Katherine Sweetman is a nationally and internationally exhibited artist in the fields of both new media art and documentary video. Her major areas of research involve public disclosure of private information in both online and offline environments.

Since 2007, Katherine has been teaching courses on Visual Culture, Media and Art at The University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, California State University, San Marcos, and Southwestern College. She is the former director of the alternative art space, Lui Velazquez, in Tijuana and she is currently working at the 3D Film Production company, Passmore Lab, in San Diego.

She has an M.F.A. from the University of California, San Diego, a B.A. in Arts and Technology from California State University, San Marcos, and a certificate from the New School University, New York.