01 — THE ARTIST
Kate Cusack is an artist and designer working across jewelry, sculpture, wearable art, and installation.
For more than two decades, her practice has centered on transformation—reimagining familiar materials as sophisticated, unexpected works of art.
Her work moves fluidly between the body, the object, and the environment, creating pieces for collectors, fashion, interiors, and commissions of scale.
02 — THE MATERIAL
THE ZIPPER | An unlikely material, An enduring obsession.
03 — THE IDEA
THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION
“What happens when the ordinary becomes extraordinary?”
overlooked → noticed
familiar → unexpected
ordinary → extraordinary
04 — THE PRACTICE
Instead of saying “Kate does jewelry, sculpture, hats, installations…” show that these are different expressions of the same artistic point of view. That is a major part of the evolution she is trying to articulate.
05 — THE VISUAL LANGUAGE
Serious beauty. A touch of whimsy. Something slightly subversive.
There is something so fluid and seductive about a zipper.
The zipper is typically overlooked, Most designers take great efforts to hide zippers in garments. I love shining a light on this special material and transforming it into an equally complex and beautiful creation.
I want the wearer to feel like they are wearing something stunningly beautiful, but secretly subversive. From across the room, the zippers sparkle like diamonds and the metal glitters like gold. Up close, the zippers reveal their honesty and their inherent beauty. There is potential all around us for those who are willing to get close enough to see it.
Who says all jewelry needs to be made out of precious materials to be beautiful? What if the innovation and the transformation is the value? Does it need to be so formal and traditional? Can we revel in the opportunity to “play pretend” and discover something in a new way?
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I TRUST MY INTUITION CONSTANTLY”
STOCKISTS
EAST COAST
BROOKLYN METALWORKS
640 Dean St,
brooklyn, NY, 11238
347.762.4757
www.brooklynmetalworks.com
CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTE GALLERY
33 WYTHE AVE
CHAUTAUQUA, NY 14722
716.357.2271
www.galleRYSTORE.CHQ.ORG
MORA
9 W. Walnut Street, Suite 2A
Asheville, NC, 28801
828.575.2294
www.moracollection.com
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY, 10019
505.470.4425
www.thestore.madmuseum.org
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
613 Vanderbilt Ave,
brooklyn, NY, 11238
347.291.1766
www.specificgravitynyc.com
WEST COAST
GALLERY LULO
303 Center St.
Healdsburg, CA 95448
707.433.7533
www.gallerylulo.com
INTERFUSION ART
50 Washington Avenue, suite 103
Santa Fe, NM, 87501
505.467.8081
www.interfusionart.com
MIDWEST
GALLERY 360
3011 W.50th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55410
612.925.2400
www.gallery360mpls.com
OMBRE GALLERY
1511 Race Street
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
513.813.7278
www.ombregallery.com
ONLINE
ARTFUL HOME
877.223.4600
www.artfulhome.com
SOUTH
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART
1717 N Harwood Avenue
Dallas, TX, 75201
214.922.1256
www.shop.dma.org
HIGH GLOSS
1131-06 Uptown Park
Houston, TX, 77056
713.961.7868
www.highglosshouston.com
NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
919.839.6262
www.ncartmuseum.org