Kate Gilmore

Though I haven't been blown away by many of the artist lectures before, Kate Gilmore really impressed me. I was interested in her work seeing it for the first time, but I became increasingly more interested the more she spoke about her work and her ideas. She had a very personable, almost bubbly personality and I think that she is very successful in carrying that personality through her work. I could really relate to everything that she said about her videos and the characters and the moments that she creates. I could see a little bit of myself in those girls and in the embarrassing moments that we all have that no one is supposed to see. Gilmore brings those awkward characters and moments out into the open in a way that makes me want to cry, laugh, and cringe at once.