Born 1960
Studied Ceramics, History of Art and English at the University of Natal (1979-1982)
Post graduate studies - English Honours,
University of Cape Town, 1985
Worked professionally as a ceramic artist, exhibiting from 1980 to the present.
Katherine has two children and lives and works in Kalk Bay, Cape Town.
Awards and select exhibitions:
2009
Red, Black and White Gallery, Stellenbosch
William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberly
Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
Made by hand in Black and White, Kim Sacks Gallery, Johannesburg
2008
Movement to Light: Exhibition at Amaridian Gallery, New York.
November
Science Art Collaboration with Dr Sam Bowser and New Zealand
artist Claire Beynon, Antarctica August
Breaksea project Music/art collaboration with Claire Beynon, Christ
Church New Zealand, September
Exchange – a visual conversation .Collaboration with
4 South African artists, Andile Dyalvane, Christina Bryer and Zizepo Poswa.
August
2007
Sound Still, curated this group show - constellated from
collaborative processes using porcelain vessels, musical instruments, graphic
works, paintings, performance drawings, video, music and dance. Irma Stern
Museum, Cape Town
2005
Solo exhibition, Kim Sacks Gallery, Johannesburg
2004 Invited Craft-Artist, Klein Karoo
National Arts festival, Oudshoorn
2003 Merit Award, Brett Kebble Awards,
Cape Town
2002 Gold Medalist, Vita Craft Now,
Johannesburg 2002
2001 Sterling Award, Association of
Potters Of Southern Africa National
Solo exhibition UCT Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town
1999 Sterling Award, Association of
Potters Of Southern Africa National
1997 Solo exhibition Kim Sack’s
Gallery
1995 Semi Finalist, Vita Craft Now 1995,
Durban
Fletcher Challenge, Auckland
1993 Merit Award - South African Ceramic
Awards 1994, (Durbanville),
Invited Craft Artist, National Arts Festval, Grahamstown
Winner of Institute of Architects Modus Award in Port Elizabeth in 1993
Solo exhibition Kim Sack’s Gallery
1992 IGI Vita Art Now, Johannesburg
Art Gallery
International Exhibition of Ceramic Art, Taipei
1991 Solo exhibition Kim Sack’s
Gallery
1990 highly commended Association of
Potters, Southern Africa regional exhibition
1988 Joint winner of Association of
Potters, Southern Africa regional exhibition
1985 Recent South African Ceramics exhibition,
South African National Gallery and Johannesburg Art Gallery 1985
1984 Joint winner Gold Award, APSA National
in 1984
Works in Public Collections
Tatham
Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
Pretoria Art Museum
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Durban Art Gallery
King George 1V Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth
South African Cultural History Museum, Cape Town.
William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
Sasol Collection
Corobrik Collection
Selected
Publications
Porcelain and Bone China, by Sasha Wardell. Crowood Press, UK. 2003
Ceramics, Art and Perception. Sydney Edition 57, September 2004 (article
by Wilma Cruise, photographs by Doreen Hemp and Peter Maltby.)
Craft South Africa, Sellschop, Goldblatt and Hemp Macmillan 2002
Craft Art in South Africa, E. Coetsee Struik Publishers 2002
Contemporary Ceramics in South Africa, Cruise and Hemp.1991 Struik /Winchester
An Overview of My Work in 2008 - 2009
New Directions and my Current Work
Movement to Light Exhibition, NY
