Kate Stehr
Kate is a sculptor based in the Illawarra who has a keen interest in working with timber. Her works are often influenced by a desire to celebrate the history and memory found in objects that would otherwise be discarded or become trash. She sees her works as linked by their materiality and often by the way they thwart their intended use or purpose.
Kate completed an Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts at TAFE in 2004, a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with Honours, majoring in Sculpture, in 2007, and a Diploma of Education in 2008. She later completed a Masters of Philosophy in Creative Art Research in 2018, with her research project exploring the need for the translation of traditional narratives into contemporary sculptural forms.
Kate's works have been exhibited nationally and internationally and she has been the recipient of a number of sculpture awards including the Clitheroe Emerging Sculptor Prize. Her works are also a part of the Wollongong Art Gallery’s permanent collection and have been featured in a number of publications.
Exhibitions and awards
Solo exhibitions
2018
Masters Exhibition – TAEM Gallery, University of Wollongong
2015
The Reimagined Tale – The Corner Store Gallery, Orange
2013
Quibble Collage Exhibition – Hanging Space, Woonona
2009
War Toys – Evan Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
Exhibitions
2023
Blacktown Arts Prize - Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2022
Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize – Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon
Divergence – M2 Gallery, Surry Hills
Upsurge – Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong
2021
6 x 6” Sculpture Prize – Defiance Gallery, Paddington
Lore - Wollongong Art Gallery
2019
Out of the Illawarra – Parliament House, Sydney
Practise What You Teach - Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
2018
Locals on Board – Wollongong Art Gallery
3%: 2007 NAS Graduates Alumni Exhibition – Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
Creating Living Memory: Interpretation
Australia Conference – Circular Quay, Sydney
Practise What You Teach – Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Fluid (Illawarra Art Teachers Exhibition) - Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
2017
Colour Wheel - Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
2016
Symphony – Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
Belonging – Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
Scarborough Art Show – Scarborough Public School, Scarborough
Practice What You Teach – M2 Gallery, Surry Hills
Insight: The Spiritual in Art – Hillside Gallery, Dombarton
2015
Out of the Illawarra – Fountain Court Gallery, Parliament House
2014
Make It Sew – Wollongong Art Gallery
2013
Local: Current – Wollongong Art Gallery
IAVA Showcase – Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
2010
Art of Wood – Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Queensland
2009
Cut and Paste, Group Collage Exhibition – KG52 Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Christmas Show – Orange Regional Gallery, Orange
