Kate E. Schaffer (BS 2006, MLC; MFA 2016, SAIC) is a Milwaukee artist working at the nexus of feminism, queer theory, and Abstractionist Aesthetics.

Her paintings, installations, performances, and writings, explore the fixity and possibility of time and space.

Schaffer teaches at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design as well as in Milwaukee Public Schools through the local nonprofit Arts@Large where she encourages students of all ages to consider the possibilities the world holds for them.

Her current exhibition discussed in the interview is here.

The book mentioned in the interview is What Would Lynne Tillman Do.

Installation view of The Book Club: What Would We Do with Lynne Tillman? at Frank Juarez Gallery.

"Trying Again: A Second Annotation of J is for Jokes" (detail). 2018. Ink on photocopy. 8.5 x 11 inches (4 pages).