Kate Woods was born in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland, NZ) in 1981 and is based there. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University (2002). Kate has exhibited widely in artist run spaces, dealer and public galleries including: Le Lieu Unique: Centre for Contemporary Culture, Nantes, France ; XYZ Collective, Tokyo ; Canterbury Museum ; City Gallery Wellington and Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Awards and Residencies
Recipient of Asia: NZ foundation artist residency at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing, China, 2012.
Elam School of Fine Arts, Senior Painting Prize, 2002.
Winner of the Young Mt Eden Artists Awards overall prize and photography prize, judged by Allan Smith, 2000.
