Kate Mitchell
Kate Mitchell’s practice spans video,
public interventions and sculpture. The artist places herself in absurd
cartoonish scenarios which talk to issues surrounding effort, opportunity,
success, and time. Mitchell’s video artworks are staged documentations of
the outcomes of these situations and her conceptual sculptural works masquerade
ultimately as questions for the viewer to ponder the structural beliefs to
which they hold. She often uses humour as a means of bringing the viewer into
the present moment with the intention of reminding them that they exist only
for a short time.
Her work is included in leading
public and private collections across Australia including: Kadist
Foundation, Paris and San Francisco; Michael Buxton Collection, Melbourne;
and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Mitchell is represented by Anna
Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne and Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney.