Kat Howard was born in Rochester, New York in 1984. She earned a BA in Creative Writing and Art History from Brandeis University in 2006, and worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art until 2010, when she left the museum world to pursue two MFAs contingently in Studio Art: Book & Paper Art and Creative Writing: Poetry, which she received from Mills College in 2013. Since graduating, she has been working as an independent artist exhibiting her work. Howard's practice focuses on fiber art. She also teaches weaving workshops, and offers one-on-one art mentorship. Kat lives and works in Kingston, New York.