Kate Hopkins has a BA in political science, and an MFA in printmaking and currently lives and works in New York City. In 2024 Hopkins was accepted into the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program. Recent exhibitions include Structure and Story at the EFA Gallery, Works on Paper curated by Kim Conaty, Chief Curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Conaty selected Painted Weaving No. 12, (thank you Emma Lee) for the second place prize. In 2025 three of Hopkins’ paintings were acquired by the Stanley Center for Peace and Sustainability.

Initially inspired by the microscopic scales that cover butterfly wings, Hopkins’ watercolor paintings harness the innate physiologically calming and restorative effects of ordered, organized, patterns from nature. Her work is simultaneously a deep commitment and exploration of the process itself. The psychologically demanding yet grounding technique inspires a curiosity and ongoing research into the neuroscience of making and its implications on wellbeing. By deconstructing the disciplined, slow, and labor-intensive qualities, she intentionally challenges her experience of time, consciousness, connection and identity. 

Working with multiple ongoing series provides Hopkins the opportunity to investigate various questions and curiosities. Whether pushing the perceptual qualities of the biophilic pattern through the use of light and shadow, to exploring the social implications of slow and methodical craft traditions, Hopkins remains steadfast in uncovering the depths and ever-expanding possibilities that emerge within the narrow confines of her process.