Kay Metz
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| Born | September 3, 1932 Dayton, Ohio |
| Died | September 27, 2018 (aged 86) Santa Cruz, California |
| Other names | Kathryn E. Metz |
Kathryn E. "Kay" Metz (1932–2018) was an American artist and educator known for her printmaking.
Metz was born in Dayton, Ohio[1] on September 3, 1932.[2] She attended Bowling Green State University and University of California, Los Angeles. She traveled to Paris, France to work at Atelier 17.[3] In New York she studied with Robert Blackburn and Philip Guston.[4]
In 1967 Metz was the recipient of a MacDowell fellowship.[5]
Metz settled in California and in 1971 she established the printmaking program at University of California, Santa Cruz. In 1992 she retired from Santa Cruz[6] as Art Professor Emerita.
Metz died on September 27, 2018 in Santa Cruz, California.[7]
Metz's work is in the permanent collection of the Monterey Museum of Art.[8]
