KATE NEWBY

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Kate Newby was born in 1979, in Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand, and is currently living and working in San Antonio, Texas, the United States. In 2015 she graduated with a PhD from the Elam School of Fine Art at the University of Auckland.

Kate has presented her works in: solo show “Hours in wind” at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2024; solo show “anything, anything” at Klosterruine Berlin, Berlin, 2024; solo show “Very active weather” at KAYOKOYUKI, Tokyo, 2024; “Ecology: Dialogue on Circulations” at Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, Tokyo, 2024; “Our Ecology” at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2024; solo show “She’s talking to the wall” at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, 2023; solo show “miles off road” at Fine Arts, Sydney, 2023; solo show “Had us running with you” at Michael Lett, Auckland, 2023; “Réclamer la Terre” at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2022; solo show “So close, come on” at The Sunday Painter, London, 2022; solo show “We are such stuff” at Laurel Gitlen, New York, 2022; solo show “Try doing anything without it” at Art: Concept, Paris, 2022; “L'oeil du serpent” at Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne, Rochechouart, 2021; “The Flames: The Living Arts of Ceramics” at Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Paris, 2021; “washed up” at Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, New York, 2021; solo show “YES TOMORROW” at Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 2021; solo show “Wild was the night” at Institut d’Art Contemporain, Villeurbanne, 2019; solo show “A puzzling light and moving.” at lumber room, Portland, 2019; solo show “Nothing in my life feels big enough” at Cooper Cole, Toronto, 2019; “21st Biennale of Sydney” at Cockatoo Island and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2018; “Further Thoughts on Earthy Materials” at Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, 2018; solo show “I can't nail the days down” at Kunsthalle Wien, Wien, 2018; “In Practice: Material Deviance” at SculptureCenter, New York, 2017; “The Promise, curated by Axel Wieder” at Index - The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm, 2017; and solo show “Let me be the wind that pulls your hair” at Artpace, San Antonio, 2017.

She has completed residencies at: The Joan Mitchell Foundation (2019), The Chinati Foundation (2017), Artpace (2017), Fogo Island (2013), and the International Studio & Curatorial Program ISCP (2012) and won the Walters Prize, New Zealand’s largest contemporary art prize, in 2012 and the Ettore Fico Prize (Turin, IT) in 2022.

Very active weather / February 17 - March 24, 2024

Exhibition view, Very active weather, 2024, KAYOKOYUKI, Tokyo / Japan
before AND after, 2024, Handmade wool rope, indigo dyed cotton rope, glass, bronze, size variable

before AND after, 2024, Handmade wool rope, indigo dyed cotton rope, glass, bronze, size variable

My question, 2024, Stone ware, glaze, glass, 74 x 58 x 6 cm

Very active weather, 2024, Porcelain, stoneware, glaze, found glass (Texas), size variable

(from left) Outstanding care, 2024, Stoneware, earth, found glass (Tokyo), 27 x 28 x 2 cm & What year is it?, 2024, Stoneware, sand, found glass (Auckland), 30 x 30.5 x 2.3 cm
Exhibition view, Very active weather, 2024, KAYOKOYUKI, Tokyo / Japan

You can run outside, 2024, Terrazzo, ceramics, glaze, 4 x 96.7 x 38.6 cm

practically screaming, 2024, Porcelain, glaze, handmade rope, size variable

"Trust me, trust me.........trust me", 2024, White brass, sterling silver, bronze, porcelain, stoneware, glaze (7 pieces), size variable

Exhibition view, Ecology: Dialogue on Circulations, Dialogue 2 “Ephemeral Anchoring”, GINZA MAISON HERMÈS Le Forum, 2024, Tokyo / Japan

always, always, always, 2023-24, Stoneware, glaze, sand(New Zealand), found glass(Tokyo and New Zealand), earth powder, approx.27㎡

Calls us, calls us, 2023-24, Porcelain, stoneware, earthware, bronze, found glass(Tokyo), brass, sterling silver, aluminum, thread, handmade indigo dyed rope made of organic ramie and organic cotton, size variable

Exhibition view, Our Ecology: Toward a Planetary Living, Mori Art Museum, 2023-24, Tokyo / Japan
FIRE!!!!!!!, 2023, Terrazzo produced at Torii Cement Kougyou Co., Ltd., Toyama (concrete and found materials in Tokyo: stones, ceramic, glaze, glass, rubber, plastic, enamel, cork, metal, rope, concrete, shell, and bitumen); indigo fabric produced at Kosoen, Ome, Tokyo (organic cotton and indigo dye), size variable

FIRE!!!!!!!, 2023, Terrazzo produced at Torii Cement Kougyou Co., Ltd., Toyama (concrete and found materials in Tokyo: stones, ceramic, glaze, glass, rubber, plastic, enamel, cork, metal, rope, concrete, shell, and bitumen); indigo fabric produced at Kosoen, Ome, Tokyo (organic cotton and indigo dye), size variable

Exhibition view, Réclamer la Terre, 2022, Palais de Tokyo, Paris / France
The edge of the earth, 2022, bricks, mortar, Produced with the support of Rairies-Montrieux, size variable

