A Life of
Creativity and Compassion
An American creative, educator, and businesswoman, Katherine has built a career based on the marriage of creativity and compassion.
She has received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award, advising university leadership on creative business education advisory work for women in the Middle East.
Fashion Industry:
Her background includes private and public sector work: discovered as a Fashion Model by Patrick Demarchelier after university graduation, she spent years in the international fashion industry, working with top global brands including Diane Von Furstenberg and model agencies including Elite Model Management, as a requested model in editorial, runway, design houses, and for beauty, hair, and consumer products clients.
Education:
CNN World News dubbed her the “Model-Teacher” when she left her fashion career to spend over five years working in a Title One School District in New Jersey, both teaching and developing programs.
Creativity:
Since childhood, Katherine has been a designer and artist, who now solely works on special design projects and collaborations after building and operating a global brand for 15 years.
Katherine Parr Jewelry and her decorative artworks have been exhibited at Clarence House in London for HM King Charles III, The Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C. exhibited at galleries in Europe and sold at museums, including the Morgan Library and Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Her jewelry has been owned and worn by Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Maya Angelou, CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward, violinist Joshua Bell, and Rafael Nadal, and featured widely in the media, including on magazine covers such as Elle and L’Officiel.
Katherine Parr Carpet Capsule Collection: Katherine was commissioned to design a collection of carpets, handmade by talented female weavers in Afghanistan, through Turquoise Mountain non-profit charity and supported by the Qatar Fund for Development.
Non-Profit Advisory:
Katherine advises charities and private foundations focused on education and workforce development, including Education for Employment, Custom Collaborative, and the Town of Palm Beach United Way and has represented UNICEF in its education programs for global citizenship.