Born and raised outside Philadelphia, Mary Kate is now living in Annapolis, MD where she teaches high school art at Southern High School. She received her B.S in Art Education with a concentration in printmaking from Kutztown University in 2013. In 2015, she was awarded Anne Arundel County Public School’s Outstanding Middle School Art Educator while teaching at Southern Middle School. A printmaker and mixed media artist, she loves the process of creating and has re-discovered her passion for working with clay. She has exhibited her work in various online and local galleries. Mary Kate is currently pursuing her Masters of Education in Art Education at Kutztown University.