bio

Kate Shields (any pronouns) is an artist living and working in Brighton, making process-driven work in a diverse range of media.

Often using references to queer aesthetics and culture, her work aims to escape the trappings of normative identities, gender, and physical and mental health difficulties.

Through the systematic documentation and recording of body-based experiences - movement and stillness, grief and anxiety, illness and recovery- she creates mixed media work with the digital/physical body that expresses the desire to survive, process and move forward.

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
End of residency exhibition. GUTS (The Enchanted Forest). Lighthouse, Brighton 2-4 Sept 2022

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/RESIDENCIES:

Artist in Residence at Sussex University, Digital Humanities Lab. April-June 2022
TOMTech Residency at Hove Old Market. Feb 2022
'GUTS' Galley Lock In, Brighton Oct 2021
'Body/Nobody' group exhibition with NewGrounds collective. Online + physical exhibition. Dec 2020
'LOOP' Gallery Lock In, Brighton. October 2019
FreeRange Truman Brewery, London. Group degree show. July 2019
Northbrook MET degree group show. May 2019
'Death + Rebirth', PopUp Gallery, Brighton. March 2018
'OBJECTS', Brush Gallery, Brighton. Feb 2017

FILM SCREENINGS:
'Balancing feathers on our fingers.' Translucent @ VO Curations, London. Aug 2019

SELECTED PERFORMANCES/COLLABORATIONS
Regular life drawing performances at Fabrica Gallery, Brighton, with Artists, Models, iNK. 2019 - present
'The Safety Map': Ongoing LGBTQ map project documenting safety in the city. Exhibited at Marlborough Theatre, Trans Pride Brighton Dome and Fabrica. Collaboration with Abby Butcher and Rosana Cade. 2016 onwards
'Artists, Models, iNK' Life model, co-Director and founder with collective of life models. Various performances/events based around life drawing. 2011-present

SELECTED PRINT
'Extraordinary Acts' zine by Emma Frankland. Contributor, Feb 2020
Fabrica 'Response' magazine (various)