Absolute Value
About
Cate is a Melbourne-based visual artist with a background in furniture design. Her art practice is multidisciplinary, with painting being predominant. Since taking up formal study her artwork has become more considered, conceptual, and expansive, a mix of figuration and abstraction. Cate explores contemporary concepts that reflect upon the world around her, both physical and metaphysical. Her work investigates identity; perception; memory; beauty; imperfection; and loss. She hopes her work will inspire curiosity, offer a unique perspective, and lead to deeper contemplation and dialogue about the human condition.
Cate has completed her Certificate III in Visual Arts at NCAT, Diploma of Visual Arts and Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts at RMIT University, and is currently studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting at RMIT University.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2020-current
Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, RMIT University, Melbourne
2018-2019
Diploma of Visual Arts, RMIT University, Melbourne
2017
Certificate III Visual Arts, Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Melbourne
1996-2001
Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology, RMIT University, Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
50 Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
Momentum, Montsalvat, Eltham
2020
Destruction, Beauty and Hope, Montsalvat, Eltham
2019
Small, Forty-Five Downstairs, Melbourne
No Postage Necessary, RMIT Tank Gallery, Melbourne
Out of the Blue, Montsalvat, Eltham
Suburban Oasis, Incube8r, Collingwood
Renewal, Eltham Library Gallery Gallery, Melbourne
2018
Small, Forty-Five Downstairs, Melbourne
Banyule Art Salon, Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe
Immanence, RMIT Tank Gallery, Melbourne
In the Pink, Montsalvat, Eltham
Found (Graduate Show), Neon Parlour, Preston
Face to Face, BlackCat Gallery, Fitzroy
2017
What Lies Beneath, Montsalvat, Eltham
2016
Banyule Art Salon, Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe
Home Truths, River of Plenty, Lower Plenty
2001
Prototypes for Production (Graduate Furniture Show), RMIT, Melbourne
Fringe Furniture, Fitzroy Town Hall, Fitzroy
2000
Student Furniture Show, Telstra Building, Melbourne
All images are covered by copyright and cannot be reproduced or copied without permission