Kate Daw

Kate Daw (1965 - September 2020) was an Australian visual artist and former Head of Art at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.

Career Kate Daw was born in 1965 in Esperance, Western Australia, and her family moved to Sorrento when she was five. She initially studied art at the Western Australian Institute of Technology but dropped out when she was 18. After moving to Melbourne, Daw graduated in Painting at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 1989,

Her work incorporated canvas, ceramic, fabric and paper, though she later moved away from painting. She began a Master of Fine Arts degree at Glasgow School of Art in 1995, completing it back in Australia at RMIT University,

She collaborated with Scottish artist Stewart Russell on a series of works beginning in 2007, where they developed Two Homes, Another World (2016), a project with Indigenous Australian football player Liam Jurrah, After five years as Head of Painting, she was made Head of Art at the VCA in 2018. The Between Space (2006), Art Gallery of Western Australia Civil Twilight End with Stewart Russell (2011) Love, Work (prelude, aftermath, everyday) (2020), All That Was Solid Melts group exhibition, Auckland Art Gallery Reverse Anthem with Stewart Russell (2021), Rising (previously part of 2016's Two Homes, Another World)

Collections Kate Daw's work is held in several galleries and museums in Australia.

Art Gallery of Western Australia Australian Sports Museum City of Melbourne National Gallery of Victoria