Kate Stevens is an artist whose work focuses on Australian narratives of distant conflicts, most recently with works addressing the failures of Australia's involvement in the war in Afghanistan. Her work has been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions including at Sydney Contemporary and the Canberra Contemporary Art Space, and she received the 2021 Evelyn Chapman Art Award. Her paintings are held in the collections of Artbank, ACT Legislative Assembly, ACT Health, CMAG (Canberra Museum and Gallery) and numerous private collections, and she has twice been the recipient of the prestigious Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture.
KATE STEVENS
Born 1979, Nipaluna/Hobart, Lutruwita/Tasmania.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with First Class Honours 2001
Canberra School of Art, Australian National University
AWARDS
Winner, Portia Geach Memorial Award, 2023
People's Choice, Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, 2021
Winner, Evelyn Chapman Art Award, 2018
People’s Choice, Portia Geach Memorial Painting Prize, 2016
Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship, 2017
CAPO Materials Award, 2015
Winner, Portia Geach Memorial Painting Prize 2011
Finalist in Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2021, 2022
Finalist in Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, 2021
Finalist in Hutchins Art Prize, 2018
Finalist in M16 Drawing Prize, 2017
Finalist in Plein Air Painting Prize 2014
Finalist in Portia Geach Memorial Painting Prize 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Finalist in Mosman Art Prize, 2008
Finalist in City of Hobart Art Prize, 2005
Finalist in Metro 5 Art Award, 2005
Foundation for Young Australians Emerging Artist Residency,
Canberra Contemporary Art Space 2003
ASOC Travelling Scholarship to Japan, 2002
People’s Choice, Canberra Art Prize 2002
EASS CMAG Canberra Museum and Gallery Award, 2001
Alliance Francaise de Canberra Exhibition Award, 2001
KPMG Emerging Artist’s Support Scheme, 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Way Home, Blackartprojects at Neospace, Melbourne, Nov 2021
Scenes from an Afternoon, Nancy Sever Gallery, Canberra, Nov 2018
Drones over Aleppo, CCAS Gorman House, Canberra, Sep 2018
Sky Blue Sky, Nancy Sever Gallery, Canberra, Sep 2016
36 Views, Altenburg and co., Braidwood, Oct 2015
Kate Stevens, Flinders St Gallery, Sydney, Feb 2013
Greetings From Braidwood, Stur Gallery, Braidwood May 2013
I Kept it to myself, The Pump Shed, Adelaide, April 2011
The Vishnumati River Series, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, Nov 2007
Wish you Were Here, Birdhouse, Braidwood, March 2006
Day Tripper, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Dec 2003
Exit Kikuzaka, Alliance Francaise de Canberra, May 2002
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Sydney Contemporary with Blackartprojects, Carriageworks, Sydney, Sep 2022
Explore Sydney Contemporary with Blackartprojects, Nov 2021
Crossing Paths, Scratch Art Space, Marrickville, March 2018
Celebration: 20 years of collecting visual art at CMAG, Canberra
Museum and Gallery, March 2018
M16 Drawing Prize Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra, Nov 2017
Paint on paper, The Left Hand, Braidwood, Oct 2016
On The Beach, with Olivia Bernardoff, Ivy Hill Gallery, April 2016
The Summer Exhibition, Nancy Sever Gallery, Canberra, Dec 2016
World Series, with Julian Laffan, M16 Artspace, Canberra, August, 2015
Making the Cut, The Left Hand, Braidwood, August 2013
100, Blackartprojects @ Langford 120, Melbourne, Nov 2011
Pin-Wondewall, ANCA Gallery, Canberra, June 2011
Drawn in the Moment, The Left Hand, Braidwood, April 2011
2622, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, July 2010
Kinaesthetic Melody, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, August 2009
Silver Light, Megalo Access Arts, Canberra, June 2008
Blood on the Tracks, Studio Altenburg, June 2008
Picture This, ANU School of Art Gallery, 2006; touring VCA Student
Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, October 2006
Kathmandu Honeymoon, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka,
June 2005
Mythellaneous, Canberra School of Art Foyer Gallery, July 2003
The Sleeper, 24:7 II, Canberra Railway Museum, May 2004
Depth of Field, Shepparton Art Gallery, January 2003; touring Monash
University Museum of Art, 2003
Snap, CSA Gallery, Canberra, September 2002
Fresh Cut, Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra, July 2002
Lift Off, National Institute of the Arts, ANU, December 2001
COLLECTIONS
CMAG- Canberra Museum and Art Gallery
ACT Legislative Assembly
ACT Health
Artbank
