Kate Kurucz is a painter working on Kaurna Land, South Australia, whose practice explores absurdity and the sublime. Graduating in 2012 from the Adelaide Central School of Art, Kurucz's work often uses copper as a painting surface due to its ability to foreground painterly gestures, as well as its conductive and alchemic associations. Current areas of interest include extra-terrestrial communication, Antarctic exploration, Drive-in theaters and the number of grapefruit on the Titanic.
Education
2012 - Bachelor of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, SA
Selected Exhibitions
2022
Guildhouse and Adelaide City Council Artpod residency April - June
2021
(Personal Attention), praxis ARTSPACE, SA (solo)
Somewhere, Something, POP Gallery, SA (solo)
2019
The Inland Sea, praxis ARTSPACE, SA (solo)
2018
If You Can’t Be Good, Be Careful, Floating Goose Gallery, SA (solo)
She Talks to Rainbows, Adelaide Airport, SA
2017
FELTcult, Domain House, HOBIENNALE, TAS
2016
Six Contemporary Painters, Floating Goose Gallery, SA
Guildhouse Collections Project, Art Gallery of South Australia, SA (solo)
2015
Sell Out, FELTspace gallery, SA (solo)
Adorn, Adelaide Central Gallery, SA
2014
Celloprofane, Arkaba Commission, Arkaba Hotel, SA
Not Just a Pretty Face, Adelaide Town Hall, SA
Selective Perception and the 23 Enigma, Arts SA Building, SA
Awards And Industry
FELTspace Co-director, 2017 - 2019
Co-founder MINT studios 2013 - 2016
Dame Roma Mitchell Portrait Commission, Adelaide City Council Chambers, 2021
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Semi Finalist, 2021
RSASA Prize for Portraiture, Finalist, 2021
Lester Portrait Prize, Finalist, 2020
RSASA Prize for Portraiture, Winner, 2020
The Advertiser / SALA Contemporary Art Award, Finalist, 2019
Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize, Finalist 2019
R & M McGivern Prize, Finalist 2019
Portia Geach Portrait Prize, Finalist, 2017
Black Swan Portrait Prize, Highly Commended, 2016
Guildhouse Collections Project Recipient, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2016
Emma Hack Art Prize, Winner, 2016