Master of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Bachelor of Science, Art Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Head Librarian, Henry Clay Frick Fine Arts Library, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (current)
Instructor, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Deitrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (teaching a professional seminar, Curiosity and Critical Practice)
Instructor, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh (taught Critical Pedagogies and Praxes)
Previous Librarian positions at the Business Library, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, and Gumberg Library, Duquesne University
Previous Museum Education positions at the Mattress Factory and at the Wexner Center for the Arts (focused on teacher and school programs)
Previous Visiting Lecturer positions at The Ohio State University Art Department (Courses taught: Concepts and Issues in Contemporary Art, Figure Drawing, 2Dimensional Design) and at Chatham University, Art & Design Division. (Courses taught: Materials Studies, Arts First)
Studio Assistant to Ann Hamilton and Michael Mercil.
Previous K-12 positions: Art Teacher at Kids Express Learning Center, in Madison, WI, with additional role teaching Spanish language enrichment. Student teacher at Lapham Elementary School and Jefferson Middle School, Madison Public Schools in Madison, Wisconsin.
Joranson, K. 2023. “Building a Pedagogy of Idea Generation and Embodied Inquiry” Art History Pedagogy & Practice
french, l. and Joranson, K. , Eds. (forthcoming, fall 2023) Listening as Shared and Social Practice: An Open Educational Resource (Based on, and growing from the conference at the University of Regina, SK, Canada)
Langmead, A., Joranson, K. 2020. Co-Learning Encounters.
Kear, R. Joranson, K., Eds. 2018. Digital Humanities, Libraries, and Partnerships: A Critical Examination of Labor, Networks, and Community. Chandos Publishing, Waltham, MA, Open Access Pre-prints
Mattern, Eleanor, Kate Joranson, and Isabelle Chartier. 2017. “Practicing Provenance Research: Using Situated Learning Theory to Connect Students to the University LAM Community.” In Proceedings of 2017 ALISE Annual Conference, January 17 – Friday, January 20, Atlanta, GA.
Joranson, K. 2014. “Kate Joranson on the Toddler ‘Why?!’ Stage” Mutha Magazine. January 23, 2014
Joranson, K., VanTuyl, S., and Clements, N. 2013. E-Browsing: Serendipity and Questions of Access and Discovery. Charleston Library Conference Proceedings.
Joranson, K. 2008. Indigenous Knowledge and the Knowledge Commons. International Information and Library Review 40:1, 64-72.
Joranson, K. 2007. Sift-drag. Drawing Papers. The Drawing Center, New York. 67: 15-16
2022 “Insistent Fragments” The Uninvited Project.
2019 Co-Producer, ‘Six Word Stories,’ a workshop and interactive exhibit about expressions of identity. Hillman Library, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
2019 Moderator and Co-Producer, Curiosity and Unfamiliar Spaces, Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University.
2019 Co-producer, Processing Community Day @ PGH
2018 Co-Producer of Making Change, a study-break maker event. Frick Fine Arts Building, in collaboration with the University Art Gallery
2018 Co-Producer, Curiosity Dialogues: Making Connections In Spite of our Differences. Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh.
2018 Co-Producer, Strengthening our Student Safety Net (Part of Open Door Series at the University of Pittsburgh.
2017 Moderator and Co-Producer, ¿Se Puede Cultivar la Curiosidad? Alphabet City, Pittsburgh, PA.
2016 Co-Producer, ART + FEMINISM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Frick Fine Arts Library, University of Pittsburgh.
2016 Podcast Guest, Serendipity and the Digital, episode 322 of Lost in the Stacks.
2016 Co-Producer, Tam O’Shanter Drawing Session: Botany. Frick Fine Arts Library, University of Pittsburgh
2016 Co-producer, Can Curiosity Promote Healthy Living? Scaife Hall, University of Pittsburgh
2016 Co-producer, Do Disciplines Engage Curiosity Differently? Humanities Center, University of Pittsburgh,
2016 Co-Producer, What is Curiosity in Action? Morehouse Lab, Clapp Hall, University of Pittsburgh
2016 Moderator and Co-Producer, Can Tools Enable Curiosity? Library Digital Scholarship Commons, University of Pittsburgh
2015 Moderator and Co-Producer, Can Sites Cultivate Curiosity? Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
2015 Co-Producer, What is Curiosity and Can it be Learned? Frick Fine Arts Library, University of Pittsburgh
2012 Inosculation. Urban Arts Space. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2010 Artist-in-Residence, Houses in Waiting, Whitney Avenue Art Gallery, Wilkinsburg, PA. Led community workshops to create temporary, outdoor public artworks. http://waag.weebly.com/
2009 Gestures. The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 The Timeline Project. Art-House Co-op, Atlanta, GA
2007 Levity. Drawing Center, New York, NY
Giftland VII: The Revenge of Giftland. Printed Matter, Inc. New York, NY
Flux 15. 610 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA
2006 48 Hours of Making Art B.K. Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Plainsville, OH
Pinch Hitters. SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2005 Nearly. Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH
Bookish. Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2004 New Faculty and Visiting Lecturers. Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, OH
Emerging Artists: New Work. FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH
New Work: Visiting Artists and Lecturers. Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, OH
2003 sift-drag. Skylab, Columbus, OH (solo)
To the Capital City! FAB Virginia Commonwealth University
O’Brien, K. and Joranson, K. 2023. “Book of Instruction: Reimagining Handbooks, Manuals, and Field Guides Through the Medium of the Artists’ Book” Colloquium Series, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh.
