about
Kathleen's artwork investigates the passage of time, memory, and the fleeting nature of experience, particularly focusing on intimate spaces and relationships.
Sanker is a distinguished, award-winning Professor of Art at Saint Charles Community College, where she has devoted over two decades to helping students expand their creative toolboxes and life experiences. For a significant portion of her tenure she worked as the Graphic Design Chair, revitalizing an antiquated program, infusing it with innovative energy and discovery. Her exceptional teaching has won her a post-graduate fellowship at Washington University (2001), the prestigious Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award (2016), as well as the Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award from CENTER Santa Fe (2024). Her academic credentials include an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BFA from the University of Missouri–Columbia.
Having been commissioned as part of a year-long, collaborative artistic initiative, Kathleen's work played a key role in marking the centennial milestone of the historic Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in Saint Louis, MO. Her work enjoys a wide audience across various platforms, having been showcased by esteemed galleries such as the Sheldon Art Galleries, Ellen Curlee, A Smith Gallery, and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. As an invited visiting artist, critic, juror, and board advisor, Kathleen has enriched many institutions with her experience and expertise, including the University of Missouri - St. Louis, Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, the University of Missouri – Columbia, and the Foundry Art Centre among others. Her work has earned the honor of being held in numerous private and public collections, spreading its influence nationwide.
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