Kate Cochrane
KATE COCHRANE 2017
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
As a painter Kate transforms what she sees into a mosaic of shapes and colour, considering hue, tone and composition. Local Somerset landscapes, visits to Tasmania, Wales, and the Borders have provided a wealth of images. Kate enjoys the play of ground and fore ground, texture, the shapes and spaces between elements, all resulting in a rich tapestry of contrast and colour. Her new series of current work includes derelict castles and abbeys starting with Laugherne Castle.
Kate gained a Diploma in Graphic Design at Canterbury College of Art followed by local courses in Fine Art and colour work. She has exhibited paintings since 1980, designed home accessories, sold through her business Pure Rooster, and occasionally been tutoring and running workshops.
Kate currently tutors as a member of Art Profile doing art Demos. She has taken commissions plus has work in a number of private collections. Her work has shown at the Chatton Gallery, Northumberland; the Blue Ryder Gallery, Mere, Wiltshire; Avon Mill Gallery, Loddiswell, Devon; the Nolan Art Gallery, Hobart; and recently at A2 Gallery, Wells, Somerset and is currently at the First View Gallery, Stourhead.
SELECTED WORKS
2016 ‘Red Copse’ RI Open, Mall Galleries
‘Forgotten Corner’ Bath Society of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS SINCE 2010
2016 ‘Development’, Round Tower, Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome
2015 ‘Hidden Water’, Hobart, Tasmania
2014 ‘Jewel’ and ‘Perceptions’, Hobart, Tasmania
2013 ‘Embrace’, Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome
2012 ‘Pierson’s Point Red’, Hobart, Tasmania
GROUP EXHIBITIONS SINCE 2010
2017 ‘Capture the Castle’, Southampton City Art Gallery May – Sept
2016 ‘Colour in the Landscape’, First View Gallery, Stourhead
‘Hereford Art Trail’, Presteign
‘Summer Exhibition’, Betty Hulme Gallery, Melbourne
2016/15/13 ‘Open Studios’, Frome
2016/15 ‘Summer Show’ First View Gallery, Stourhead
2016/15 ‘Frome Art Fair’
2015 ‘Wylye Valley Art Trail’; ‘Memories in Colour & Shape’, First View Gallery ‘Momentum’ Somerset Art Weeks, First View Gallery
‘Landscapes’, Beth Hulme Gallery, Melbourne
2014 ‘Summer Exhibition’, First View Gallery, Stourhead
2011 ‘Four and Twenty Artists’, Frome
‘Blank Canvas’, Hobart, Tasmania
www.katecochrane.org
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Frome, Somerset
07966300293 Frome, Somerset