Artist, teacher, researcher, writer, curator.
Kate Jones is a Naarm/Melbourne based artist. She has a practice that is grounded in clay—ranging from her characteristic painterly sculptural forms to pots made to be used for a lifetime. Research, writing, curating and teaching all support and inform this work.
Solo exhibitions
2015: Before After Before, Sofitel, Melbourne
2014: Being, Craft Victoria
2013: 6:41 Thursday, Window Space, Craft Victoria
2011: Kate Jones, Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne
Selected group exhibitions
2022: From Impulse to Action, Bundanon Art Museum, Illaroo 2022: Press Against Time, Divisions Gallery, Coburg 2021: The Talking Ornament, Fluff Corp., Melbourne Design Week
2019: Making: the quiet voices, Hobart
2019: But First We Eat, Schoolhouse Gallery, Collingwood
2018: Field Work, SoCA Project Space, Brunswick
2016: Survey, SoCA Project Space, Brunswick
2015: First 100 Days, SoCA Project Space, Brunswick
2015: Victorian Craft Award, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2015: Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2014: Supermarket, Craft Victoria
2014: Hey Handsome, First Site Gallery, RMIT
2014: Back to the table, Sturt Craft Centre, Mittagong
2014: Creme, School of Art Gallery, RMIT
2014: Fresh, Craft Victoria
2013: RMIT Graduation Show, RMIT
2013: Connections First Site Gallery, RMIT
2013: Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2012: Resting Points, RMIT
2012: The Breakfast Club, enCOUNTER, Craft Victoria
2011: Ignite, BMW Edge Federation Square
2011: Flourish, Toyota Sculpture Award
2011: Clunes Ceramic Award Exhibition
2011: Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2010: Pat Emery Award Exhibition, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
2009: The Breakfast Club, enCOUNTER, Craft Victoria
Professional Engagements
2021–present: President, The Australian Ceramics Association
2022–present: Director, Australian Ceramics Triennale
Public Collections
Bendigo Art Gallery
Gippsland Art Gallery
Awards/Grants
2015: Victorian Craft Award, Ceramic Award
2015: Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art, Acquisition Award
2014: ‘Fresh’ Sofitel Award, Craft Victoria
2013: Vice Chancellor’s List Award, RMIT
2013: Potter's Equipment Award for Excellence, RMIT
2013: Stonehouse Gallery, Northcote Pottery Award for Excellence
2013: Trudie Alfred Bequest Ceramic Scholarship, Australian Ceramics Association
2012: Northcote Pottery Award for Excellence, RMIT
Residencies
2021: The Provenance Project at Study, Brunswick
Education
2015: Masters of Fine Art, by research, RMIT (discontinued).
2012–2014: Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Honours, RMIT
2008–2011: Diploma of Art (Ceramics), Box Hill TAFE