Kate Nielsen

Kate Nielsen is an award-winning artist living and working in Sydney. She is represented by Nanda Hobbs Gallery Chippendale, Colville Gallery Hobart and internationally by Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco. Kate holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting from the National Art School, graduating in 2005. She has had group and solo exhibitions across Australia and America. Kate has twice been selected as a finalist for the Mosman Art Prize, has been a finalist in the Hawkesbury and Hornsby Art Prizes and has also won the ‘Emerging Artist’ award in the Hornsby Art Prize 2019.

Kate is interested in interior, still life painting that explores a relationship with an exterior view. Her work is recognised by obscured indoor / outdoor views coupled with tilted picture planes and ‘tablescapes’ with intense colour and composition combinations.

‘My work researches and explores places that hold memory – recording intimate stories of people’s lives and personal spaces. Throughout my professional life, I have been dedicated to artistic exploration and education of all kinds and to the development of creative communities. Through connecting with people and place, I learn more about my own art practice, which paints the sounds, rhythms and vibrations of life.’ Kate Nielsen, artist.