katie whyte
visual artist
Based in regional Queensland, Australia, Katie Whyte is an artist with a background in visual perception therapy. As a painter, Whyte explores abstract form and colour theory to evoke visual memory, and connect with a sense of place, identity and past experience.
Combined with a unique background in optical sales, library and information services and the study of visual art, Whyte explores how painting can help us see our world differently. Whyte channels this experience into workshops and projects to help others to identify and share deeper layers of meaning of their visual world.
Previous projects have included community painting events, wall paintings, mural tours, exhibition of original art, educational workshops, design commissions and collaborations. Scroll down to see a full list of past ventures below. If you wish to talk about an upcoming project, please reach out, no idea is too big or too small.
Curriculum Vitae
Katie Whyte
Australia
QUALIFICATIONS
Library & Information Services, Certificate 3, Tafe NSW (current)
Public Liability Insurance, National Association of the Visual Arts, Australia
Blue Card holder, Queensland Government
White Card holder, General Construction Induction Course, Express Online Training
OEP Clinical Curriculum: Visual Dysfunction, Optometric Extension Program Foundation
OEP Clinical Curriculum: Learning Related Vision Problems, Optometric Extension Program Foundation
Practical Vision Therapy Program, Australian College of Behavioural Optometry
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), University of Southern Queensland
MURALS
2019 Morning Phase, Burrow Cafe, Toowoomba QLD
Wherever I’m With You, Burrow Cafe, Toowoomba QLD
2018 The Road Less travelled, WeWork, Brisbane City, QLD
Lay Off The Drugs, First Coat Studios, Toowoomba QLD
Same Same, But Different, First Coat Studios, Toowoomba QLD
2017 Don’t Tell the Mainlanders, Brisbane Lane, Hobart QLD
Goodbye, Kontraband Studios, Laurel lane, Toowoomba QLD
From Little Things, First Coat, Little Street, Toowoomba QLD
Knead It Bad, Baker’s Duck, Bellevue Street, Toowoomba QLD
Hello, Kontraband Studios, Laurel lane, Toowoomba QLD
2016 Gonna need a bigger brush, First Coat, Keefe Street Toowoomba QLD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Onwards & Upwards, The Third Quarter Gallery, Brisbane 2017
2017 Me Look Pretty One Day, No Comply, Toowoomba QLD
2008 Plane Collection, Feather and Lawry Design Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
2006 Down/Up, The Vault Contemporary Art Space, Bundaberg QLD
2005 Dialogue of Planes, The Office, Toowoomba QLD
Soft Topology, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
2004 Where have all the paintings gone? The Office of Arts & Leisure Affairs, Toowoomba QLD
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba QLD
Boiling Point, The Third Quarter Gallery, Brisbane QLD
2019 Reloaded, First Coat Studio, Toowoomba QLD
Fresh Crop, The mill, Toowoomba QLD
2017 A Tropical State, Old Canopy Arts Centre, Cairns QLD
Transition, Kontraband Studios, Toowoomba QLD
Good Conscious, Analogue Gallery Brisbane QLD
2007 New Work, Feather and Lawry Design Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
2006 Colour Plane Project, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane QLD
2005 Graduart, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
2004 Early Fabricated, Peloton, Sydney NSW
To There and Back Again, Massey University, Wellington NZ
RaRa, Metro Arts, Brisbane QLD
EMPLOYMENT
2002 - current Self Employed Visual Artist, Toowoomba QLD
2019 - current Toowoomba City Library, Community Services team, Library Assistant (trainee)
2016 - 2018 Bailey Nelson, Store Manager, Toowoomba QLD & Hobart TAS
2013 - 2016 Somerville Merrin Neilson Optometrist, Optical Assistant & Vision Therapist, Toowoomba
COMMUNITY & PROJECTS
2020 Grand Central Shopping Centre, Free downloadable colouring pages, Toowoomba QLD
2020 Central Queensland Shopfront Project, Workshop Facilitator, Bundaberg QLD
2020 Member of Touring Team, Flying Arts Alliance
2019 Guide for Walking Street Art Tour, First Coat Block Party, Toowoomba
2019 Spotlight feature, The Field Guide Toowoomba QLD
2019 Committee member, Arts Council Toowoomba
2019 Guide for Twilight Street Art Tour, Community Development Conference, Toowoomba QLD
2019 Lead Artist, Artiz Street Art Program, Flying Arts Alliance & USQ Toowoomba QLD
2019 Guide for Student & Educator Street Art Tours, Flying Arts Alliance & First Coat Studios QLD
2019 Artist in Residence, Grand Central Floral Parade Toowoomba QLD
2019 Markets Stall holder, First Coat Open Day, Toowoomba QLD
2018 Design Commission, Jericho Road Clothing, Limited edition dress & pants “Floating Potato”
2018 Studio Resident, First Coat Studios, Toowoomba QLD
2018 Design Collaboration, Kenzie Collective, Limited Edition earrings “Modern Art Dangles”
2017 Feature Artist, Grand Central Fashion Broadsheet Autumn/ Winter Edition
2017 Mural Artist, First Coat Street Art Festival, Toowoomba QLD
2017 Editorial feature, Bella Rae Magazine, Toowoomba
2017 Editorial feature, Morgan Journal, Toowoomba
2016 Mural Artist, First Coat Street Art Festival, Toowoomba QLD
2006 Artist Talk, Honours Presentation to Fine Arts Students, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
2001 Installation Crew Member, Bundaberg Arts Centre QLD