Kitty Wales received an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Arizona and a BFA in Sculpture and Art Education from Boston University. She has been awarded residencies in the Isle of Rhum, Scotland, Galerie Berlin-Baku, Berlin; Kunststation Kleinsassen Germany, Baku, Azerbaijan; and Speedwell Contemporary, Portland, Maine.
Wales is a recipient of three awards from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation: a 1991 Recognition Award, the 2005 2nd Place Award, and the 2007 1st Place Award. She has also received grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Colman Foundation, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, and the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. She has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States as well as in Paris, Berlin, Germany and Baku, Azerbaijan.
Her work is in the permanent collection of several museums, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Fuller Craft Museum. It is also in corporate collections and the Windsor School in Boston.
Wales has taught sculpture and drawing at the college and university level, including as Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer in Sculpture at Boston University for more than 25 years. She lives and works in Maine.
Selected works
“Drift,” 2024, recycled wood, paper pulp, fabric, aqua resin, graphite, watercolor pencils, 149 × 84 × 24 in. Photo credit: David Clough.
“Steam,” 2024, recycled wood, epoxy clay, paper pulp, fabric, graphite, watercolor pencils, 16 × 144 × 26 in. Photo credit: David Clough.
“Tempest,” 2026, recycled wood, paper pulp, fabric, aqua resin, graphite, watercolor pencils, 82 × 82 × 21 in. Photo credit: Matthew Miner.
“Slip,” 2025, recycled wood, epoxy clay, paper pulp, fabric, graphite, watercolor pencils, 58 × 59 × 20 in. Photo credit: David Clough.
“Spill,” 2023, recycled wood, epoxy clay, paper pulp, fabric, graphite, watercolor pencils, 56 × 34 × 12 in. Photo credit: David Clough.
“Bolaños,” 2024, recycled wood, paper pulp, foil, colored graphite, watercolor pencils, 44 × 30 × 9 in. Photo credit: Stewart Clements.
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