Katie Hammond has a BFA from University of Michigan and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited widely in Michigan, Chicago and New York. She specializes in acrylic painting on canvas, but also enjoys non-traditional materials like velvet, faux fur and glitter. She makes paintings and sculptures for galleries, interior designers and private clients. Katie has been a professional artist for over 20 years. Katie is the Owner and Manager of Ann Arbor Artist Studios, a communal space with studios for six artists and a classroom. She has done hundreds of commissions including family portraits, pet portraits and murals. She is available for these services, contact to inquire.

Working primarily in acrylic on canvas and velvet, highly personal subject matter is filtered through the lenses of art history and iconography. Dichotomies of particular interest are playfulness and sadness, humor and cynicism, reverence and rebellion, high art and kitsch. Influences from the non-art world include music, mythology, literature, pop culture, dreams, and nightmares. Though being inclined toward the grotesque, surreal and darkly humorous, Hammond’s work is bright, poppy, funny, and inviting.