Kate Florence

I see you through through coloured sheets,

through soft and light, where silence sleeps,

to hear the whispers of the ground,

where words and darkness can not be found

Listen then,

Liquid colours hold the key, to where the sounds may be

let your body melt away,

between the folds and shapes,

there we will meet again one day.

If you are interested in Kate’s work, please email all inquiries to kateflorenceart@gmail.com

Website: kate-florence-art.myshopify.com

Instagram: @kate_florence_art

About

Kate’s practice has evolved, from embroidery and textiles ,into painting and drawing. Kate’s current practice is an in depth exploration of the phycology behind emotional connections and relationships we form with ourselves and with others.

Working intuitively is very important to Kate and her practice, her colourful works are a conected conversation between a landscape of layers and colour, Kate often applies multiple layers of colours before discovering the ones that sit best with her. Colour is an ever- challenging, ever- evolving medium for Kate, who began to explore the medium just over a year ago., she has been working on trying to house both colour and her signature line work.

Kates latest body of work created for her upcoming Solo exhibition “Scenes of an untold story” at Saint Cloche Gallery in Sydney is a series of experimental paintings, stills that are encompassing layers of form, snippets of a story, with no beginning and no end, moments of play between humans, moments of joy, moments of tenderness. Exploring soft, large areas of colour, layers over layers of paint, each one a building block in time, capturing a moment before evolving into something new.

Bio

Born in Stroud, United Kingdom, Kate studied a foundation Diploma in Art, before moving to Study at Winchester School of Art to study a Bachelors degree in Fine Art, spending one year studying at NABA design school in Milan. At university Kate explored many mediums but specialised in sculpture and installation using textiles. After university she was granted a 6 month artist residency with Chapel Arts Studios. Kate moved to Melbourne in January 2018 to pursue her art career. Since arriving she has been working on developing her practice and discovering her audience, continuously collaborating with other creatives and building momentum within Melbournes creative scenes.

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:

“Forms” - Solo exhibition at UENO - Northcote, Melbourne June 2018

Selected Group Exhibitions:

“Seedbed of self discovery” - MARFA Gallery, curated by Kate, December 2019

“A selection of stories” The KOH studio - Geelong July 2019

“The other Art fair Sydney” - October 2019

“The Other Art Fair Melbourne” - May 2019

Group Exhibition - Art to Art gallery - Melbourne May 2018

Fitzroy Art collective - April 2018

The Trueman Brewery - London 2016

Press & Publication

Friends with Frank, “5 minutes with Artist Kate Florence”, 2020

https://friendswithfrank.com/blogs/fwf-journal/5-minutes-with-kate-florence

The Design Files, “The Sculpture Collaboration is a Match Made in Heaven”, 2020 https://thedesignfiles.net/2020/05/art-kate-florence-x-lucas-wearne-genesis/