KATE ELSEY

Born Perth, Western Australia 1969 Kate Elsey's work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in both private and public galleries throughout Australia. Most recently her painting titled ‘Where has my 500 metres of forest gone’ was a finalist in the prestigious Waterhouse Natural Art Award exhibited at the South Australian Museum. In 2009, Elsey’s painting ‘150 million years’ was awarded a high commendation in the same prize and toured to the National Archives Museum, Canberra.

AWARDS 2011 Finalist Waterhouse Natural Art History Award, Museum of South Australia 2009 Awarded High Commendation, Waterhouse Natural Art History Award, exhibited Museum of South Australia and touring to National Archives Canberra, October 2009 2006 Finalist National Outback Art Award, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery 2005 Finalist National Outback Art Award, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery 1997 Artists Acknowledgement scholarship, Fremantle, WA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2011 ‘Spectacular Bird Show’, Gadfly Gallery Perth 2011 ‘Boundless’, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 2009 ‘Still Life’, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 2003 ‘Yellow’, Code Red Art Gallery, Perth 2002 ‘Voyage’, Silver Room Art Gallery, Perth 2001 ‘Inside’, Gadfly Gallery, Perth 2000 ‘Caternay And The Timpani’, Gadfly Gallery, Perth 1998 ‘Evolution And The Peach’, Code Red, Perth 1997 ‘Dust To Dust’ Allegretta Studio And Gallery, Perth 1997 ‘Seedy’, His Majesty Theatre, Perth 1995 ‘Coincidence In Pitch’, Moore’s Building, Perth 1994 ‘Complicated Thought Simple Action’, PS Gallery, Perth 1992 ‘40 Paintings’, The Claremont Hotel, Perth GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 ‘Japan Charity Exhibition’, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 2010 ‘Christmas Exhibition’, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 2005/6 ‘National Outback Art Award’, Broken Hill Gallery, NSW 2005 ‘Women from the West’, Challens Rafferty Gallery, Perth 2000 ‘Mainly Miniatures’, DADAA, Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth 1997 One World One Hope’, WA Aids Council, Perth 1996 Water Authority Art Award, Perth 1995 Water Authority Art Award, Perth 1994 Water Authority Art Award, Perth RECENT PUBLICATIONS 2011 Curators Choice, Scoop Magazine, Home and Art / Spring, Curators Choice 2011 Boundless exhibition, The Australian newspaper, February, 2011 A boundless Verve for the Natural, Stonnington Times newspaper, February 2011 Kate’s close look at the spectrum of Life, Nook and Cranny Report online, March 2011 Kate and Mo’s garden, Gardening Australia, ABC television program, Jun COLLECTIONS Government, corporate and private collections in Australia, UK, USA, Spain and Kuwait Department of Industry and Resources, Western Australia Hinkler Publishing, Melbourne & United Kingdom Stepping Stones Collections, Melbourne Outback Ecology, Perth Western Australia