Katie West

Katie West is a Yindjibarndi Western Australian interdisciplinary artist, exhibiting multi-sensory installations.[1] Her exhibitions often feature dyed textiles and native plants, sewn and woven.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] She documents the processes of her work as a form of storytelling.[9] West grew up in Badgingarra,[10] a town on Noongar country, and is of Yindjibarndi descent.

Awards

West won the Falls Creek Resort Indigenous Art Award[11] and Dominik Mersch Gallery Award in 2017.[11][12] She was chosen as a participant in the Kickstart program in 2015 and exhibited at the Next Wave Festival in 2016.[13]

References
  1. West, Katie (18 May 2016). "My art is a personal antidote for the effects of colonisation". The Guardian (Australian). The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Katie West: warna (ground)". Memo Review. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Decolonist". Next Wave Festival 2016. May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Katie West: Clearing". TarraWarra Museum of Art. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Debutantes: Katie West". Art Collector Magazine. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. "Katie West: Wilayi bangarrii, wanyaarri (go for a walk, listen)". Art Collector Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. "Katie West: Living well". Artlink Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. Sigglekow, Zara (16 August 2019). "Katie West's seasonal Dyeing and Gentle Making". Art Guide Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. "Katie West". Dominik Mersch Gallery. Dominik Mersch Gallery. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  10. "KATIE WEST: It Stops Here". The Pin. The Pin. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. Dalgarno, Paul (5 December 2017). "The inaugural ART 150 Fellowship winner – and a raft of new art prizes". Precinct. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. 24 March 2018. "KATIE WEST - Winner of the 2018 DMG/VCA award". Issuu. Dominik Mersch Gallery. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. "Katie West / Artists / Next Wave". nextwave.org.au. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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