Wearing the Movement: A Lifetime of Activism in T-Shirts
curated for the Susan Bergman Gurrentz '56 Art Gallery, Chatham University. Pittsburgh, PA.
October 15 – December 12, 2025
In 2025, Catherine co-curated “Wearing the Movement,” at Chatham University’s The Susan Bergman Gurrentz '56 Art Gallery. Working alongside historian Jessie B. Ramey and designer Megan Urban, Catherine curated a unique look into feminist activist Kipp Dawson’s 250+ t-shirt collection. The exhibition ran from October 15 to December 12, and built from Catherine’s work processing the Kipp M. Dawson papers for the University of Pittsburgh Libraries Archives and Special Collections. “Wearing the Movement” urged attendees to consider the politics of everyday fabric, asking: What does it mean to wear, and live, your politics?