Kate Davis is primarily a sculptor whose practice includes performative lectures, video, drawings, texts and objects; which are often all brought together in the same exhibition. Her work addresses issues of the heart, mortality and desire. She was made a Fellow of the Royal College in 2009 and is presently External Examiner at UWIC, Sunderland and Wimbledon (MA).
Kate Davis studied at Hertfordshire College of Art, Falmouth School of
Art and the Slade, London. She has received numerous awards; including
the Sydney Water Sculpture Prize; the first Jerwood Drawing Prize; the
Sargant fellowship at the British School of Rome; the Stanley Picker
Fellowship and the Young Artist of the Year Award at Whitechapel
Gallery, London. She has taught extensively throughout the UK,
exhibits nationally and internationally; and is currently represented by
Fred[London].