BORN Sydney, Australia
LIVES/WORKS Melbourne, Australia and New York, USA
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1997 Diploma of Museum Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne
1994 Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts Honors (Painting) RMIT University, Melbourne
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Wilderness of Mirrors, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
Korean International Art Fair, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, COEX Convention and Exhibition Centre, Seoul
Liquefaction, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2010
Irrational Geographic, Sullivan and Strumpf, Sydney
Phosphorescent , Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourme
Spilling Twilight, Ryan Renshaw, Gallery, Brisbane and 212 Projects, New York
2009
Meridian, Sullivan and Strumpf, Fine Art, Sydney
Underground Sun, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2008
Visitant, 24hrART Contemporary Art Space, Darwin
Drifter, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
Redux, Sullivan and Strumpf, Sydney
2007
Mirror Matter, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
Hell and Highwater, Sullivan and Strumpf, Sydney
2006
Pattern Recognition, Luxe Gallery, New York
Lands End, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne
2005
Earthly Delights, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne
2003
Process Colour, Conical Gallery, Melbourne
1999
Lightlife, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne
1998
DJ Betty Ford, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne
1995
Just the Block, collaboration with Natasha Johns-Messenger, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Everywhere but here, Blindside, Melbourne
Summer Show, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York
Nava Grants Maitland Regional Gallery, NSW
Mangae, Korean Women’s Art Association, Parliament House, Sydney
Wynne Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
2011
Seeing to a Distance: Single Channel Video Work from Australia, Level 17 Artspace, Melbourne
New Psychedelia, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Together in Harmony for 50 Years, Korea Foundation Culture Centre, Seoul
Arboreal, Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney
2010
Royal Bank of Scotland Emerging Art Prize, Sydney
Missing Link curated by Martha Kirszenbaum, RU, New York
Lost in Painting curated by Olivia Polini, Diane Tanzer gallery, Melbourne
I found it, I broke it, I stole it, curated by Nathalia Mount Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York
Room 1 and Room II, Flux Factory, New York
Lumen curated by Ginger Schulick, Stanton Island Salt Factory, New York
Possibility of a Painting curated by Tara de la Gaza, Chelsea Hotel, New York
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2009
NADA, Miami, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, Miami
Tattersalls Art Prize, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane
Auckland Art Fair, Nellie Castan Gallery, Auckland
Spectrum, ACGA Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne
Salon de Refuse, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Create, Sustainable Living Festival, BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne
2008
Fleurieu Art Prize, South Australia
John Leslie Landscape Prize, Gippsland Regional Gallery, Victoria
Fisher Ghost Prize, Campelltown, Regional Gallery, NSW
CIGE Beijing Art Fair, Biejing
Singular, Luxe Gallery, New York
2007
Gallery Artists, Luxe gallery, New York
ABN AMRO, Emerging Art Award 2007, Sydney
U Turn, Glendale College Art Gallery, Los Angelesy
Places, Luxe Gallery, New York
2006
FIAC, Grand Palais and Louvre, Paris
Create, Sustainable Living Festival, BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne
2005 Paper Chase, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
Selekta, Westspace, Melbourne
Robert Jacks Prize, Bendigo Regional Gallery, Bendigo
Darebin Latrobe Acquisitive Art Prize, Bundoora Homestead, Melbourne
2004
Simply Drawn, Luxe Gallery, New York Galleries building, New York
Flora Nova, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2003
Home Loan, Caroline Springs, curated by Kate Shaw and Larissa Hjorth
1998
Postal Presence, Stripp Gallery, Next Wave Festival curated by Ester Pierini and Larissa Hjorth
1997
Just Looking, City of Yarra project curated by Charlotte Day
