Pleiades Gallery presents the solo exhibition Collapsing and coalescing: making- with in the anthropocene, by Colorado-based artist Katie Simmons. The exhibition will be on view from November 25th through December 20th, with a special reception on November 28th from 3-6 pm.

Katie Simmons creates drawings centered on the parallels she observes between the exploitation and commodification of the natural world and female bodies in the Anthropocene. Using natural dyes and fibers, Katie works with materials in a way that promotes their agency and vitality. Atop dyed surfaces, she then creates drawings of bodily ecosystems in ballpoint pen. Her work seeks to flatten hierarchies, embrace radical care, and explore making kin in our modern era.

Katie Simmons is an artist, educator, and wildlife biologist from east Tennessee. She holds baccalaureate degrees in art history, visual art, and wildlife biology and her M.A. in education. Katie is currently an MFA candidate and instructor of drawing and fibers at Colorado State University. She also works as an advocate with the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center in northern Colorado. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous group and solo shows and her ongoing research on commodified human and nonhuman bodies and natural dyeing methods has been presented and published in a range of journals and at national conferences including CAA, SECAC, and NAEA. After finishing her MFA in May, 2026, Katie plans to continue making art, teaching, and working toward her PhD.