biography

Kate McMillan b. 1974 United Kingdom
Lives and works in Perth, Australia

Education
1999 - Masters in Creative Arts, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
1997 – Honours in Fine Arts, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
1994 – Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Solo Exhibitions:
2008 – lost, John Curtin Gallery, Perth, Australia
2005 – Broken Ground, Margaret Moore Contemporary Art, Perth, Australia
2004 – Disaster Narratives, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Perth International Arts Festival
2001 – Undercover, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Australia
2001 – Sacrificial Economy, Verge Gallery, Perth, Australia
2000 – Hedge, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2000 – Ambiguous Objectives, PICA, Perth, Australia
1999 – New work, Verge Gallery, Perth Australia
1998 – New work, Verge Gallery, Perth Australia
1997 – New work, Artshouse Gallery, Perth, Australia

Recent Group Exhibitions:
2010 – Islands of Incarceration, Cockatoo Island (commissioned work), Sydney Biennale, curated by David Elliott
2009/10 – Built, Art Gallery of Western Australia, curated by Jenepher Duncan
2008 – Silver: 25 years of Artrage, PICA, Perth, Australia
2006 – If you leave me can I come too? Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
2005 – I have seen some strange places, Gertrude Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne, Australia
2004 – Regionale 5, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, Switzerland
2003 – Mixtape, Art Gallery of Western Australia
2003 – Wild Frontier, Downtown, Adelaide
2003 – Flux: Uncertain States, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth, Australia
2002 – Neo Geo, John Curtin Gallery, Perth, Australia
2002 – Moving Collection, Govett Brewster Gallery, New Zealand
2002 – Urban Anxiety, Artrage Festival, Perth, touring to 1aspace, Hong Kong
2001 – Loop, Moores Building, Fremantle, Australia
2001 – do it, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth International Arts Festival
2000 – Nightswimming, curated by Dr Robert Cook, Craftwest, Perth International Arts Festival
1999 – Re:body, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Australia

Residencies
2002 – Australia Council Studio, Tokyo
2003 – Red Gate Gallery studio, Beijing
2003 – one month self funded research, Berlin
2004 – six month self-funded research, Basel, Switzerland

Commissions
2009 – Whispering Hills, Private Commission, Perth
2009/10 – Islands of Incarceration, Sydney Biennale, Curated by David Elliott

Board Appointments:
1997-2001 Verge Inc Artist Run Initiative
2000-2005 Perth Institute of Contemporary Art
2005-2008 National Association for the Visual Arts
2000 - 2008 Industry Advisor/ Peer Assessor for Australia Council for the Arts and NAVA.

Awards & Grants
1998 – Australian Postgraduate Award with Stipends (to undertake MCA)
2001 – Project Grant, ArtsWA
2003 – Project Grant, ArtsWA
2005 – Artflight Grant, ArtsWA
2008 – Mid-Career Creative Development Fellowship, Department for Culture and the Arts
2009 – Established Artist New Work Grant, Australia Council for the Arts

Collections
Art Gallery of Western Australia; City of Perth; Wesfarmers; Curtin University of Technology; various Australian private collections