Kara Crombie is a moving images and sound artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a recipient of the Pew Fellowship in the Arts, MacDowell Fellowship, Headlands Center for the Arts Fellowship, Millay Colony Fellowship, Sacatar Institute Fellowship, and a Fleisher Art Memorial Wind Challenge Artist. Her work has been exhibited and screened at many well-known galleries and museums. She was a member of the art collective Vox Populi from 2006–2011. She has worked with The Monument Lab “Creative Speculations for Philadelphia” project at The Penn Institute for Urban Research to create a monument for Franklin Square Park. Kara is currently an assistant professor of photographic imaging and digital video production at the Community College of Philadelphia.
Kara Crombie
Studios
Putnam
Kara Crombie worked in the Putnam studio.
Originally known simply as Graphics Studio, this building was converted to its current use between 1972 and 1974 through a grant from the Putnam Foundation. Before this transformation, the building served as both a powerhouse and pump house for the property. Well water was drawn from a large cistern and…