanent exhibition at Durham Cathedral in Durham, UK, piece completed January 2019

“(We)eds”: Diuguid, Duggan, Lovell, Smith, Van Gorder, ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA, July 27- August 19, 2018

“Reliquary of Hypocrisy: It Was Never About the Bathrooms”, on display at FUHB2 exhibition at the Pink Building Gallery in Raleigh, NC, May 2016

Artist Residencies

Artist-in-Residence, Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France, March 30- April 13, 2022

Winter Artist Residency, Penland School of Crafts, January 5-11, 2019 

Winter Artist Residency, Penland School of Crafts, January 21- February 4, 2018

Designer in Residence for Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 28, 2017- January 21, 2018

Selected Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor of the Practice, NC State University, College of Design, August 2018- December 2018, please see more details on my “Teaching at NC State” page

Assistant Professor of Art+Design, NC State University, College of Design, August 2012- December 2017    

Workshop Instructor at the following venues:

         • Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina, August 2016 and August 2019

         • Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, July 2017, July 2021 and October 2023

         • Winterthur Museum, October 2018 and October 2022 as part of the Winterthur Needlework Conference

• Embroiderers' Guild of America National Seminars: 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia; 2017 in Asheville, NC; 2018 in Louisville, KY; 2019 in St. Louis, MO; 2021 in Chicago, IL; 2022 in New York, NY

         • Embroiderers’ Guild of America Online Studio, virtual workshops in 2021, 2022, and 2023

         • Embroiderers' Association of Canada, National Seminars: 2016 in Toronto; 2018 in Prince Edward Island; 2022 in Toronto

         • National Academy of Needlearts, Detroit, MI, March 2019

• Smocking Arts Guild of America National Convention: 2016 in Hampton, Virginia; 2018 in Winston-Salem, NC

         • Smithsonian Institute Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Makerspace Expands!, virtual workshop with Kazakhstan, June 10, 2021

• Embroiderers' Guild of America Sun Regional Seminars: Red Sails in the Sunset Seminar 2016, St. Petersburg, Florida, April 2016; New England "Shell We Stitch" Regional Seminar, Ogunquit, Maine, April 2017

         • North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC, November 2017 and August 2020 (virtual)

         • Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, December 2018

• Contemporary Arts Museum in Raleigh, NC, Spring 2012

Adjunct Professor of Art+Design, NC State University, College of Design, January-May 2012         

Teaching Assistant for ADN470 Fibers Studio, NC State University, College of Design, Spring 2011

Volunteer Workshop Leader, NC State University, College of Design, Spring 2010

Selected Publications:

“Katherine Diuguid:  Going for Gold”, interview for TextileArtist.org, August 2023.

“Christmas Cheer” project, The Design Collective: Volume 2 Christmas, published by Inspirations Studios, 2023.

“Littleleaf Sensitive Briar” project, Inspirations Magazine, Issue 119, 2023.

“Inspired by the Needle” interview by Ansie Van Der Walt for Inspirations Magazine, Issue 113, 2022.

“A Roundup of Favorite Threads”, group article organized by Mike Parr, NeedleArts Magazine, vol. 52 number 4, December 2021.

Cooper Hewitt the Smithsonian Design Museum’s Object of the Week Blog:

• “Raising the Bar for Intricate Needlework”, November 22, 2019

• “The Regal Look of Raised Work”, September 10, 2019

• “Sculptural Stitching”, September 9, 2018

• “Unfinished Finery”, September 11, 2017

“Designer in Profile” interview in Embroidery Canada magazine, Spring 2018

“Designer Across America” feature in NeedleArts magazine, December 2017

North Carolina State University Alumni Association, “Q&A with Assistant Professor Katherine Diuguid on Color Play and the Art of Embroidery” July 2017

“Hope” crewelwork, “Lily of the Valley” goldwork and “Green Canvas Stitches Sampler” pieces selected by Quarto Publishing in London for publication in new revised edition of The Encyclopedia of Embroidery, published November 2016

“Reliquary of Hypocrisy” featured in the Stichgasm feature article on www.MrXStitch.com, October 2016

Featured on Needle-n-Thread blog, Fall 2014

NeedleArts magazine, December 2012

Embroidery magazine, May/June 2012

Awards and Grants      

“Where Do I Belong” embroidered and handmade book by Katherine Diuguid, 1st Prize as chosen by juror, Dot Moye, at Intertwined 2020 exhibition, June- July 2020.

NC State University College of Design Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant Recipient, “Exploring Color Interactions Illuminated in Goldwork Embroidery”, $7999 awarded, June 2015

Legacy Scholarship Recipient, Embroidery Guild of America, March 2015

“Establishing a Relationship to Explore the Technique, Culture, and Social Importance of Stitching with the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace in the United Kingdom”, NC State University Internationalization Seed Grant Recipient, $5,000 awarded, February 2015

“Cotton Initiative + Art2Wear 2015”, grant awarded through Cotton University from Cotton Incorporated, head PI, $52,245 awarded, January 2015

“Cotton Initiative + Art2Wear 2013”, grant awarded through Cotton University from Cotton Incorporated, head PI, $38,940 awarded, January 2013

Graduate Award of Excellence in Art and Design, North Carolina State University, College of Design, May 2011

Legacy Scholarship Recipient, Embroidery Guild of America, March 2011

Research Focus

Color Theory: comparing the color theory of the Impressionists and Post Impressionists painters with the color use of embroiderers throughout history

Stitch as Structure:  hand-dressmaking and couture construction

Stitch as Decoration: hand embroidery, machine embroidery and embellishment

History and Development of Haute Couture, Embroidery in the British Isles, and the Development of Goldwork Embroidery.

Special Collections Visited Include: Art Institute of Chicago, Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Burrell Collection in Glasgow, Clothworkers’ Centre at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Gregg Museum, Constance Howard Textile Collection at Goldsmiths University in London, National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Royal School of Needlework Collection, St. Paul’s Cathedral London, Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Durham Cathedral, St. George’s Chapel at Windsor, Liverpool Cathedral, Benton & Johnson, and Hand & Lock.

Design Industry Experience

Katherine Diuguid- private clients, 2006- present

Associate Technical Designer, Hanes Brands Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, April 2007- August 2008

Assistant Technical Designer- Legwear, Kayser-Roth Corporation, Greensboro, NC, July 2006- April 2007

Footwear Design Intern, Michael Kors, Inc., New York, NY, Sept. 2005- May 2006

Design Intern and Freelance Designer, Michael Toschi International, San Carlos, CA, Summer 2003- 2007                

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer Art Teacher, Arts For Life- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Hospital, Winston- Salem, NC, April 2007- March 2008