GRANTS, PRIZES & RESIDENCIES
2012
Winner, Artists Wanted Year in Review 2011, Painting category, New York, Armoury week
Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Finalist, Gold Award, Rockhampton Museum, Queensland
2011
Royal Bank of Scotland, Emerging Art Prize, Sydney
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2010
Arts Victoria International Fund, Cultural Exchange
Flux Factory and Residency Unlimited, New York, 6 month Residency
Wynne Prize, Finalist
Royal Bank of Scotland Emerging Award, Finalist
2009
Salon de Refuse, Sydney, Finalist
Tattersalls Art Prize, Finalist
2008
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, 3 month Residency
Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Regional Gallery
24hrART Contemporary Art Space, 3 month Residency, Darwin
Fisher Ghost Art Award, Finalist
2007
ABN AMRO Emerging Art Award, Finalist
Arts Victoria International Fund
2006
ABN AMRO Emerging Art Award, Finalist
2005
Arts Victoria, International Fund
Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Finalist
Darebin Latrobe Acquisitive Art Prize, Finalist
2004
Metro 5 Art Prize, Finalist
2003
Australia Council for the Arts, Development Fund
Besen Family Foundation
1998
Arts Victoria
Australian Film Commission
COLLECTIONS
Artbank
Macquarie Bank
University of Queensland
RACV
Private collections Australia, UK and USA
COMMISSIONS
Urban Art Projects
Museum of Brisbane
Macquarie Bank
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Crawford, Ashley, Financial Review, 3 March 2012
Haley, Steve, (cover) Artlink: Contemporary Art of Australia and the Asia Pacific, Vol 31 No 4, 2011 p 36
Rule, Dan, Around the Galleries, review, The AGE, 17 August 2011
Burton, Helen. ‘The Evolution of Work, Kate Shaw: Liquidity’, Insight Magazine, Issue 4, 2011, p 29
Moody, Sebastian, New Pschedelia, published by UQ Art Museum, 2011
Mitchell, Fleur, The Blackmail, Feature Interview December 2010
Phillips, Isobel, The Art Life ‘Rock Life’ November 2010
Greco, Nell, The Two thousands, November 2010
Robinson, Debbie. ‘Kate Shaw – Underground Sun: Nellie Castan Gallery’ Arts Hub, 13 August 2009.
Crawford, Ashley. ‘Under $5,000 – Kate Shaw’ Australian Art Collector, Issue 49 July – September 2009 pp 186 – 187
Landscape of the Wynne, ABC TV – Artscape, March 2009
Adams, K. Artist ProfileIssue 6, 2009, pp 24 – 25
’10 Recommended Shows for August and September: Kate Shaw – Drifter’ Art World Issue 4, August/September 2008 p 62
Gibson, P. ‘Double Vision’, Vogue Australia, April 2008, 120-121.
Profiles, Art Almanac, April 2008, p 210
‘Strumpf News’, New South Wales Scoop Traveller, edition 2, July – Dec 2007
Clement, Tracey Kate Shaw: Hell and Hight Water preview Australian Art Collector, issue 40,April-June 2007, p.276
Crawford, Ashley ,’Lands End’, The Sunday Age, 23 July 2006
Backhouse,Megan, ’Delightful Show’, The Age, A2, 12 February 2005
King, Natalie, Visual Arts Report, ABC Radio 774 review ‘Earthly Delights’ 13 February 2005
Bantick, Chris ‘Undulations of Vegas’, The Age Review, 19 February 2005
Crawford, Ashley, review ‘Earthly Delights’, The Sunday Age, 6 February 2005
Interview with Vincent O’Donnell, ‘Simply Drawn’, Arts Alive, Radio National, 11 July 2004
O’ Sullivan, Emma ‘Finalist in Art’s Richest Reward’ Port Phillip Leader, December 8 2003
Backhouse, Megan ‘Conversion to Suburban’, The Age, 10 September 2003
Strahen, Lucinda ‘On the Outer’, The Age, 20 September 2003
Crawford, Ashley ‘In the Art of Suburbia’, The Sunday Age 27 September 2003
Berryman, Bruce, Interview, 3RRR, 6 September 2003
‘A Different Perspective’ review, The Advocate, 16 September 2003
Brasier, Andrew ‘Art Springs up with Delfin’ Herald Sun September 13 2003
Hawkett, Paige ‘Art Warehoused in Melton’ Melton Moorabool Leader September 2, 2003
Backhouse, Megan ‘Rubbishing Art’ The Age, A3 September 10, 2003
Rooney, Robert ‘Shock of the new heightened by delve into past’, The Australian, 22 May 1998
Palmer, Daniel @, review, Eyeline Magazine, Spring 1998
Vuk, Jen ‘Going the Distance’, Inpress 13 May 1998
Hjorth, Larissa, @ review, Art Monthly, November, 1998 @ Roger Taylor, 3RRR, 24 May
DJ Betty Ford, Jane Scott, 3PBS, 27 May
Broinowski, Adam ‘Just Looking’ Art Fan 7, 1998
McKenzie Robin,’ Just Looking’, Like Art Magazine, Spring, 1998
Timms, Peter ‘Hide and Seek Art’ Herald Sun, 22 September, 1998
Warhurst, Myfanwy, ‘The Art of Just Looking’ The Age, 12 September, 1998