The edge of the earth, 2022, bricks, mortar, Produced with the support of Rairies-Montrieux, size variable

Exhibition view, Réclamer la Terre, 2022, Palais de Tokyo, Paris / France
you wish. you wish., 2022, glass, jaune d’argent, Produced at ateliers Loire (Chartres), size variable

you wish. you wish., 2022, glass, jaune d’argent, Produced at ateliers Loire (Chartres), size variable

Exhibition view, Réclamer la Terre, 2022, Palais de Tokyo, Paris / France
it makes my day so much better if i speak to all of you., 2022, porcelain, minerals, found glass (Paris), size variable

it makes my day so much better if i speak to all of you., 2022, porcelain, minerals, found glass (Paris), size variable

Exhibition view, L'oeil du serpent, 2021, Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne
Rochechouart, Paris / France
grows and grows on you., 2021, clay, collected glass fragments, underglaze pencil,(3700 pieces), size variable

grows and grows on you., 2021, clay, collected glass fragments, underglaze pencil,(3700 pieces), size variable

Exhibition view, YES TOMORROW, 2021, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington / New Zealand
SHE’S TALKING TO THE WALL, 2012–2021, assorted clay, glaze, glass, thread, wire, size variable

SHE’S TALKING TO THE WALL, 2012–2021, assorted clay, glaze, glass, thread, wire, size variable

Exhibition view, YES TOMORROW, 2021, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington / New Zealand
What Kind of Day Has it Been, 2021, screed, pigment, glass, silver, size variable

What Kind of Day Has it Been, 2021, screed, pigment, glass, silver, size variable

Exhibition view, YES TOMORROW, 2021, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington / New Zealand
(Window) Always humming, 2021, glass, size variable
(Floor) What Kind of Day Has it Been, 2021, screed, pigment, glass, silver, size variable

Always humming, 2021, glass, size variable

Exhibition view, YES TOMORROW, 2021, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington / New Zealand
How funny you are today, New York, 2010–2021, assorted clay, glass, glaze on timber, size variable

How funny you are today, New York, 2010–2021, assorted clay, glass, glaze on timber, size variable

Exhibition view, YES TOMORROW, 2021, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington / New Zealand
You got to write a song and I got to be in it, 2021, terracotta tiles, size variable

You got to write a song and I got to be in it, 2021, terracotta tiles, size variable

Exhibition view, YES TOMORROW, 2021, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington / New Zealand
Rob Duncan Megan Daniel Margaret Lynn Samuel Deb Nico Marilyn Sarah Henry Mieko Kate Ruth Mike Briana Justine Grace Romesh Josefine Madison Nerissa David Nina Gabrielle Dayle Isabelle Ana Lilith Christian Ruby Sophie Millie Michaela Loretta Laura Christina Alison Olly Miriam Fred Lise Hazel Simon Mia Anita Caroline Anna Prak Nadya Alba Xander Flavia Emma Stef Areez Bella Rachel Kirsty Kate Nicola Emerita Tim Megan Ruby Fina Felixe Ella Eva Ben Julian Bena Huhana Max Lily Tina Rose Bill and Teresa, 2021, assorted clay, glaze, mortar, size variable

Rob Duncan Megan Daniel Margaret Lynn Samuel Deb Nico Marilyn Sarah Henry Mieko Kate Ruth Mike Briana Justine Grace Romesh Josefine Madison Nerissa David Nina Gabrielle Dayle Isabelle Ana Lilith Christian Ruby Sophie Millie Michaela Loretta Laura Christina Alison Olly Miriam Fred Lise Hazel Simon Mia Anita Caroline Anna Prak Nadya Alba Xander Flavia Emma Stef Areez Bella Rachel Kirsty Kate Nicola Emerita Tim Megan Ruby Fina Felixe Ella Eva Ben Julian Bena Huhana Max Lily Tina Rose Bill and Teresa, 2021, assorted clay, glaze, mortar, size variable

Exhibition view, Further Thoughts on Earthy Materials, 2018, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg / Germany
I can’t nail the days down, 2018, Bricks, found glass, bronze, coins, ceramics, silver, brass, white brass, silver, pink silver, size variable

I can’t nail the days down, 2018, Bricks, found glass, bronze, coins, ceramics, silver, brass, white brass, silver, pink silver, size variable

Exhibition view, I can’t nail the days down, 2018, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna / Austria
I can’t nail the days down, 2018, Bricks, found glass, bronze, coins, ceramics, silver, brass, white brass, silver, pink silver, size variable

I can’t nail the days down, 2018, Bricks, found glass, bronze, coins, ceramics, silver, brass, white brass, silver, pink silver, size variable

Exhibition view, Biennale of Sydney, 2018, Cockatoo Island, Sydney / Australia
A rock in this pocket., 2018, bricks, glass, ceramics, metal, size variable

A rock in this pocket., 2018, bricks, glass, ceramics, metal, size variable

Exhibition view, Biennale of Sydney, 2018, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney / Australia
I’m actually weirdly exciting, 2018, bronze, white brass, brass, silver, size variable

I’m actually weirdly exciting, 2018, bronze, white brass, brass, silver, size variable