Joranson, K. 2023 “Thinking with Materials: Exploring Artists’ Books in the Context of UX Card Sorting and Loose Parts Play” for the UX Study Group, Sara Fine Institute, University of Pittsburgh
Joranson, K. 2022 “Listening for Questions” Listening as Shared and Social Practice Conference, Great Lakes Association for Sound Studies. University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Joranson, K. 2022. “Curated Browsing and Wondering with One Another,” Annual Conference for the Art Libraries Society of North America, April 2022. Chicago, IL. Part of the session, “Imagination, Collaboration, and the Social Production of Knowledge.”
Joranson, K. 2022. “Artifacts of Creative Labor” part of panel titled “Creative Practice as Scholarly Practice” Annual Conference for the Art Libraries Society of North America, April 2022. Chicago, IL
Whiteside, A., Friedman, R., Karl-Johnson, G., and Joranson, K. 2022. “Visioning the (im)possible: experiences of librarian-caregivers during the pandemic and strategies for the future of library work” Annual Conference for the Art Libraries Society of North America, April 2021. Chicago, IL
Joranson, K. 2021. “Curiosity and Critical Practice: Building Reflective, Collaborative Communities” Annual Conference for the Art Libraries Society of North America, May 2021. Virtual Conference.
Joranson, K., Biega, A., Peer, J. 2020. "Tea Time with Eve: Browsing Butch Lesbian Art and Art History." Part of the Session titled, “Working Towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Current Initiatives in the Art Information Profession” at The Art Library Students & New ARLIS Professionals Conference. Virtual Conference Nov 14, 2020.
Panelist, "Getting the Gig: Interview Skills and Advice" The Art Library Students & New ARLIS Professionals Virtual Conference Nov 14, 2020.
Joranson, K., Langmead, A. 2020. "Shared Reflective Practice in the Early Days of the Pandemic" Art Libraries Society of North America, Ohio Valley and Midstates Chapters Virtual Conference, Nov 13, 2020.
Joranson, K. 2020. “‘What We Do’ with Kate Joranson” Studio Arts Department Artist Talk Series at the University of Pittsburgh.
Joranson, K., and Tyrica Terry Kapral. 2019. “Advancing Library Collections Data: Scholar-Applied Data Layers, Humanistic Inquiry, and Reflective Practice” Association for Computers and the Humanities Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Joranson, K. 2019 “Artifacts and Creative Labor” Personal Digital Archiving Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Hinkle, K., Joranson, K., Lehman, S., Martinez, K., Mayhew, G., McDermott, I. 2019. “Caregivers in Sight: Normalizing Parenting and Caregiving at Your Library” Annual Conference for the Art Libraries Society of North America, March 2019
Joranson, K. 2019. “What Does it Mean to Bring Things into Proximity With One Another?” (Respondent to the colloquium paper by David Marshall, “Search: What Pitt Researchers Are Saying to Each Other About Creativity”)
Joranson, K., Hall, L, Dombrosky, M. 2018. “The Labor of Curiosity: Expanded Practices of Artists and Librarians.” Annual Conference for the Art Libraries Society of North America, February 2018
Kear, R. Joranson, K. 2017 “Examining Digital Humanities Projects and Libraries: Labor, Community, and Networks” The Digital Library Federation Forum, October 2017
Joranson, K., Langmead, A., Jones, K., Scalissi, N., Brenner, A. 2017. “Take a Hammer to your Hard Drive: Facilitating Metacognition among Humanities Graduate Students” Panel Presentation at The Digital Library Federation Forum, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2017
Joranson, K. VanTuyl, S., and Clements, N. 2015. “Limited by Search: The Need for More Effective Ebrowsing Environments” Panel Discussion. Association of College Research Libraries, Portland, OR.