We are delighted and honored to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors, Katie Braddock LaRose and Katie Fischer Cohen!
The Maine-licensed architect and interior design professional Katie Braddock LaRose was born outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in upstate New York. Katie earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015 and a Master of Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2020. She later worked as an architectural designer in Richmond, focusing on historic rehabilitation, and worked as both an award-winning Project Architect and Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston.
Despite many exceptional breakfast tacos and professional accolades, she and her husband relocated to Maine in 2024, with their two dogs Stevie and Elise. We are delighted for her expertise and insight into interior design, and appreciate her perspective on our beloved old Congress Street building.
Artist and designer Katie Fischer Cohen‘s career spans visual art, design, film, marketing, and the events industry, with a focus on thoughtful storytelling, craftsmanship, and audience experience. She studied at New York University with artists Elizabeth Peyton and Mareen Gallace, whose approaches to intimacy, narrative, and materiality continue to inform her work.
In 2008, Katie founded Katie Fischer Design — now The KFD Studio — a design atelier recognized for its high level of craftsmanship and timeless sensibility.
Now based in Maine, Katie lives with her husband, two sons, and their dog, Gary. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, skiing, and surfing. She remains deeply engaged with creative communities and values the role that contemporary art spaces play in fostering dialogue, experimentation, and cultural connection.
Read more about the SPACE Board of Directors here.