About
Kate Savage
Born in Sussex, England, and raised between the Hudson Valley and Greenwich Village, Kate Savage is the daughter of painter W. Lee Savage and photographer Sally Savage. After attending Parsons School of Design in New York and Paris, Kate moved west to complete her M.F.A. with honors at CSU Long Beach in 1994. As she was finishing her MFA, Kate discovered meditation at a small sangha called Ordinary Dharma in Venice Beach. After living in the greater Los Angeles for about 30 years, Kate and her husband Tom Miller, also an artist, settled near Eugene, Oregon in a 124-year-old house and studio.
Meditation and Mindfulness
Kate's formal meditation practice began in 1993 within Thich Nhat Hanh’s lineage, and later in the vipassana ( or "insight") meditation tradition through Insight LA. Kate graduated Insight LA’s teacher training under Trudy Goodman 2018, and in 2019, was internationally certified as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Professional through the IMTA. She’s also a graduate of Mindful Schools yearlong teacher program, Eco Sattva, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, and White Awake trainings. Having completed over 70 nights on silent meditation retreats, Kate’s Buddhist study and experience also includes Art and Dharma through Buddhist Center for Buddhist Study, ILA's Dedicated to the Dharma, and Dharma Here and Now with Dave Smith of the Secular Dharma Foundation. Kate’s other significant mentors include Bhikkhu Santikaro, Dr. Christiane Wolf, JoAnna Hardy, Gullu Singh, and Zen lay teacher Ava Louise Stanton, for whom she is forever grateful.
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Art
Kate's work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums nationally and internationally. She has had one-person exhibitions at Curve Line Space, at LAAA Gallery 825 and at Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery, among others. Kate's work has also been included in group shows at Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Haus Gallery, LACE, Santa Monica Museum of Art, and University Art Museum Long Beach, among many other notable venues. Her work has been written about in Artweek, LA Times, The Long Beach Press Telegram, the Wall Street Journal and various other publications.
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