Artist statement
We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving even the things we take for granted as always being there are constantly in flux. This is the flux that Kate Hammersley captures in her work. Transient moments such as a word spoken in passing, a lightning strike or a shifting horizon line are sources of inspiration in her work which plays on our sensory perception of two and three dimensions, the visual and the tactile, the real and the implied.
Working primarily in drawing and sculpture, using a wide variety of media from silverpoint drawing to ceramics, the process of making is an important part of her work.
Since 2002 she has been creating an on-going worldwide series of temporary text installations which feature text cut out of local newspapers. The interventions are photographed in situ with the photograph acting as a lasting document of the transitory action.
Qualifications and training
- 1994 MA Art and Art History, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- 1991 BA Art and Art History (First Class Hons), The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
Solo exhibitions
- 2006 The Secrets of Lost Spaces, The Robert Phillips Gallery, Surrey
- 2006 Order & Chaos, The University of Wales School of Art Gallery and Museum, Aberystwyth
- 2005 Order & Chaos, The Booth Museum of Natural History, Brighton
Group exhibitions
- 2013 L'Enchantement des Livres, Maison de l’International, Grenoble, France
- 2012 Movements, Anomalies and Distractions, Wolfson College, University of Oxford
- 2011 Immediate Territory, Magdalen Road Studios, Oxford
- 2011 Innate Projects, The Public, West Bromwich
- 2010 Rearranging Formulae: Unwrapping Books, Oxford University Press, Oxford
- 2010 Above, Beneath, Beyond, Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall
- 2010 Rearranging Formulae: Unwrapping Books, O3 Gallery, Oxford
- 2010 West Midlands Open, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
- 2008 EdgeCentrics, Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool
- 2007 Abolition, Morley College, London
- 2004 Challenge the Nail, Salon des Arts, London
- 2004 Habitats, Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Middlesex University
- 2003 Emma Churchill and Kate Hammersley, The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2003 Flow, Aquaspace, Savannah, USA
- 2002 Fresh Idols, Sotheby's, ArtLink@Sothebys.com
- 2002 Hold the Line, The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2002 Carry on Drawing, touring exhibition Gallery GBK, Sydney, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Touring additional venues
- 2001 Cosi Fan Tutte Young International Women Artists, Sotheby's, ArtLink@sothebys.com
- 2001 Sotheby's International Young Art, Sotheby's, Tel Aviv
- 2001 Sotheby's International Young Art, The Elizabeth Foundation Center, New York City
- 2000 Wales Drawing Biennale, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
- 2000 Worcester Treasures, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester
- 1999 Wales Drawing Biennale, Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff
- 1998 Showcase Wales, The Museum of Modern Art, Wales
- 1996 The New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London
- 1995 These Enchanted Woods, The Museum of Modern Art, Wales
- 1994 Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, London
Artist talks
- 2005 Visiting Artist, South Birmingham College, Birmingham
- 2003 Guest Speaker, Drawing and Sculpture Forum, The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2002 Invited Professor, Art First Lecture Series, Savannah, USA
Workshops
- 2005 Workshop Leader, Orleans House, Twickenham
- 2003 Workshop Leader National Drawing Week, Natural History Museum & The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2002 Workshop Leader, Darwin Centre, The Natural History Museum & The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
Residencies
- 2011 Artist in Residence, Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall
- 2010 Artist in Residence, Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall
- 2005 Artist in Residence, The Booth Museum of Natural History, Brighton
- 2004 AA2A Artist in Residence, The University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
- 2000 Fleming Artist in Residence, Hospitalfield House, Scotland
- 2000 Artist in Residence, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester
Public commissions
- 2003 Shortlisted for the outdoor sculpture commission, The Royal British Society of Sculptors/The Natural History Museum, London
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2005 Grant Award for an individual, Arts Council, England
- 2002 Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, USA
- 2001 Creative Ambitions Award, Arts Council, England
Educational experience - tertiary
- 2010 Visiting Lecturer, Aberystwyth University, Wales
- 2004 Lecturer in Art and Design, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, Oxford
- 2003 Visiting Artist BA Fine Art, University of Chichester, Chichester
- 2002 Lecturer in Art and Design, Walsall College of Arts and Technology, Walsall
- 2002 Invited Professor, The Drawing Center, Savannah, USA
- 2001 Professor of Foundations, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA
Publications
- 2012 Movements, Anomalies and Distractions
- 2011 Immediate Territory
- 2010 Rearranging Formulae: Unwrapping Books
- 2005 Kate Hammersley Order & Chaos
Other
- 2002 Elected Associate Member, The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
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