Katherine Lock is a Des Moines-based artist and retail buyer. After graduating with honors from the University of Iowa with a degree in painting, Katherine relocated to New York City, where she held various leadership positions at the Guggenheim Museum and Gagosian gallery. As a merchant with style and strategy chops, she draws on her skills and business experience to curate merchandise and drive guest engagement for museums, science centers, botanical gardens and other experiential destinations across the country.
Katherine serves on the board of the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, as a chair on the Des Moines Art Center’s Print Club committee and volunteers at its museum as an expert guide.