Kate Dorrough
Born 1964, Sydney, Australia
Lives & Works – Sydney (Eora)
The practice of Kate Dorrough sustains a conversation between paint and clay, launching an inquiry into the interplay and tension between the gestural mark and the hand built ceramic form. The artist's recent work explores landscape as metaphor, with its inland river systems a vital source of survival and bestowal of fertility. Dorrough considers the cyclicality of renewal and destruction that defines the land, her painterly gestural marks evoking totemic symbols of this enduring landscape.
Dorrough’s work as a painter and ceramicist has led to an extensive career exhibiting work at leading galleries in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, as well as a number of residencies including La Macina di San Cresci, Italy (2018), Art Vault (2011), the Hill End Artists Residency (2005), Bundanon Trust (1999) and the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris (1999). She has been a finalist in a number of awards including the Fisher's Ghost Art Award (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021), Calleen Art Award (2020, 2019, 2018), North Sydney Art Prize (2022, 2019), Muswellbrook Art Prize (2019, 2015), Paddington Art Prize (2024, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2012, 2011, 2007), Mosman Art Prize (2019, 2012, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1995), Portia Geach Memorial Award (2004, 2001, 1992), Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize (2010, 2008), Sawmillers Sculpture Prize (2022, 2010), Clunes Ceramic Art Award (2022, 2010), and was selected for the Australian Ceramics Association Biennial Exhibition (2014). Dorrough’s work is also held in various public and private collections around Australia, including Campbelltown Art Gallery, Sony Music Entertainment, Grafton Regional Gallery, Bathurst Regional Gallery and Melbourne Casino.
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30 Years of Arthouse Gallery
7 - 21 December 2024Over the past three decades, Arthouse Gallery has distinguished itself as one of Australia's leading contemporary art galleries. Currently representing over forty artists, the gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary this...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Summer – Part 1 9 - 27 January 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to begin 2024 with 'Summer' featuring a selection of new and exciting works from our stable of artists. This coming year features solo shows by newly–represented,...Read more -
Off–Site Exhibition
George Place 19 December 2023 - 29 February 2024George Place is an outstanding office precinct in the thriving hub of Sydney’s CBD. George Place hosts a series of inclusive events and activities to enhance the workday experience for...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Sydney Contemporary Collection 2023 – Booth F12 7 - 10 September 2023
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Kate Dorrough
The Vessel and the River 27 July - 12 August 2023Dorrough’s body of work is an invitation to float suspended within the landscape – like silt in a river. A sensation that draws its embodied inspiration from the artist's memories...Read more -
Group Show
Paper 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more -
Group Show
Clay 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more -
Kate Dorrough
River Language 5 - 23 May 2020‘River Language’ continues Kate Dorrough’s ongoing focus on the river as a fundamental source of fertility within the Australian landscape. In her large-scale paintings and hand-built ceramic forms, the Sydney...Read more
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Kate DorroughAwakening Knowledge, 2023acrylic on linen167.5 x 213 cm, 170 x 216 cm (framed)$14,000
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Kate DorroughCalligraphic Marks of an Ancient River, 2023stoneware ceramic with glaze38 x 43 x 29 cm$3,600
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Kate DorroughAquamarine Depths, 2023acrylic on linen57 x 70 cm, 59.5 x 72.5 cm (framed)$3,500
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Kate DorroughLand & Sea, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Kate DorroughRelics from the River, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Kate DorroughRiver Song, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Kate DorroughRiver, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Kate DorroughEmbedded Recollections of a River, 2023stoneware ceramic with glaze34 x 36 x 28 cm$3,200
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Kate DorroughDancing River, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)
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Kate DorroughRiver Script, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)
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Kate DorroughRiver Poem, 2023stoneware ceramic with glaze42 x 27 x 21 cm$2,900
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Kate DorroughRiver Sprites, 2023stoneware ceramic with glaze29 x 38 x 9 cm$2,200
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Kate DorroughHaiku, of a River, 2022stoneware ceramic with glaze26 x 17 x 13 cm$1,800
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Kate Dorrough now part of the Art Gallery of Ballarat Collection
Art Gallery of Ballarat 6 November 2024We are thrilled to share that Kate Dorrough's incredible ceramic The river's ancient song has been acquired by the Art Gallery of Ballarat as part...Read more -
Jo Davenport & Kate Dorrough announced as finalists in the Paddington Art Prize
Art Leven Gallery 1 October 2024Exciting news from the Paddington Art Prize with Jo Davenport and Kate Dorrough announced as finalists in the prize for 2024. Congratulations to both artists!...Read more -
Kate Dorrough announced as a finalist in the North Queensland Ceramic Awards
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville 28 September 2024Kate Dorrough has been announced as a finalist in the North Queensland Ceramic Awards with her incredible work 'Fusion, River Icon' selected for the prize....Read more -
Multiple artists announced as finalists in the Fisher's Ghost Art Award 2024
Campbelltown Arts Centre 24 September 2024We are thrilled to share that ten of our artists have been announced as finalists in the prestigious Fisher's Ghost Art Award 2024. Congratulations to...Read more
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Several Arthouse Gallery artists selected for the Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 15 June 2024Congratulations to Kate Ballis, Kate Dorrough, Leah Fraser, Amelia Lynch and Shona Wilson who have been announced as finalists in the 2024 Northern Beaches Environmental...Read more -
Joshua Yeldham and Kate Dorrough featured in 'Collection 100: Now'.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 31 May 2024Kate Dorrough and Joshua Yeldham are currently featured in a dynamic and exciting exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. This year marks 100 years...Read more -
Acclaimed exhibition 'Heather + Kate Dorrough: Lineage' to tour New South Wales
Kate Dorrough 24 May 2024Kate Dorrough's incredible exhibition with her mother Heather Dorrough is currently on tour across New South Wales. 'Heather + Kate Dorrough: Lineage' spans conversations across...Read more -
Kate Dorrough and Nicole Kelly announced as finalists in the Grace Cossington Smith Art Award 2024
Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Abbotsleigh 25 January, 2024Kate Dorrough and Nicole Kelly have been announced as finalists in the highly acclaimed Grace Cossington Smith Art Award 2024. The Grace Cossington Smith Art...Read more
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The Fishers Ghost Award selects multiple Arthouse Gallery artists as finalists
Susan Baird, Jo Bertini, Kate Dorrough, Nicole Kelly and Amelia Lynch 28 October – 8 December 2023The prestigious Fishers Ghost Award has announced its finalists for 2023 with five Arthouse Gallery artists announced in the selection. Susan Baird, Jo Bertini, Kate...Read more -
Kate Dorrough and Amelia Lynch announced as finalists in the Hornsby Art Prize
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre October 20, 2023Kate Dorrough and Amelia Lynch have both been announced as finalists in the Hornsby Art Prize. The Hornsby Art Prize is organised and sponsored by...Read more -
Kate Dorrough and Amelia Lynch announced as finalists in STILL: National Still Life Award 2023
Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) 1 August 2023The acclaimed STILL: National Still Life Award has announced its finalists with Arthouse Gallery's Kate Dorrough and Amelia Lynch listed amongst the outstanding list of...Read more -
Several artists announced as finalists in the Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 4 — 27 August 2023Manly Art Gallery & Museum Curl Curl Creative Space and Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery 4 — 27 August 2023 We are delighted to announce...Read more
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Fishers Ghost Award 2022
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Kate Dorrough receives Award for Excellence in the Clunes Ceramic Award & is acquired by Art Gallery of Ballarat
1 – 23 October 22The Clunes Ceramic Award is a biennial event in partnership with the Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum.Read more