Catie Rogers is an educator foremost and an artist second. Teaching is the primary craft to which she dedicates her time. Her practice and commitment to education and mentorship stem from a general curiosity for life—posthuman studies, kinship to different species, death, phenomenology, and connections with water. Mirroring her classroom’s playful processes, her studio practice attempts to locate space, objects, and time for toying with, navigating moments of reflection and creation through video, sound, spatial installations, and collage.

Rogers is an Art Teacher and Artist based in the Hudson Valley. She received her BFA in Sculpture from SUNY Purchase College in 2017. Following her undergraduate studies, she worked closely with several prominent women-identifying artists, including Diana Al-Hadid, Rachel Mica Weiss, Joan Semmel, Rachel Feinstein, and Rachel Owens.

In 2018, Rogers pivoted her professional direction toward arts education, leading workshops at the Westchester Digital Arts Center, Pimento Hall International School, Beam Camp, and various middle schools throughout Queens, New York. These experiences led her to a full-time role at The Lang School, where she spent four years working with twice-exceptional (2e) students. During this time, she navigated the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic while pursuing a Master’s in Art Education at The City College of New York, focusing on social justice-oriented and compassion-centered pedagogy.

Since graduating in 2023, Rogers has transitioned into public education as an Art Educator for the Hudson City School District. Her pedagogy centers on contemporary artists whose work resonates with the immediate interests of her middle school students, using art as a lens to explore identity and current events. Grounded in culturally responsive practices, her curriculum invites students to engage in ambitious imaginary world-building through collage, observational drawing, and ceramics. Whether guiding a collaborative installation or a personal inquiry, Rogers remains dedicated to fostering environments where play and critical curiosity serve as the foundation for her work as a facilitator of joy.