Katrina Brees
Resume
Kolossos Bike Zoo
2011-Present
Visual & Performance, Parade Artist.
Bearded Oysters Dance Troupe
2004-Present.
Visual & Performance, Parade Artist.
Fantastic Casket
2017-Present.
Artist, Activist, Educator.
I Heart Louisiana
2013-2016.
Leader in the Greening of Mardi Gras Movement
Miss Karina's
2002-2010
Fashion and Costume Design
Recent Television, Film and Commercial Appearances
2020 NFL Super Bowl Commercial
2019 Tall Girl (Netflix Original)
2018 Tell Me Your Secrets (TNT)
2018 Heads or Tails (Russian travel show)
2017 Rodents of an Unusual Size (PBS)
2015 Jack Reacher 2 (Paramount Studios)
2015 Turbo Tax (Super Bowl commercial)
2014 NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 (CBS)
2013 America’s Got Talent Season 8 (NBC)
Recent Exhibitions
2021 National Parks Service Custom House (Salem. MA)
2019 Oleander Contemporary Gallery (New Orleans, LA)
2017 Shepherd University’s Phaze 2 Gallery (Shepherdstown, WV)
2017 New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA)
2017 Museum of Mardi Gras Costumes and Culture (New Orleans, LA)
Recent Workshops
2018 Artist Residency Workshop (Shepherd University, West Virginia)
2017 Put the FUN in FUNeral Planning (Shepherd University, West Virginia)
2017 Put the FUN in FUNeral Planning (Berkeley Art Works, West Virginia)
2017 Parade Lab (The Studios of Key West)
Recent Professional Appearances
2019 HerbalLife Extravaganza (New Orleans)
2019 Krewe of Mad Hatters Parade
2018 World Sculpture Day (Poydras Sculpture Corridor, New Orleans)
2018 Canadian National Railroad Convention (New Orleans)
2018 St Patrick’s Day Parade (Hollywood, FL)
2018 St Patrick’s Day Parade (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
2004-2018 Krewe of Muses Parade (New Orleans)
2010-2019 Krewe of Tucks Parade (New Orleans)
2015-2019 Krewe of Freret Parade (New Orleans)
2017 New Orleans Museum of Art
2017 Atlanta Beltline
Over 150 parade performances between 2004-2018
Awards
2018 Artist Residency (Hamtramck Disneyland, Detroit)
2017 Performance Arts Grant (Art on the Beltline, Atlanta)
2017 Artist Residency (North Mountain Residency, West Virginia)
2016 Artist Residency (Sedona Arts Center)
2015 Artist Residency (The Studios of Key West)
2015 Grantee (Awesome Foundation/ Awesome Without Borders, International)
2014 Best Carnival Performance (New Orleans)
2014 Entrepreneurial Fellowship (52 Businesses)
2014 L.E.A.D. Scholarship (Foundation for Louisiana)
2013 Propeller: Social Innovation Incubator Fellowship
2013 Urban Heroes Award (Urban Conservancy)
2011 Louisiana Bicycle Queen and Best in Show Bicycle (Louisiana Bicycle Festival)
2011 Crowdfunded Project (Kickstarter.com, NYC)
Education
1996-2000 Hobart & Wm Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY. Liberal Arts)
2004-2005 University of New Orleans (MBA program)