Artist Talks
with Theo Brooks & Katie Reeves
Thursday, February 19 at 5:30pm
Artist Talks at Starworks are free and open to the public. Guests are invited to meet featured visiting artists, watch and learn as they present slides and discuss their process and influence, and ask questions about their works.
Treat Yourself - Starworks Cafe & Taproom is open during this event and proudly serves a variety of craft NC beer, delicious wine, coffee & lattes, smoothies, and much more.
Change of Venue: February & March 2026 Artist Talks will take place upstairs at the School House Gallery at Starworks
Theo Brooks
Starworks Resident Glass Artist - Spring 2026
Theo Brooks is a British-Cypriot glassmaker based in south London. Brooks first discovered glass while studying Three-Dimensional Design at UCA Farnham. He went on to work in several UK studios before apprenticing with maestro Simon Moore in hot glass, and later in Paris, France, with Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg in glass cutting. He has since studied for an MFA at Bowling Green State University in the USA, held a studio technician role at Temple University in Philadelphia, and exhibited internationally across Europe, the USA, and China. Theo’s practice reimagines ancient Cypriot artefacts in contemporary forms, using the fluidity of glass to explore cultural identity.
Katie Reeves
Starworks Resident Ceramic Artist - Spring 2026
Katie Reeves is a ceramic artist originally from Minnesota who has worked in clay for over a decade. They earned dual undergraduate degrees in Art Education and Fine Arts (Ceramics) from the University of Wisconsin–Stout in 2021, and completed a residency at Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis in 2022. Reeves has exhibited in more than 25 shows across the United States.
Working primarily in porcelain, they create functional ceramics that explore sensuality, femininity, intimacy, and classical ornamentation, drawing on Baroque and Rococo influences and their personal journey as a Queer artist. Their work emphasizes the tactile relationship between object and user through intricate slip decoration and refined form. Alongside their studio practice, Reeves is committed to arts education, continuing to experiment with new clay bodies while building their presence in the ceramics field and preparing for future graduate study.