Kate Kerr

Biography

Kate Kerr has extensive experience in the museum and gallery field and is trained in fine arts, metalwork, history, research and community development. She worked in the exhibition department of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, BC, for over 15 years in a variety of roles, specializing in mount-making, exhibit fabrication, sculpting and faux finishing, installation, art hanging and travelling exhibition coordination.

She now runs her own business in exhibition consulting, fabrication and installation: Insitu Services. Before moving to BC in 2007 she owned a successful art and fine craft gallery, taught metalsmithing and jewellery workshops and wrote for the daily newspaper as an arts columnist and CBC radio as a commentator. In 2017 she completed her Master of Public Administration in community development at UVic. Kate brings specialized skills in mount-making, diorama creation, outreach kit creation and project management of the exhibition development process, from concept to completion. She emphasizes the collaborative approach to exhibit development and fabrication, working with staff and volunteers to enhance existing assets and sharing skills so that museums and centres can continue their work with enhanced capacity. She has also worked on heritage sites including the Gananoque Woodworking Museum, Point Ellice House Museum and Gardens and Carr House. Her clients have included: The Bateman Foundation, Qualicum Beach Museum, Richmond Olympic Experience, Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin and others.